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After multiple unsuccessful attempts to obtain state grants for a ramp project to connect parts of State Highway 9 on the eastern part of the city to Fort Hood, Copperas Cove officials will now attempt to obtain a federal grant for it. Receiving unanimous approval from the city council, City Manager Ryan Haverlah will submit the grant application to the Department of Defense for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP). Prior to Haverlah speaking about the grant, Keith Sledd, executive director of the Heart of Texas Defense Alliance, told the council why the city qualifies for the grant. The three criteria for qualification for the grant are value to the military, installation resiliency and quality of life. ....
Involved in a deadly collision. three people were killed and it could have been a lot worse. brad wheelis has the details. reporter: it happened on rural state highway 9, calhoun county, northern mississippi. the tractor-trailer side swiped one bus and slammed head-on into the other. it was very intense scene, as you can imagine, with that kind of a wreckage. debris scattered throughout the highway. the bus is actually draped over a guardrail over the bridge of the river. reporter: three adults were killed. the bus driver, a teacher and drive of the 18-wheeler. the fire department declared a countywide emergency and help came from all around to set up a triage center at the local fire station. that s where dozens of injured students were transported on local school buses. at least ten students were taken by ambulance and helicopter to area hospitals. radis, c news. o cfo illegal cockfight in the central part of the state when the that s where dozens of injured students were trans ....