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

Friday, April 19, 2013  Drivers who speed past police responding to traffic accidents could face stiffer penalties under legislation approved by the Missouri Senate.

Friday, April 12, 2013  An East St. Louis woman has been found guilty of misdemeanor animal abuse for failing to properly care for a puppy that later was dragged behind a pickup truck.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Two self-employed northwest Missouri commercial truck drivers have been charged in federal court with the sex trafficking of a girl under 18 years old.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Columbia police are asking the public for help identifying the driver of a truck in connection with a sexual assault.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  The woman's trauma-alert status indicates she sustained life-threatening injuries. The driver of the dump truck declined medical attention at the scene.

Monday, March 11, 2013  A Versailles man was killed after he fell out of a flatbed of a truck and was ran over.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  A Glencoe man is facing multiple charges after threatening employees of the Oasis Truck Plaza in Richland early Sunday Morning.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Thirty mile-per-hour winds and quick-falling snow could create drifts that would 'seriously challenge' even four-wheel drive vehicles.

Monday, February 25, 2013  In anticipation of the impending snowstorm, Columbia city offices will be closed Tuesday and no transit services will run

Friday, February 22, 2013  Tow truck drivers and snow removal crews expect to work late into the evening all across mid-Missouri.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  A local trucking company is responsible for delivering some of the barricades during President Obama’s second inauguration on Monday.

Friday, December 14, 2012  St. Louis police say they know who tied a puppy to a truck before it was dragged along an interstate but it's still not clear if the action was intentional.

Friday, December 07, 2012  A driver going the wrong way caused an accident on 1-70 near Kingdom City early this morning leaving one person dead and another seriously injured.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  Highway Patrol is reconstructing the incident to see if one or two cars hit the man

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Thanksgiving was nearly canceled at a Southwest Missouri food pantry.