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

Saturday, May 11, 2013  How did the dam creation in the past, lead to current expansions and bright is the future looking in the Lake area?

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Firearms manufacturers looking to relocate to Missouri could collect a tax credit under a bill given first-round approval by the Missouri House.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A suburban Kansas City soccer coach has been charged with attempting to produce child pornography.

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

Friday, April 05, 2013  Authorities arrested a white supremacist gang member who is linked to the killing of Colorado's prisons chief Tom Clements.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  A measure now being considered in the Missouri Senate would allow school districts to hire their own school resource officers.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  It was recommended last month that all four be terminationed. At a school board meeting Thursday, parents voiced their concerns and questioned the proposed dismissals.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Update: The Moberly Police Department said 92-year-old Karmelita Kaser died from a stab wound.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  In slayings of Texas district attorney and wife, suspicion shifts to white supremacist gang

Friday, March 29, 2013  [Video added] Community members voiced their concerns over the possible dismissal of four Maries R-II middle school teachers at a school board meeting Thursday night.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  No one could change Evan Ebel -- not even the prison reformer he may have killed

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Story updated: Argentine archbishop has been selected as new pope, the first pope from the Americas.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Cardinals locked into Sistine Chapel to pick pope amid upheaval, divisions in Catholic church

Monday, March 11, 2013  Who's up, who's down: Cardinals hold final talks amid debate over manager or pastoral pope

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  The pope's title and what he would wear has been a major question ever since Benedict stunned the world and announced he would resign on Thursday, the first pontiff to do so in 600 years.