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.
Friday, May 24 2013 11:20 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:20:12 GMT
Officials with Goodwill are searching for relatives of a World War II veteran whose medals - including the Silver Star and Purple Heart - somehow wound up inside a suburban St. Louis Goodwill store.
Officials with Goodwill are searching for relatives of a World War II veteran whose medals - including the Silver Star and Purple Heart - somehow wound up inside a suburban St. Louis Goodwill store.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:59 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:59:22 GMT
The Illinois House is expected to vote on a compromise plan on concealed weapons that has generated the opposition of Gov. Pat Quinn.
The Illinois House is expected to vote on a compromise plan on concealed weapons that has generated the opposition of Gov. Pat Quinn.
POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) -
Governor Jay Nixon spoke at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff to discuss his plans to provide health care coverage for an additional estimated 300,000 Missourians.
The Governor said the step would benefit not only uninsured working families and the economy, but also Missouri taxpayers because the federal government will cover 100% of the costs for the first three years.
"This is the smart thing to do, and the right thing to do," said Governor Jay Nixon.
Currently federal law allows for an expansion of Medicaid to cover low-income Americans who can't afford health insurance by raising the eligibility level to 138% of the federal poverty level.
According to the Governor's office, a family of four living at 138% of the federal poverty level in 2012 made $31,809 a year.
Because federal funding will cover 100% of the costs for calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016, expanding health care coverage to those 300,000 uninsured Missourians would involve no state dollars, according to Nixon, during those years.
Beginning in 2017, the state share would be 5% of the cost, and then it would increase to 6% for 2018 and 7% for 2019.
Beginning in 2020, the state would pay 10% of the cost.
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.
"This is the smart thing to do, and the right thing to do," said Governor Jay Nixon.
Nixon discussed plans to expand health care coverage in Missouri.
The Governor said the step would benefit not only uninsured working families and the economy, but also Missouri taxpayers.
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