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

Today at 11:50 AM  Death toll was corrected and lowered to 24 people, including 7 children.

Today at 7:33 AM  Associated Press photographer's first-person account of efforts to rescue chidlren and staff in a collapsed school.

Yesterday at 8:05 PM  Updated with new photos (Caution, graphic images), new video added; death toll now at 51.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Frantic call leads police to 3 missing women in Cleveland home; 3 brothers arrested

Friday, April 19, 2013  BREAKING NEWS: Bombing suspect in custody after manhunt that paralyzed city.

Friday, April 19, 2013  BREAKING NEWS: Bombing suspect in custody after manhunt that paralyzed city.

Friday, April 19, 2013  UPDATE: Official says Boston Marathon bombing suspect is in a boat stored in a Watertown, Mass., neighborhood.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Boston bomb suspects ID'd as from Russian region near Chechnya; 1 dead, 1 sought

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Story updated: The FBI has released photos of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings and is asking for the public's help in identifying them.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Spirited 8-year-old boy, restaurant manager identified as victims in Boston Marathon bombing

Monday, April 15, 2013  Updated with comments from President Barack Obama.