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

Monday, May 13, 2013  A Prairie City, Illinois man is behind bars Monday after police say he engaged in sexual conduct with a 15-year-old female.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Police say two teenagers, ages 14 and 15, from Avon, Illinois, were injured in a crash Saturday night after both were ejected from the car.

Sunday, January 20, 2013  With only a year of training under her belt, Erin Hart will live her dream while performing on the global stage.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  The Arbor Day Foundation recently awarded a grant to WIU to reforest the Horn Field campus.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Water pumps from the 50s to be replaced with high efficieny units.

Friday, September 21, 2012  Changes in school lunches reduce portions and increase fresh produce.

Monday, July 23, 2012  Dallas Rural Water District and West Prairie Water Coop are asking customers to conserve water.

Saturday, July 21, 2012  For most people, a snake is the last thing they want to see lurking around their lawn or garden, but kids at Farm Safety Day at Mark Twain High School got a much different perspective on Missouri snakes Saturday.

Friday, June 22, 2012  A Camp Point man has died from injuries suffered when he crashed his motorcycle into a deer on a rural road near La Prairie.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Monroe City has a solution for people who want to garden but don't have the room. The Queen of the Prairie Community Garden offers plots for all variety of plants.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  Even though the proposed three school merger of Bushnell Avon and Abingdon schools districts failed at the polls this month, another school consolidation is on the table.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Bushnell Prairie-City and Avon are both holding school board meetings tonight to discuss the future of their districts.

Monday, March 19, 2012  The proposed three-school consolidation of Bushnell, Abingdon and Avon will be on tomorrow's primary ballot. You can see voters' opinions just by reading signs in front yards.

Friday, March 02, 2012  The vote to consolidate school districts Bushnell/Prairie City, Abingdon, and Avon is less than a month away.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  The parents of a LaPrairie woman who died last month in a Beardstown car crash are suing Brown County, a sheriff's deputy and the driver of the vehicle.