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.
MOUNDS, IL (KFVS) -
The Alexander/Pulaski County branch of the NAACP is celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with their annual memorial breakfast.
Their 19th annual breakfast will be held at the Meridian Elementary School Gymnasium in Mounds, Illinois.
The breakfast starts at 9 a.m. The keynote speaker is Father Joseph Brown, Director of the African-American Studies Department at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
There will also be entertainment and a silent auction.
Donations to attend are $12. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.
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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