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

Sunday, January 13, 2013  Western Illinois University has transitioned from coal to natural gas to power its campus.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  The Tuesday afternoon blast in West Virginia cooked the green enamel off highway signs and burned utility poles, while leaving a huge hole in the highway.

Monday, May 07, 2012  Prices at the pump usually go up because of supply and demand. The same goes for the price of another gas.

Friday, January 13, 2012  Illinois regulators have given Ameren Corp. permission to raise natural gas rates by about $32 million but a watchdog group says it will appeal the decision

Monday, October 17, 2011  Tips on how to save money this winter

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  No regs are good regs: Rand Paul single-handedly blocks pipeline safety bill on principle

Thursday, January 13, 2011  If you live on the south side of Quincy, you might have smelled what you thought was rotten eggs or a sulfur smell or even what many people thought was natural gas.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  There is some good news Wednesday for natural gas customers of Ameren Illinois.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  The Ameren Illinois Corporation says they expect natural gas prices to remain steady for the upcoming winter season.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010  Waterloo police say crews have capped a natural gas line that ruptured at a motel after it was hit by a van that crashed into the building.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  The Obama administration wants Congress to tighten oversight of the nation's pipelines and more than double penalties for some safety violations in response to a deadly gas explosion in California and a major oil spill in Michigan.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010  The tragic explosion of a gas pipeline in a San Francisco suburb has shed light on a problem usually kept underground: Communities have expanded over pipes built decades earlier when no one lived there.

Monday, September 13, 2010  Patrick Yu has nightmares and headaches since a fireball from a natural gas explosion caused his ceiling to crash down next to him while he slept.

Sunday, September 12, 2010  Thursday evening's blast and fire devastated a San Bruno neighborhood, killing at least four people and injuring nearly 60.

Saturday, September 11, 2010  Gas line rupture sparks safety questions as California crews search area where fireball killed 4