Winter alerts were in effect across the central Plains, the Midwest, the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic ahead of two storms ...

(AP) Tedrick Washington Jr. and Brendan Terry each scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds in Southeast Missouri State's 79-74 victory over Southern Indiana ... 10-4 Ohio Valley Conference).

Was it a "serious proposal" or a political "stunt" when a Republican legislator in Indiana ... Missouri, telling the county that home-ruled counties do not have the authority to secede from Illinois.

The Illinois attorney general has said he doesn't believe it is legal or possible for counties to join another state.