The latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Heartland

Friday, April 05, 2013  Ebert was not just a critic to filmmakers, but a part of Hollywood itself

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Elmo puppeteer resigns amid underage-sex allegations, leaving Elmo behind on 'Sesame Street'

Monday, October 15, 2012  Updated with video: Felix Baumgartner's 24-mile jump from edge of space gives millions on Earth collective moment of awe

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  Publicist: Emmy-winning TV host and 'Moon River' crooner Andy Williams has died at age 84

Monday, August 20, 2012  Updated with video: Phyllis Diller, tart-tongued comedian with the machine-gun laugh, dies in Los Angeles at 95

Thursday, August 02, 2012  Olympic spoilers have people turning off phone alerts, hiding their iPads and shushing co-workers in search of simpler times, when screaming at the TV during nail-biting competition was a sport unto itself.

Monday, May 21, 2012  Tony Blair, music stars lead tributes to Bee Gee Robin Gibb after he succumbs to cancer

Thursday, May 17, 2012  It turns out a Kirksville man who claimed to be ex-Amish is not ex-Amish afterall. He calls it a misunderstanding.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  Donna Summer, Grammy-winning Queen of Disco, dies at 63

Friday, May 11, 2012  Another finalist dismissed from 'American Idol,' leaving 3 singers in the competition

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Updated with video: Clark had a heart attack Wednesday morning at Saint John's hospital in Santa Monica, a day after he was admitted for an outpatient procedure.