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Coroner: No body found in Sangamon River Monday; situation is now a ‘recovery effort’
RIVERTON -- Rescue crews returned to Wheeland Park in Riverton to search for a possible missing person in the Sangamon River.
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Memorial Day weekend pool party in Ozarks draws national attention

In a 16-second video clip, dozens are seen in swim wear, eating and, overall, looking like they're having a good time at a pool party in Lake of the Ozarks on Memorial Day weekend.

Chatham honors fallen veterans with Poppy Parade

Normally Ashley Ledbetter's sons from Boy Scout Troop 48 would be part of a bigger Memorial Day ceremony at Chatham Veterans Memorial Park.

 
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Remembering a father killed in World War II, 76 years to the date

Joyce Henderson of Springfield said her first memory as a child was sitting on a metal folding chair next to her mother, brother and sister in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, looking at a long row of flag-draped caskets.

‘As one nation, we mourn.’ Trump marks Memorial Day during coronavirus pandemic

 WASHINGTON - Amid a pandemic on the brink of claiming 100,000 American lives, President Donald Trump made Memorial Day visits to a military cemetery and a historic fort on Monday - and paid homage to service members responding to the coronavirus.     "I stand before you at this noble fortress of American liberty to pay tribute to the immortal souls who fought and died to keep us free," Trump said at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in

 
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Humans ‘not meant to be alone’: Many Americans haven’t seen or touched another person in 3 months because of COVID-19

In the early days of her quarantine, Ema Martinez maintained a routine: for 15 minutes each day, she would throw herself a "pity party" and weep.    Living alone in her home in Lubbock, Texas, Martinez used to watch her 3-year-old grandson, Hendrix, so often that he has his own bedroom for overnight visits.

‘Draconian’? ‘House arrest’? Coronavirus lockdowns prompt raft of lawsuits against states

Camping in Scarborough, Maine. Gathering for church in Chincoteague, Virginia. Or just grabbing a burger at Poopy's Pub and Grub in Savanna, Illinois.

Coronavirus live updates: Memorial Day crowds gather, FDA warns virus is ‘still not contained’ as deaths near 98K

As flags fly at half-mast this Memorial Day weekend, millions of Americans are expected to gather to celebrate with loved ones.

US faces a Memorial Day like no other; Greek islands reopen

ATHENS, Greece - Americans prepared to mark a Memorial Day like no other as the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional commemorations, while Greece sought to revive its crucial tourism sector by restoring ferry services to its popular Aegean islands.