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

  A 19-year-old Tennessee, Illinois man is dead after a shooting spree at a farm supply store in Macomb Illinois Wednesday afternoon. Police say Jonathan Labbe fired between 15 and 20 shots at Farm King. STORY DETAILS HERE

  Legalization of sports betting at Iowa casinos took a step forward Wednesday, but a change in federal law would still be required before wagering on football, golf and other professional sports could begin in the state. CLICK HERE for story details.

   If it wasn’t for the Honey Creek State Resort, Joe Sinclair wouldn’t be in the boat rental business, and he wouldn’t be employing several college students during the busy summer. CLICK HERE for story details

   Due in large part mostly to heavy rains in the fall and snow this winter, the Henry County Secondary Roads Department has run over budget for gravel and snow removal for the fiscal year ending June 30. More details HERE. 

 Wednesday night's public hearing in Moberly on Ameren U-E's request for a $402 million electric rate increase drew about 115 residents. The hearing was at MACC's Auditorium. STORY DETAILS HERE 

  A Marceline man was arrested in Marceline yesterday afternoon for allegedly sodomizing a 10-year-old boy. In a press release, Linn County Prosecutor Tracy Carlson advises that Marceline Police Officers, with the assistance of the Missouri Highway Patrol, served an arrest warrant on 60-year-old David R. Darr at his residence  STORY DETAILS HERE 

  A first-of-its kind survey puts Missouri in the middle of the pack nationally in the number of farms raising organically produced crops and livestock. Click here for DETAILS 

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