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

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  The Fort Madison School District is deciding what to do with an old school building.

Thursday, March 22, 2012  Lincoln elementary school was on lockdown Tuesday while police searched the area for a man with a gun.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  An 8-year-old Fort Madison Community School District student was treated for a head laceration following a school bus crash near Wever, Iowa Monday.

Thursday, November 17, 2011  Some settling issues may have caused a bit of a problem for the new Fort Madison Middle school.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  The 7 thousand square-foot facility will have no windows, and will be able to withstand severe storms with up to 250 mile-per-hour winds, including projectiles.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  It's no secret, money is tight these days.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011  "I am who I Am." That's the message the Fort Madison community is trying to get out to the rest of the Tri-State area. They're standing up to the issue of bullying.

Friday, October 29, 2010  Every day, 160,000 students across the country skip school because they're being bullied, according to the National Education Association.

Friday, July 30, 2010  Community members brought their own shovels to break ground for the new 4th-8th grade school in Ft. Madison.

Friday, May 21, 2010  Before a little camera was installed to one of F.M.S.D. buses, it was normal for people to pass stopped busses, sometimes up to seven times a day.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010  Police are urging parents and drivers to use more caution around schools after a fender bender involving a Quincy school bus and another vehicle last week.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009  A lot of people are looking for lincoln these days.

Thursday, November 13, 2008  Crowded, congested, cantankerous. Those are three words parents have to describe an area near two Quincy schools.We're talking about the area along Maine Street between Madison and St. Peters Schools.

Monday, March 05, 2007  Some parents who are questioning one school's disciplinary practices.