The best part of waking up...

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, 11:35am

JONESBORO, IL (KFVS) - Viewer Jay Lopez took a beautiful picture of Wednesday's sunrise on Highway 146 east in Jonesboro.

Lopez says he took the picture around 6:30 a.m.

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IDPH: Wednesday is World Rabies Day

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011, 12:53pm

UNION COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Health says Wednesday, September 28 is World Rabies Day, a global campaign to spread the word about rabies prevention.

The theme this year is "Working Together to Make Rabies History." It was founded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Alliance for Rabies Control to bring people from around the world together.

“Rabies can be prevented through increased awareness and education about the disease, as well as pet vaccinations,” said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Damon T. Arnold. “Preventing and controlling rabies starts at the community level. World Rabies Day is an excellent time to talk with a veterinarian about pet vaccinations and learn what animals typically transmit rabies and how to avoid them.”

Rabies is a virus that affects the nervous system of humans and other mammals.

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10th anniversary of the Pink Bagel

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011, 10:34am

CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - Pink Ribbon Bagels celebrate 10 years of fighting breast cancer.

In October, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Panera sells the Pink Ribbon Bagel with a portion of the proceeds from each bagel going to a variety of breast cancer causes throughout the country.

Panera says donations from the sale of the bagel have now raised more than $1 million for breast cancer charities. They say they hope to make 2011 the largest year for donations ever.

The concept began in 2001 when Sue Stees, co-owner of 18 Panera Bread franchises and a breast cancer survivor began searching for ways to help other women fighting the same disease. She developed the Pink Ribbon Bagel and sold 27,000 of them in the first year.

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Soul to Sole 5K for breast cancer research

Submitted by Alycia Dobrinick on Monday, September 26th, 12:53 pm

JONESBORO, IL (KFVS) - The Soul to Sole 5K Run/Walk/Stroll will take place on Saturday, October 1st.

The event will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Organizers have asked members of the community and businesses to decorate the town pink for the event.

If you haven't already signed up, you can register the day of the race, starting at 6:45 a.m. Warm up begins at 7:10 a.m. The race starts at 7:30 a.m. Participants are asked to wear pink.

For more information, you can visit the Soul to Sole website.

Find more breast cancer events throughout the Heartland by clicking here.

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Car seat safety check points set up across Illinois

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Sunday, September 25th, 2011, 1:23pm

When it comes to keeping kids safe in their car seats sometimes all it takes is a little instruction and guidance.

That's exactly what law enforcement, health care agencies and the Illinois Department of Transportation offered Saturday.

The program called "Don't Leap Too Soon" set up car seat safety check points in more than 80 locations in the state.

"The reason it's so important is because 80-percent of the car seats that come through our checks are incorrectly installed," said ISP Trooper David Sneed. "So when you look at the big picture that's a lot of kids running around the nation not secured properly in their car seat."

Illinois wasn't the only place in the nation taking part in the "Don't Leap Too Soon" program. Car seat safety check points were set up all across the Heartland Saturday, and around the nation.

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Applications accepted for EMS subcommittee

Submitted by Christy Hendricks

Friday, September 23rd, 2011, 11:56am

(KFVS) - Lt. Governor Sheila Simon is accepting applications for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) subcommittee of the Governor’s Rural Affairs Council (GRAC).

The subcommittee will work to improve EMS services throughout rural Illinois. It's charged with identifying barriers to providing adequate EMS service in rural Illinois. Among those challenges are long ambulance response times that put patients at risk and recruiting and retaining the qualified emergency medical service personnel necessary to provide life-saving care to citizens in need, according to Lt. Gov.

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Ill. Gov's request for Agricultural disaster declaration approved

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011, 8:28pm

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced federal disaster assistance is available to help the state's farmers who suffered crop losses due to 2011 flooding.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted the Governor's request to designate 46 Illinois counties as natural disaster areas, said the governor's office.

The designation qualifies farmers in those counties and 27 contiguous counties for assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), including low-interest emergency loans.

"Grain prices will help offset production losses for farmers who were fortunate enough to get a crop in the ground, but thousands of acres across Illinois were totally destroyed," Governor Quinn said. "These loans will help farmers who weren't able to plant this year's crop by refinancing debt and covering production costs and essential family living expenses."

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