Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:36 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:36:43 GMT
The rights of parents in Illinois to decide if their child can tan in a tanning bed could soon be taken away. That's what will happen if Governor Pat Quinn signs House Bill 188 into law. The bill is currently
The rights of parents in Illinois to decide if their child can tan in a tanning bed could soon be taken away.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:22 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:22:17 GMT
In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Heartland educators vowed to step up intruder training for every teacher. Many actually learned exactly what steps to take to react if an active
In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Heartland educators vowed to step up intruder training for every teacher.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:50 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:50:49 GMT
You might think it's a problem in foreign countries, or big cities, but the SEMO Rescue and Restore Coalition said human trafficking is a problem in the Heartland.
You might think it's a problem in foreign countries, or big cities, but the SEMO Rescue and Restore Coalition said human trafficking is a problem in the Heartland.
CAIRO, IL (KFVS) -
The drought hasn't been good for much, but it has been great for the Army Corps of Engineers' construction crews working on flood repairs.
Low water levels are giving the Corps of Engineers a better look at the damage done by last year's flooding.
"We have to make sure our infrastructure is intact," said Cairo Mayor Tyrone Coleman.
The dry weather has offered an opportunity to make necessary repairs - like a $26 million project to rebuild the bank of the Ohio River to keep Cairo safe from future flood events.
"If this wall were to cave in, we could have a loss of life in the city of Cairo," said Reichling.
The Corps has more than $100 million set aside for repairs to Heartland levee systems. Nearly half of that is going to rebuild the Birds Point New Madrid floodway.
The Corps also plans to rebuild a portion of the Fayville levee in western Alexander County. When the levee breeched last year it swamped the town of Olive Branch.
"The local farmers and drainage district put up a temporary levee to cover this spring," said Alexander County Engineer Jeff Denny. "But knowing we're going to have something permanent in place before next spring is a big relief."
While the drought has caused many problems in the Heartland, it's made for a great construction season and the corps says it doesn't plan to waste any time.
"It's great construction weather because most of this work is dirt work and it doesn't work well when it's wet." said Reichling. "Mother Nature gave us a reprieve and we're going to full take full advantage of it. We're going to get these construction projects going and make the system that much stronger."
Reichling says the goal is to complete all repairs on the levee system by the end of 2013.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:32 AM EDT2013-05-22 14:32:03 GMT
(WMC-TV) - It is a tiny pest with a big bite that can do major damage. One Germantown family said it only took one infected tick to change their entire lifestyle – something they have been dealing with
It is a tiny pest with a big bite that can do major damage.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:50 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:50:49 GMT
You might think it's a problem in foreign countries, or big cities, but the SEMO Rescue and Restore Coalition said human trafficking is a problem in the Heartland.
You might think it's a problem in foreign countries, or big cities, but the SEMO Rescue and Restore Coalition said human trafficking is a problem in the Heartland.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:58 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:58:57 GMT
A Jackson County family was stunned after learning their dog was shot and killed by police.Authorities aren’t talking, but the family is.“I was just thinking how could somebody do that to me and just leave him in my yard for me to come home and find,” Tilley said.Brittney Tilley and her dad never expected they would bury their two-year-old dog Boots so soon.The beagle and lab mix was found shot in the head on Sunday. Days later, they still don’t know what drove someone to kill the dog.“A deci...
A Jackson County family was stunned after learning their dog was shot and killed by police.Authorities aren’t talking, but the family is.“I was just thinking how could somebody do that to me and just leave him in my yard for me to come home and find,” Tilley said.Brittney Tilley and her dad never expected they would bury their two-year-old dog Boots so soon.The beagle and lab mix was found shot in the head on Sunday. Days later, they still don’t know what drove someone to kill the dog.“A deci...
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:18 AM EDT2013-05-22 12:18:28 GMT
Do you post to social media sites, upload digital pictures and videos, use credit cards or cell phones equipped with GPS? All of these modern conveniences are contributing to what's known as ‘big data.'
Do you post to social media sites, upload digital pictures and videos, use credit cards or cell phones equipped with GPS? All of these modern conveniences are contributing to what's known as ‘big data.'
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:32:31 GMT
ORLANDO, FL (RNN) – A man with possible ties to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was shot and killed after the FBI interviewed him early Wednesday. The FBI confirmed a special agent fatally shot a man
A man killed Wednesday during questioning by the FBI said he and Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev were accomplices in a 2011 slaying.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:56:01 GMT
(RNN) – Of the 24 killed in the EF-5 tornado that decimated Moore, OK, 10 are children - two of which are infants according to a release by the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office. All the children
The last of the missing from Monday's massive tornado that tore through the town of Moore, OK, have been accounted for.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:38 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:38:14 GMT
MOORE, OK - The trembling, mud-spattered dog whose photo went viral on Tuesday was not actually standing watch over her owner's body - her name is Susie, her owner is named Curtis Collins, and he's alive.Thanks
There's a happy ending to the story of the little dog who was found standing guard over a body after the EF-5 tornado that decimated her neighborhood in Moore, OK. Her owner is alive, and they have been reunited thanks to the viral photo.
Low water levels are giving the Corps of Engineers a better look at the damage done by last year's flooding.
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