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

Friday, May 03, 2013  Police in Scott County have released the motive behind the Manchester homicide

Friday, April 26, 2013  It's the only family-owned zoo in Illinois.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Area residents plan to gather Sunday for a prayer vigil to celebrate the lives of the victims in the Manchester shootings. An effort is under way to raise money for the burial of five people shot to death this week in the small central Illinois town of Manchester.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  UPDATE: Authorities have identified the victims of the tragic mass shooting in Manchester, Ill.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A Payson business owner is picking up the pieces and then some after Wednesday night's storm ripped off the roof of his building.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Dozens of Quincy and Hannibal area residents will hit the ground running this summer to help children fighting cancer.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  The two were arrested when police served a search warrant at 401 Cherry Street, Apartment #6 in Quincy Tuesday afternoon.

Friday, March 22, 2013  The public had a chance to view possibilities for a new bridge crossing the Mississippi River at Louisiana, Missouri.

Monday, March 11, 2013  The Smithsonian Institute created a travelling exhibit called "Hometown Teams."

Monday, March 11, 2013  A former Knox County, Missouri Sheriff's deputy may find himself in prison later this year.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Universities, theaters in 4 cities to join in creating new theatrical productions on Civil War

Monday, February 11, 2013  Two Adams County people were sent to jail facing drug charges after police say they found crack cocaine and marijuana in their car.

Saturday, February 09, 2013  The air at the Illinois Veteran's Home in Quincy was thick with nostalgia Saturday.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Palmyra police were called to a car fire in the 100 block of Lafayette St. on Sunday at approximately 11:42 p.m.

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