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Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Climate
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Neoga School District delays restart date at tornado-damaged campus
NEOGA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Neoga Community Unit School District has announced that it is delaying the restart of instruction to ensure its tornado-damaged campus is safe for students and staff to return to. Superintendent Kevin Haarman said on the district's Facebook page that the decision was made after a thorough evaluation of the campus buildings by architects and engineers. That evaluation determined 'additional measures' are needed to ensure the buildings are safe to enter. 6 tornadoes confirmed, additional surveys underway after Friday Night's severe weather As a result of these extra measures, the district is making the following changes: The restart of instruction will be pushed back by two days and will now happen on Wednesday, March 26. High school students will resume instruction at the Neoga Community Center, which previously served as the elementary school Haarman said the extra two days will be considered 'Act of God days' and will not need to be made up. The last day of the school year is still scheduled for May 30. 'We are working diligently to finalize the logistics, including arrangements for student belongings, and will provide further communication on these details soon,' Haarman said. 'We appreciate your patience, support, and understanding as we navigate this challenging time together.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
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Mother accused of tying ‘Baby India' in plastic bag, leaving her in woods to die pleads guilty
Karima Jiwani, the mother accused of abandoning her newborn in the woods, tied up in a bag to die in June 2019, entered a negotiated guilty plea. According to court officials, Jiwani pled guilty to attempted murder and first-degree cruelty to children on Feb. 13. Jiwani has been in jail since being arrested in May 2023, when new evidence led to the identification of the dead newborn, who had only been known as 'Baby India' before genetic evidence helped identify her as the mother. At a news conference in 2023, Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman identified Jiwani and said she had a history of concealed pregnancies. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Ten months before her arrest, sheriff's office investigators were able to use DNA evidence to identify 'Baby India's' father. Officials said Jiwani had given birth in her car, then drove around before abandoning her baby in the woods. Deputies said three sisters in Forsyth County had heard what they thought was an animal in the woods, and when their father went searching, he found the baby in a plastic bag. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] Paramedics found the baby in time to save her and four years after, the sheriff's office was able to identify Jiwani and bring her to justice. 'Baby India' was eventually matched with another family and was 'thriving,' according to the last update from the sheriff's office in 2023. She was sentenced to thirty years in prison and to serve 15, with the rest to be served on probation. RELATED STORIES: Forsyth deputies reveal details that led to mother's arrest in 'Baby India' case Mom arrested after infant found in plastic bag had 'history of concealed pregnancies,' deputies say Arrest made almost 4 years after newborn found alive in plastic bag in Forsyth County woods Deputies release new photos of abandoned newborn found wrapped in plastic 'Act of God:' Family hears baby's cries, finds newborn wrapped in plastic bag VIDEO: The moment deputies saved newborn wrapped in plastic bag How does Georgia's Safe Haven Law work? Questions grow after baby left in woods
