Friday, May 17 2013 3:59 PM EDT2013-05-17 19:59:09 GMT
By Chad Sewich - Stubborn clouds leftover from Friday's cold front hung around most of our Saturday. A weak system will move in from the northwest on Sunday with a mix of sun and clouds and a few isolatedMore >>
The Supreme Court has sustained Monsanto Co.'s claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer.
The government does not allow medical professionals to collect or record data about patients and their guns, but that doesn't mean physicians can't ask the patient if he or she owns a gun.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 9:16 PM EDT2013-05-16 01:16:30 GMT
The government does not allow medical professionals to collect or record data about patients and their guns, but that doesn't mean physicians can't ask the patient if he or she owns a gun. We posted aMore >>
The government does not allow medical professionals to collect or record data about patients and their guns, but that doesn't mean physicians can't ask the patient if he or she owns a gun.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 8:41 PM EDT2013-05-16 00:41:15 GMT
Illinois 17-year-olds would be able to vote in primary elections in some cases under legislation headed for Gov. Pat Quinn. The measure would allow voters as young as 17 to cast ballots in primariesMore >>
Illinois 17-year-olds would be able to vote in primary elections in some cases under legislation headed for Gov. Pat Quinn.More >>
Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon believes the registry will help researchers include more women in their studies so we can better understand how and why illnesses develop in women and what they can do to lead healthier lives.More >>
The National Transportation Safety Board announced that it is proposing to lower the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers from .08 to .05. The announcement came on the 25th anniversary of the deadliest alcohol related crash in American history.More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 4:21 PM EDT2013-05-14 20:21:53 GMT
People who know soon-to-be Illinois State University President Timothy Flanagan say he's engaged and involved with the campus he now leads and the town where he lives. Flanagan is now the president atMore >>
People who know soon-to-be Illinois State University President Timothy Flanagan say he's engaged and involved with the campus he now leads and the town where he lives. More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 4:12 PM EDT2013-05-14 20:12:57 GMT
Police in northern Illinois found a rural marijuana-growing operation worth about $1 million. McHenry County Sheriff's deputies were called to a campsite near Hebron (HEE'-bruhn) on Saturday for a trespassingMore >>
Deputies responding found two cleared spots in a densely wooded areaMore >>
Authorities say a carnival truck driver whose convoy was stopped on a southwestern Illinois highway was killed when an Illinois State Police sport utility vehicle struck him.More >>
Authorities say a carnival truck driver whose convoy was stopped on a southwestern Illinois highway was killed when an Illinois State Police sport utility vehicle struck him.More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 1:26 PM EDT2013-05-14 17:26:29 GMT
A teacher's aide is charged with aggravated sexual abuse and the sexual transmission of HIV in connection with the alleged molestation of several boys at Cahokia High School.More >>
An HIV-infected teacher's aide in a southwestern Illinois high school's special-needs classroom is accused of exposing a student to the AIDS-causing virus during molestations.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 9:05 PM EDT2013-05-14 01:05:56 GMT
U.S. farmers are making the most of a respite from what has been a wet spring to get their corn crops planted. However, the pace still keeps them well behind schedule. The U.S. Department of AgricultureMore >>
Just 17 percent of the corn crop in Illinois is sown, 11 percent lower than in Missouri. As the nation's biggest corn producer, Iowa has just 15 percent of its crop planted.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 12:37 PM EDT2013-05-13 16:37:40 GMT
A 33-year-old man facing murder charges related to a southern Illinois house fire that killed four children is to make his first court appearance.More >>
A 33-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murder charges related to a southern Illinois house fire that killed four children.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 11:54 AM EDT2013-05-13 15:54:58 GMT
Dog owners are invited to spend a few hours in Harrisburg by bringing their dogs to a "Fun Dog Show" on Saturday May 18. The show is sponsored by Clovers & Cloverettes 4-H Club. The Fun Dog Show willMore >>
