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• Boy, 12, dies in Kansas on 'world's largest' water slide

  07-08-2016 19:44
  
  KANSAS CITY  - A 12-year-old boy has died on a Kansas water slide billed as the world's largest.Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman Officer Cameron Morgan says the boy died Sunday at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark.Schlitterbahn Waterpark spokeswoman Winter Prosapio says the child died on the park's main attraction, the Verruckt, a 168-foot-tall water slide.Police and Prosapio did not provide details of how the child died or the child's identity.Prosapio says the park was closed Sunday an
  
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• Police ID suspect in a dozen robberies in Baton Rouge area

  07-08-2016 18:53
  
  BATON ROUGE - Detectives say one of the suspects believed to be behind last Sunday's robbery of a Government Street Circle K is also responsible for a dozen robberies and thefts in the Baton Rouge area. According to Baton Rouge Police, 44-year-old Keith Williams recently shaved his head and face to alter his identity. Police say Keith's latest robberies have been violent. They say he pepper sprayed a clerk in one robbery and struck another with a hammer in a second. The injuries were no
  
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• Police arrest suspect in a dozen robberies in Baton Rouge area

  07-08-2016 18:53
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police have arrested a man believed to be behind last Sunday's robbery of a Government Street Circle K.  According to Baton Rouge Police, 44-year-old Keith Williams was arrested for the for the gas station robbery, however he is also  believed to be responsible for a dozen robberies and thefts in the Baton Rouge area.Williams recently shaved his head and face to alter his identity while police were on the search for him. Police say Williams' latest robberies have
  
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• Gas prices down 6 cents nationally to $2.16 a gallon

  07-08-2016 16:15
  
  CAMARILLO, Calif. - The average price of gasoline in the U.S. has dropped six cents over the past two weeks to $2.16 a gallon for regular grade.Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the price has dropped 21 cents since a peak June 3, though the most recent decline is slightly smaller and price drops could soon cease.Lundberg says the average price is 55 cents lower than a year ago.The Lundberg Survey found the average price of midgrade unleaded was $2.46 a gallon, and premium was $2.
  
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• 'Suicide Squad' sets August opening record with $135.1M

  07-08-2016 16:12
  
  NEW YORK - The supervillain romp "Suicide Squad" shrugged off scathing reviews to open with an estimated $135.1 million in North American ticket sales, scoring one of the year's biggest box-office debuts.The Warner Bros. film, directed by David Ayer, had increased pressure on its performance following the studio's previous poorly received DC Comics film "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." But "Suicide Squad" proved a massive draw despite its much-derided lead-in. It set a new record for an Aug
  
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• Disney builds stone wall at lake where alligator killed boy

  07-08-2016 16:11
  
  ORLANDO - Workers are building a stone wall around a Walt Disney World lake where an alligator killed a toddler earlier this summer.Disney officials told the Orlando Sentinel for a story published Sunday that the barrier wall is part of the new security plan following the death of 2-year-old Lane Graves of Omaha, Nebraska. The boulder wall is going up along the beaches of the Seven Seas Lagoon where several resorts are located.Disney also put up warning signs and ropes after Graves was dragged b
  
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• Schumer: Congress should return from recess to address Zika

  07-08-2016 16:10
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Sen. Charles Schumer says Congress should return to Washington to take up emergency funding to combat the Zika virus.The New York Democrat says ongoing work on a vaccine could be jeopardized unless lawmakers end their current recess early and approve a $1.9 billion emergency Zika funding bill.Schumer says he made his request in a letter to House and Senate leadership.He says lawmakers would only have to return to Washington for a single day to approve the funding.Congress isn
  
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• Police: 2 young teens get semiautomatic pistols in holdup

  07-08-2016 16:05
  
  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police say two boys held up a man and woman and made off with backpacks holding a pair of semi-automatic pistols.A preliminary report released Sunday says the man and woman, both 21, picked up the boys, who had asked for a ride. The report said the boys were about 13 or 14 years old.It says one boy put a gun to the woman's neck, demanding their property, and were given two backpacks.Police say the backpacks held a Glock 15 and a MasterPiece Arms MPA30T.Permalink| Commen
  
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• No injuries after car overturns on I-12 east

  07-08-2016 14:32
  
  BATON ROUGE – First responders say no one was injured after a crash flipped a car on I-12 east Sunday afternoon.Photos from the scene show a red Toyota Carola with on its side with a smashed windshield. Authorities say the incident happened around 2:20 p.m. at the Essen Lane exit of I-12 east.DOTD reports that the left and center lanes are blocked at that location and traffic is passing through the right lane. Traffic congestion reached the I-10/12 split by 2:30 p.m.The crash comes jus
  
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• Tweets about Olympics remind us of this local patriotic expert

  07-08-2016 12:52
  
  NEW ROADS - A Buzz Feed post about people's tweets related to the Olympics has helped resurrect a viral sensation of a recent 4th of July on False River.Buzz Feed listed outrageous tweets about the Olympics where people who likely usually aren't very patriotic are going all red, white and blue as Team USA competes in Rio.  Among the listed tweets was one post where someone used a screen grab of a WBRZ report a number of years ago about how people celebrated th
  
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• Scattered power outages after overnight lightning show

  07-08-2016 12:18
  
  BATON ROUGE - About one-thousand customers were without electricity Sunday morning after overnight storms rolled through the city.Outages were scattered and clusters impacted as many as 50 to 100 people in some isolated areas.  Entergy said it was hoping to restore most people by lunch Sunday afternoon.Storms sparked an impressive lightning show in the night sky Saturday night. "Super-charged" Sat. PM storms in #BatonRouge - via @JosiahGranier at Airline and Old Jeffer
  
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• Young man killed while playing Pokemon at tourist attraction

  07-08-2016 12:04
  
  SAN FRANCISCO - A college student has been shot to death while playing "Pokemon Go" at a tourist attraction in San Francisco.Authorities say 20-year-old Calvin Riley was shot Saturday night by an unknown assailant at Aquatic Park near Ghiradelli Square.The U.S. Park police and local homicide detectives are investigating what led to the shooting.A family friend told KGO-TV Riley and a friend were playing the popular mobile game when someone came up and shot the young man in the back and ran away.
  
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• 10 Things to Know for Monday

  07-08-2016 12:02
  
  A look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:1. HOW TRUMP HOPES TO SHIFT GEARS AFTER ROUGH WEEKThe Republican nominee is set to deliver a key campaign speech, and attempt to get beyond recent spats with GOP leaders and the Muslim-American parents of a slain Army captain.2. TOP-SEEDED WILLIAMS SISTERS LOSE IN RIOSerena and Venus Williams, three-time gold medalists in doubles tennis, get knocked out of the Summer Games by unranked Lucie Sa
  
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• Special meeting called to restore trust in New Roads government

  07-08-2016 09:30
  
  NEW ROADS - City council members will discuss the indictment of the mayor at a special council meeting Tuesday.Mayor Robert Myer was indicted Wednesday on malfeasance and abuse of power charges following a grand jury hearing where nearly twenty people testified.  Immediately, a judge issued a warrant for Myer's arrest. He turned himself in and later bonded out of Pointe Coupee Parish Jail on a $50,000 bond.Myer's indictment comes five years after previous mayor Tommy N
  
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