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

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  An enormous storm system that dumped snow and sleet on the nation's midsection and unleashed damaging tornadoes around the Deep South began punching its way toward the Northeast on Wednesday, slowing holiday travel.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012  Forecasts of snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened to complicate Christmas Day travel as several Gulf Coast states braced for a chance of twisters and powerful thunderstorms.

Friday, December 30, 2011  While we have all been surprised at the warm weather we are currently seeing in the region, all we have to do is look back one year to find that Mother Nature sometimes pays little attention to the calendar.

Friday, July 22, 2011  Many people grab their kids and pets and head to the basement.  But pets still get lost in the storm.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  Two more furry friends said goodbye to the Joplin Humane Society. They boarded a plane to meet their new owner, Mike Bettes from The Weather Channel.

Thursday, April 28, 2011  You may have seen the video of the tornado at Lambert Airport in St. Louis on our Facebook page.

Monday, April 18, 2011  21 killed by the storm in North Carolina

Tuesday, April 05, 2011  Update:  Two of the three sirens that did not sound last month are back in service.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011 

Monday, January 11, 2010  The Iowa Lottery says it will end four of its instant scratch games and one of its pull-tab games.

Thursday, May 14, 2009  Three people were killed Wednesday night in Northeast Missouri near Kirksville as tornados ripped through the area.

Thursday, May 14, 2009  People are picking up the pieces after two tornadoes ripped through the area.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009  Barbara Mayes, a meteorologist in the weather service's Valley, Neb., office, says it appears tornadoes touched down in western Cass County, Neb., near Eagle, and just across the state line in Harrison County, Iowa.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009  There were also miraculous tales of survival: People taking shelter in a closet pulled a woman to safety after the tornado blew part of the roof off and threatened to carry her away

Tuesday, February 10, 2009  New photos added: Twisters touch down in Oklahoma, killing 8 people and causing multiple injuries in small town