Illinois, Missouri floods leave at least 20 dead, two more missing
Flooding caused by severe weather conditions continues to endanger the lives of residents in Missouri and Illinois and reportedly has killed at least 20 thus far. According to ABCNews.com the flooding from continuous More...
Chikungunya reported in Mississippi
The mosquito borne virus that has infected over 100,000 people in the Caribbean and South America has showed up in Rankin County, Mississippi. Image/CDC The Clarion-Ledger reports today that a traveling medical More...
Death toll from tornadoes across southeast rises to 35
Emergency officials counted casualties, picked through rubble and braced for more storms Tuesday as a massive, slow-moving and extremely violent storm system swept across the southeast. NWS twitter photo of damage More...
JC Penney to close 33 underperforming stores, 2,000 jobs will be eliminated
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. announced Wednesday that as part of its turnaround efforts, the Company will be closing 33 underperforming stores across the country in order to focus its resources on the Company’s More...
Bats, rabies, fungi and your home: A few words with Get Bats Out President, Michael Koski
It shows up in local media reports on nearly a daily basis–a bat is found in a person’s home, later to be tested positive for the deadly viral disease, rabies. Displaced batImage/Michael Korski, Get More...
Details of Marco McMillian murder reveal he was beaten, dragged and set on fire
Clarksdale mayoral candidate Marco McMillian, found dead last week along the Mississippi River levee, was beaten, dragged and set on fire, according to his family in a statement released Monday. Marco McMillian “We More...
Memorial for Leah Manche set for Friday
The woman who lost control of her car and crashed into the Mississippi River this week will be laid to rest on Friday. Leah Manche, age 28, leaves behind a young 11-year-old daughter, Brianna. Funeral services will More...
Leah Manche, Illinois woman, dies as car discovered in Mississippi River
Authorities in Illinois identified a 28-year-old East Moline woman who died after her car plunged into the Mississippi River on Monday. Leah F. Manche was declared dead at the scene by Rock Island County Coroner More...
Over 20,000 dead river rats washing ashore after Isaac
Isaac has left another mark on the Gulf Coast as the hurricane has left thousands of nutra aka Coypu aka “River Rat” on shores of Mississippi’s Hancock and Harrison counties. “Estimates More...
