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

Today at 4:48 PM  A one-car crash Tuesday morning left a northern Missouri teenager dead.

Today at 4:10 PM  According to GasBuddy.com, motorists throughout most of the country should see prices continue to decline.

Today at 2:25 PM  The first-ever class of the Ottumwa Leadership Academy will be graduating Thursday.

Today at 12:10 PM  Survey will provide information on how to grow downtown businesses.

Today at 11:34 AM  A northeast Missouri man is facing sex related felony charges and the investigation reveals he has done it before.

Today at 11:21 AM  On Tuesday, the Kirksville Police Department received reports that several of the lighted globes had been damaged in the downtown area.

Today at 8:13 AM  DNR upland wildlife biologist Todd Bogenschutz says Iowa's pheasant population usually increases after mild winters and dry, warm springs.

Yesterday at 9:45 PM  The only way to fund the project is with donations, but the parks advisory board is determined to raise the money needed to start building.

Yesterday at 9:26 PM  The small group spent the morning building and programming their own robots, and after lunch, they got to operate their robots, steering it with a control attached to a computer.

Yesterday at 9:06 PM  On Tuesday, FEMA met with public agencies who have declared 19 counties in Iowa disaster zones.

Yesterday at 9:02 PM  The boil order is expected to go into effect around noon this Friday.

Yesterday at 8:42 PM  The City of Kirksville is currently accepting appointments for the collection of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) on Saturday, June 22, from 9 am to 11 am.

Yesterday at 6:32 PM  The entire 300 block of Main Street will be revitalized.

Yesterday at 4:00 PM  A last-minute move by Missouri lawmakers could make it easier for a Chinese conglomerate to buy one of the biggest pork producers in the U.S. with a major presence in northern Missouri.

Yesterday at 3:41 PM  The process of stacking Ottumwa's new communications tower began and was completed Tuesday.