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

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

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Miss Mid Missouri Outstanding Teen 2013 is building positive behavior in youth.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Man vaults pews and lashes out at New Mexico choir, sending 4 churchgoers to hospital with stab wounds

Thursday, April 25, 2013  More tough choices ahead for farmers, cities as New Mexico grapples with third year of drought

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  New Mexico slaughterhouse becomes ground zero in emotional debate over horse slaughter

Monday, March 18, 2013  Federal wildlife managers look to New Mexico pilot project in battle against feral pigs

Friday, January 25, 2013  On Friday, family and friends will gather at the church to mourn the deaths — a tragedy that just doesn't make sense to surviving family members or the church community that has watched the accused teen grow up.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  After his family, the boy's plan was to randomly shoot people at a Wal-Mart on Saturday, which happened to be "Guns Across America" day, until he could be killed in a shootout with law enforcement.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Investigators trying to piece together what led to the violence late Saturday night found several guns believed used in the shootings.

Friday, December 28, 2012  FBI files on Marilyn Monroe have been found and re-issued, revealing the names of some of the movie star's acquaintances who drew concern from government officials.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Authorities have not confirmed her death, but Jenni Rivera's relatives in the U.S. say they have few doubts that she was on the plane.

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

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Isaac spins into New Orleans; officials consider intentional levee breach in rural Louisiana

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  An update on gas prices as Issac nears.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  In bayou country and city alike, people batten down as Isaac takes aim at low-lying Louisiana