Tornado toll rises after Marengo blast on Memorial Day
Storm system sweeps east after a Marengo tornado that killed one and damaged most of the town of 800. National Weather Service clocked 170 mph winds. The weekend system spurred deadly weather from West Virginia to Kentucky and heavy rains across the Great Lakes region.
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Peterson murder trial to start today in California
Opening statements scheduled as Scott Peterson faces murder charges in the Laci Peterson case. Prosecutors have yet to produce a murder weapon or direct cause of death, while jury selection stretched to 12 weeks and trial could last five months or more.
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Martha Stewart seeks light sentence via teaching program
Martha Stewart plans to teach the poor to start businesses up to 20 hours weekly, offering to work 1000 hours for Women's Venture Fund in New York. Newsweek cites WWF president Maria Otero and a letter to Judge Miriam Cedarbaum as Stewart faces a June 17 sentencing potentially up to 16 months in prison. In Milwaukee, firefighters recovered 12-year-old Temisha Warren's body after she and sister Tia Woodley fell into the Milwaukee River while on a dock.
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Body found in river near downtown bridge
Officers and firefighters continued searches as strong currents hindered divers. Temisha's body was recovered in the river near a downtown bridge, less than a mile from where the girls were last seen.
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Firefighters push 30,000-acre New Mexico blaze toward containment
Firefighters cleared a 35 percent containment line around a lightning sparked fire in Lincoln National Forest near Arelia, Capitan. The May 15 blaze has burned 12 cabins and several outbuildings, with fighting costs near 2.8 million dollars as crews burn out fuels amid high winds.
Man hijacks Utah Interstate bus with knife
West of the Colorado line in WESTWATER Utah a passenger bus was hijacked Monday afternoon by a man armed with a knife. The driver escaped after the hijacker briefly barricaded himself aboard the bus on Interstate 70 around 3 30 p.m. CDT. Patrol spokesman Chris Kramer said passengers were released before the arrest. Details on the number of passengers or the bus destination were not disclosed.
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Farmers Face Theft Tide Threatening Hawaii Crops
In Hawaii, Lance Yamashiro reports losses of exotic crops like wasabi and radishes to thieves targeting farms. Farmers fear further cuts as criminal activity strips crops and equipment, with national losses estimated around one billion dollars annually.
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