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
Sunday, May 19 2013 2:04 PM EDT2013-05-19 18:04:20 GMT
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -
Authorities in East St. Louis say a 1-year-old girl was killed when she was run over by a car after a boy inside listening to music started the vehicle and put it into gear.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:10 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:10:51 GMT
According to employees with the Walnut Street Assisted Facility in Doniphan, a fire started Sunday morning around 6:30 a.m. in one of the dryers there after it wouldn't turn off.
According to employees with the Walnut Street Assisted Facility in Doniphan, a fire started Sunday morning around 6:30 a.m. in one of the dryers there after it wouldn't turn off.
MARION, IL (KFVS) -
It's been a week of tears and hugs for many Veterans here in Southern Illinois.
Throughout the week Marion VA Medical Center employees and local veterans have read aloud the names of the more than 58,000 men killed in the Vietnam War.
And on Saturday afternoon during the Veterans's Reunion at the Marion VFW Post 1301, a final tribute was paid to the men who didn't come home from Vietnam.
Hundreds of Vietnam Veterans gathered to say a final goodbye and salute to their fallen brothers.
The highlight of the ceremony came when Vietnam Veteran Larry Stout removed the veil from the Vietnam Monument.
"It's been a long time coming. We've not been recognized enough," said Wayne Irvin U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran. " We're here to help all Veterans, and this helped us get through a lot of stuff. and I'm just glad to be home."
The names etched around the margins on the monument represent the 82 soldiers who died in Vietnam from Southern Illinois in Williamson, Franklin, Jackson, Union, Saline and Massac Counties.
"We went to school together, went to boot camp together. And we went our separate ways after boot camp," said Arnell Harvis U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran. " We remembered them and what happened to them. Some made it home some didn't. We feel bad about those who didn't. And we're glad they've been recognized finally."
More than a hundred and twenty Marion VA Medical Center employees took part in the Vietnam Memorial Ceremony. Each of them reading the names of the fallen soldiers for thirty minutes, through rain, lightening and thunder never stopping.
They read from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. from Monday through Friday, when the final 82 names of the Southern Illinois soldiers names were read.
Thursday, May 16 2013 7:38 AM EDT2013-05-16 11:38:49 GMT
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - An Army wife who lost over 100 pounds while her husband was away in Afghanistan surprised the soldier Wednesday when he arrived at Wilmington International Airport. Misty Shaffer,
A soldier from Wilmington returns from Afghanistan to a big surprise: a new wife, a new house and a different child.
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:56 AM EDT2013-05-19 15:56:55 GMT
A Steele woman hit by a train Saturday night is listed in critical condition. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, it happened in Steele around 9 p.m. Troopers say 45-year-old Lisa Hemphill
A Steele woman hit by a train Saturday night is listed in critical condition.
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:35 AM EDT2013-05-19 15:35:02 GMT
Strawberry season is upon us, and this week's Heartland Cooks is somewhat of an expert on the fruit. Folks on Judy Flamm's family farm in Cobden, Illinois just started picking strawberries this past week.
Folks on Judy Flamm's family farm in Cobden, Illinois just started picking strawberries this past week and we share one of her family's favorite recipes: Easy Strawberry Pizza.
Sunday, May 19 2013 2:04 PM EDT2013-05-19 18:04:20 GMT
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -
Authorities in East St. Louis say a 1-year-old girl was killed when she was run over by a car after a boy inside listening to music started the vehicle and put it into gear.
It's been less than 10 months since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again.
It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials disclosed Sunday.
Sunday, May 19 2013 8:43 AM EDT2013-05-19 12:43:12 GMT
An inmate at the Scott County Jail is in even more trouble with law after deputies found drugs on him. According to Sheriff Rick Walter, 24-year-old Arron McCrary of Truman, Arkansas was transferred from
An inmate at the Scott County Jail is in even more trouble with law after deputies found drugs on him.
The Vietnam monument at the Marion VFW bears the names of 82-southern Illinois soldiers who died in the war.
"It's a great day," said U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran Pete Hesser.
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