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

Saturday, June 01, 2013  Kathy Kendrick, 53, and Brent A. Schmalshof, 48, were pronounced dead after the 12:30 a.m. Sunday incident in Pike County, Ill.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Missouri Highway Patrol said that Hazel Martin died Wednesday at her home two-miles south of Wyaconda.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Carol O'Connell was cited in crash that led to John Flaiz's disappearance

Saturday, July 21, 2012  The Quincy-Adams County Volunteer Emergency Corps brushed up on their skills Saturday.

Monday, April 02, 2012  The Pike County Sheriff's Department says that Sheriff Paul Petty and a Department of Natural Resources officer recovered the body of an 81-year-old man in a pond in rural Griggsville Monday at approximately 8:24 a.m.

Friday, March 23, 2012  Cocaine revelation in Whitney Houston autopsy show the high toll that drugs took on singer

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  For your Facebook Story of the Day for December 7, a family in Phoenix believes a miracle saved their son's life after he drowned in a pool.

Thursday, September 29, 2011  Carol O'Connell cited for Careless Operation of a Watercraft.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  VIDEO ADDED:  According to reports, Kendrick who attempted to swim across the lake, went under and did not resurface.

Saturday, July 23, 2011  Man drowns after boat hits submerged log on Mark Twain Lake.

Thursday, July 21, 2011  Fundraiser begins at noon on Sunday at Stubb's Tavern in Quincy.  It will raise money for the Quincy Volunteer Emergency Corps.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  While you may not have heard of them, the Quincy Volunteer Emergency Corps has been responding to drownings and other river emergencies since 1955.

Saturday, March 19, 2011  Update: On March 16, a body was discovered in the Mississippi River along Lincoln County, Missouri and was recovered by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Water Patrol Division. The body has been positively identified as a local missing person.

Monday, August 30, 2010  The Pike County Illinois coroner has forward information to Illinois DCFS regarding the drowning of a three year old at Barry Illinois residence.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  UPDATED 3:45 p.m. CDT. The mother accused of suffocating her two young sons and staging an accident to cover it up says she's remorseful and has been speaking with the family minister, her attorney said Wednesday.