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The FBI is investigating after a suspicious letter was found at a church in Benton Monday morning (Feb. 19). The letter was found at Cypress Baptist Church on Palmetto Road in Benton and contained a white powder, the FBI says. Deputies with the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office first responded to the scene. However, BPSO says Louisiana State Police has taken over the investigation. LSP says the investigation has now been turned over to the FBI. The FBI says field tests conducted on the powder were negative. More testing will be performed at a local lab. The FBI says “even sending...

I was very fortunate to have had dinner with one of the authors, Sarah Adams and interview her a couple weeks later. She had left Benghazi a day or so before the attack. She served on the Benghazi Committee and her and Dave Benton invested a lot of their time and money researching and determining the whereabouts of the terrorists responsible for the attack. She's shared on several podcast that she hopes their work will be used by other nations to hunt and bring the terrorists to justice. First link is for an autographed copy and the 2nd and 3rd...

A Benton, Illinois, mother was shocked when she saw a kid’s shirt she had ordered for her three-year-old daughter from a Chinese retailer featured an iconic NWA lyric: "F*** the police." Kelsey Dawn Williamson, 23, told BuzzFeed News that while the shirt certainly doesn’t represent her daughter's view of police enforcement, she still can't stop laughing at the situation. Williamson believed that the order she placed through AliExpress would feature just the characters of the classic children's books, Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel. The mother has ordered from the retailer before for her daughter, Salem, and has never experienced...

Bird flu has been discovered in domestic birds in Benton County. The flu was found in a flock of about 150 birds, including domestic waterfowl with access to the outdoors. The virus has not been found in commercial poultry anywhere in Washington State or the United States. The Washington State Department of Agriculture says there is no immediate public health concern as the avian flu does not affect poultry meat or egg products, which remain safe to eat. However, as always, both wild and domestic poultry should be propertly cooked.

Friend -- BREAKING: Another poll has confirmed that Mitch is in the lead! The latest poll released today from Public Policy Polling shows Mitch ahead by 4 points. This is great news for Kentucky and devastating news for Barack Obama and his hand-picked candidate, Alison Lundergan Grimes. (SNIP) With your continued support, we're confident we can win this race. Together, we can take back the Senate and stop the radical Obama agenda. (SNIP) (SNIP) Thanks for your support, Jesse Benton Campaign Manager - Team Mitch Paid For By McConnell Senate Committee '14

BENTON (KATV) - A veteran Benton police officer was charged with raping a minor. Forty-two-year-old Lt. Monte L. Hodge was arrested Wednesday for allegedly raping an underage male relative. According to police, the victim was raped and threatened repeatedly by Hodge for several years. The boy finally broke his silence a day after being raped one last time. "He just broke down and told me he had something to tell me and he told me," said the victim's friend, who chose to remain anonymous. And what the victim told this friend was horrifying.

The 88-year-old World War II veteran who was beaten to death with a flashlight as he crossed a parking lot in Washington state may have died because he tried to defend himself, police said. [snip] “Our information is that the individual fought back and that may have made this, you know, a worse situation,” Spokane police Chief Frank Straub said.

August 26, 2013 Veteran Delbert Benton's great-nephew on senseless crime Allen Hills on manhunt for second suspect

Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes invites Kentuckians to her official campaign kickoff, tells personal stories, and speaks directly to her potential opponent Kentucky U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell in her first campaign video released Thursday. Toward the end of the ad, Grimes addresses McConnell directly by saying “now this part is for you, Senator McConnell.” Grimes goes on to hit McConnell on his voting record on issues including the Paycheck Fairness Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the Violence Against Women Act and more. “Your campaign wants to play silly games about where I am and where I stand....

Have to drive down I-24 through Paducah and to Benton, KY. Anyone know the road conditions south of Paducah?

Residents are urged to attend an informational meeting regarding the concealed carry law referendum that is on the Nov. 4 ballot. Benton Public Property Commissioner Ronnie Baumgarte said the meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. in the Benton Elks Lodge, 167 Industrial Park Road. Illinois Carry spokesperson Valinda Rowe said the town hall meeting would include a question-and-answer period. “We would love for people to come to the meeting to address their concerns about the legislation,” Rowe said. “Illinois is one of only two states that has not passed a concealed carry law. A concealed carry law means that qualified,...

A black bear was caught in a forest recreation area Sunday and was being sent to a veterinary school to determine if it was the same animal that attacked a family, killing a 6-year-old girl. Authorities found a bear in the same trap where they detected paw prints on Saturday in the remote Cherokee National Forest Chilhowee Recreation Area... The bear, which was captured near the site of the attack, looked to be the same weight as the 350- to 400-pound bear that attacked a mother and her two children on a trail in the recreation area on Thursday... The...

Authorities hunted Friday for a black bear that picked up a 2-year-old boy in its mouth and mauled his mother, critically injuring them before killing the child's 6-year-old sister. Witnesses told authorities the bear picked up the boy in its mouth while the mother and other visitors tried to fend it off with sticks and rocks, said Dan Hicks, a spokesman for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. When the bear attacked, the girl ran away, authorities said. Rescuers found the girl's body about 100 yards down the trail from the falls. A bear was standing over her. "Allegedly, after the...

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. -- A Michigan State Police trooper was shot in Benton Harbor Wednesday morning. The trooper was shot in the arm during a traffic stop around 4 a.m. He got out of his car to investigate an accident. A suspect fled on foot, but was reportedly taken into custody. The trooper is currently in an area hospital being treated for an injury that is described as not life-threatening. State Police Lt. Michael Risko said he's "pretty sure it has nothing to do with the incident" last week. Risko is referring to two nights of riots in the southwestern...