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• Crews respond to fire at Baton Rouge River Center

  12-11-2017 20:39
  BATON ROUGE - Crews were called to the Raising Cane's River Center in downtown Baton Rouge due to a fire Sunday night.The fire was reported in the northeast corner of the ballroom portion of the building just before 8:30 p.m. Sunday. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the fire originated in an elevator shaft.The fire was contained to the elevator shaft, which sustained significant damage. Other parts of the building did receive some smoke, according to BRFD.The fire was extinguished
  
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• Baton Rouge cyclists collect hundreds of pounds in donations for local food bank

  12-11-2017 20:09
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge cyclists united in the spirit of giving on Sunday for the annual Bike Baton Rouge Cranksgiving 2017.Bicyclists, young and old, hopped on and hit the pavement for a cause that provides the Greater to Rouge Food Bank with much-needed donations.“It’s a fun day, for a great cause, beautiful weather, and your riding your bikes, it’s a lot of fun,” said Gilles Morin, a participant in this year’s event.Cranksgiving is a holida
  
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• West Feliciana's Hollis Milton named Louisiana's Superintendent of the Year

  12-11-2017 20:05
  WEST FELICIANA - The Louisiana Association of School Superintendents has named its 2017-2018 Superintendent of the Year.The association selected West Feliciana Superintendent Hollis Milton as its annual honoree. Milton will be recognized at a joint conference of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents and the Louisiana Association of School Executives on Nov. 13.He’ll now go on to vie for the national Superintendent of the Year in Februa
  
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• 'Love, sweet love:' Child sings moving tribute for slain prison employees

  12-11-2017 19:23
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A young boy's singing tribute to four prison employees killed in October has taken social media by storm.The four guards were killed in an attempted prison break at Pasquotank Correctional on Oct. 12. In the video posted by Ganelle Sutton, young Abel E. sings his own rendition of "What the World Needs Now" while holding up cards showing the names of each guard killed: Veronica Darden, Justin Smith, Wendy Shannon and Ge
  
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• Hundreds carry flag across US to raise money for veterans

  12-11-2017 17:42
  They started on Sept. 11 in Seattle and ended two months and 4,600 miles later in Tampa. Seventy teams ran, walked or bicycled carrying a single U.S. flag across the country in a relay that raises money for veterans' programs.Sponsored by the non-profit Team Red, White & Blue, the Old Glory Relay had its fourth event this year, wrapping up in Tampa on Saturday.The organization's development project manager, Donnie Starling, said the relay had more than 1,300 participants in 2017.Starling sa
  
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• Trump: 'It's certainly a possibility' could become friends with Kim Jong Un

  12-11-2017 17:21
  President Donald Trump on Sunday openly entertained the possibility that he could become friends with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, even as he admitted it would be a strange thing if it were to happen."I think anything is a possibility," Trump said Sunday during a joint press conference with the president of Vietnam. "Strange things happen in life, that might be a strange thing to happen, but it's certainly a possibility."The president's comment came in response to a reporter's qu
  
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• Governor Edwards teases major economic development announcement

  12-11-2017 16:31
  NEW ORLEANS - Governor John Bel Edwards teased a huge announcement via a vague email sent out to news outlets late Sunday afternoon. In the governor's release, he teases what he calls "one of the most significant economic development announcements in Louisiana's history".Edwards made few details available Sunday, but said there would be a full announcement at the Superdome in New Orleans Monday afternoon.Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Police: 14-year-old girl shot in the head in Mississippi

  12-11-2017 15:48
  ACKSON, Miss. - Police are searching for a teenager after a 14-year-old girl was shot in the head in Mississippi.  Jackson Police spokesman Sgt. Roderick Holmes says the girl is in critical condition at a local hospital after the shooting occurred around 9 p.m. Saturday. Police are seeking a 15-year-old boy.  Commander Tyree Jones says the teenage suspect could be charged as an adult.  Holmes says several individuals were detained for questi
  
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• Police: 14-year-old gird shot in the head in Mississippi

  12-11-2017 15:48
  ACKSON, Miss. - Police are searching for teenager after a 14-year-old girl was shot in the head in Mississippi.  Jackson Police spokesman Sgt. Roderick Holmes says the girl is in critical condition at a local hospital after the shooting occurred around 9 p.m. Saturday. Police are seeking a 15-year-old boy.  Commander Tyree Jones says the teenage suspect could be charged as an adult.  Holmes says several individuals were detained for question
  
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• Moore uses sex claims to raise money

  12-11-2017 15:46
  WASHINGTON - Alabama Republican Roy Moore is trying to raise money for his U.S. Senate race on allegations he had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl when he was in his early 30s.  Moore wrote in his fundraising pitch that "the vicious and sleazy attacks against me are growing more vicious by the minute." He told supporters that he's counting on them to stand with him by "chipping in a donation,"  Moore will face Democrat Doug Jones in a special ele
  
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• Church attack fundraiser raises more than $50K

  12-11-2017 15:33
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas - Organizers say their fundraiser barbecue has raised more than $50,000 for the families of those killed in a mass shooting at a Texas church.  Mike Ritch, a chef who co-founded Smokin' Angels BBQ Ministry after Hurricane Harvey battered the Texas coast, said Sunday that the exact tally hadn't been determined but that it exceeded the group's $50,000 goal "by some portion."  He says the group wants to notify the families before announ
  
