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Meet the Heartland News Team

Heartland News Anchors

Mary-Ann Maloney

Emmy award winner Mary-Ann Maloney anchors Heartland News at 6 and 10. She's had a big impact on KFVS12 and the community since her arrival here in 1988.

Jeff Cunningham

Jeff Cunningham anchors Heartland News at 5, 6 and 10.  Jeff was the morning and noon anchor at KOCO-TV prior to joining Heartland News.

Kathy Sweeney

Kathy Sweeney anchors Heartland News at 5 and 6. Kathy has been at KFVS12 since June of 1994, when she started as a reporter in our Southern Illinois Newsroom.

Jim Burns

For 29 years people in the Heartland have been waking up to Jim Burns on The Breakfast Show.

Lauren Keith

Lauren Keith anchors the Breakfast Show with Jim Burns.  She also reports for the popular Does it Work Wednesday segment.

Heartland News Reporters

Holly Brantley

Holly has seen the world but claims "there's no place like home."

Crystal Britt

Crystal joined KFVS12 in June of 2006 as a Weekend Anchor/Reporter. She comes to the Heartland from KWWL-TV.

Stephanie Byars

Stephanie is the Health Reporter for Heartland News and pulls double duty behind the cameras.

Christy Hendricks

Christy is the Internet Content Director.  She's a Heartland native from Advance.

Christy Millweard

Christy comes to Heartland News from the NBC station in Columbia, Missouri.  She likes to write, shoot, and edit all of her own stories.

Carly O'Keefe

Carly is the Weekend Breakfast Show Anchor and one of three Southern Illinois Reporters based in the Heartland News Carterville Newsroom.

Tyler Profilet

Tyler is a local product who has found a home at Heartland News.

Arnold Wyrick

Arnold Wyrick is a general assignment reporter in the Southern Illinois Newsroom.  He joins our Heartland News team after working as the weekend anchor/reporter in Lubbock, Texas.

StormTeam Weather

Bob Reeves

Bob Reeves likes all four seasons we have here in the Heartland, although summer is special to him, probably because he enjoyed being out of school as a kid. Click for more on the StormTeam's senior meteorologist.

Brian Alworth

The earliest waking television forecaster in the area, Brian starts his day at 2:00am when most of the Heartland is fast asleep.

Laura Wibbenmeyer

A Heartland girl with lots of "worldly" experience, Laura is thrilled to be back home. With a college nickname like "Weather Wibbs," she has to be a first rate forecaster.

Jaime Travers

Jaime's fear of weather actually led her into a career as a broadcast meteorologist.  Find out more about the newest member of the StormTeam.

Heartland Sports

Todd Richards

Todd Richards brings plenty of experience and enthusiasm to his position as Sports Director for Heartland News.

Chad Fryman

Chad Fryman is the weekend sports anchor for Heartland News.

Most Popular Stories

Earthquake downgraded to 3.9 magnitude Video included

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The Center for Earthquake and Research Information in Memphis has downgraded an earthquake that hit southeast Missouri on Feb. 21 to a 3.9. CERI had originally recorded the earthquake at a 4.0 magnitude at 3:58 a.m. Tuesday.

Coroner releases name of woman in death investigation in Cape Girardeau Video included

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The Cape Girardeau County coroner released the name of a woman who was found dead in a trailer home in Cape Girardeau Monday.

Police: Father ran over daughter, son shot father Video included

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Police say a father is accused of running over his daughter with a vehicle in Hurst, then driving to Royalton where he was shot by his son.  The daughter and father have major injuries.  Police arrested the son.

Name of woman hit, killed in Cape Girardeau released Video included

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The Cape Girardeau County coroner has released the name of a woman hit and killed while walking on Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau.

Teen accused of stabbing mom, girl, leading police on chase Video included

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A 16-year-old boy is accused of stabbing his mother and his ex-girlfriend's sister, then leading police on a high speed chase Monday evening in Union County.

Making it float: Cape Girardeau casino floor like a barge Video included

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Cape Girardeau's $125 million casino is being built on land, but the casino floor will not be on solid ground.

Woman wakes from nap to find strange man in her home Video included

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It was a rude awakening for one woman in Cape Girardeau Tuesday afternoon.

No pay walk away: Cape Girardeau Police look for suspected shoplifter Video included

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Cape Girardeau Police need your help identifying the man who reportedly walked out of Schnucks Tuesday afternoon with beer and cigars, but without paying.

Teen dies in ATV wreck at Missouri state park

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A St. Louis County teenager is dead after an all-terrain vehicle accident in a southeast Missouri state park.

Poplar Bluff man injured after semi overturns in Alexander County

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A Poplar Bluff man was injured in a truck tractor semi-trailer crash early Tuesday morning on Interstate 57 in Alexander County.