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

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  If some local students are ever invited to eat a meal with heads of states or at the White House, they're better prepared to do just that after Wednesday.

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

Thursday, January 24, 2013  They will act as national spokespeople to share stories and answer consumer questions about how food is grown and raised to feed our nation.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Mom who turned in son fearing he was planning movie theater attack says son 'born different'

Thursday, September 27, 2012  The 17th annual Day of Caring for the United Way of the Mark Twain Area is called a success.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  DreamWorks, Chinese partners plan 'Kung Fu Panda' co-production, Shanghai entertainment center

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Morgan County wins the FutureGen "lottery."

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Boy Scout council official resigns, says ouster of lesbian Ohio den mother is discrimination

Monday, March 19, 2012  Aggressive efforts to prevent students from dropping out contributed to a modest 3.5 percentage point increase nationally in the high school graduation rate from 2001 to 2009, according to research presented Monday at the Grad Nation summit in Washington.

Thursday, December 29, 2011  Did you get an eReader over the holidays and are not sure how to use it?

Thursday, October 20, 2011  Updated with video: Reports that Gadhafi is dead remain unconfirmed.

Friday, July 01, 2011  With Minnesota government shut down, Democrats and Republicans point fingers at each other

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  FutureGen Alliance holds open house in its new offices in Jacksonville, Illinois.

Thursday, December 30, 2010  Counter-snipers, road blocks and undercovers: Securing New Year's Eve in Times Square

Sunday, March 01, 2009  Mideast, Europe up next for Clinton; assessing peace prospects, frayed alliances, Russian aims