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

Thursday, May 09, 2013  A group of Drury University students have presented a plan for a demonstration house that supporters hope could help make Joplin a model of environmentally sound rebuilding from disasters.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  A Kansas man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for a fatal beating in a dispute over a dog.

Monday, December 17, 2012  Two police officers were fatally shot outside a grocery store in Topeka, Kansas while they were responding to a suspicious vehicle report. The suspect remains at large and is believed to be still armed.

Friday, September 21, 2012  Kansas City police are looking for clues about who brutally beat a 44-year-old disabled veteran inside the group home where he lives.

Friday, August 10, 2012  Colorado shooting victims question trial's focus after defense discloses mental illness issue

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  The 911 Services administrator for Stoddard County in southeast Missouri is calling attention to a growing problem of children playing with discarded cellphones and accidentally calling 911.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  School tax issues, board members and city officials are elected in April 3rd elections.

Sunday, January 22, 2012  Mid-Missouri man charged with incest and deviate sexual assault.

Friday, January 06, 2012  Santorum shrugs off report of errors in Iowa caucus tally, says race was essentially a tie

Wednesday, December 28, 2011  Pulaski County authorities are investigating the death of a teen on Wednesday.

Monday, December 19, 2011  Concerned about computer hackers, Iowa GOP take steps to protect caucus results

Friday, August 26, 2011  Over the last few months several Missouri children have lost their lives after accidentally shooting themselves with a gun.

Saturday, August 06, 2011  Current, ex-New Orleans police officers convicted in post-Katrina shootings that left 2 dead

Wednesday, July 20, 2011  The 3-year-old son of a suburban St. Louis Police Officer fatally shot himself accidentally on Tuesday.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  New York Orthodox Jewish paper apologizes for digitally deleting Hillary Clinton from photo