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

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes 12 years after similar Monsanto push failed

Friday, May 03, 2013  From grain to glass, making vodka and whiskey with local crops is catching on

Thursday, April 25, 2013  More tough choices ahead for farmers, cities as New Mexico grapples with third year of drought

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  These cool, wet conditions are preventing farmers from planting corn crops, but it's not too late.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Farmer's are liking what they see as far as moisture and helping to end drought-like conditions

Monday, March 18, 2013  Federal wildlife managers look to New Mexico pilot project in battle against feral pigs

Friday, January 18, 2013  The Tri-State area has been in a drought for months now. Local farmers had record low numbers in their yields.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Hay prices increased around the area, becoming costly for the farmers.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Harvest of corn and soybeans in Illinois almost done.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  The Dean of the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University thinks many Iowa farmers fared better this summer then their counterparts in other Midwestern states.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  Due to a drought that the tristate area is currently in, farmers found some of their lowest corn harvest yields in years.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  The soybean crop still has potential this season.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  We have all heard about how this drought is affecting the summer crops, but what about the next season to come.

Friday, August 03, 2012  According to the latest assessment from the U.S. Drought Monitor, extreme drought conditions now envelop all of Northeast Missouri, Southeast Iowa and West central Illinois.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  As one the most intense droughts in the Midwest drags on, plenty of Missourians are now looking into wells.