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

Thursday, February 07, 2013  The entire village lost water as a result of a Sunday water main break.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The village will remain under a boil order until Tuesday evening at the earliest, pending the results of a water treatment lab's results, confirming the water is safe to consume.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Second hand smoke still a concern  in the area.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  Water should return by the day's end

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

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Interruptions in water service are a regular occurrence for LaBelle, Missouri.

Monday, May 21, 2012  Aging water systems cause frequent boil orders which become costly and inconvenient.

Friday, March 23, 2012  Hannibal's water main project has moved to South Main Street.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  The Obama administration wants Congress to tighten oversight of the nation's pipelines and more than double penalties for some safety violations in response to a deadly gas explosion in California and a major oil spill in Michigan.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010  The tragic explosion of a gas pipeline in a San Francisco suburb has shed light on a problem usually kept underground: Communities have expanded over pipes built decades earlier when no one lived there.

Tuesday, January 05, 2010  The Quincy Fire Department responded to this house in the 2200 block of South 8th Street shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009  Officials with the Chicago suburb of Skokie say they want to remind residents about potential frozen pipes during winter weather.