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Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Yahoo
IN fifth graders can promote child safety in poster contest
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Indiana State Representative Tim O'Brien has announced the Indiana State Police are once again partnering with the U.S. Department of Justice for the 2025 National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest to raise awareness and promote child safety. Officials say held annually, this contest is open to Hoosier fifth graders and the state's winning poster will go to the national competition in Washington, D.C., where the winning student will also be invited to participate in the U.S. Department of Justice's National Missing Children's Day ceremony. Officials with Rep. O'Brien's office say each student gets one submission and must include the theme, 'Bringing Our Missing Children Home,' somewhere on the poster. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention says the poster must be submitted with a completed application, which includes a description of the poster and a brief biography of the artist. Divorce process could be changed in Indiana House Bill 1684 Submissions should be mailed to: Indiana State Police MuseumAttn: Sgt. Seth Tumey8660 E. 21st IN 46219 Indiana State Police remind Hoosiers to contact their local police or call 911 if a child goes missing, and encourage parents and guardians to keep updated photos and cell phone images, as well as a DNA sample, of their children in case of such an event. More safety tips can be found here. The deadline for submissions is February 21 and all contest rules and applications can be found below. 85e814f7-3d41-40d8-9fe0-254602939b23Download 'Eyewitness News. Everywhere you are.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Health
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How the Tri-State ranks according to State of Tobacco Control report
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- On Wednesday, the American Lung Association released their 23rd annual State of Tobacco Control report. Divorce process could be changed in Indiana House Bill 1684 The report grades states in five areas- including funding for state tobacco prevention programs, state tobacco taxes, smoke free workplace laws, coverage of and access to quit tobacco treatment and ending the sale of flavored tobacco products. The American Lung Association assigns a letter grade to each category ranging from A to F. Here is a breakdown of how the Tri-State Ranked according to the report: Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding: F Smokefree Air: C Tobacco Taxes: F Access to Cessation Services: C Flavored Tobacco Products: F Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding: F Smokefree Air: F Tobacco Taxes: F Access to Cessation Services: C Flavored Tobacco Products: F Illinois Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding: F Smokefree Air: A Tobacco Taxes: C Access to Cessation Services: A Flavored Tobacco Products: F To learn more about the American Lung Association and the State of Tobacco Control report, visit the links for Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Politics
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New poll shows President Trump beginning term with 49% approval rating
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- The first Emerson College Polling national survey of the Trump Administration shows that President Trump is beginning his term with a 49% approval rating, and 41% disapproval. Ten percent of those surveyed were neutral. Indiana Divorce process could be changed in Indiana House Bill 1684 The survey also asked participants if they believed that the United States is headed in the right direction. Of those surveyed, a majority 52% of voters believe that the country is headed in the right direction, while 48% think it is on the wrong track. The newest polling shows a significant shift from earlier this month, when 67% of voters polled said the country was on the wrong track, and 33% said things were going in the right direction. The poll showed that top issues for voters included the economy with 35%, immigration at 16%, threats to democracy at 15%, healthcare at 9% and housing affordability at 6%. Concerns for immigration was higher among those who identified as Republicans at 29%, while concerns for threats to democracy was higher for those who identified as Democrats at 24%. Voters are split on the Trump administration's policy which reverses a 2011 law, allowing ICE agents to enter schools and churches to conduct searches and make arrests. According to the poll, 45% of those surveyed oppose the change, while 42% support the reversal. New data also shows that a majority 56% of voters support a pathway for citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the country, while 24% oppose it. The poll also asked participants who they would be rooting for in the upcoming Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. 35% of those surveyed say they are rooting for the Eagles, while 29% are rooting for the Chiefs. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