Dog owners are invited to spend a few hours in Harrisburg by bringing their dogs to a "Fun Dog Show" on Saturday May 18.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 11:26 AM EDT2013-05-13 15:26:25 GMT
Lt. Governor Sheila Simon announced her support Monday for House Bill 1, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. William Haine (D-Alton) awaits aMore >>
Lt. Governor Sheila Simon announced her support Monday for House Bill 1, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. William Haine (D-Alton) awaits a final vote in the Senate.More >>
Saturday, May 11 2013 4:52 PM EDT2013-05-11 20:52:13 GMT
The FBI has identified a Chicago man killed in a shootout with agents outside a northern Illinois bank. The FBI on Saturday said 45-year-old Tony Starnes and two other men were allegedly intending toMore >>
The FBI has identified a Chicago man killed in a shootout with agents outside a northern Illinois bank.More >>
It's Mother's Day weekend and what better way to honor those loving Tri-State moms than by making a slideshow. Let us know how much you love your mom! Send us their photo for the sildeshow at upload@14news.com.More >>
Illinois congressmen are reacting with relief to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation that control towers at five small airports in the state will remain open.More >>
Illinois congressmen are reacting with relief to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation that control towers at five small airports in the state will remain open.More >>
First-degree murder charges have been filed against a Chicago man in the death of a Columbia College student who was meeting a friend when he was gunned down.More >>
First-degree murder charges have been filed against a Chicago man in the death of a Columbia College student who was meeting a friend when he was gunned down.More >>
Friday, May 10 2013 4:00 PM EDT2013-05-10 20:00:49 GMT
Authorities are questioning a person in connection with the overnight house fire that killed four Illinois children. Randolph County State's Attorney Jeremy Walker says he anticipates charges will beMore >>
The fire broke out just before 2 a.m. The blaze badly damaged the two-story home. More >>
Vanderburgh County received an exciting piece of news this morning. A new business is coming to the area and it is expected to bring a great deal of economic growth with it.More >>
Wednesday, May 8 2013 3:59 PM EDT2013-05-08 19:59:04 GMT
One of the few programs exempted from this year's automatic spending cuts, the government's food stamp program, which helps feed 1 in every 7 Americans, is likely to get trimmed. Unresolved is by how much.More >>
The popular safety net program has more than doubled in size since 2008 and cost more than $78 billion last year. More >>
Little storms, along with some pretty amazing clouds, moved through the Tri-State Tuesday afternoon. View this slideshow to see some photos that our viewers around the area snapped as they rolled through.More >>
Tuesday, May 7 2013 4:19 PM EDT2013-05-07 20:19:04 GMT
Quincy Regional Airport saw an increase in passengers traveling to St. Louis this April compared with last April. Airport Director Jeff Steinkamp tells The Quincy Herald-Whig (http://bit.ly/ZNwCOx) thatMore >>
Airport Director Jeff Steinkamp tells The Quincy Herald-Whig (http://bit.ly/ZNwCOx) that the airport had a 12.2 percent increase.More >>
Tuesday, May 7 2013 3:40 PM EDT2013-05-07 19:40:05 GMT
Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts was in the suburbs telling business executives he doesn't want or expect to move the team out of Chicago. Ricketts created a stir last week when he suggested in a speechMore >>
He said at the DuPage County Regional Business Outlook forum in Oakbrook Terrace that he remains focused on renovating Wrigley.More >>
Tuesday, May 7 2013 3:10 PM EDT2013-05-07 19:10:55 GMT
A 95-year-old retirement home resident won the Decatur senior spelling bee. Jean Moore went up against seven other challengers in the Illinois Department on Aging competition on Monday. She is blindMore >>
She is blind and tells the Herald and Review (http://bit.ly/18rTnL1) that she visualized the words in her head.More >>
Tuesday, May 7 2013 11:55 AM EDT2013-05-07 15:55:02 GMT
A group of past Chief Illiniweks at the University of Illinois is pitching a plan to bring back the mascot. But the university chancellor says she won't back the idea.More >>
A group of past Chief Illiniweks at the University of Illinois is pitching a plan to bring back the mascot. But the university chancellor says she won't back the idea.More >>
Monday, May 6 2013 7:09 PM EDT2013-05-06 23:09:43 GMT
Missouri lawmakers have voted to name a new Mississippi River bridge for the late St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial and part of a highway for construction worker Andy Gammon, who died building theMore >>
