School bus crash kills three in Nebraska tragedy
A Seward High School band trip bus veered off U S 6 near Omaha, crashed into a gully after crossing a guard rail. Three people died at the scene two students and a band member’s mother while 29 were injured including several in critical condition. Authorities cited no other vehicle involvement and noted a 40 foot drop at the bridge over a stream.
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Seward High School
Douglas County
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Dunning
U.S. 6
Methodist Hospital
Ed Rider
Ryan Tremblay
Tremblay
Weather forecast for today and tonight
Partly cloudy today with a high in the 65 to 70 range and west winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight will be mostly clear with lows in the lower 40s. Monday brings a 20 percent chance of rain and a high in the upper 50s. Details on 8A.
Anthrax cases rise in multiple states after NBC letters
New Jersey letter to Tom Brokaw linked to anthrax infecting his assistant as five Florida newspaper employees test positive for exposure and Nevada reports a positive letter to a Microsoft office. NBC reports a second employee with possible symptoms. health officials say risks remain low overall. The Sun editor Bob Stevens died from inhaled anthrax in Boca Raton, prompting closures and related nasal carrier cases.
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New York
Tom Brokaw
New Jersey
NBC News
Florida
Nevada
Microsoft Office
NBC
Neal Shapiro
News
Trenton
N.J
Rudolph Giuliani
Kenny Guinn
Malaysia
Microsoft
Reno
Sun
Boca Raton
Fla
United States
American Media Inc
Bob Stevens
Storm knocks out power to 1600 in Carbondale area
A storm toppled six to seven AmerenCIPS poles near Illinois 13 and Reed Station Road around 1:30 p.m., cutting electricity for about 1,600 customers. Most were restored by 4:30 p.m. Winds aloft reached 50 to 60 mph, with over 2 inches of rain in Carbondale. Police reported flooding in Marion, West Frankfort and Anna. The next rain chance is Monday night. Thursday is partly cloudy and breezy, 65 to 70 degrees.
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Southern Illinoisan
Michael Dann
Carbondale
Randy Mitchelson
Amerencips
Illinois 13
Reed Station Road
National Weather Service
Paducah
Illinois
David Blanchard
Weather Services
Blanchard
Marion
West Frankfort
Anna
Domestic violence help starts with police says victim
Murphysboro report quotes a domestic violence survivor dismissing an order of protection as ineffective while law enforcement emphasize steps to help victims. The piece frames police as the first contact for assistance and protection.
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Linda A. Krutsinger
Linda. Krutsinger
Southernillinc
Murphysboro
Woman seeks protection as violence trainings aid law enforcement
Tompika Jones describes repeated threats and near invasions by her ex-husband and cites protection orders as insufficient. The regional Anna meeting, sponsored by the 1st Circuit Family Violence Coordinating Council, focused on training law enforcement to handle domestic violence cases and improve safety for impacted families.
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Tompika Jones
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Jones
Anna
1St Circuit
Family Violence Coordinating Council
Golf GPS business up to par
Matt Berry, founder of Shortgrass Technologies in Carbondale, builds golf course distance measuring units using GPS. Since 1998 the company and its 15 staff have grown, with OnCourse units unveiled in 2000 and now used at 20 championship courses from Florida to Nebraska. Berry left SIU to launch ventures after NSA work, aiming for a profitable enterprise.
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Carbondale
Matt Berry
Berry
Shortgrass Technologies Inc
Shortgrass
Florida
Nebraska
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Hobby
National Security Agency
Arcamax
Inside Smashing Cardinals Force Arizona to Game 5
The Cardinals delivered a decisive win to push the series to a deciding Game 5 against Arizona while the Salukis endured another setback, signaling a tense postseason stretch.
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