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

Monday, March 18, 2013  Six finalists were selected from more than 80 nominations and applications.

Monday, February 11, 2013  The university announced Monday the estate gift, which will go toward research into cancer-fighting drugs for humans and animals

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Site tours of the three locations will occur on January 26

Friday, January 18, 2013  After a 9-month search, Lincoln University announced Friday morning: their search is over.

Friday, January 04, 2013  Students, teachers and administrators were met by a large police presence outside their new school in the neighboring town of Monroe.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  With college rolls growing, student debt hits 1 in 5 households; big burdens on young and poor

Monday, September 24, 2012  In doing so, he avoids a jury trial that was scheduled to start Tuesday

Monday, August 27, 2012  Updated: It appears the shooter, a 15-year-old student, shot randomly at others before being subdued.

Friday, August 10, 2012  Undercover agents bought several hundred dollars worth of Oxycontin from Patrick Stefanski, who lives across the street from the Vienna Elementary School playground.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  The School of the Osage school bus did not have any students on board when it was involved in a car wreck at Highway 54 and Mount Carmel Road in Miller County.