House members gave the legislation final approval 149-1 on Monday. It now goes to Gov. Jay Nixon. More >>
Monday, May 6 2013 6:52 PM EDT2013-05-06 22:52:27 GMT
A set of quadruplet siblings are ready to graduate from high school in the small central Illinois city of Oakland. The students are Amber, Ami, Austin and Autumn Meyer. They are to graduate from OaklandMore >>
The Mattoon Journal-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/13etNGi) that they are part of a 19-student senior class.More >>
Sunday, May 5 2013 12:34 PM EDT2013-05-05 16:34:45 GMT
A dispatcher with a suburban Chicago fire department is accused of pawning stolen fire equipment and keeping the cash. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says Ford Heights Fire Department dispatcher VarndellMore >>
A dispatcher with a suburban Chicago fire department is accused of pawning stolen fire equipment and keeping the cash.More >>
Friday, May 3 2013 9:16 PM EDT2013-05-04 01:16:03 GMT
Caterpillar Inc. has announced plans to lay off an additional 300 employees at its Decatur plant within the next 60 days. The Decatur Herald & Review reports (http://bit.ly/15b41Xw) the layoffs announcedMore >>
The Decatur Herald & Review reports (http://bit.ly/15b41Xw) the layoffs announced Friday come in the wake of plans announced last month to permanently lay off 460 employees at the plant.More >>
Friday, May 3 2013 12:09 PM EDT2013-05-03 16:09:55 GMT
Students in Illinois could soon be learning a lot more in their sex education classes then some parents and school leaders want them too. The Comprehensive Sex Education bill as it's being labeled byMore >>
Students in Illinois could soon be learning a lot more in their sex education classes than some parents and school leaders want them to. The Comprehensive Sex Education bill as it's being labeled by Illinois Lawmakers in Springfield, has some very definitive language in it.More >>
Thursday, May 2 2013 9:08 PM EDT2013-05-03 01:08:47 GMT
A government study finds the suicide rate among middle-aged Illinois residents is increasing, but not by as much as the national rate for the same age group. The Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMore >>
The national suicide rate for the same age group rose by 28 percent.More >>
Thursday, May 2 2013 9:02 PM EDT2013-05-03 01:02:15 GMT
A former barge worker from southern Illinois has received the maximum sentence of 20 years for his role in a foiled plot to abduct, extort and electrocute a wealthy Granite City man. A federal judgeMore >>
Authorities said Nash's scheme involved forcing the intended victim into a hot tub and tossing in a radio to electrocute him.More >>
Thursday, May 2 2013 8:44 AM EDT2013-05-02 12:44:56 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) - An 18-year-old accused of seeking to join an al-Qaida-affiliated group in Syria will learn if he must remain in jail as he awaits trial. Abdella Ahmad Tounisi is to appear at a detentionMore >>
CHICAGO (AP) - An 18-year-old accused of seeking to join an al-Qaida-affiliated group in Syria will learn if he must remain in jail as he awaits trial.
The product manager from TurboDraft used the pond at Beall Woods State Park to demonstrate how to hook up several hundred feet of hose to the device and quickly pump up to 670 gallons per minute to fight fires.More >>
Sunday, April 28 2013 10:05 PM EDT2013-04-29 02:05:14 GMT
Illinois lawmakers have until June 9 to pass a new bill allowing concealed carry. And now, Governor Pat Quinn wants city governments to decide their own standards for gun owners.More >>
Illinois lawmakers have until June 9 to pass a new bill allowing concealed carry. And now, Governor Pat Quinn wants city governments to decide their own standards for gun owners.More >>
Sunday, April 28 2013 1:51 PM EDT2013-04-28 17:51:15 GMT
The National Weather Service has now finished the most significant radar upgrade since Doppler Radar was introduced over 20 years ago. Dual-Pol Radar has now been installed in 122 National Weather ServiceMore >>
The biggest radar upgrade in over 20 years is now complete.More >>
Friday, April 26 2013 6:44 PM EDT2013-04-26 22:44:10 GMT
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he's glad regulators are taking a hard look at the loans offered by some large banks that are structured like payday loans.More >>
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he's glad regulators are taking a hard look at the loans offered by some large banks that are structured like payday loans.More >>
Friday, April 26 2013 4:49 PM EDT2013-04-26 20:49:30 GMT
A scheduling change means both former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi Jackson, will be sentenced on the same day in Washington federal court.More >>
