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

Friday, May 10, 2013  A 12-year-old girl who started an initiative to gather letters to send to soldiers deployed overseas stopped in Fulton Friday to read to an elementary school.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  A wanted Columbia man faces multiple felony charges after leading police on a chase Wednesday night.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Two men charged with killing an elderly Missouri woman during an alleged crime spree in March face 18 additional charges.

Friday, May 03, 2013  The Missouri Legislature has sent Gov. Jay Nixon a bill that would require colleges and universities to develop targeted testing programs for tuberculosis.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The Illinois State Police has confirmed five people were killed and one other injured in an early morning shooting in the small village of Manchester, Ill., Wednesday.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  Two men have been arrested in connection with a homicide in Columbia this past Wednesday.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Update:  Fire officials release the cause of a fire that damaged an Osage Beach landmark late Sunday morning.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Increased global demand for caviar is impacting paddlefish populations in Missouri.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Update: Kansas City officials say one of two people who were missing after an explosion destroyed a restaurant has been found but the search continues for a woman who worked there.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Updated story: A Ukranian woman is charged in an alleged scheme involving one Jefferson City man offering money to another to marry her so she could gain citizenship.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Moberly police are looking for a suspect after a woman was shot in her home just after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.