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

Sunday, July 22, 2012  Some competitions were held indoors...making heat concerns less of a problem.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Workers at Memorial Pool in Jefferson City said it was their busiest day of the year so far.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012  Seeing a proposal at a sporting event is nothing new. An athlete proposing to another athlete after winning a race is something alltogether new for most spectators.

Saturday, February 11, 2012  American Tyler McGill won the men's 100-meter butterfly Friday night in the Missouri Grand Prix, ahead of training partner Fred Bousquet of France and Brazilian Olympian Thiago Pereira.

Monday, July 25, 2011  Excessive salt is linked to heart attack and stroke.

Saturday, July 23, 2011  For the past week mid Missouri’s been under an excessive heat warning and while naturally we as humans can sweat to cool ourselves off, our pets can't.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011  The entire viewing area is under an Excessive Heat Warning.

Saturday, July 02, 2011  Four firefighters went to the hospital for heat issues after fighting the blaze at Camp Bagnell restaurant Thursday and it's only going to get hotter this weekend.

Thursday, February 10, 2011 

Wednesday, January 05, 2011  When stroke patients face a dangerous fever doctors are now trying a cooling treatment to save brain cells from damage.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  With the extreme heat and humidity of a brutal Midwestern summer, high school teams preparing for fall sports are being forced to take it easy, or take it indoors.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  Vice President Joe Biden's older son, the Delaware attorney general, was recovering in a Philadelphia hospital Wednesday morning after suffering a mild stroke.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009  New device tested for closing heart defects called PFO's that lead to recurrent strokes.

Friday, December 19, 2008  Electrical stimulation helps stroke patients regain movement.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008  A new method of stroke treatment is a 30-year-old antibiotic that is showing promise to reduce disability.