Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:27 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:27:45 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - Fire crews are battling a house fire in Jonesboro. The Jonesboro Fire Department dispatch tells Region 8 News that a home is on fire at 621 Elizabeth lane, near Prospect Rd. We
The Jonesboro Fire Department dispatch tells Region 8 News that a home is on fire at 621 Elizabeth lane, near Prospect Rd.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:56:01 GMT
(RNN) – Of the 24 killed in the EF-5 tornado that decimated Moore, OK, 10 are children - two of which are infants according to a release by the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office. All the children
The last of the missing from Monday's massive tornado that tore through the town of Moore, OK, have been accounted for.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:51 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:51:11 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - Makenzie Aldred should not be alive. Dubbed "The Miracle Child" by her doctors and family alike, Makenzie suffers from a form of Congenital Heart Defect that should be diagnosed
Dubbed "The Miracle Child" by her doctors and family alike, Makenzie suffers from a form of Congenital Heart Defect that should be diagnosed when the mother is pregnant or shortly after delivery.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:36 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:36:09 GMT
BARTOW, FL (BAY NEWS 9/CNN) - A Florida high school student accused of setting off an explosion at school made her first public statement Wednesday. Kiera Wilmot was arrested last month on two felony
A Florida high school student accused of setting off an explosion at school made her first public statement Wednesday.
Monday, May 20 2013 7:51 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:51:52 GMT
DONIPHAN, AR (KAIT) – A search effort is underway in Southeast Missouri. The Hartland Pit Stop in Doniphan apparently sold a $1 million Powerball ticket this past weekend, but the winner has yet to come
A Southeast Missouri woman wrapped up a big week by taking home a piece of the record $600 million Powerball jackpot.
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – Over the past several months, some power lines have disappeared. In addition to disturbing electricity, stealing the lines is very dangerous. Those with Craighead Electric say a man was killed in a few years ago when he attempted to steal power lines and it could happen again very easily.
"They're removing copper from our structures. They're removing the wire from the poles," said Monty Williams with Craighead Electric.
Stealing the wires is very risky.
"The amount of voltage that is running through these power lines is around 7,600 volts," said Williams. "This demonstration behind me is going to show what is going to happen if you come into contact with power lines."
Monty Williams with Craighead Electric said it's not the voltage that will kill you the amps will.
"You have a wire line lying around or on a pole or touching a pole or a guide wire you want to consider it's energized. You don't want to touch that because you never know what is hot and what's not," said Williams.
The thefts are happening in parts of Lawrence, Greene and Craighead Counties.
"Some of it is just here and there they haven't really hit one specific area and just ripped everything off. They've been kind of spotty here and there," said Williams.
Williams said the culprits are probably getting around $5,000 total for the 50 lines they've taken while the cost to repair those lines will run around $25,000.
When the linemen go out to replace the copper wire they're actually replacing that wire with aluminum because the price of aluminum is a lot less than the price of copper. A bill passed back in 2009 made the theft and destruction of power lines a "class d" felony.
"We're really not for sure exactly where they're taking it but we're watching all of the scrap metal places recycling facilities to see if we can't locate where this wire is going," said Williams.
He said they want to catch the individuals before they cause more damage to the lines and before they get seriously hurt or killed.
"When we do catch these folks we're going to go as far as the extent of the law as we can go to put these folks behind bars," said Williams.
A Nashville judge has permanently suspended the public guardian of Davidson County while citing "significant concerns" that she charged excessive fees to the elderly and disabled people she is supposed to protect.
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