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

Yesterday at 9:11 AM  People running short of money could have a new alternative for getting some quick cash under legislation pending before Gov. Nixon.

Yesterday at 5:05 AM  Vote for the Cat: Kitten vies for mayor of Mexican city, promising to sleep most of the day

Friday, June 14, 2013  The House Interim Committee on Government Responsiveness and Efficiency was created by Speaker Tim Jones.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The generation that's grown up posting their lives online wants something unexpected: privacy

Friday, June 07, 2013  Arizona sheriff who led way for local police in immigration enforcement reconsiders crackdowns

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Branstad announced Wednesday that he will sign the bill into law on June 12 in Hiawatha.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Jennifer Gillen is the second person charged in connection with a raid on a Kirksville trailer by the Kirksville Police Special Response Team.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  After about six months of being train horn-free, the citizens of Fairfield are getting used to the quiet.

Friday, May 31, 2013  North Central Missouri Red Coss sends a volunteer down.

Friday, May 31, 2013  In unwanted way, ricin letters highlight New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's stature in gun-laws debate

Friday, May 31, 2013  Maine teens wary of Facebook after phony profile allegedly lured girl into fatal trap

Thursday, May 30, 2013  One of the letters containing traces of the poison ricin refer to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun control efforts

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann says she won't run for re-election in 2014

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Working moms are now main breadwinners in a record 40 percent of US households with children

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  The torch used for the 2013 State Summer Games during Special Olympics Missouri in Columbia makes its way through Kirksville Tuesday morning.