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• Pedestrian struck, killed by freight train in Missouri

  03-07-2022 21:43 via kxan.com
  
  NOEL, Mo. — One person is found dead after being struck by a freight train.It happened just before 9:00 p.m. Tuesday in Noel, Missouri (located near the state lines of Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma).Sergeant Travis Sheppard with the Noel Marshal's Office said a freight train operated by Kansas City Southern, was passing through a residential neighborhood at the 600 block of Johnson Drive (near the intersection of South Kings Highway and Johnson Drive) when train operators saw someone on
  
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• SNAP food benefits delayed for some Texas families

  03-07-2022 18:00 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Kihayla Soloye hasn't been able to get any answers over the phone.Round Rock Health and Human Services Food Stamp Office. (KXAN Photo/Julie Karam)
  After weeks of waiting, on Tuesday morning she drove to the Round Rock Health and Human Services Food Stamp Office hoping to get answers after delays in getting what she described as a necessary benefit."Usually it's a one-day process, and they process it and get me some help right away, but they told me to w
  
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• Property tax exemptions added for Kyle homeowners

  03-07-2022 16:27 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — Two new property tax exemptions are available for Kyle homeowners.
  The measures include a $40,000 residential homestead exemption with a 20% appraised value cap, according to the city. A $10,000 exemption for persons with disabilities was also added.
  The exemption for seniors over age 65 was also changed to $10,000 from $30,000. Residents can use either the exemption for persons with disabilities or seniors over age 65, but not both. This can be stacked with the new ho
  
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• Officials send child abduction alert for Garland teen

  03-07-2022 16:27 via kxan.com
  
  GARLAND, Texas (KXAN) – An Amber Alert was issued for a missing teen out of Garland, Texas, on Sunday morning.The Garland Police Department said it was searching for 17-year-old Yadhira Medina.Medina is described as a 5-foot Hispanic female weighing 150 pounds. Officials said she has reddish-brown hair and brown eyes.According to the alert, Medina was last seen wearing glasses, a black T-shirt and black sweatpants with a black backpack.Police are also looking for 20-year-old David Mal
  
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• Officials find missing teen from Garland

  03-07-2022 16:27 via kxan.com
  
  GARLAND, Texas (KXAN) – An Amber Alert has ended for a missing teen out of Garland, Texas.The Garland Police Department said the teen is "home safe with their family." The case remains an active investigation.
  At the time, law enforcement officials believed the teen was in "grave or immediate danger."
  
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• 1 dead after fire in southeast Austin apartment complex

  03-07-2022 14:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department said one person died after a fire broke out at a southeast Austin apartment complex Sunday morning.According to AFD, it responded to the second alarm fire call at 6:23 a.m. at 2201 Willow Creek Drive.As of 7:38 a.m., firefighters said the fire was extinguished. Six apartments were affected.There were no other injuries reported, and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation, according to AFD.
  
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• APD searches for missing man out of Austin

  03-07-2022 13:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department said it is investigating a missing person case Sunday.Keaton Long was last heard from at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. According to APD, he has not contacted his family since.Long was described as a 6 foot, 0 inches white male weighing 190 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.Anyone with information is asked to contact 911.
  
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• Lake Travis house fire 'total loss,' with $2 million in damages

  03-07-2022 04:53 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A home near Lake Travis sustained more than $2 million's worth of damage and is classified as a "total loss" following a fire that broke out Saturday night. Volente Fire Department said the large house fire in the 8200 block of Lime Creek Road was out as of early Sunday morning. The homeowner, who was home alone at the time of the fire, escaped without injury.The house was fully engulfed when KXAN first spoke with fire officials over the phone around 9:45 p.m.
  
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• House on fire near Lake Travis, crews on scene

  03-07-2022 04:53 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Crews are battling a structure fire in Volente, according to North Lake Travis Fire Rescue.The house was fully engulfed when we spoke with fire officials over the phone around 9:45 p.m. Saturday.The Austin Fire Department described the property on Lime Creek Road as a "large house."KXAN has a crew on the way and will update this story as we get more information.
  
