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

54 minutes ago  School hit hard by Tuesday storm damage.

Yesterday at 9:12 PM  City reports widespread power outages and significant debris covering city streets.

Yesterday at 8:43 PM  Residents report hearing a loud strike. The went outside to find a brick chimney collapsed into the parking lot for nearby apartments.

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.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A Payson business owner is picking up the pieces and then some after Wednesday night's storm ripped off the roof of his building.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Residents living south of Warren Barrett Drive were asked to evacuate after yards, roads and parks were flooded with water from Bear Creek Thursday morning.