Storms Kill At Least Five In Midwest And South
A severe storm system battered the Tennessee and Ohio valleys with tornadoes, high winds, and hail, then moved east. Four deaths were reported, including 12 year old Billy Hoover in Marble Hill Missouri, as deadly winds damaged homes in southern Illinois and western Kentucky. Authorities confirmed additional fatalities and injuries across multiple states.
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Texas Sheriff Faces Fire Over Civilian Patrols
Chambers County Sheriff Monroe Kreuzer defends a program allowing armed civilians to ride with deputies claiming volunteers are not officers but licensed to carry. Critics led by Larry Watts argue deputizing untrained citizens is poor policy and taxpayers should oppose it. Officials note no prohibitions exist on civilian riders.
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Nevada bikers flee Laughlin after casino killings
Thousands of bikers left town Sunday as investigators probed a casino brawl between Mongols and Hells Angels at Harrah's in Laughlin. Police reported 60 to 70 people fought inside the hotel, gunfire followed an escalation, and three gang members died. Dozens of officers guarded the festival area amid potential retaliation.
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Indian bureau faces drunken driving lawsuit
The family of Nebraska couple Larry and Rita Beller will sue the Bureau of Indian Affairs for 72.6 million dollars over a wrong way crash on Interstate 40 near Albuquerque. Lloyd Larson, a BIA employee with multiple DWI records, drove the vehicle that killed the Bellers and two Ramaekers.
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Connecticut School official cites 1978 threat from Skakel
Richard Wright founder of The Wershire School says Michael Skakel, Kennedy cousin, was sent home and told to see a psychiatrist after threatening a staff wife in a Mont Vernon dormitory stairwell in 1978. The case mirrors the Martha Moxley murder context as his trial heads to Norwalk on May 7.
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Greenwich
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Norwalk
Nebraska holds last electric chair status as death method
Nebraska remains the sole state relying on the electric chair after Nebraska lawmakers adjourned without changing to lethal injection. Senator Jon Bruning pushed bills both this year and last but they stalled. Since 1994 Nebraska has executed three men and seven remain on death row, with critics calling the chair cruel and unusual.
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Alabama
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Jon Bruning
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Grave seekers probe wetlands for buried graves in highway study
Kansas Department of Transportation officials and American Indian representatives clash over the wetlands site south of 31st Street as radar searches for graves proceed. Experts say findings guide potential road construction while wary tribes demand input and respect for their heritage. A noninvasive radar method may map anomalies before any excavation.
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Democratic senator Miller wowed NRA crowd with gun stance
Georgia Senator Zell Miller addressed more than two thousand National Rifle Association members at Reno Hilton, the first Democrat to give a keynote for over a decade. He urged that gun issues reflect values and personal freedom, praising the NRA and its four point two million members. Miller, a life NRA member with an A plus rating, joked about wanting more guns while stressing priorities beyond guns.
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