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Yesterday at 4:40 PM  It was a packed house for the Trades, Labor and Machinists Union 25th Annual Labor Day Picnic in Quincy Monday. Around a thousand people including union members, current and retired, and their families celebrated the holiday at the Machinists Lodge 822 on North 5th Street.

Yesterday at 4:36 PM  One of the biggest Labor Day parades in the Tri-States rolled through Keokuk's Main Street this afternoon. This year's parade drew in 100 entries including floats, bands and dignitaries.

Friday, September 03, 2010  A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries.

Friday, September 03, 2010  The U.S. Coast Guard says the Mississippi River south of Hannibal is now back open to all commercial traffic.

Friday, September 03, 2010  UPDATED with video. Residents and officials of North Carolina's barrier islands were waiting for daybreak to see how much damage the storm's winds and waves had left behind.

Friday, September 03, 2010  MoDOT has been chip-sealing 55 miles of  US 136 between Alexandria and Schuyler County MO.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  UPDATED 4:05 p.m. CDT. The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  Quincy Association of Realtors presents 2010 Pride of Quincy Award.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  The National Hurricane Center in Miami issued a tropical storm warning early Thursday for the coast of Long Island in New York and a hurricane watch was issued for areas of Massachusetts.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Hundreds of people from across the Midwest made their way into Kirksville Wednesday evening to pay their respects to a fallen hero.