Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Tri-State area

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

Yesterday at 12:02 PM  Police officers in Macomb, Bushnell, Blandinsville and Colchester report that registered sex offenders in McDonough County are in compliance.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  It's tee time at the Westview Golf Course. But if you're not ready to get on the green just yet, the facility has something in the works to warm you up.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  A jackpot of $475 million ranks as the second largest in Powerball history and third biggest overall.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Tri-Township, LaGrange and Palmyra fire departments have been called to the scene of the trailer fire next to Fergie Autoparts located in the far west end of West Quincy.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Tri-Township firefighters responded to reports of a fully engulfed home, at 524 Turtle Lake Trail, just south of Quincy around 10 p.m.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Niemann Foods announced Friday it will renovate the former Kroger in Louisiana, Mo.

Friday, May 03, 2013  This weekend, one of the top tournaments in the world, the U.S. and Women's Chess Championships, will take place in St. Louis, known to many as the Chess Capital of the U.S.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Man vaults pews and lashes out at New Mexico choir, sending 4 churchgoers to hospital with stab wounds

Friday, April 26, 2013  UPDATED: New info for Pike and Scott Counties in Illinois Friday.

Friday, April 26, 2013  The bridge near Louisiana, Mo. closed April. 20.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The 3rd Annual Lighthouse Challenge in Hannibal

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The garage of a home near 36th and Harrison in Quincy has collapsed during a house fire Wednesday.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Residents of Perry, Naples, Rushville, Hamilton, Meredosia and Niota, Ill. and in Macon County and LaGrange, Mo. are looking for volunteers to help sandbag.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Residents of one Louisiana, Missouri neighborhood are looking for a new mode of transportation just to get to work or school.