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.
Saturday, May 25 2013 5:20 PM EDT2013-05-25 21:20:27 GMT
A southwest Missouri county health department has posted health advisories for three waterways because of high bacteria levels.
A southwest Missouri county health department has posted health advisories for three waterways because of high bacteria levels.
CAPE GIRARDEAU (KFVS) -
One-hundred years ago at Cape Girardeau's Oliver-Lemming home, Marie Oliver created the tri-color flag with two bears that is now recognized as a symbol of Missouri.
One of the first flags made by Oliver's hand is on display in Cape Girardeau Friday and Saturday. It was the first-ever Missouri flag to ever fly over the state capitol. Local historians say when Oliver learned did not have its own flag; say she went to work to create one.
"Marie Oliver is the Betsy Ross of Missouri," said SEMO Historian Dr. Joel Rhodes. "She thought it would be a good idea for the state have one so she took it upon herself to do research and put some hard work into it. Then it took several years for the flag to be adopted by the State of Missouri and finally on March 22, 1913 the flag became the official flag of Missouri."
Events Friday and Saturday IN Cape Girardeau will mark the flag's centennial near its birthplace. The flag will be on display at a regional history fair going on at the family life center at centenary Methodist church from 1:30 to 2:30 Friday.
The flag will also be available for viewing when the Oliver-Lemming House opens its doors to the public from 1 p.m. To 4 p.m. Saturday.
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.
Saturday, May 25 2013 11:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 15:00:12 GMT
DALLAS (WFSS/CNN) – There's a new trend in the bar scene that involves your favorite hard liquor and dry ice. Breathing in the alcohol vapors gets you buzzed fast and some say you don't ingest any empty
There's a new trend in the bar scene that involves your favorite hard liquor and dry ice. But doctors say it's dangerous.
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