Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:58 AM EDT2013-06-19 14:58:04 GMT
A Mayfield man on the run from police for nearly two weeks is now behind bars.
A Mayfield man on the run from police for nearly two weeks is now behind bars.
CARTERVILLE, IL (KFVS) -
A well-known Pinckneyville teacher has major injuries after she was hit by a vehicle while riding her bicycle in Carterville.
Carterville Police say it happened at 7:30 a.m. on July 10 at the intersection of Greenbriar Road and Cheryl Drive.
Police say Debbie Rodgers tried to turn left onto Cheryl Drive and turned into the path of a northbound vehicle driving by Kenneth Reese of Carterville.
Rodgers was taken to Memorial Hospital in Carbondale with major injuries.
Rodgers has taught for 33 years as a fifth grade teacher at Pinckneyville. The superintendent says she's a great teacher and a wonderful lady. They hope and pray they see her back in the classroom on September 4 when the next school year starts.
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Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:22 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:22:22 GMT
Police have identified two men accused of stealing thousands of pounds of watermelons from local grocery stores. Beaverton police were called out to the WinCo Foods store on Cedar Hills Boulevard the
Police have identified two men accused of stealing thousands of pounds of watermelons from local WinCo Foods stores.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:23 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:23:30 GMT
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her. Jayden Sink raised nearly $200 on Friday while she sold lemonade
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:20:32 GMT
An 11 year old Columbus girl wanted to do something special to support our troops fighting overseas, so she wrote a letter to a soldier in Afghanistan.
An 11 year old Columbus girl wanted to do something special to support our troops fighting overseas, so she wrote a letter to a soldier in Afghanistan. On Father's Day, she found out just how much that simple gesture meant to the sergeant who received it.
Debbie Rodgers has taught for 33 years as a fifth grade teacher at Pinckneyville.
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