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

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Area dignitaries cut a ribbon to celebrate the re-opening of Fire Station 3.

Monday, December 17, 2012  MU Chancellor Brady Deaton led a vigil in honor of the Connecticut shooting victims and their families.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  University officials believe they won’t have any problems enforcing their total smoking ban on campus.

Sunday, September 25, 2011  Boone County Presiding Commissioner Ed Robb passed away Saturday at University Hospital.

Saturday, August 13, 2011  Student leaders at the University of Missouri-Columbia hope the latest effort to offer their classmates a spot to tailgate will go over better than its predecessor.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  A floating platform on one of the Mizzou Power Plant smoke stacks caught on fire Wednesday morning.

Friday, May 13, 2011  Commencement speakers on the Mizzou campus this weekend include Governor Jay Nixon, Senator Claire McCaskill, Geneticist Ian Wilmut who is known for cloning sheep, and rock star Sheryl Crow.

Friday, April 15, 2011  Scientists will use the money to study food efficiency in cattle and the effects of Bovine Respiratory Disease over the next five years.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011  Finals would take place during the following Monday through Thursday in early May.

Friday, November 12, 2010  The University of Missouri has received a $1 million grant for a training project aimed at caring for a growing elderly population.

Thursday, August 27, 2009  MU tells the makers of Bud Light to can a black and gold beer promotion in response to a KRCG News report.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009  The costs of higher education has skyrocketed in recent years, and admissions represenatives at mid-Missouri colleges and universities are reporting a record amount of applicants in a bad economy.