A scheduling change means both former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi Jackson, will be sentenced on the same day in Washington federal court.More >>
Thursday, April 25 2013 9:55 PM EDT2013-04-26 01:55:05 GMT
Pounding rains and flooding this spring have Illinois farmers sharply behind in getting their corn planted. The U.S. Agriculture Department says just 1 percent of this year's expected Illinois cornMore >>
Pounding rains and flooding this spring have Illinois farmers sharply behindMore >>
Thursday, April 25 2013 4:37 PM EDT2013-04-25 20:37:22 GMT
More rain is on the way for the weekend, but it looks like the heaviest amounts will fall south of the Ohio River. This will give the Wabash River a chance to "catch up" as it nears crest levels earlyMore >>
More rain is on the way for the weekend, but it looks like the heaviest amounts will fall south of the Ohio River. This will give the Wabash River a chance to "catch up" as it nears crest levels earlyMore >>
Wednesday, April 24 2013 9:23 PM EDT2013-04-25 01:23:15 GMT
Another governor is trying to lure away Illinois companies. Florida Gov. Rick Scott sent a letter to Illinois' top 100 companies this week asking them to buy a "one way" ticket to Florida. The RepublicanMore >>
Governors from Indiana, Wisconsin and New Jersey have made similar attempts.More >>
Wednesday, April 24 2013 4:45 PM EDT2013-04-24 20:45:35 GMT
The rains arrived on schedule overnight, and many of you saw at least a half-inch of rain by this morning. Showers have moved out for now and we'll see clearing skies tonight. Despite the lack of rainMore >>
The rains arrived on schedule overnight, and many of you saw at least a half-inch of rain by this morning. Showers have moved out for now and we'll see clearing skies tonight. Despite the lack of rainMore >>
Tuesday, April 23 2013 9:39 PM EDT2013-04-24 01:39:27 GMT
Louisville police are not planning major security upgrades at this year's Kentucky Derby in the wake of the Boston terror attack, but they are asking track visitors to be vigilant on race day. PoliceMore >>
Police will have about 1,200 officers out in force for the Derby and Kentucky Oaks, which is the Friday before the May 4 Run for the Roses.More >>
Tuesday, April 23 2013 9:14 PM EDT2013-04-24 01:14:52 GMT
Legislation designed to reduce property tax bills for Illinois seniors is now law. The bill raises the homestead exemption for Illinois residents age 65 and older by $1,000, from $4,000 to $5,000.More >>
The bill raises the homestead exemption for Illinois residents age 65 and older by $1,000, from $4,000 to $5,000.More >>
Tuesday, April 23 2013 9:11 PM EDT2013-04-24 01:11:54 GMT
Officials in a historic Indiana community are working to stay ahead of flooding that's headed their way. Crews have put up flood gates to keep the Wabash River out of Vincennes. WTHI-TV reports (http://bit.ly/YLk3PQMore >>
The National Weather Service says the Wabash is projected to crest in Vincennes on Saturday at about 27 feet. That's nearly 12 feet above flood stage.More >>
Tuesday, April 23 2013 8:54 PM EDT2013-04-24 00:54:07 GMT
Republican leaders from the Illinois House have proposed a welfare reform package. WJBC radio reports (http://bit.ly/17OYHVI) Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross announced the plan Tuesday inMore >>
They say the package could save the state millions of dollars.More >>
Tuesday, April 23 2013 6:01 PM EDT2013-04-23 22:01:17 GMT
A Buckner man faces child pornography charges.Richard Faling, 54, of Buckner is charged with failure to register as a sex offender and child pornography charges. Franklin County Sheriff Don Jones saysMore >>
A Buckner man faces failure to register as a sex offender and child pornography charges.More >>
Monday, April 22 2013 10:55 PM EDT2013-04-23 02:55:36 GMT
In honor of April being National Child Abuse Prevention Month, many gathered in Carbondale on Monday, April 22 at 3:45 p.m. for the Million March Against Child Abuse.The walk raises awareness and asksMore >>
In honor of April being National Child Abuse Prevention Month, many gathered in Carbondale on Monday, April 22 at 3:45 p.m. for the Million March Against Child Abuse.More >>
Friday, April 19 2013 12:59 PM EDT2013-04-19 16:59:59 GMT
Since announcing his office would be prosecuting toll violators, Posey County Prosecutor Travis Clowers tells 14 News his office charged 10 people. He has also received several envelopes from peopleMore >>
Since announcing his office would be prosecuting toll violators, Posey County Prosecutor Travis Clowers tells 14 News his office charged 10 people. More >>
Thursday, April 18 2013 10:02 PM EDT2013-04-19 02:02:21 GMT
