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

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Update: Custom exempt processing has been reinstated

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a salmonella outbreak that has sickened dozens of people has been linked to a mail-order poultry hatchery in southwest Missouri.

Saturday, July 21, 2012  Operations have resumed at a meat locker in central Missouri after several problems were fixed.

Friday, June 29, 2012  Farmers work overtime to keep animals healthy in the oppressive heat.

Thursday, July 21, 2011  The heat wave gripping most of the country has been especially devastating to large scale animal breeders.

Monday, November 22, 2010  A University of Missouri researcher hopes a new lab test will more quickly identify a food-poisoning bacteria often found in poultry and eggs.