Weekend's brush fire in Pottawattamie County reignites from strong winds
Council Bluffs Fire Department said the wind has caused some of the small fires from the weekend that were still smoldering to ignite again.
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Kansas City StarBald eagle parents watch 3 babies get rescued from downed tree, Oklahoma video shows
Wildlife officials said there was no suitable tree nearby to safely return the downed eaglets to their parents.
- Sky News
Wife of doctor who 'drove car off cliff' with family inside begs for attempted murder charges to be dropped
The wife of a California doctor accused of deliberately driving a car off a cliff with his family inside has begged prosecutors to drop the charges against him, according to US media reports. Dharmesh Patel, 42, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted murder. Patel, a radiologist, was driving his white 2021 Tesla Model Y along the Pacific Coast Highway south of San Francisco, when it plunged several hundred feet off the cliff at Devil's Slide.
- Miami Herald
41 ‘apex predators’ — that eat venomous snakes — released in north Florida. Here’s why.
The threatened creatures are a keystone species in north Florida, wildlife experts said.
- CBC
Charlottetown police capture Toronto man at top of national most-wanted list
Charlottetown police have arrested a man who was listed at the top of a national most-wanted list. The force said in a news release that its street crime unit, along with the major crime unit and a rapid tactical deployment team, arrested 35-year old Michael Bebee in Charlottetown on Tuesday. Toronto police had issued a Canada-wide warrant for Bebee's arrest in connection with the July 23, 2023, shooting death of Shamar Powell-Flowers in Toronto's east end. Bebee is accused of second-degree murd
- LA Times
Judge in major gun cases reprimanded after 13-year-old girl handcuffed in court
U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez was reprimanded for judicial misconduct after he ordered the daughter of a criminal defendant handcuffed in court in what some witnesses described as a 'scared straight' tactic.
- Miami Herald
‘Rare’ ocean predator — with ‘blade-like teeth’ — seen off coast of UK, photo shows
The “rare” visitor was just one of dozens of species spotted during a yearslong survey.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
17-year-old killed by friend while on a walk, Texas cops say. ‘We knew him for years’
The male friend was arrested after DNA tests.
- People
Causes of Death Revealed for Mom and Son, 3, Found Dead in Park Amid Custody Battle
An Amber Alert was issued for Savannah Kriger and her son on March 18 after they went missing
- Digital Spy
Coronation Street's Nicky Wheatley to pursue new clue in Lauren Bolton mystery
Coronation Street’s Nicky Wheatley is set to pursue a new clue in the mystery surrounding Lauren Bolton’s disappearance.
- Tri-City Herald
Was a W. Richland killer grooming his victim in 6th grade? What a WA investigation found
Rumors started in 2019 that Elias Huizar was having sex with a girl who would have his baby four years later.
- CNN
79-year-old man arrested in 1966 stabbing of 18-year-old
A 79-year-old man was charged with first degree murder on Monday for allegedly stabbing a woman more than 120 times nearly six decades ago, authorities said.
- People
A 6-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Killed His 5-Year-Old Cousin. Why Were Their Grandparents Just Charged?
On April 1, a 5-year-old Michigan boy was fatally shot at his grandparents' home
- CBC
Police make arrests in killing of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Canadian police have arrested members of an alleged hit squad investigators say they believe was tasked by the government of India with killing prominent Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., last June, CBC News has learned.
- The Canadian Press
Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. The Sept. 2, 2019, blaze was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and several ongoing lawsuits. Captain Jerry Boylan was found guilty of one count of misconduct or neglect of ship off
- Myrtle Beach Sun News
SC teen runs to front desk of motel to ask for help after being assaulted. What we know
The teenager ran to the front desk to call police after allegedly being brought to a motel and sexually assaulted. He was booked into an Horry County jail.
- FTW Outdoors
Montana antler hunter kills grizzly bear during tense encounter
The man, who was not carrying bear spray, drew a handgun and fired five shots at the charging bear.
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Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says
Police shot and killed a Wisconsin student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon while class was in session, according to the state's attorney general. No one else was hurt and the student didn't get inside the building. An investigation is ongoing.
- CNN
Leading Gaza surgeon Adnan Al-Bursh dies in Israeli prison
A prominent surgeon in Gaza has died in an Israeli prison after being held for more than four months, according to Palestinian prisoners’ groups, which decried his death as part of a “systematic targeting” of health care workers.
- Kansas City Star
Judge denies lowering bond for man accused in Chiefs rally mass shooting, causing outburst
A trial date has been set for another one of the men charged with murder in the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally. A third suspect remains in the hospital.
- People
Body Found in Duffel Bag ID'd as Missing Boy, 4, Whose Mother Initially Claimed He Was Hit by Car
4-year-old Damari Carter's body was discovered in an alley less than half a mile away from his mother's apartment nearly five months ago after he went missing