The Illinois House has defeated a proposal allowing the carrying concealed guns in public. The vote of 64-45 in favor of the bill failed because it needed 71 votes. A supermajority was necessary becauseMore >>
The Illinois House has defeated a proposal allowing the carrying concealed guns in public.More >>
Word of a weapon being drawn in the wee hours of Thursday morning led to a Crossville man fleeing law enforcement, narrowly missing a sheriff's car and crashing into a pole.More >>
Wednesday, April 17 2013 6:31 PM EDT2013-04-17 22:31:49 GMT
The Illinois House has approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Lawmakers voted 61-57 Wednesday to allow physicians to prescribe marijuana to patients with specific terminal illnesses or debilitatingMore >>
Lawmakers voted 61-57 Wednesday to allow physicians to prescribe marijuana to patients with specific terminal illnesses or debilitating medical conditions. More >>
Wednesday, April 17 2013 4:38 PM EDT2013-04-17 20:38:59 GMT
Gov. Rick Perry is heading to Illinois to recruit businesses to relocate to Texas. The former presidential candidate made the announcement Wednesday, after purchasing $42,000 in radio advertising inMore >>
Perry has also said he is considering running for president again in 2016.More >>
Tuesday, April 16 2013 9:06 PM EDT2013-04-17 01:06:40 GMT
Louisville police say security plans are being reviewed for the events leading up to the Kentucky Derby and are in contact with the FBI about the ongoing investigation into the bombings at the Boston Marathon.More >>
Police Chief Steve Conrad says the public should be extra vigilant at the events.More >>
Monday, April 15 2013 9:46 PM EDT2013-04-16 01:46:21 GMT
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stopped in Chicago today to visit the parents of the young U.S. diplomat killed in Afghanistan. Anne Smedinghoff was killed while delivering textbooks in southern AfghanistanMore >>
Kerry contacted Smedinghoff's parents, Tom and Mary Beth, from Andrews Air Force Base after she died.More >>
Southeastern Illinois College Theatre's spring musical, Fiddler on the Roof, will hit the stage April 26 and 27 at 7 p.m. and April 28 at 2p.m. in the George T. Dennis Visual & Performing Arts Center Theatre. More >>
Friday, April 12 2013 8:55 PM EDT2013-04-13 00:55:06 GMT
A Peoria man will go to trial May 28 after he pleaded not guilty to charges he killed his wife on Valentine's Day. The Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/151pW2b) that 37-year-old Nathan Leuthold hasMore >>
Authorities accuse him of staging a break-in at their home and shooting the woman to death.More >>
Friday, April 12 2013 8:43 PM EDT2013-04-13 00:43:16 GMT
Officials say a state employee was fired after an investigation found he had taken sexually explicit photos and a video of himself at work and emailed inappropriate images. The Illinois Executive EthicsMore >>
An executive inspector general's investigation found 225 pornographic images on his state computer. There were 13 explicit images and a video of a man identified as Hastings.More >>
Friday, April 12 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-04-12 20:20:49 GMT
Churchill Downs says fans will no longer be able to bring personal tents to the track for the Kentucky Derby. The track made the announcement Friday, saying unpredictable weather makes the items dangerous.More >>
Tens of thousands of fans who stream into the infield every year for the race set up personal tents as they settle in for a day of partying. More >>
Thursday, April 11 2013 10:34 PM EDT2013-04-12 02:34:53 GMT
A longtime suburban Chicago water official pleaded guilty Thursday to lying about drawing drinking water from a tainted well - the first conviction in a scandal that left village residents fearing forMore >>
A longtime suburban Chicago water official pleaded guilty Thursday to lying about drawing drinking water from a tainted well - the first conviction in a scandal that left village residents fearing for their health.More >>
Thursday, April 11 2013 9:08 PM EDT2013-04-12 01:08:35 GMT
A Cook County judge says he will appoint a special prosecutor to determine if new trials will be granted several imprisoned men who claim they were tortured by ex-Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge. TheyMore >>
They claim Burge's actions and those of his underlings forced them to confess to crimes they didn't commit. More >>
Wednesday, April 10 2013 11:34 AM EDT2013-04-10 15:34:11 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service says it will delay plans to cut Saturday mail delivery because Congress isn't allowing the change. The Postal Service said in February that it planned to cutMore >>
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service says it will delay plans to cut Saturday mail delivery because Congress isn't allowing the change.
