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

Friday, May 10, 2013  A traumatic incident while stationed on a M-RAP in Iraq led to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for Andrew O'Brien. He has since turned the corner and wants to bring awareness into the open about PTSD.

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, March 20, 2013  New equipment is on the way for the Hannibal Police Department.

Friday, October 21, 2011  As of late, bed bugs are becoming resistant to powerful insecticides that are used to treat them.

Thursday, October 28, 2010  Halloween is this weekend and the costumes are flying off the store shelves.

Monday, September 13, 2010  An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people in three states and are popping up all over the world, health officials reported Monday

Thursday, August 12, 2010  People traveling to India for medical procedures have brought back to Britain a new gene that allows any bacteria to become a superbug, and scientists are warning this type of drug resistance could soon appear worldwide.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010  Local farmers say livestock producers use drugs *only* on an as-needed basis.  There are strict FDA guidelines to ensure those drugs are completely out of the animal's system before they ever head to a slaughterhouse.