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Library to host Mardi Gras event

Library to host Mardi Gras event

MT. VERNON, IL (KFVS) - The C.E. Brehm Memorial Library will host Mardi Gras on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m.

The library says there will be Dixie Land Jazz by Tom Baker's Mardi Gras band. There will also be chicken gumbo and red beans and rice to sample.

For more information, you can call 618-242-6322.

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ISP to patrol construction zones more closely

ISP to patrol construction zones more closely

(KFVS) - The Illinois State Police District 13 Interim Commander, Lieutenant Thomas Stehley announced Tuesday that troopers will be watching construction zones closely while improvements are being made to area roads.

ISP says each year, hundreds of work zones present hazards, inconveniences and delays to drivers. According to ISP, state-wide in 2009, provisional data shows 31 people were killed in work zone crashes, 25 of those deaths were driver or passenger, five were construction workers and one pedestrian.

According to ISP, on Feb. 2, random details were implemented at I-57, mile post 65 near West Frankfort. They say troopers wrote nine citations and 10 warnings for cellphone use in a construction zone along with, 11 citations and three warnings for speeding through a construction zone.

SLIDESHOW: Snow 2/13

SLIDESHOW: Snow 2/13

(KFVS) - Heartland viewers have been sending us pictures of the snow in their area on Monday, Feb. 13.

You can e-mail us pictures from your community to cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. Don't forget to include your name, where you're from and a brief description of the picture.

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How much snow are you seeing?

How much snow are you seeing?

(KFVS) - It's starting to snow pretty good at the station in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

You can e-mail us pictures of snow accumulation in your community to cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. Don't forget to include your name and where you're from.

For current storm warnings, watches and advisories, you can click here.

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Final scores for Heartland Hoops 2/10

Final scores for Heartland Hoops 2/10

(KFVS) - The Heartland Hoops final scores for Friday, Feb. 10 are available.

You can click here to see the scores.

If you have pictures from the games, you can e-mail them to us at cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. Don't forget to include your name, where the picture was taken and a brief description.

For everything else Heartland Hoops, you can visit our Heartland Hoops page here. It features extended game highlights, wallpapers and Subway Trick Shot of the Night rules.

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RLC offers classes on basic home improvements

RLC offers classes on basic home improvements

INA, IL (KFVS) - Rend Lake College is offering three home improvement courses to show students how to do the basics themselves and save money.

Classes will be through RLC's Community and Corporate Education and include: