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

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Eight fire departments in southwest Missouri are working together to identify and counsel children who appear prone to setting fires.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  The defunct company sold vacation packages in the music resort town of Branson

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Police are looking for a blue Dodge Durango with California license plate 5WRF678.

Friday, November 16, 2012  A southwest Missouri man is going to prison for the rest of his life for killing his ex-wife in a Branson motel room.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  Southwest Airlines will add nonstop daily service to one city but drop direct flights to another when it begins flying from Missouri's Branson Airport next year.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Update: They were found in Columbia, safe and unaware they had been reported missing.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  Branson city officials are trying to make it harder to manufacture methamphetamine.

Monday, March 12, 2012  The southwest Missouri tourist mecca of Branson is turning 100 just weeks after the tornado.

Saturday, March 03, 2012  The latest round of tornadoes has brought fresh warnings from the Missouri attorney general to watch out for scams and scammers.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  UPDATE: The NWS has confirmed the heavy damage in the southwestern Missouri town of Branson was caused by a 22-mile-long tornado.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  An apparent twister rolled through Branson, Mo., just before 1 a.m. and seemed to hopscotch up the city's main roadway, ripping roofs off hotels and damaging some of the city's famed music theaters.

Thursday, December 01, 2011  The animals included 40 dogs, along with birds, cats, rabbits, ferrets and chinchillas.

Sunday, September 11, 2011  A St. Louis husband and wife who were pioneers in the black press are among the latest inductees into the Missouri Press Association Newspaper Hall of Fame.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011  A Columbia couple is dead Sunday after drowning in a Branson hotel swimming pool.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011  A lot families throughout Mid-Missouri are on a tight budget this vacation season because of the economy and high gas prices.