Friday, May 17 2013 10:28 PM EDT2013-05-18 02:28:19 GMT
When someone is texting and driving, they can travel an entire football field in just about the time it takes to read a text. So, what can parents do to prevent their teen from getting in a deadly wreck
When someone is texting and driving, they can travel an entire football field in just about the time it takes to read a text. So, what can parents do to prevent their teen from getting in a deadly wreck
Monday, May 20 2013 12:11 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:11:15 GMT
Gov. Pat Quinn says Illinois has a chance to make history before the end of the legislative session this month on the issues of pension reform and same-sex marriage.
Gov. Pat Quinn says Illinois has a chance to make history before the end of the legislative session this month on the issues of pension reform and same-sex marriage.
Monday, May 20 2013 11:56 AM EDT2013-05-20 15:56:18 GMT
Federal prosecutors say former Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer's "unwarranted sense of entitlement" goes beyond what he's been charged with.
Federal prosecutors say former Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer's "unwarranted sense of entitlement" goes beyond what he's been charged with.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) -
It's a program that's designed to help people buy the food they need.
Since 2007, the number of households relying on food stamps jumped more than 100,000.
Almost half a million households and close to a million people are enrolled in the food stamp program.
Last year more than 10,000 people in Cape Girardeau County received food stamps.
That brings the total number of people in the U.S. on food stamps to about 46.4 million Americans.
Robert Gentry owns the Corner Store in downtown Cape Girardeau. He estimates 30 percent of his customers use their EBT cards to purchase groceries which is twice what it was from a year ago.
"A lot more of our customer base are using the food stamp program or EBT cards," Gentry said.
Since 2007, the number of EBT card users in Missouri went up by more than 100,000 households bringing the total to almost 450,000 households.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said 1 in 4 Americans who are eligible for the program don't sign up.
Gentry says he's seeing more and more of his customers coming in and using the cards.
"Probably when we first opened it was around 10-15%, and it has doubled in the last year and a half to two," Gentry said.
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Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.
The college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said. Then the gunman took aim at an officer.
The StormTeam Digital Doppler image will be updated approx. every 5 minutes. This is a screen capture of what the StormTeam is looking at. So from time to time, the image might be zoomed in on different
The StormTeam Digital Doppler image will be updated approx. every 5 minutes. This is a screen capture of what the StormTeam is looking at. So from time to time, the image might be zoomed in on different
Sunday, May 19 2013 9:44 PM EDT2013-05-20 01:44:05 GMT
Many people in the Heartland have an opinion on an Illinois bill to legalize medical marijuana. A senate hearing committee passed it on Friday; Governor Pat Quinn hasn't said if he'll sign it.
Many people in the Heartland have an opinion on an Illinois bill to legalize medical marijuana. A senate hearing committee passed it on Friday; Governor Pat Quinn hasn't said if he'll sign it.
Gentry estimates 30 percent of his customers use their EBT cards to purchase groceries which is twice what it was from a year ago.
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