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

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  An enormous storm system that dumped snow and sleet on the nation's midsection and unleashed damaging tornadoes around the Deep South began punching its way toward the Northeast on Wednesday, slowing holiday travel.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012  Forecasts of snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened to complicate Christmas Day travel as several Gulf Coast states braced for a chance of twisters and powerful thunderstorms.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  The weak tornado left damage in rural areas of Linn and Macon Counties.

Monday, April 18, 2011  21 killed by the storm in North Carolina

Sunday, April 10, 2011  The tornado that swept through Mapleton left a path of destruction three and a half miles long.

Thursday, May 13, 2010  We travel to each location the May 13th twisters affected across the Heartland.

Monday, January 11, 2010  The Iowa Lottery says it will end four of its instant scratch games and one of its pull-tab games.

Thursday, May 28, 2009  A local beauty shop is back open for business after it was damaged by a twister.

Thursday, May 14, 2009  Kirksville's Air Evac Lifeteam took KTVO over the Heartland for a look at all the devastation for Wednesday evening's twisters.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009  Four tornados cause havoc in Adair County and surrounding areas.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009  Barbara Mayes, a meteorologist in the weather service's Valley, Neb., office, says it appears tornadoes touched down in western Cass County, Neb., near Eagle, and just across the state line in Harrison County, Iowa.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009  There were also miraculous tales of survival: People taking shelter in a closet pulled a woman to safety after the tornado blew part of the roof off and threatened to carry her away

Tuesday, February 10, 2009  New photos added: Twisters touch down in Oklahoma, killing 8 people and causing multiple injuries in small town