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Students Design, Build Dog Houses for Seniors

RAYMORE, Mo. — It’s called “Measurement that Matters,” a math lesson for advanced students in the Raymore-Peculiar School District. Students are taking the lessons learned in the classroom and putting them to work for some senior citizens.

FOX 4′s Kim Byrnes is Working for You with more on the Dog House Project.

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Mo. House, Senate Approve Funding to Keep Homes for Veterans Open

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – From catered dinners to laundry service to afternoon Bingo, these are the services Prince Gilbert Revelle said make his home fit for a king.

“I’d like to see every veteran that served in the service who was honorably discharged to be able to come in here,” said Prince, a Navy Seaman First Class.

The 85-year-old WWII and Korean War veteran, who prefers his nickname Bud, moved to the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg seven years ago when he became too feeble to live on his own.

“They gave that part of their lives to protect us and be in the service,” said Bud.  “To me it’s a pay back.  I think we deserve this treatment we’re getting.  It’s good.”

But Bud’s home and the six others like it in Missouri faced severe cutbacks due to $30 million in budget cuts over the last three years.

Flags Lowered to Remember Those Killed in Line of Duty

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The flags of the United States and the State of Missouri at all government buildings in Missouri will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday in honor of Missouri`s Peace Officers Memorial Day.

The day commemorates the sacrifices of the federal, state, county and municipal peace officers who have been killed or disabled in the performance of their duties.

It was designated by a 1996 state law.

Flesh-Eating Bacteria — What You Should Know

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Necrotizing fasciitis. It’s making headlines after 24-year-old Aimee Copeland contracted the disease in a zip lining accident.

The Georgia graduate student has already lost a leg to the flesh-eating bacteria and will most likely lose her fingers. Her condition is a rare, but extremely aggressive disease that has a 73 percent mortality rate, according to Medscape Today. Tragedy strikes with the bacteria infects and destroys a layer of tissue under the skin called the fascia.

Dangerous bacteria

In an interview with FOXNews.com, Dr. Michael Lucchesi said varying types of bacteria can cause necrotizing fasciitis. The flesh-eating bacteria typically enters the body through a punctured wound. For Copeland, the creek where she was injured is a prime location where the bacteria typically lives.

Solar Eclipse Coming For KC

I thought this morning I’d start the blog with a look at the heavens above as something cool should happen on Sunday around here, and while we’ll be on the fringe of a solar eclipse the timing of it may provide photographers with some great pictures.

Of course all this is weather/cloud dependent, and there is and increasing chance of us having more clouds in the area to finish the weekend, and even the potential of some storms to move in wither on Sunday or next Monday.

There will be a partial solar eclipse occurring later on Sunday. We will be able to see it in the KC area, although it will not be a total eclipse here, since it will be occurring near sunset it still might be pretty cool. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun. The moon blocks the sun’s light and casts a shadow on the earth’s surface.

Wayside Waifs: Meet Yogi the Dog!

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s Yogi the Bear Dog! Nine-year-old Yogi came from a shelter in Topeka and is looking for a forever home. He’s house broken, active for his age and very lovable.

He’d do well in a home where there aren’t any kids because Yogi, being so active, would want to run and play, and at his age, that may not be the best thing. And because he’s a senior dog, Wayside Waifs offers Yogi for a price of $62.50.

If interested in adopting Yogi, contact Wayside Waifs at 816.761.8151. Wayside Waifs is located at 3901 Martha Truman Road in Kansas City, Mo.

Missouri Harvest Recipes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There are more than 200 small farms in Missouri. In her book ”Missouri Harvest,” Liz Fathman shares where they are, what they grow and what makes them so special.

See her recipe for Blueberry Liqueur and Crustless Swiss Chard Quiche below.

Blueberry Liqueur
(This process takes 4 weeks, so plan accordingly!)

  • 4 cups fresh blueberries (or frozen from fresh)
  • 3 cups (about 1 750 ml bottle) good-quality vodka (not top shelf, but not bottom shelf, either!)
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar

Directions:

Wash the blueberries (if fresh — presumably the frozen ones were washed before freezing) and pour them into a large, clean jar. Muddle them slightly with a spoon handle or muddler.