Midwest Storms and Tornadoes Strike Several States
Tornadoes hit Minneapolis and St Paul while Joliet Illinois and Chicago suburbs faced floods. Cardington Ohio suffered a tornado and Findlay Ohio was declared a disaster area due to flooding. Thunderstorms cut power to 21000 residents in North Platte Nebraska amid two feet of hail across parts of Nebraska.
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Midwest
Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Joliet
Chicago
Cardington
Ohio
Findlay
North Platte
Runway Breeches I 90 Near Bellevue Forces Forced Landing
Short on I 90 median near intersection with I 405 Monte McCormick of Redmond Washington made an emergency single engine plane forced landing after engine stall three minutes after takeoff from Bellevue Airport. Pilot unharmed and traffic remained open amid state patrol report.
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Monte McCormick
Redmond
Wash
Bellevue
Washington State Patro
Primate Faces Week Start at Busch Gardens Tampa
A primate at The Dark Continent in Busch Gardens Tampa, Florida, appears to struggle with the new week. The park houses a large assortment of exotic animals.
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Busch Gardens
Tampa
Fla
No Place for a Climb Ends in Electrical Contact
Ohio Power Co employee William Plumly and Barnesville Police Chief Chris Ditto assisted Davis Wells, 16, and a companion after they touched a 64 000 volt line while attempting to scale an electrical tower. Both youths were taken to Barnesville Hospital and Wells was later flown to a Pittsburgh burn center.
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Ohio Power Co
William Plumly
Barnesville
Ohio
Chris Ditto
Davis Wells
Barnesville Hospital
Wells
Pittsburgh
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