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Thursday, October 25, 2012  A Tri-State family's story of loss and heartbreak has captured the hearts of thousands from across the MidWest.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  We, at KHQA, have had the privilege of meeting many CDH survivors. This week, we'd like you to meet Anna.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Crews shuttle water to barn fire outside of Burton, Illinois.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  A renowned St. Louis surgeon visited Quincy Wednesday to educate our doctors on the signs and treatment of CDH.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  The idea of poisonous spiders crawling around at a school is enough to make any parent's skin crawl. Unfortunately parents of students at Western Elementary/High School received a message about just that.

Friday, December 23, 2011  St. Louis Children's Hospital got a helping hand for research for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia or CDH from the Tri-States.

Sunday, October 23, 2011  A Tri-State family's story of loss and heartbreak has captured the hearts of thousands from across the MidWest. Sunday, more than a thousand people attended the third annual Cadan's Carnival to support CDH Awareness.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  If you've ever known someone to have a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, you know the struggles and sometimes devastation a family can face. CDH is a birth defect affecting 1 in 2,200 babies. Only about 65 percent survive. We visited with one mother who says it's possible. Her daughter's living proof.

Tuesday, September 06, 2011  Some parents in the Western School District in Barry continue to voice concerns over an alleged bomb threat proven to be false last Thursday. We found out how that morning's events played out and why.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011  One family in the Tri-States is using their sad story to raise awareness of this birth defect that affects 1 in every 2,000 babies.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  Carol Frericks wil become the new superintendent of the Western School District.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 

Tuesday, April 07, 2009  Tiffany Frericks gave birth last November to a boy, but during her 23rd week of pregnancy, Tiffany learned that Cadan would be born with a birth defect known as "congenital daphragmatic hernia" or C-D-H.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009  The Quincy school board makes first difficult staff cut.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007  Frost could do damage; protection important when temps drop