Montreal college gunman leaves trail of death and fear
A young man in a black trench coat and mohawk opened fire at Dawson College in Montreal during lunch, killing a woman and wounding at least 19 others before police fatally shot him. Police ruled out terrorism as a motive. Students fled into streets as panicked crowds gathered outside. Witnesses recalled random shooting and chaotic scenes with bloodstained clothing and cries for help. Authorities evacuated nearby shopping centers and a daycare amid the crisis.
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Montreal
Dawson College
Devansh Smri Vastava
Carbondale pauses downtown Wi Fi project awaiting state grant
Carbondale officials have put the downtown wireless Internet project on hold pending confirmation of a state grant. Illinois Wireless Main Street program recently awarded Belleville a 20000 grant, with Quincy and Mount Vernon among early recipients. Mayor Brad Cole and city leaders hope more grants cover the roughly 18000 setup cost.
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Carbondale
Belleville
Pat Quinn
Quincy
Mount Vernon
Wendy Bell
Illinois Main Street
Illinois
Brad Cole
Dawgs Face Big Time Test at Indiana
Saluki football travels to Bloomington to meet the Indiana Hoosiers at 3 p.m. Saturday with Braden Jones and John Randle drawing on Division I-A experience from Northwestern and Kansas. Tickets through SIU at 618 453 2000.
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Bloomington
Ind
SIU
Carbondale
Big Ten
Braden Jones
John Randle
Jones
Northwestern
Randle
Kansas
Indiana University
Mediacom
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium
Colorado
Longtime pilot inducted into Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame
Ronald Kelly grew up in Galesburg loving airplanes and model planes. He served in the U S Air Force 1956 1960 and trained as a pilot in 1959. At Southern Illinois University Carbondale he taught aviation for 25 years and led SIUC Air Institute from 1977 to 1989. After retiring in 1991 he taught aviation management, traveling to military bases while helping others pursue flight careers.
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Chuck Novara
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Southern
Ron Ronald Kelly
de Soto
Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame
Kelly
Air Trail
U.S. Air Force
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
SIUC
Air Institute and Service
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