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Arkansas State

Little Rock, AR

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning deadly weather including tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas, collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois and made a fatal sweep into rural Indiana.

Storms strike Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana; 7 reported dead

Tennessee State

Nashville, TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Friday signed a law allowing private schools to contract with local law enforcement so they can hire school resource officers, days after a Nashville shooting at a private Christian school left six dead, including three children. The Republican governor quietly...

New Tennessee law allows police officers in private schools

Missouri State

Saint Louis, MO

Associated Press (AP) — Missouri’s state attorney general is investigating gender-affirming care provided by Planned Parenthood, according to a lawsuit filed Friday by the St. Louis health provider. Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey demanded documents from Planned Parenthood after finding out that the clinic provides “life-altering gender transition...

Missouri Planned Parenthood sues over transgender inquiry

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Minnesota State

Raymond, MN

Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – Nearly two dozen train cars derailed and caught fire in Minnesota overnight, forcing residents to evacuate their homes. The accident happened around one am local time in the small town of Raymond, roughly 100 miles west of Minneapolis. BNSF Railway says several of the cars were...

Air quality being monitored after MN train derailment

South Carolina State

Laramie, WY

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The nationwide battle over the places where transgender people may belong has flared at the University of Wyoming, where a lawsuit filed by seven sorority members challenges the induction of a transgender woman into their local chapter. The woman, identified only by the pseudonym “Terry...

Suit contests University of Wyoming trans woman in sorority

Maryland State

Joint Base Andrews, MD

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joint Base Andrews, one of the nation’s most sensitive military bases and home to Air Force One, emerged from a lockdown Thursday evening after officials were unable to confirm reports of a man carrying an “assault-style” rifle on the base, authorities said. No...

Joint Base Andrews lifts lockdown; no armed suspect found

Houston, TX

HOUSTON (AP) — For UConn players Adama Sanogo, Samson Johnson and Hassan Diarra, a traditional pregame meal before Saturday night’s Final Four matchup against Miami won’t be possible. The three are Muslims who observe Ramadan and began a strict fast from dawn until sunset daily starting March...

UConn players navigate Ramadan fast during Final Four

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Is there a big earthquake on the way in Illinois?

ILLINOIS (WCIA) — You may not think of earthquakes in Illinois, but Illinois actually sits on two seismic zones, including a zone that is home to...

Is there a big earthquake on the way in Illinois?

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