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

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  Southeast Missouri is expected to have some of the best corn yields in the U.S. this year, despite the heat and drought.

Monday, August 13, 2012  Opponents of a Cape Girardeau ordinance that established an urban deer hunting program say they have enough signatures to put the issue to a vote.

Sunday, January 15, 2012  A southeast Missouri caretaker has been arrested in the death of a patient who had maggot-infested bedsores.

Sunday, January 08, 2012  The Mississippi River is a big part of the identity of Cape Girardeau. But soon, the Mighty Mississippi will no longer provide drinking water to the southeast Missouri community that sits along its banks.

Friday, January 06, 2012  A southeast Missouri woman is charged with three counts of child endangerment after her three daughters tested positive for cocaine.

Sunday, December 04, 2011  A second attempt at auctioning off a former federal building in Cape Girardeau hasn't resulted in a single bid one month after the auction began.

Sunday, October 02, 2011  In an era when a new gadget seems to constantly emerge, consumers are increasingly turning back the clock in the produce they purchase.

Sunday, February 13, 2011  Southeast Missouri State University is eliminating bachelor of arts degrees in Spanish, French and German.