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

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Using voice commands to send text messages and emails from behind the wheel, which is marketed as a safer alternative for drivers, actually is more distracting and dangerous than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Organizers are pulling the 3rd annual Fishing for Freedom event off the Mississippi River and plan to move it to Tri-State area lakes within 60 miles of Quincy.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Firefighters were called to 629 Lind Street around four Wednesday morning to calls of flames shooting from the home.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Clarksville Missouri is glad the Mississippi River has dropped and now they're in the process of beginning their recovery.

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.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  He was arrested on the city's north side after he fired a gun several times near an apartment complex in February.

Monday, March 25, 2013  New lights already installed at the intersections.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Lindsey Barton is charged with manufacture and delivery of over 10 grams of marijuana.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Marcel W. Wagner, Jr. was chosen after a 6-month-long nationwide search.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  A budget recommendation by a House appropriations committee would eliminate funding for a program that provides vocational services for the blind.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  From pulled pork and ribs to brisket with a homemade rub, Fatback's Smokin' Racks has become a familiar name to those who crave good barbeque.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  Quincy police apprehended a Quincy man early Sunday morning after responding to a shots fired call at 1120 Lind St.

Saturday, February 02, 2013  Sam Dancer and Anna Lee Welty walked away with the grand prize for the 2013 Dancing with Local Stars.

Monday, January 21, 2013  A group of Hamilton High School students will board a plane this week and head for the east coast.

Saturday, January 19, 2013  More than a thousand people brought their appetites to the area's biggest charity breakfast Saturday morning.