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

Yesterday at 1:15 PM  5th grade students from Eisenhower and Horace Mann Elemenataries got to attend overnight science camp

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes 12 years after similar Monsanto push failed

Friday, May 10, 2013  Atlanta C-3 Fifth and Sixth grade classes held their science fair Friday.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  Children learned about bicycle safety at a Bicycle Rodeo in Rotary Park.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Family Fishing Day was held at Spur Pond in Kirksville Saturday afternoon.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Kirksville Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting a Family Fishing Day at Spur Pond this Saturday.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  A fun event for all ages will be held at Schuyler R-I.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Junior Lydia Heald has been working on her project since seventh grade.

Saturday, February 23, 2013 

Friday, February 15, 2013  Meteor falls in Russia's Chelyabinsk region; 500 injured by explosions

Thursday, February 14, 2013  There is currently a shortage of skilled workers in science, technology, engineering and math in our country.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  A 5K run and one mile walk was hosted by Truman State University's ROTC program.

Saturday, January 26, 2013 

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  By eighth grade, American students have fallen behind their Russian, Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts in math, and trail students from Hong Kong, Slovenia and South Korea in science.

Friday, November 30, 2012  When giving to charities this holiday season, you should put a giving strategy in place to stop scammers from putting your money in their pockets.