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Growing search for Texas gunman who killed 5 enters 3rd day

1 year 4 months ago
CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — The search in Texas for a gunman who fatally shot five neighbors with an AR-style rifle entered a third day Monday after authorities over the weekend widened a dragnet near Houston while acknowledging they had little sense of the killer's possible whereabouts. On Monday, a heavily presence of police converged in [...]
JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press

Dust storm closes I-55 in southern Illinois and causes massive pile-up

1 year 4 months ago
LITCHFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois State Police say that I-55 is closed for 28 miles because of blackout conditions that started at around 11 a.m. on the highway. Wind gusts blew dirt from nearby farm fields across the road and reduced visibility, causing many crashes. The thick black smoke from vehicles damaged in the collisions let [...]
Joe Millitzer

Illinois wants to decriminalize rearview mirror air fresheners

1 year 4 months ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill that would no longer make it illegal for drivers to have items hanging from their rearview mirror. According to House Bill 2389, police would no longer have the authority to stop a motorist for having an item, like an air freshener, hanging from their rearview [...]
John Clark

Officers called to Old North Academy after shooting

1 year 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Officers have been called to the Confluence Academy school in Old North St. Louis for a report of a shooting at around 9 a.m. The scene appears to be calm, but Bommarito Automotive SkyFOX Helicopter captured images of students being moved from one building to another. Police tell FOX 2 that a [...]
Joe Millitzer

Widening manhunt for Texas gunman slowed by 'zero leads'

1 year 4 months ago
CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A widening manhunt for a Texas gunman who fatally shot five neighbors continued coming up empty Sunday as officers knocked on doors, the governor put up $50,000 in reward money and the FBI appeared no closer to catching the killer after nearly two days of searching with a team that has [...]
JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press