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
Monday, May 20 2013 4:17 AM EDT2013-05-20 08:17:22 GMT
Kentucky law enforcement officers are beginning a week of traffic patrols for the Memorial Day holiday focusing on making sure motorists are wearing seat belts.
Kentucky law enforcement officers are beginning a week of traffic patrols for the Memorial Day holiday focusing on making sure motorists are wearing seat belts.
IMPERIAL, MO (KFVS) -
Police arrested a Fenton man after a vehicle with a baby inside was stolen from a convenience store in Imperial.
Ryan Beckler, 21, of Fenton is charged with stealing a motor vehicle, kidnapping-facilitating a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child.
Jefferson
County Sheriff's deputies were called to 2200 Old Hwy. 21 in Imperial
for a kidnapping and stolen vehicle around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
A mother had left her 19-month-old baby girl in her black 1997 Jeep Cherokee while she went into the convenience store.
As she was coming out of the store, she noticed her Jeep being driven off the parking lot.
A
few minutes later, deputies received a call that the baby had been
dropped off in a driveway in the 2300 block of Romaine Creek Rd.
The baby was unharmed and reunited with her mother.
Around
7:47 p.m., a deputy saw a vehicle matching the description of the
stolen vehicle, traveling north on Missouri Hwy 141 near Fieldler Lane
in Fenton.
The deputy executed a felony traffic stop, Beckler
resisted and attempted to flee, according to the Jefferson County
Sheriff's Office.
Beckler was arrested after a brief foot chase.
He was taken to the Jefferson County Jail with no bond.
Sunday, May 19 2013 9:44 PM EDT2013-05-20 01:44:05 GMT
Many people in the Heartland have an opinion on an Illinois bill to legalize medical marijuana. A senate hearing committee passed it on Friday; Governor Pat Quinn hasn't said if he'll sign it.
Many people in the Heartland have an opinion on an Illinois bill to legalize medical marijuana. A senate hearing committee passed it on Friday; Governor Pat Quinn hasn't said if he'll sign it.
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.
Ryan Beckler (Source: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)
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