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• Crews put out house fire near Lake Travis

  03-07-2022 04:53 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Volente Fire Department said a large house fire near Lake Travis is out as of early Sunday morning.
  The house was fully engulfed when KXAN first spoke with fire officials over the phone around 9:45 p.m. Saturday.
  Austin Fire, Cedar Park Fire and Lake Travis Fire departments were assisting with the fire. Crews were shuttling water to the fire, AFD said.
  House on fire near Lake Travis. (Mariano Garza/KXAN Photos)House on fire near Lake Travis. House on fire near
  
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• Firefighters prepared for dry 4th of July weekend, fireworks sales not slowing

  03-07-2022 04:18 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Fire departments throughout Central Texas have extra staff on hand during the drier-than-normal holiday weekend."Fourth of July is always busy for us as it relates to grass fires, brush fires and even structure fires," said Battalion Chief Josh Portie with the Austin Fire Department's (AFD) wildfire division.
  He says the recent rain has dropped the fire risk from "very high" to "moderate," but some areas are still dryer - and more flammable - than others. How
  
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• Kaitlin Armstrong booked in Harris County Jail after arrest in Costa Rica

  03-07-2022 04:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Kaitlin Armstrong, the woman accused of killing cyclist Moriah Wilson, is back in Texas Saturday days after she was captured in Costa Rica.Armstrong was booked in the Harris County Jail on Saturday. U.S. Marshals said she will remain there until she is transferred to Austin.
  Deputy U.S. Marshal Brandon Filla told KXAN Armstrong was found with an altered appearance. Armstrong had shoulder-length hair that had been dyed dark brown, along with bandaging on her nose and br
  
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• Kaitlin Armstrong arrives in Texas after arrest in Costa Rica

  03-07-2022 04:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Kaitlin Armstrong, the woman accused of killing cyclist Moriah Wilson, is back in Texas Saturday days after she was captured in Costa Rica.Photos from travelers at the airport show Armstrong back on U.S. soil. Armstrong is seen wearing a blue long sleeve shirt, black joggers and flip flops. The photos also show the altered appearance previously referred to by officials.Kaitlin Armstrong arrives in Houston after arrest in Costa Rica (Photo/KPRC) Kaitlin Armstrong spotte
  
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• Area golf standouts take part in annual Firecracker Open

  03-07-2022 02:25 via kxan.com
  
  At Lions Municipal Golf Course in Austin is one of the most storied amateur tournaments of the summer. This weekend was the 76th Firecracker Open and a number of area standouts took part.Former Westlake golfer Sadie Englemann has had quite the season on the college level. She won the team national championship with Stanford earlier in 2022."I'm still on cloud nine from winning nationals," said Englemann. "So I think that's something that keeps me going through the summer. Just having that and ju
  
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• Swimmer in critical condition after water rescue in east Austin

  03-07-2022 01:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – One person was taken to the hospital Saturday in critical, life-threatening condition after first responders conducted a water rescue near the 6600 and 6700 blocks of Blue Bluff Road.At approximately 5:29 p.m., the Austin-Travis County EMS and the Austin Fire Department responded after multiple 911 callers reported a missing swimmer.According to ATCEMS, the swimmer went under the water and did not resurface.Medics on the scene reported that rescuers located the swimmer, too
  
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• Prosecutors won’t sue Texas AG Paxton over Jan. 6 records

  03-07-2022 01:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors say they won’t move forward with a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over his refusal to release his communications relating to his appearance at a pro-Donald Trump rally that preceded the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last year.The Dallas Morning News and the Houston Chronicle report that the Austin-based Travis County district attorney’s office said in a letter Friday that it wouldn’t sue because journalists who had req
  
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• Pushing for the playoffs: Austin FC’s second season by the numbers

  03-07-2022 00:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Pinch yourselves, Austin FC fans – you haven’t been dreaming for the past few months.The first half of Austin’s second MLS season could hardly have gone better. After playing 17 of 34 matches, Austin has nine wins, four draws, and four defeats, for a total of 31 points.That matches the number of points the Verde and Black managed across their entire inaugural season, and the dramatic uptick in form has the MLS playoffs firmly in sight.At the midway point o
  
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• Flying through Austin for the holiday? Here's how to check on your flights

  03-07-2022 00:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport said it was expecting a high-traffic weekend, according to officials.While this was predicted to be a busy holiday weekend, airport officials said more people, in general, are traveling this summer. AUS expecting thousands of travelers July 4th weekend, should you expect delays?Airlines like Delta and Lufthansa also warned passengers of possible delays and cancellations due to staffing or operational challenges. Man turns down $10K
  
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• How NOAA's new supercomputers will improve forecast models

  03-07-2022 00:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the arm of the U.S. government in charge of weather and climate forecasting, recently purchased two new supercomputers.NOAA said the new supercomputers are three times faster than their former system. The supercomputers are primarily used to generate forecast models, which are used by meteorologists around to country to create their own weather forecasts.The new computers will be able to outperform their predecessors in essent
  
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