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

Friday, June 07, 2013  Students from James Elementary visited the Wapello County museum on Friday

Thursday, May 16, 2013  IHCC graduation was on Thursday and it was the largest graduating class

Saturday, May 04, 2013  A facility located at 809 1st St. in Keosauqua has been everything from a house, to a doctor’s office, to an insurance company, and today, it opened to the public as town’s new welcome center and historical museum.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Local Heartland student hope to make it to nationals with your help.

Sunday, March 31, 2013  Churches all across the Heartland celebrated the Easter holiday with various services including Mary Immaculate Church in Kirksville.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Rural Missouri magazine awards one local Heartland museum with a first place award for best rural museum.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Rapid Academic Program getting ready for National History Day.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Universities, theaters in 4 cities to join in creating new theatrical productions on Civil War

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Illinois may be the Land of Lincoln, but the famous first family has enduring ties to Southeast Iowa.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  We are just a few days away from Christmas. But how did it become the holiday that we know today?

Friday, December 07, 2012  Ceremonies get under way with a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m., the exact time the bombing began in 1941.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  It's been a long, strange trip for marijuana. Here's a look at its history.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  The $425 million jackpot, the largest in Powerball's history, represents a potential life-changing fortune.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  BP agrees to plead guilty and pay a record $4.5 billion over Gulf spill; 3 employees charged

Sunday, November 11, 2012  It was a packed house Sunday at the Lodge in Lacey Keosauqua Park, a people from all over Iowa gathered to learn more about the history of the Des Moines River.