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

Saturday, January 26, 2013  The 3rd annual Polar Plunge had people jumping into the mighty Mississippi River in the 25 degree weather.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Polar bears, farmers and fiscal cliff on returning Congress' to-do list

Thursday, November 08, 2012  The Macon Police Department has issued an endangered person advisory for a mother and her two children.

Saturday, February 25, 2012  It was a record breaking day at Upper Moorman Park Saturday. More than 300 people took part in Quincy's Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge. Together, they raised $51,244. 331 for Special Olympics. Both numbers are the highest Quincy's Polar Plunge has seen to date.

Friday, November 18, 2011  In our Facebook Story of the Day for November 18, we're talking polar bear troubles in the midwest.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  In our Facebook Story of the Day for July 7, we're talking grilling techniques for your next cook out.

Sunday, March 20, 2011  A recent study of eleven countries finds the U.S. has the highest lifetime rate of bipolar disorder. About one in five people have it.

Saturday, February 26, 2011  It was a very chilly Saturday in the Tri-States but that didn't stop more than three hundred people from jumping in the icy cold waters. It was all part of the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge in Quincy.

Saturday, January 30, 2010  Dozens plunge in the Mississippi River in Pike County, Missouri for a good cause.

Monday, December 28, 2009  Abortion and gay marriage are polarizing social issues, and it's no different in the Illinois governor's race, with candidates staking out a wide swath of positions.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009  Doctor stabbed, psychiatric patient shot by guard in Boston medical building

Wednesday, November 26, 2008  Flocke, the German celebrity polar bear, has new twin siblings.