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

Yesterday at 8:00 PM  Local media celebrities and business personalities took to the field to have some fun raising money for the Quincy YMCA Youth baseball programs Sunday.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  In September of 1953, KHQA made its mark on broadcast television, hitting the airwaves with its first newscast.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The Rushville Public Library was remembered in a will and that money was used to help secure a state grant to build a new library.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Warmer weather means more insects. And some of those insects can be detrimental to your health.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A group of Drury University students have presented a plan for a demonstration house that supporters hope could help make Joplin a model of environmentally sound rebuilding from disasters.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Three women who had been missing for more than a decade were found in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday. That news in Cleveland has given a Hannibal mother new hope.

Saturday, April 27, 2013  The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported two run-ins with deer within seconds of each other.

Friday, April 26, 2013  The massive sandbagging effort in Meredosia has slowed down and now officials are patrolliong levees looking for weak points and boils.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Shane Hibbard has been working at the Quincy Park District's batting cages for almost a decade, but his favorite part of the facility has nothing to do with a bat.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Kids learn about making sacrifices to stay afloat through poverty simulation.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Accident sends one woman to the hospital and closes Gardner Expressway in Quincy for about an hour.

Monday, April 15, 2013  More than a hundred sorority and fraternity students at Quincy University are preparing for a color run/walk to benefit one of their own this weekend.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Updated with video: Severe storms hit Midwest with snow, ice and damaging winds

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Three confirmed tornadoes touched down in Hazelwood and Florissant Missouri and Alton, Ill.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Voters were hitting the polls since six Tuesday morning, and the turnout for this election was similar to the previous election.