The latest local news, weather and high school sports in and around Columbia and Jefferson City

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes 12 years after similar Monsanto push failed

Sunday, April 21, 2013 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a decision striking down a 2011 law that created an incentive fund for science and technology-based businesses.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The Economic Development Administration gave Brewer Science a $1 million grant to support the new facility which will produce specialty materials for micro-devices for electronics.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The Missouri House has advanced legislation allowing health care workers to refuse to participate in procedures that violate their religious, moral or ethical principles.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  A Democrat on the committee said he was concerned the bill would open "Pandora's box"

Friday, February 15, 2013  Meteor falls in Russia's Chelyabinsk region; 500 injured by explosions

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  New research finds that larger ant colonies have an edge over smaller ones.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  By eighth grade, American students have fallen behind their Russian, Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts in math, and trail students from Hong Kong, Slovenia and South Korea in science.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Six University of Missouri faculty members have been named as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  An engineering student at the Missouri University of Science and Technology has died of head injuries he suffered in a fall.

Monday, September 24, 2012  'Science Guy' Bill Nye says religious-based dismissal of evolution endangers US science

Sunday, September 16, 2012  The high court is to hear arguments Wednesday

Thursday, May 10, 2012  Star Trek: The Exhibition is flying through the galaxy at the St. Louis Science Center.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are working on a research project to help Kenyans make money to support their families.