Saturday, May 25 2013 10:18 AM EDT2013-05-25 14:18:36 GMT
Jason Ellis (Source: Bardstown Police)
K-9 Officer Jason Ellis, 33, was shot and killed on the ramp of Exit 34 from the Bluegrass Parkway to Highway 55 in Nelson County early Saturday morning.
K-9 Officer Jason Ellis, 33, was shot and killed on the ramp of Exit 34 from the Bluegrass Parkway to Highway 55 in Nelson County early Saturday morning.
Health officials, health care workers and drug control professionals are talking about the problems surrounding Kentucky babies who are born addicted to drugs.
Health officials, health care workers and drug control professionals are talking about the problems surrounding Kentucky babies who are born addicted to drugs.
An Illinois police officer has been honored for pulling a man from a burning car despite being off duty at the time.
An Illinois police officer has been honored for pulling a man from a burning car despite being off duty at the time.
By Heartland News & AP
ST. LOUIS, MO (KFVS/AP) - Missouri is lowering the rates on the state's new high-risk health insurance pool because fewer people are taking advantage of the program.
The insurance pool was created for people with pre-existing conditions who can't afford or obtain their own coverage. The pool was funded through premiums and federal grants of $81 million for Missouri.
The program was funded for 1,000 applicants in its first year, but only 250 people had signed up since July.
Because of the low turnout, the state is reducing the rates by 25 percent, effective February 1. The new rates will be from $178 to $780 a month, depending on the age and deductible.
The program is intended to help high-risk people until 2014, when insurance companies will no longer be allowed to deny or overcharge people for coverage because of pre-existing conditions.
About 734,00 people in Missouri are uninsured, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Copyright 2011 KFVS. All rights reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.
After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.
Saturday, May 25 2013 7:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:00:14 GMT
(KTXL/CNN) - A California man scarfed down more than 11 pounds of apple pie ... and somehow lived to tell the tale. Jamie "The Bear" McDonald consumed two giant apple pies in an attempt to break two world
Authorities say they have found a child's body believed to be that of an 18-month-old girl as they continue to investigate a series of Kansas farm deaths.
A body recovered amid an intensive search is believed to be that of a missing 18-month-old girl whose mother was found dead along with two men on a Kansas farm days ago, authorities said Sunday.
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."
The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him....
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