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

Today at 8:00 AM  Residents report hearing a loud strike. The went outside to find a brick chimney collapsed into the parking lot for nearby apartments.

Today at 7:50 AM  At least 20 children are among the more than 50 reported dead so far in Moore, the Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by Monday's tornado.

Today at 7:45 AM  School hit hard by Tuesday storm damage.

Today at 7:33 AM  Associated Press photographer's first-person account of efforts to rescue chidlren and staff in a collapsed school.

Today at 7:00 AM  City reports widespread power outages and significant debris covering city streets.

Yesterday at 8:05 PM  Updated with new photos (Caution, graphic images), new video added; death toll now at 51.

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.

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  The Mississipi closed bridges and buildings along the Mississippi River Friday. Learn more about the Sny Levee, mudslides in Hannibal, sandbagging in Clarksville and more here.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The Illinois Department of Transportation closed the Memorial Bridge today as a result of high waters.