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 3:43 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:43:43 GMT
A Mississippi County woman was injured in an ATV wreck early Saturday evening.
A Mississippi County woman was injured in an ATV wreck early Saturday evening.
STODDARD COUNTY, MO (KFVS) -
A fugitive from Iowa was captured Wednesday after crashing a vehicle in New Madrid County, Missouri.
Troopers say Steven L. Adcock was arrested on Iowa warrants for escape from the Fort Madison State Penitentiary, felony larceny, and felony resisting arrest.
Adcock was charged in Missouri with felony tampering with a motor vehicle, felony resisting arrest by fleeing, and numerous traffic violations. He was being held in the Stoddard County Detention Center.
Adcock, 42, of Letts, Iowa was serving a 16-year prison sentence at Fort Madison State Penitentiary for 3rd degree burglary, 2nd degree theft, eluding authorities, and drug possession. During the course of the investigation, it was determined the vehicle Adcock was driving was reported stolen from Waverly, Missouri.
The incident began around 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday in Stoddard County as a Missouri state trooper was conducting radar checks on Highway 153. While doing these checks, the trooper reportedly saw a vehicle speeding.
The trooper pulled in behind the white, southbound passenger vehicle and began following it.
The vehicle began traveling at a high-rate-of-speed and the trooper attempted to make a traffic stop. The driver failed to yield and a 10-12-mile pursuit ensued.
The pursuit ended when the driver lost control and crashed the vehicle near Parma in New Madrid County. The driver was taken into custody without further incident
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.
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