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

Friday, December 07, 2012  The 7.3 quake struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  Powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake reported in Costa Rica

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  Indonesia issues new tsunami alert for aftershock.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  Update: Tsunami alert lifted following magnitude 7.4 earthquake off Japan coast.

Friday, March 11, 2011  The biggest news in the world on Friday was a major earthquake in Japan, followed by a major tsunami on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.

Friday, March 11, 2011  Updated with 4 videos. Tsunami hits Japan and Hawaii after 8.9 earthquake in Japan.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 

Tuesday, December 21, 2010  Updated with new story. A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck in the Pacific Ocean in the early hours of Wednesday, triggering a brief tsunami warning off the southern coast of Japan.

Sunday, February 28, 2010  Tsunami warning lifted across Pacific after small waves reach Japan, Russia

Saturday, February 27, 2010  Update: 214 confirmed dead in one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded.

Saturday, February 27, 2010  Update: An official at the Pacific tsunami warning center in Hawaii says 'We dodged a bullet'

Saturday, February 27, 2010  Local Hawaiian police start to round-up and warn homeless living on beaches.

Friday, February 26, 2010  Magnitude 6.9 earthquake shakes southern Japan, tsunami warning issued