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• Young girl dies after vehicle hits her in NE Austin

  25-03-2017 22:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A vehicle hit a young girl in northeast Austin Saturday afternoon, causing critical, life-threatening injuries, said Austin-Travis County EMS. She later died from those injuries, Austin police said.
  It happened in a mobile home park just after 4 p.m. in the 1400 block of East Rundberg Lane east of Interstate 35 and just west of where Cameron Road changes into Dessau Road.
  Medics transported the child, who they said was less than five years old, with CPR in progress to Dell
  
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• Child hit, killed inside northeast Austin mobile home park

  25-03-2017 22:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A vehicle hit a young girl in northeast Austin Saturday afternoon, causing critical, life-threatening injuries, said Austin-Travis County EMS. She later died from those injuries, Austin police said.
  It happened inside the Stonegate Austin trailer park just after 4 p.m. in the 1400 block of East Rundberg Lane east of Interstate 35 and just west of where Cameron Road changes into Dessau Road.
  Medics transported the child, who they said was less than five years old, with
  
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• Rubber ducks welcome new, sustainable water feature at Zilker Botanical Garden

  25-03-2017 20:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Zilker Botanical Garden welcomed a renovated, sustainable water feature on Saturday at the 60th annual Zilker Garden Festival.
  Those involved in the project attended a symbolic rubber duck launching and ribbon cutting to commemorate the project’s completion.
  The project updated an original stream bed in the Japanese Garden, which was designed by Isamu Taniguchi in 1969. Over time, the feature fell into disrepair and was leaking millions of gall
  
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• Texas’ season ends with Sweet 16 loss to Stanford

  25-03-2017 20:32 via kxan.com
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Stanford has become so accustomed to comebacks that the question wasn’t whether it could overcome a halftime deficit to Texas, but how patient it would be in erasing it.
  The Cardinal responded with an uneven but effective enough effort to get to the Elite Eight.
  Erica McCall had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Karlie Samuelson scored 15 points and Stanford outlasted Texas for a 77-66 victory on Friday night to reach the Lexington Region final of the NCAA Tournament.
  
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• How local police are handling Ford carbon monoxide issue

  25-03-2017 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Law enforcement agencies across the country have Ford Explorers in their fleet and the agencies in Central Texas are no different. Here’s a list of how the departments are handling the CO issue.
  Austin ISD PD: They have 16 Ford Explorers that fall under the affected years of 2011-2015. They’re currently looking into CO monitors but have experienced no problems so far.
  Cedar Park PD: They have 35 Ford Explorers. The department has installed CO dete
  
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• Educators rally at Capitol, calling on Legislature to Save Texas Schools

  25-03-2017 17:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Parents, teachers and students from across the state descended on the Texas Capitol Saturday morning, calling for legislators to support public education.
  A march and rally were organized by the group Save Texas Schools, a non-partisan coalition supporting “adequate and fair funding for public schools, reform in high-stakes testing and the adoption of the community schools model.”
  The group claims that schools in the state are underfunded, children are over
  
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• 18-wheeler fire shuts down U.S. 183 for several hours

  25-03-2017 17:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A fire involving an 18-wheeler early Saturday morning near the intersection of U.S. 183 and Lake Creek Parkway has shut down lanes for several hours.
  The fire started just before 4:30 a.m. The semi became “fully engulfed” in the fire, according to APD. One man was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  According to a tweet from the Austin Transportation Department, all east and west-bound traffic has been shut down, and modified signal timings
  
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• Shoulder arthritis can make springtime activities difficult

  25-03-2017 16:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Spring is the time of year to get outside, get some exercise and play some sports or throw a baseball. But chronic injuries can make that difficult, according to Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Donavan Murphy. He joined Gigi Barnett in studio Saturday morning to talk about shoulder arthritis symptoms and treatment.
   
  
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• Two in hospital after early morning shooting in south Austin

  25-03-2017 15:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police are investigating an early-morning shooting that sent two people to the hospital Saturday.
  Police say gunfire rang out shortly after 1 a.m., on the northbound side of Interstate 35, near Oltorf Street. Investigators are still trying to piece together exactly what happened.
  Two people were sent to the hospital with injuries. There is no word on the conditions of the two victims, or if charges will be filed.
  Northbound I-35 was closed for a few hours d
  
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• Man hit, killed crossing Interstate 35

  25-03-2017 13:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Northbound lanes of Interstate 35 were closed for several hours at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. early Saturday morning after a man was hit and killed while trying to cross the highway.
  Austin Police say they got several calls about a body in the roadway around 4 a.m.
  Sgt. Joseph Lorett says at least three vehicles hit the man and scattering his belongings, leaving a “expansive” crime scene.
  Police say it appears the victim, described only as a middle-aged white
  
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• Bills would allow firefighters, medics to carry guns on duty

  25-03-2017 04:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (NEXSTAR) — Firefighters and medics could soon respond to 911 calls in Texas armed with a handgun, under proposed legislation in the State House.
  Lawmakers filed a few bills that would allow firefighters and Emergency Medical Services to carry a handgun while on duty, if they have a permit to do so.
  Captain Rick Rutledge said Austin-Travis County EMS crews are often first to arrive on scene. “You never really know what you’re getting into,” Rutledge said,
  
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• Cow vs. cop: Temple police officer narrowly avoids charging heifer

  25-03-2017 01:50 via kxan.com
  
  TEMPLE, Texas (KXAN) — A hot-tempered heifer charged a Temple police officer and busted through a pair of gates just as he closed them, Thursday.
  Dash cam footage shows the officer using his police cruiser to wrangle a runaway cow, to little effect.
  The officer and the cow walked away from the duel unharmed.
  VIDEO: Police officer in Maine chases cow, orders it to stop resisting
  Police determined the cow was able to escape from a veterinary clinic about two miles away from Wilson Park, east
  
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• Man tackled at local dog park while trying to steal a poodle

  25-03-2017 00:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites jumped into action at a public dog park when they saw a man trying to steal a woman’s dog.
  Sadie Serrano says she was at the Norwood Estate Dog Park on Thursday night, just west of Interstate 35 on East Riverside Drive, when she saw the man grab a small black poodle. Someone tackled the man and rescued the dog. The Good Samaritan held the man down on the ground until officers arrived.
  Austin police say they put the suspect, Fre
  
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• Austin police body cam injunction lifted by appeals court

  25-03-2017 00:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A court injunction blocking the Austin Police Department from buying body cameras has been lifted.
  A state appeals court ruled against Utility Associates, which sued the city of Austin to block the $12 million contract with Taser International.
  “We are pleased with the appellate court’s decision,” the city’s Communications and Public Information Office said. “The ruling gives the city flexibility in the way it chooses to implement its body
  
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