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.
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A former Chester man pleaded guilty to an indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine.
Michael F. Yankey, 49, of Robinson, formerly of Chester, pleaded guilty to a one-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to manufacture meth.
It happened between May 2011 and April 2012 in Williamson, Randolph, Jackson, and Crawford counties., according to The United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Illinois.
Yankey was involved with others in the making of meth using the red phosphorous method.
Numerous people supplied Yankey with pseudoephedrine pills, iodine, and matches to make meth. He then provided meth to those same people.
The offense carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, a fine up to $1 million, and probation of a least three years.
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.
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