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

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The legal case is continuing between several residents who live in the Turtle Lake area south of Quincy and the landowner who wants them to move out.

Monday, January 28, 2013  Crude oil leaked into the Mississippi River and the waterway was closed.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  An early morning accident at the Highway 24/61 interchange caused quite a mess, but luckily no one was hurt.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  BP agrees to plead guilty and pay a record $4.5 billion over Gulf spill; 3 employees charged

Wednesday, July 25, 2012  Beardstown Park District is seeking help where ever they can get it to build a new public pool.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  The July 25, 2010, pipeline rupture spread oil across roughly 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River near Marshall, Mich., fouling wildlife habitat and closing a large swath of the river to boaters and anglers.

Friday, June 15, 2012  Stephen Baldwin awarded nothing in lawsuit against Kevin Costner over lucrative BP contract

Friday, June 01, 2012  Donald Creasy was operating a truck tractor semi trailer loaded with corn, eastbound on US 136, when he attempted a right turn onto IL 336 south exit ramp, according to an Illinois State Police crash report.

Friday, May 18, 2012  Beginning Friday you can check out reenactment camps, enjoy food and lots of entertainment.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  A gasoline line ruptured under pavement at the West Quincy Shell station Wednesday causing gas to spray onto the pavement and into the roadside ditch.

Friday, April 20, 2012  FDA says no risk from Gulf seafood amid environmental worry over sick fish at oil spill site

Monday, January 30, 2012  The spill stretches from the Highway 61 exit of Interstate 72 to the middle school near the Huck Finn Shopping Center.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  Iowa officials say an estimated 5-to 6,000 gallons of untreated sewage has been spilled into the Mississippi River at Keokuk.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011  Oil spill defendants want to keep investigations blaming them for disaster out of civil trial

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  New evidence cites more BP oil spill mistakes as panel prepares to release its report