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

Yesterday at 11:53 AM  Finding activities for the kids during the summer can be difficult and expensive, but one free camp is here to help.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Long-running study on Internet use finds 86 percent of Americans are online and most believe Big Brother is watching

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  You might hear the loud outdoor warning sirens during an unusual time this week.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Search for 1st Web page by European physicists is as elusive as mysteries of the universe

Saturday, June 08, 2013  The volleyball teams at Kirksville High School and Truman State University held a Mad Hatter Volleyball Tournament.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Get rid of standing water in flower pots, gutters and bird baths if possible to help control mosquito population.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  A former northeast Missouri college student who was charged in a cancer-faking scheme has been sentenced.

Saturday, May 25, 2013  The Class of 2013 is made up of 334 students who represent 54 countries. This includes 251 graduates and 83 undergraduate degrees.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Junior Lydia Heald received a full scholarship to Drexel University in Philadelphia.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  The Highway 63 Corporation is celebrating completion of the Highway 63 Project.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  A survey conducted this week by the Prevention Research Center will ask about Ottumwa's health needs.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  The graduating class consisted of 108 men, 68 women, students from 30 states and 7 countries represented.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  A national animal welfare group has donated $50,000 to a University of Missouri training academy to help rural law enforcement investigators attend anti-cruelty workshops.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Graduation season significantly influence Kirksville's economic growth and as Truman State University and A.T. Still University students invite their families and loved ones to see them walk across the stage, it helps advance the city's economic development.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Iowa lawmakers have reached a spending compromise for Iowa's public universities and other education programs.