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

1 hour, 20 minutes ago  Kirksville Violin Instructor Karen Kubin will be starting "The Violin Project" at Kirksville Primary School this fall.

1 hour, 40 minutes ago  16-year-old Dakotta Snyder is into bone taxidermy. He is this week's Ag Kid.

2 hours, 8 minutes ago  Updated with new photos (Caution, graphic images), new video added; death toll now at 51.

2 hours, 13 minutes ago 

Today at 4:28 PM  The powerful system that's responsible for some tornadic activity across the Central U.S. hit the Heartland hard with strong storms.

Today at 4:00 PM  Bruce Cole is under house arrest in his home state of California awaiting a Missouri trial on felony fraud and forgery charges.

Today at 3:55 PM  Cagle hit a man with her car who was running away from police.

Today at 3:34 PM  Pockets of Southeast Iowa were hit hard by Sunday night's storms.

Today at 2:19 PM  All four buildings on the property have several hundred thousand dollars worth of damage to them.

Today at 1:44 PM  Darrall Smith owns Smitty's Barber Shop in Ottumwa and has been cutting hair and shaving for 62 years

Today at 7:40 AM  Swarm of tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Oklahoma mobile home park ravaged by twister