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• Police: 1 dead, 5 injured in shooting in New Orleans

  12-11-2017 14:23
  NEW ORLEANS - A man has been killed and five others were injured in a shooting in a New Orleans neighborhood.  New Orleans Police said in an emailed statement that the shooting occurred around 8 p.m. Saturday in an area where a large crowd gathered. Police say five males and a woman were found on the street and sidewalk with apparent gunshot wounds to the body.  The Advocate reports that some people said a funeral party was being held.  Poli
  
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• US carries out 3 drone strikes against extremists in Somalia

  12-11-2017 13:50
  MOGADISHU, Somalia - The U.S. military command in Africa says it carried out three drone strikes against Islamic extremists in Somalia within 24 hours, stepping up their campaign against al-Shabab and the Islamic State group.  A spokeswoman for the U.S. Africa command told The Associated Press Sunday that the attacks by unmanned drones killed several extremist fighters. She said that with these three attacks, the U.S. has now carried out 26 strikes in Somalia against extremist
  
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• Texas town holds first service since church attack

  12-11-2017 13:48
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas - Organizers have set up hundreds of folding chairs under a large white tent on the baseball field in Sutherland Springs, Texas, for the first Sunday service since last weekend's mass shooting at the First Baptist Church.  The front three rows are reserved for First Baptist Church members and their families, as a steady rain falls on the tarp roof while church-goers slowly file in. Some are hugging and others are praying or sitting quietly. &
  
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• 'Thor' tops 'Daddy's Home 2,' 'Orient Express' at box office

  12-11-2017 13:42
  LOS ANGELES - The God of Thunder isn't ready to relinquish his box office throne yet.  Studios on Sunday estimate that "Thor: Ragnarok" added $56.6 million from North American theaters in its second weekend in theaters, bringing its domestic total to $211.6 million.  It easily beat out new openers including the comedy sequel "Daddy's Home 2" and the lavish Agatha Christie adaptation "Murder on the Orient Express."  Paramount's "Daddy's Home
  
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• Arkansas QB Cole Kelley arrested on suspicion of DWI

  12-11-2017 12:50
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas quarterback Cole Kelley has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, careless driving and other offenses in Fayetteville.  A report filed by the Fayetteville Police Department says the 20-year-old redshirt freshman was booked at 8:47 a.m. Sunday. Bond for Kelly was set at $935, and records indicate Kelly was being held at the Washington County Jail two hours later.  The police report says Kelley refused to take a
  
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• Report: Butch Jones out as Tennessee head coach a week before LSU game

  12-11-2017 12:46
  BATON ROUGE - The Tennessee Volunteers have fired fifth-year coach Butch Jones, sources told ESPN.Tennessee athletic director John Currie told Jones on Sunday morning that he was being fired, according to ESPN.This comes after a blowout 50-17 loss to Missouri Saturday, and a winless season in SEC play so far.LSU is set to play Tennessee in Knoxville Saturday night.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Sen. Bill Cassidy withdraws support for Roy Moore amid sexual misconduct allegations

  12-11-2017 12:15
  BATON ROUGE - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has withdrawn his support for Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama amid allegations of sexual misconduct by Moore several years ago."Based on the allegations against Roy Moore, his response and what is known, I withdraw support," Cassidy said in a tweet posted Saturday night.Based on the allegations against Roy Moore, his response and what is known, I withdraw support.— Bill Cassidy (@BillCassidy) November 12, 2017Moore
  
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• Trump dogged by Russia questions near trip's end

  12-11-2017 11:56
  MANILA, Philippines - President Donald Trump's lengthy Asia trip is winding down as it began, with a visit meant to be centered on trade and North Korea shadowed by questions about Russia.  Trump was in the Philippines on Monday and remains dogged by things he has said, and has not said, about Russia.  On Saturday, he dismissed the former U.S. intelligence officials who said Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential elections as "political hacks." &
  
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• Thousands facing 'sticker shock' thanks to new term life insurance rates

  12-11-2017 11:35
  BATON ROUGE - Thousands are facing term life insurance 'sticker shock' as rates take a big jump for people enrolled through the state's office of group benefits.Marilyn Person is one of the many facing the sudden spike in cost."I thought it was incredibly unreasonable."A letter was sent to her husband from the Office of Group Benefits, regarding the renewal of their term life insurance. It also alerted them to the change in their monthly payments, namely that they'd have to pa
  
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• STPSO: One dead in deputy-involved shooting following domestic hostage situation

  12-11-2017 11:28
  ST. TAMMANY - One man was shot by Sheriff's deputies following a hostage situation that occurred at a Hickory-area home Saturday night.According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the 37000 block of Hollifield Lane shortly before 10:00 p.m.A man was reportedly shooting a gun inside the home while holding a female hostage, according to the Sheriff's Office.When deputies arrived at the scene, the suspect exited the residence with the gun and pointed it at deputies
  
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• Moore dismisses allegations, says suit to come

  12-11-2017 11:02
  WASHINGTON - GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore of Alabama is calling a newspaper report carrying allegations he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl four decades ago "fake news" and says a suit will be filed in response.  The former judge condemned the Washington Post story during a campaign speech in Huntsville, Alabama. Earlier, another fellow Republican, Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, urged Moore to drop out of the race, saying Moore's explanations had been inadequate&am
  
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