2022, Local News

The Heartlander broke these significant news stories, and covered perspectives other media ignored in 2022

In only its first full calendar year, readlion.com broke a number of substantial stories in 2022, and exposed vital details of news that other media in Missouri and… Read More

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‘We raised the babies’: Over 60 animals killed in Greene County barn fire

STRAFFORD, MO. – Over 60 animals were killed in a barn fire in Greene County just outside of Strafford, Missouri on Monday. The animals killed were mostly goats,… Read More

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Four killed, three injured in crash on Highway 63 north of Columbia

COLUMBIA — Four people were tragically killed earlier this week in a crash just north of Columbia on Highway 63. The head-on collision was caused by a driver… Read More