Saturday, May 25 2013 5:22 PM EDT2013-05-25 21:22:18 GMT
Chicago's Memorial Day parade is under way after a wreath-laying ceremony in which former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta praised the devotion of American service members.
Chicago's Memorial Day parade is under way after a wreath-laying ceremony in which former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta praised the devotion of American service members.
SCOTT COUNTY, MO (KFVS) -
The Missouri Highway Patrol reported around 17 wrecks in three counties Tuesday afternoon.
Trooper Clark Parrott with the Missouri Highway Patrol says they worked or had pending 17 wrecks in the areas of Stoddard, Dunklin, and New Madrid counties.
He says the roads are dry in Poplar Bluff, but east of Poplar Bluff some roads are slick.
Parrott encourages drivers to slow down, stay off cell phones and watch for emergency vehicles.
He says there are no severe wrecks at this time, but mostly slide offs.
Emergency crews are on the scene of a crash on Interstate 55.
It happened near the 71 mile marker in the southbound lanes.
Saturday, May 25 2013 10:18 AM EDT2013-05-25 14:18:36 GMT
Jason Ellis (Source: Bardstown Police)
K-9 Officer Jason Ellis, 33, was shot and killed on the ramp of Exit 34 from the Bluegrass Parkway to Highway 55 in Nelson County early Saturday morning.
K-9 Officer Jason Ellis, 33, was shot and killed on the ramp of Exit 34 from the Bluegrass Parkway to Highway 55 in Nelson County early Saturday morning.
Authorities say they have found a child's body believed to be that of an 18-month-old girl as they continue to investigate a series of Kansas farm deaths.
A body recovered amid an intensive search is believed to be that of a missing 18-month-old girl whose mother was found dead along with two men on a Kansas farm days ago, authorities said Sunday.
(Source: KFVS Multimedia journalist Todd Tumminia)
Hwy. ZZ in Stoddard County (Source: KFVS photojournalist Mike Mohundro)
Hwy. 25 north of Dexter (Source: KFVS photojournalist Mike Mohundro)
Interstate 55 (Source: Michael Dunlap)
Hwy. 60 near Dexter (Source: KFVS photojournalist Mike Mohundro)
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