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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 02, 2023

Page

6

Texas gunman search in Cleveland drags on with false leads

The hunt for Francisco Oropeza, suspected of killing five neighbors in Cleveland Texas, entered a third day with false sightings and few solid leads. Gov Abbott faced backlash after describing victims as illegal immigrants, later apologized as officials clarified the status of those killed.

Texas Cleveland Honduras Greg Abbott FBI Houston Francisco Oropeza Abbott Domingo Garcia League of United Latin American Diana Velazquez Alvarado Julisa Molina Rivera

DeSantis board sues Disney over control of theme park district

The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District sues Disney in state court, asking a judge to void Gov. DeSantis takeover of the district that governs Disney World. The board defends its move in federal court in Tallahassee, alleging backroom deals and improper delegation of authority.

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I-55 Crash Triggers Mass Casualty, Road Closures

Six people died in northbound lanes and over 30 were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle wreck on I-55 in Montgomery County. Winds drove dirt across the highway creating zero visibility as authorities ordered closures north and southbound. The storm weather described as a spring white out, with crash after crash reported by bystanders.

Tom Thomas St. Louis Montgomery County Starrick

Seven bodies found during search for missing teens

Authorities recovered seven bodies on a rural Oklahoma property near Henryetta while investigating two missing teens, Ivy Webster and Brittany Brewer. The state medical examiner will identify the victims, with no ongoing search for the teens or a man they were with.

Henryetta Okla Oklahoma Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Gerald Davidson Okmulgee County Eddy Rice Ivy Webster Brittany Brewer Oklahoma Highway Patrol Webster Brewer Jesse McFadden

Dust storm crashes kill at least six on I-55 in Illinois

A late morning dust storm whipped across central Illinois near Divernon closing Interstate 55 as 40 to 60 vehicles including two tractor trailers collided. Police said at least six people were killed and several others injured in the multi vehicle wrecks and fires.

Divernon Ill Illinois Interstate 55 Ryan Starrick

Oklahoma moves to ban gender affirming care for minors

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill banning gender affirming medical care for minors. The law makes it a felony for health care workers to provide puberty blocking drugs and hormones to children. Oklahoma joins about 15 other states with similar bans as conservatives press transgender rights.

Stitt Oklahoma City Oklahoma Kevin Stitt

El Chapo sons charged with fentanyl smuggling network

Prosecutors reveal in an indictment unsealed in Manhattan that Joaquin Guzman’s sons steered the Sinaloa cartel into fentanyl production. The operation reportedly built labs to manufacture cheap fentanyl and smuggle it into the United States as part of a generational shift within the cartel. The piece notes fentanyl’s rising American death toll and political debate over cartel terrorism labels and possible intervention.

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