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Early Saturday morning, a citizen heard someone calling for help south of Circle Park on the west side of Parsons. Parsons police responded at 4:41 a.m. and found Andrew Scott, 18, of Parsons in a ditch near 35th Street and Southern Avenue. Scott had multiple injuries, according to a release from Parsons police. Officers rendered aid and called for Labette Health Ambulance Service. Scott was taken to Labette Health for treatment of critical injuries. Scott was then flown by helicopter to Freeman Hospital in Joplin. His sister reported on social media that Scott is stable and remains in the in...

is gone, because they're not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point i've just concluded that for my personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be table to get married. >> president obama's statement comes just one day after north carolina voters approved a ban on same-sex marriage, defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman. 30 states prohibit gay marriage. but by contrast, the district of columbia and six other states have legalized same-sex marriage. this year, the maryland legislature approved a...

policy. i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marry men, women marry women, and heterosexual, men and women marrying another, are entitled to the same exact rights. >> reporter: gay marriage is an emotional issue, and not necessarily a winning one for obama/biden. >> this is a potential big wedge issue within the african-american community, within working class whites. this is an issue that will mobilize the evangelical and the very conservative vote. >> reporter: just yesterday, voters in the swing state of north carolina overwhelmingly passed a measure to ban gay marri...

permission can hurt firefighters are trying to do their jobs. anyone caught open a hydrant could be fined up to $100. it's beautiful but it could be a scorcher this afternoon. veronica? >> our temperature jumped eight degrees over the last hour, barbara. eight degrees. the heat index past 90 in a lot of location. it is today we're looking for the heat index value to get over 100 degrees, which is why the national weather service has issued a heat advisory for not only today but tomorrow. so that ends at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. covers most of the viewing area with the exception of areas...

advisory through 8:00 on tuesday evening. let's do temperatures and it's not too bad right now. i'm in the shade and that's helping temperatures a little bit. 74 at reagan national. 81 in ocean city. but a nice day down at the beach. 79 in frederick and 75 in winchester. here is your forecast for today, 93 degrees and plenty of heat and humidity. our chances for showers and thunderstorms just about zero today. so it will be a bright and sunny afternoon but bring along water and you run out the door if your working outdoors, that kind of thing. that's a look at the forecast. more deta...