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Galesburg man appears on attempted murder charges
A judge found probable cause to charge a Galesburg man with attempted murder following a shooting last month. Tomas Rubio, 21, appeared in Knox County court on Monday for a preliminary hearing. Michael Ingles, a detective with the Galesburg Police Department, testified Rubio and the victim both worked at McDonald’s...
Heartland school district celebrates completion of student-build project
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — A Heartland school district spent part of the day last Friday celebrating the completion of a multiyear project that was built almost entirely by students. Last Friday, the Kirksville R-3 School District held an open house for their new classroom and shop for the students in construction trades.
Brashear culvert replacement being planned
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Two northeast Missouri river crossings collapsed sunday as a result of heavy rains and flooding. One crossing was of a one-lane bridge across the South Fabius River on Adair County Route A, five miles east of highway 63 and just west of Willmathsville. The other crossing...
Wind turbine crashes down in Schuyler County, Ameren responds
QUEEN CITY, Mo. — A wind turbine came crashing down in Schuyler County late last week. It happened Friday night on Fairview Drive off County Route J in Queen City. It was part of Ameren's wind farm along Highway 63 that was installed in 2021. Several viewers messaged KTVO...
Former KTVO sports director remembers 2009 twister 15 years later
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — May 13 will mark 15 years since a tornado impacted residents near Milan, Novinger and Kirksville. Many recall how quickly the storm left behind a path of destruction in those communities. Several viewers have commented on our Facebook posts on what they recall from that evening,...
125 year anniversary of the Kirksville Cyclone
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — April 27, 1899 started off probably just like any other mid spring day in the Heartland as weather data was not something being regularly recorded at that time. However, the meteorological ingredients to form tornado producing storms were beginning to take shape. Around supper time, storm...
Severe weather and flash flooding possible for the Heartland over next 3 days
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. and OTTUMWA, Iowa — Showers and thunderstorms are possible between Thursday night and Sunday night for the Heartland. The first round looks to arrive overnight Thursday into Friday morning. Severe weather does not look to be a concern with this round. Our first possibility of seeing some...
Kirksville disturbance leads to arrest of Iowa man on weapon and assault charges
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — A southeast Iowa man is facing multiple charges following a public nuisance report in Kirksville. Just after 1 a.m. Friday, police officers responded to an area of McPherson and Franklin streets just a block west of the Kirksville police station. When they arrived, officers heard gunfire...
Kirksville resident remembers events leading up to May 2009 twister
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — We are a few weeks away from it being 15 years since multiple tornadoes hit a few communities in northeast Missouri. The first tornado touched down near Milan shortly after 5:30 p.m. on May 13, 2009. A twister then touched down again near Novinger after 6...
After 55 years, Community Opportunities in Kirksville permanently closes
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — An organization that has provided services to the northeast Missouri community for over half a century permanently closed this week. In a release on Friday, the board of Community Opportunities announced that due to financial struggles, the Fredrick Rollins Sheltered Workshop in Kirksville has closed. On...
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