Jet crashes into dairy plant causing blast and burns
A business jet with one person aboard crashed into the Morning Glory Dairy at an Ashwaubenon industrial park near Green Bay, triggering an explosion and ammonia leak. Seven hospitalized with three in critical condition. pilot status unknown. Flight from Austin to Fort Myers.
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Ashwaubenon
Green Bay
Warning snafu adds twist to FAA's Aspen investigation
FAA probes why a night landing warning for Aspen airport failed to reach the control tower before a Gulfstream crash that killed 18 aboard. The notice, issued two days earlier, urged bans on night instrument landings, but no evidence showed it was faxed to Aspen.
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Ex-LA officer pleads to federal civil rights charges
Former Los Angeles officer Nino Durden, linked to a broad corruption scandal, pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiring to violate civil rights and one firearm charge with an obliterated serial number. He admitted shooting and crippling an unarmed gang member and planting a gun, then lying in court. Durden faces roughly four to six years under federal guidelines. state charges include conspiracy to obstruct justice and perjury.
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Neal Boyd
Lew Wallace High School
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Alvarez
Los Angeles
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Durden
Rafael Perez
Perez
U.S. Atty
Mary Andrues
Senate advances campaign finance reform
The Senate backed McCain Feingold aimed at banning soft money and certain near election ads, with 47 Democrats and 12 Republicans voting yes while 38 Republicans and 3 Democrats opposed. Supporters seek House action later this spring as leaders acknowledge concerns from DeLay Daschle and Gephardt. The bill raises donation limits and seeks to curb outside group issue ads amid ongoing reform battles.
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D-S.c
McConnell
House
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Rconn
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Dmass
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Pat Roberts
Tom DeLay
Texas
Dick Gephardt
D-Mo
Senate
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McCain
Russ Feingold
D-Wis
Salvation Army shelter tour spurs Lawrence discussion
Lawrence residents and four advocates visited the Salvation Army Independence campus to study programs beyond shelter services. The Independence shelter offers beds, dorms, family rooms, staff social workers, job help, GED classes, and meals, while residents use city buses to reach the site. Officials noted potential location concerns near 19th Street and Haskell Avenue and urged closer collaboration with mental health centers and nearby youth services.
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Lawrence
Independence
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Trimmell
Denise Gibson
Barker Neighborhood
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Bert Nash
North Lawrence
Gibson
19Th Street
Haskell Avenue
Pelathe
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