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

Monday, August 20, 2012  As another school year begins across the Heartland, police and school officials are working to keep students safe going to and from school.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  In the past few weeks, many school bus accidents have been taking place throughout the country. On Tuesday, a school bus from the Southeast Polk School District outside of Des Moines was involved in an accident. KTVO wanted to learn what training students go through during the school year incase an emergency does take place on the school bus.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  What could have been an extremely dangerous situation for a Kirksville student last week has transportation personnel looking at the bus safety policy.

Saturday, May 22, 2010  One district has installed a camera on the outside of one of its buses.