Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little...More >>
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against...More >>
There are reports of a tornado in Thomson, Illinois, just after 7:45 P.M., on Sunday, May 20th. Most of Northwest Illinois felt strong winds because of the storms. Chadwick, Illinois is in Carroll County.More >>
There are reports of a tornado in Thomson, Illinois, just after 7:45 P.M., on Sunday, May 20th. Most of Northwest Illinois felt strong winds because of the storms. Chadwick, Illinois is in Carroll County.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:38 AM EDT2013-05-20 14:38:36 GMT
Camanche Police arrested five people on meth charges over the weekend Arrested were 59-year-old Charles McKenrick, 32-year-old Kimberly Lane, 33-year old Nathan Green and 42-year old David Shamp, junior,More >>
Camanche Police arrested five people on meth charges over the weekend Arrested were 59-year-old Charles McKenrick, 32-year-old Kimberly Lane, 33-year old Nathan Green and 42-year old David Shamp, junior,More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:32 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:32:38 GMT
There's definitely going to be a long road to recovery for people in Moore, Oklahoma. One Quad Cities native who now lives in the Oklahoma City area not far from where the deadly tornado struck onMore >>
There's definitely going to be a long road to recovery for people in Moore, Oklahoma.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:17 AM EDT2013-05-21 08:17:19 GMT
The First Alert Forecast from Meteorologist Kevin Phelps Tuesday Morning We will start off on a dry note for you Tuesday under partly cloudy skies. Temps will run into the upper 70s and low 80s again
The First Alert Forecast from Meteorologist Kevin Phelps Tuesday Morning We will start off on a dry note for you Tuesday under partly cloudy skies. Temps will run into the upper 70s and low 80s againMore >>
Monday, May 20 2013 6:42 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:42:26 GMT
We used to call them tornado sirens. But now, in Scott and Rock Island Counties that term is wrong. Emergency dispatchers will sound the sirens for three reasons: "They'll sound the sirens every 15 minutesMore >>
We used to call them tornado sirens. But now, in Scott and Rock Island Counties that term is wrong. Emergency dispatchers will sound the sirens for three reasons: "They'll sound the sirens every 15 minutesMore >>
Former Comptroller Rita Crundwell is set to be sentenced Thursday for embezzling 53 million dollars from the city. And there will be a lot to see and hear in court. City leaders will get their chance to talk about what Crundwell did and how it affected the city.
And we now know she may have done more than first thought. A court filing shows an FBI Special Agent will testify that Rita Crundwell not only embezzled 53 million dollars in public money, but also stole at least 25 thousand dollars from a charitable fund.
The "Sister City" program is designed to promote cultural and economic partnerships between Dixon and four international cities. It's a non-profit, and exists only because of donations. Agents will testify Crundwell deposited checks payable to the city into the "Sister City" account, then wrote checks from that account to pay for personal expenses.
And half a dozen public officials are also expected to testify. They will make victim statements about how Crundwell devastated the community. One of them is Mayor Jim Burke, who calls Crundwell "just an absolute total thief without conscience." He says, "While she was taking all this money, she had a ringside seat to the consequences to the city of her actions, and it didn't make any difference to her, She kept right on stealing money."
He tells us he is going the judge to give Crundwell the maximum sentence. She pleaded guilty in November to a felony count of wire fraud. That means the 60-year old could face 20 years in prison. A state case is still pending.