Saturday, April 6 2013 10:11 AM EDT2013-04-06 14:11:28 GMT
An Illinois woman who had admitted to leaving her newborn daughter to freeze to death along a city road in 2004 was sentenced to 50-years in prison on Friday. 32-year-old Katie Stockton hid her pregnancyMore >>
An Illinois woman who had admitted to leaving her newborn daughter to freeze to death along a city road in 2004 was sentenced to 50-years in prison on Friday. 32-year-old Katie Stockton hid her pregnancyMore >>
Wednesday, April 3 2013 9:08 PM EDT2013-04-04 01:08:39 GMT
Several business and taxpayer groups oppose Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to end so-called corporate tax loopholes. They claim the proposal unfairly targets business, could hamper job creation and might be unconstitutional.More >>
They claim the proposal unfairly targets business, could hamper job creation and might be unconstitutional.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:01 AM EDT2013-05-17 11:01:29 GMT
The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed. The group said Friday the attackMore >>
The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 7:35 AM EDT2013-05-16 11:35:35 GMT
Around 1:30 Thursday morning, the Owensboro Police Department responded to an armed robbery call at the Hampton Inn, located at 615 Salem Drive.Responding units spoke with the desk clerk, who advised thatMore >>
Responding units spoke with the desk clerk, who advised that a male subject entered the business armed with a rifle, and demanded money.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 6:53 AM EDT2013-05-16 10:53:21 GMT
Police say a 7-year-old boy is critically injured, after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Indianapolis. The boy was hit about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday on the city's south side. A police spokesman saysMore >>
Officers were told that the boy was trying to cross the busy two-lane street when he was hit.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 6:53 AM EDT2013-05-15 10:53:05 GMT
European officials are investigating some of the world's biggest oil companies on suspicions of price manipulation over more than a decade. Shell, B-P and Statoil all say they're co-operating with theMore >>
The commission carried out unannounced inspections, because of concerns the companies may have worked together in reporting distorted prices.More >>
Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in...More >>
Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and...More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:48 AM EDT2013-05-17 11:48:10 GMT
LELAND, NC (WECT) – A local bride-to-be is heartbroken after learning her wedding invitations were likely on a postal truck that went up in flames on Wednesday. The truck caught fire on Highway 74/76More >>
A local bride-to-be is heartbroken after learning her wedding invitations were likely on a postal truck that went up in flames on Wednesday.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 12:44 AM EDT2013-05-16 04:44:31 GMT
It might come as a shock that a father who lost his daughter to a drunk driver would not be in favor or lowering the legal blood alcohol limit, but former Police Chief Alan Weatherford is not.More >>
It might come as a shock that a father who lost his daughter to a drunk driver would not be in favor or lowering the legal blood alcohol limit, but former Police Chief Alan Weatherford is not. This week, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended lowering the limit from .08 to .05.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:06 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:06:54 GMT
Evansville police made a large drug bust Fir day night. It happened at a home in the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue near Garvin Street. Police say officers were in the area and could smell a strong odorMore >>
Officers got a search warrant, and once inside the home, found what they call a substantial amount of marijuana. More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 10:21 PM EDT2013-05-18 02:21:45 GMT
NEW ALBANY, IN – New Albany police said Friday that a mother found dead along with her two young children in a creek in Binford Park in March drowned her two young children and then herself. New AlbanyMore >>
Investigators said Jaime Clutter, 35, suffered from mental illness -- possibly psychosis and postpartum depression -- when she walked her children to Binford Park March 13 and drowned them. More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:16:53 GMT
One person has died in a crash near Harrisonville, MO, Thursday evening. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 7 and Walker Road. It involved a car and a tractor-trailer. Harrisonville is in Cass County.More >>
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:11 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:11:56 GMT
Henderson Police are looking for an escaped inmate. Police say Nicholas Christian was on a work release at the jail garden Friday morning when he took off, prompting the lock down of several HendersonMore >>
Henderson Police are looking for an escaped inmate. Police say Nicholas Christian was on a work release at the jail garden Friday morning when he took off, prompting the lock down of several HendersonMore >>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:00 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:00:58 GMT
(RNN) - Summer is fast approaching and gas prices may be increasing with the temperature. According to Gas Buddy, a five-year record in prices for gasoline is poised to be broken, with many of the recordMore >>
Summer is fast approaching and gas prices may be increasing with the temperature.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-15 21:15:55 GMT
A young hunter who grew up with a fascination about dinosaurs and a dream of hunting what some call “living dinosaurs” has harvested the largest alligator ever certified in Texas.More >>
A young hunter who grew up with a fascination about dinosaurs and a dream of hunting what some call “living dinosaurs” has harvested the largest alligator ever certified in Texas.More >>
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer The son of the U.S. national swim team director is reporting that Michael Phelps is planning a comeback for the 2016 Rio Olympics.More >>
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer Is Michael Phelps planning a comeback?More >>
