These items are the most recently posted stories on each of our affiliate news blogs. Clicking Read More will take you to the item on the affiliate blog.
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22 Feb 2012 | 11:58 pm
A Rock Springs man crashed his pickup through a fence at the Sweetwater County Events Complex and now faces multiple charges after a high-speed chase with county deputies. Deputy Dick Blust, Jr. says 41 year old Dean Domson was arrested[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 8:16 pm
The Daybreakers Toastmaster Club is hosting an Open House for all past, present or future members. You can enjoy a complimentary breakfast while getting acquainted-or reacquainted-with San Angelo's only Toastmasters Club. The open house will be held Wednesday, March 7th[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 8:13 pm
An associate professor of teacher education at Angelo State University has been awarded a 90-thousand dollar Teacher Quality Grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Donna Gee will use the money to extend her project aimed at improving elementary[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 8:11 pm
During the next 18 months, Tom Green County residents will be hearing and learning more about three preventable hospitalizations: bacterial pneumonia, urinary tract infections and chronic obtrusive pulmonary disease. From 2005-2009, adult county residents were charged more than 159-million dollars[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 8:01 pm
U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced Wednesday that the Grape Creek Volunteer Fire Department will receive a grant from Homeland Security of more than 45-thousand dollars to support firefighters and their work as first responders. The funding will be used for[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 7:48 pm
The State Senate has approved a plan to bring charter schools to Mississippi. State. The vote was 34-17 Wednesday as the Republican majority turned back a series of amendments, some of which would have narrowed the expansion of charter schools.
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22 Feb 2012 | 6:26 pm
Starting Monday night at 11, the City of Osage Beach will be doing routine maintenance on water utilities at 671- 776 Passover Road, Arlene, Wilson, Wyrick and Maggie streets off Passover. Water should be back in service by 11 a.m.[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 6:24 pm
The 2012 Annual Shoreline Cleanup's March 17 through April 15. To get ready for the event, the Adopt-the-Shoreline organization at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks has a workshop on March 8 to help new and prospective Adopt-the-Shoreline members learn about[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 6:19 pm
New direction is coming for the Perryville Higher Education Center with the retirement of longtime director Sally Werner. . . Werner will retire next week after 13 years at the center. The center is a joint venture between Mineral Area[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 6:17 pm
An Associated Press survey of the nation's top methamphetamine-producing states shows national lab seizures rose again last year.. . and Missouri is number One. The survey confirmed that Missouri regained the top spot for lab seizures in 2011 with nearly[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 6:08 pm
Smokeless tobacco is just as dangerous as lighting up a cigarette and can be just as addictive. Brent Blevins with the Boyle County Health Department says it is a dangerous habit that has a price tag of health risks and[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 4:06 pm
The State Senate Education Committee's approved a democratic backed school reform package. The House Education Committee approved a republican backed reform plan last night. The Des Moines Register reports both plans differ greatly from the reform package introduced last month[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 3:49 pm
Kentucky could build casinos if a constitutional amendment passes muster. So far though, the bill has only cleared its first hurdle after the Senate State and Local Government Committee voted to send the casino bill to the full Senate. The[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 3:48 pm
Des Moines officials are trying to figure out what killed 55-year old Debra Dillard. Her body was found in her Hartford Avenue apartment this morning after family asked for a welfare check. According to the Des Moines Register officials say[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 3:44 pm
U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie of Bowling Green now has a lot more territory to cover and more people to represent, since redistricting has given him Boyle, Garrard and Mercer counties. He was in Boyle County, taking a tour of the[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 3:42 pm
The Southeast Polk Community School District's cut $1.9-million from their operating budget, and KCCI reports district officials say they'll trim another $1.3-million more by mid March. The board's put in place a new busing transportation fee of $180 on students[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 3:33 pm
According to Forbes, Gannett, the owner of the Des Moines Register, plans to switch all of its 80 community newspapers to a paid model by the end of the year. KCCI reports their are no specifics yet on how the[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 3:29 pm
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for part of northern Iowa for late tonight into tomorrow afternoon. Most of the snow is expected to start overnight mainly north of Highway 20 to the Minnesota border. 1[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 3:06 pm
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is aware of at least two phishing scams circulating on local cell phones and email inboxes and warns residents about what to look for.
Phishing (pronounced "fishing") is a type of online identity theft where[…]
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22 Feb 2012 | 12:35 pm
Osage Beach police say an elderly woman received a call from a man posing as an IRS agent wanting to "update her information" in their file. She became suspicious, didn't answer his questions, and called police because she wanted to[…]
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