Friday, May 24 2013 11:49 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:49:49 GMT
Postal Service employees who have driven more than a million-accident-free miles are offering safety tips to those hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend.
Postal Service employees who have driven more than a million-accident-free miles are offering safety tips to those hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, IL (KFVS) -
The long hot Summer took it's toll on farmers crops across the Heartland. And it also hit a Christmas Tree farm hard in Southern Illinois.
The Wiswell Christmas Trees farm has become a holiday tradition for thousands of people in the region.
But, this past Summer's drought killed thousands of trees on the farm.
"When we planted this year, we lost last years trees and this years trees," said Stacy Holloway. "Our bigger trees that we have had for several years didn't do too bad."
The farm was able to save their older trees during the drought by changing the way they care for them over the Summer.
"One thing we tried not to do was trim them a lot to keep the stress off the trees, since they had already been under so much during the summer season," said Holloway.
Holloway says it takes many seasons to get a White Pine to stand ten feet tall, more than fifteen years or longer.
So how this years drought will affect the farm is yet to be determined.
"A few years from now we may have fewer trees to choose from," said Holloway. "And it will have an impact on us several years down the road."
But, this year the farm has plenty of trees for families to choose from to keep their Christmas Tree traditions alive. Or for some to start a new one.
"We wanted to come out and pick out a real tree this year to start a new tradition," said Kelli Brewer of Herrin.
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said.
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said.
Friday, May 24 2013 4:38 AM EDT2013-05-24 08:38:10 GMT
(RNN) - A bridge in Washington has collapsed and at least two cars are in the water, according to KING 5 TV out of Seattle. The bridge is part of Interstate 5. There is no word on injuries. Copyright 2013
A photo from the scene showed a man sitting on top of his car, which was partially submerged.
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:29 PM EDT2013-05-24 02:29:44 GMT
Michael Cobb is a physics professor at Southeast Missouri State University and said a monolithic dome might be the answer to surviving severe tornadoes.
Michael Cobb is a physics professor at Southeast Missouri State University and said a monolithic dome might be the answer to surviving severe tornadoes.
A New Jersey company that operates 13 TGI Fridays restaurants accused of secretly replacing premium liquor with low-quality booze says it's shocked at the allegations.
At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water - and apparently not even clean water at that.
A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain.
Five climbers including two Hungarians and a South Korean are missing on the world's third-highest mountain and feared dead, a mountaineering official said Friday.
Friday, May 24 2013 4:20 AM EDT2013-05-24 08:20:24 GMT
Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet and a Laurel County resident have been recognized for their efforts to restore rather than replace a landmark bridge.
Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet and a Laurel County resident have been recognized for their efforts to restore rather than replace a landmark bridge.
The drought killed thousands of trees on the farm.
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