Coyotes Close Atlanta Park

Emma Millican Park in Southwest Atlanta is currently closed because a den of coyotes is lving near the park.

The park is just houses away from Capital View Elementary School, is a popular spot for children to run and ride bicycles.

Sharon Davis, with the city's parks department, said the den of coyotes live on a private property adjacent to the park. The city, Davis said, decided to close the park as a precaution.

The city hopes to be able to re-open the park within 48 hours, after a wildlife contractor has surveyed the area.

Residents have noticed strange animals in the area for a few weeks.  One resident thought it might be a fox, another thought it was a strange looking dog.

Video of Washington Monument Shaking During Earthquake

The Washington Monument will be closed as engineers access damage to the structure that occurred during last month's earthquake.

Visitors will not be able to go up the iconic tourist attraction dedicated to America's first president, George Washington. 

Included in the clip is video shot inside the monument during the quake.

RickLimpert.info Picture of the Week: Concourse C

Damage from the tornado that hit the St. Louis airport and has shut down the heaily used Concourse C.

The National Weather Service says a tornado that socked St. Louis' Lambert Airport and nearby suburbs was at least an EF3 on the tornado-strength scale and followed an eerily similar path as a devastating 1967 twister than left an estimated $15 million damage.  I'm certain there is a lot more damage this time.

St. Louis Airport Hit by Tornado - Raw Video Footage

Word is that St. Louis Lambert International is going to be closed for a few days.

There were no reports of injuries in the residential areas, despite the wide swath of destruction in a heavily populated area about three-quarters of a mile west of the airport.

Four people were injured by flying glass at the airport when the main terminal was hit by what appeared to be a tornado.

"We're assuming that (a tornado) is what it was," said National Weather Service meteorologist Ben Miller.

Flights from the city's Lambert Airport were being diverted to Kansas City. The airport remained closed indefinitely on Saturday morning, with Monday expected to be the earliest it might open.

Workers and cranes were cleaning debris on Saturday from the roof of one terminal building, where the storm had left gaping holes.

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said he was bringing "all hands on deck" to get the airport reopened.

Paris is Snowed In

Paris is one of the world's most beautiful cities.  It may be even more beautiful when covered in a blanket of snow.

It wasn't all that beautiful for travelers trying to get in and out of the French capital.

Heavy snow paralyzed travel in the Paris region Wednesday, where officials suspended air traffic at one of Europe's busiest airports, closed several highways and shut down the Eiffel Tower.

The resulting traffic jams set a new record. According to the National Center for Highway Information, snarled traffic lined 420 kilometers of roadways around the capital, CNN reported.

Officials at the Charles de Gaulle airport suspended air traffic for several hours in the afternoon, and began limited operations in the evening, according to Aeroports de Paris, the region's airport authority. There were dozens of flight cancellations and there will be long delays for other flights, authorities said. At the Orly airport, several flights were canceled and delays were running up to three hours, the airport authority said on its website.