Tuesday, May 22 2012 9:42 AM EDT2012-05-22 13:42:35 GMT
ST. PETERS, Mo. (AP) - Authorities in St. Charles County say a 3-year-old girl may have been alone in an apartment with her dead mother for up to four days. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/Kb8lIO
Authorities in St. Charles County say a 3-year-old girl may have been alone in an apartment with her dead mother for up to four days.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:23 AM EDT2012-05-23 09:23:04 GMT
STEELE, MO (KAIT) – Police have arrested a man they say robbed three women and then barricaded himself inside a home for over 3 hours. According to the Steele Police Department, officers were called to
According to the Steele Police Department, officers were called to the corner of Highway 164 and Main Street on a robbery call. When police arrived three women told officers they were robbed by a man, and that he stole their car.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 2:57 PM EDT2012-05-22 18:57:43 GMT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas state auditor is auctioning off more unclaimed property on eBay. Auditor Charlie Daniels says the state's latest eBay auction will be held Friday at 10 a.m. The auction
Auditor Charlie Daniels says the state's latest eBay auction will be held Friday at 10 a.m. The auction will be open for seven days and is available for any eBay user, except for employees of the auditor's office and their families.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 2:53 PM EDT2012-05-22 18:53:25 GMT
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A St. Louis woman is facing federal indictment for allegedly forcing two other women into prostitution. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that 26-year-old Carla Mathews was indicted earlier
Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that 26-year-old Carla Mathews was indicted earlier this month on three felony counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. Mathews does not yet have a listed attorney.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 2:54 PM EDT2012-05-22 18:54:03 GMT
(RNN) - A U.S. Airways plane from Paris to Charlotte, NC, was diverted to Bangor, ME, because of a security threat.The plane is a Boeing 767. Copyright 2012 Raycom News Network. All rights reserved.
A Cameroon woman was pulled from an American jetliner and arrested after presenting a note to a flight attendant saying she had a "device" surgically implanted inside her.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:22 AM EDT2012-05-23 09:22:36 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – Jonesboro Police are investigating a mobile meth lab found in an apartment complex's garbage dumpster. According to Jonesboro Police, around 9:30 this morning a Sanitation Department
According to Jonesboro Police, around 9:30 this morning a Sanitation Department employee found some suspicious items at the dumpster for the University Apartments on Stallings Road and Stone Street.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 10:59 PM EDT2012-05-23 02:59:16 GMT
Candidates for Arkansas' only Democrat-held U.S. House seat are hoping to win their parties' nominations outright as voters cast ballots in the state's primary.
Establishment picks for congressional seats in southern and eastern Arkansas struggled in Tuesday's primary, as underfunded candidates relied on name recognition and grass-roots organization.
Monday, May 21 2012 3:23 PM EDT2012-05-21 19:23:28 GMT
GRUBBS, AR (KAIT) – The Jackson County Sheriff's Department is investigating a body found Monday morning in Grubbs. According to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, a decomposing body was found around
According to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, a decomposing body was found around 9:45a Monday morning lying in a ditch. Police have identified the body was 46-year-old James Eugene Moore.
Democratic candidates for two congressional seats in Arkansas are quickly pivoting to an extended fight for their party's nomination, with one hopeful branding his rival as a "professional politician."
The Tennessee Valley Authority is investigating who hung a noose at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens, Ala.
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – Arkansas State University professors have developed an app to help parents monitor sexting and drug use texting among teenagers.
Ruby Translator translates texting terms using in-app dictionaries developed by counselors that contain more than 8,500 phrases associated with drug use and sexual texting.
Arkansas State University computer information and technology professors, Drs. Ralph and Paula Ruby developed the app to help parents decipher texts that could lead to trouble. "My wife and I have written 50 books, we've written manuals and accounting practice sets, and now the latest learning tool is the app."
The idea for the app came from their own experience with a family member who was a resident at rehabilitation facility John 3:16 Ministries. The Rubys worked with the drug counselors to create a drug use dictionary. "I don't know if there's anything worse than seeing a son, a daughter, a nephew, a cousin, be addicted, and not knowing if that loved one is ever going to come home that night," said Dr. Ralph Ruby
The translator defines sexual and drug related texts such as Looney Tunes, Lucy, and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, phases to describe the hallucinogen LSD. "We found terms that we didn't know existed," said Dr. Ralph Ruby. We learned some things through all of the research that we did."
Apple approved Ruby Translator for purchase August 23, 2011. Dr. Ralph Ruby said he and his wife were worried Apple might reject the app because of the information it contained. "People told us that they didn't think the app would get accepted because of the drug terms and the sexting terms."
"The only way we could do it was to put it through the iTunes store, and then use the rating system that Apple has," Dr. Ruby said. "So we put a 17+ on it and that means that no one below the age of 17 should be able to buy that app."
Twenty-five year old Bret Holder said he would consider using a tool like Ruby Translator when he has a family. "I think it's a good app. I think parents need to know what their kids are talking about and getting into with all the dangers out there right now."
"Knowing me growing up, I'm going to know I need to monitor my kids.
The texting communication application is available to purchase for $1.99 in Apple's iTunes store.
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Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:59 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:59:48 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – The three men accused in the shooting death of Marc Despain appeared before a Craighead County Judge Wednesday afternoon. According to the Craighead County Prosecutor's Office,
NEW INFORMATION: According to Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington, Michelle Despain was arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of her husband Marc Despain. She was taken into custody around 1:30 Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:58 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:58:23 GMT
GREENE COUNTY, AR (KAIT) – Emergency crews are working to find the location of an airplane collision in Greene County. According to the Craighead County Sheriff's Department, two planes have collided
NEW INFORMATION: Greene County Sheriff Dan Langston says one plane was flying south to north when the propeller clipped the wing of the plane going east to west. The pilot in the plane going south to north was killed in the accident. The other pilot was airlifted the Med in Memphis. His condition is unknown, and no names are being released at this time.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:44 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:44:41 GMT
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) - A fraternity at the University of Missouri-Columbia is removing a Republican campaign banner after concerns were raised by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's communications director. Republican
A fraternity at the University of Missouri-Columbia is removing a Republican campaign banner after concerns were raised by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's communications director.
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