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

Monday, May 06, 2013  Rainfall totals say we're five inches above average so far this year and that is making farmers a little nervous as corn planting continues to be delayed.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  Differences in platform needs at train station being worked out.

Friday, May 03, 2013  A young man who was a passenger in a distracted driving car accident brings his message of no texting and driving to Liberty High School students

Sunday, April 28, 2013  Live house burn in Liberty used as training exercise for Adams and Pike County's firefighters.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Emergency officials in Hancock County rescued a man trapped in a grain bin near Carthage.

Friday, April 26, 2013  UPDATED: New info for Pike and Scott Counties in Illinois Friday.

Friday, April 26, 2013  The Illinois River surpassed the flood record that was set back in 1943. Officials now say the river will crest later this week at 29.9 feet.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Residents of Perry, Naples, Rushville, Hamilton, Meredosia and Niota, Ill. and in Macon County and LaGrange, Mo. are looking for volunteers to help sandbag.

Monday, April 22, 2013  While the Mississippi is slowly dropping ... the opposite is true for the Illinois River. See what's going on in Beardstown, Meredosia and Naples Illinois.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Congressman Aaron Schock took a tour of Western Illinois levee districts Sunday, looking to see who needs a helping hand.

Friday, April 19, 2013  U.S. 54 in Pike County, Ill. at the Champ Clark Bridge will be closed at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 20 due to current crest predictions.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Communities are dealing with severe river and flash flooding following storms Wednesday and Thursday.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  KHQA's Kristen Aguirre paid the area a visit to show you how the community is coping with the wreckage.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  VIDEO ADDED: Work began at around 1 p.m. along the Hannibal riverfront.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Mississippi River water levels have risen drastically as a result of area rainfall and Adams County is preparing and planning for interventions that may be required