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• Man trashes police station lobby during rampage captured on video

  17-03-2018 23:24
  GRAFTON, Wis. - A man went on a rampage and trashed the inside of a Wisconsin police department, and the strange outburst was all caught on camera.
  The man walked into the Grafton Police Department just before 1 p.m. on Sunday, according to WITI.
  Surveillance video shows him kick a hole in the wall right as he walks inside. He is seen throwing his bag across the lobby and then heads straight for the brochures.
  He's seen tearing down shelves and pictures and throwing them across the room. Glass
  
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• One Dead After Crash on Route 6 in Brooklyn

  17-03-2018 22:56
  
  One person is dead after a two-car crash on Route 6 (Hartford Road) in Brooklyn Saturday.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• 1 person dead following crash in Brooklyn

  17-03-2018 22:04
  BROOKLYN — Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Saturday afternoon.
  Police said that they were dispatched around 3:20 p.m. to Route 6 near Hartford Road on calls of a two car crash.
  Officials are releasing limited information but said that the crash did have entrapment and serious injury. The road has been closed. The identity of the victim has been released.
  State Troopers are on scene investigating the cause of the crash.
  Stay with FOX61 News as the story develops.
  
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• Burglar accused of biting off part of man’s face at Memphis recording studio

  17-03-2018 21:22
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis recording studio employee is at home recovering after he says a burglar "bit part of his face off."
  Crafton Barnes said he has about 25 stitches in his left cheek after the attack early Wednesday morning at the Sounds Good Memphis recording studio.
  "It was just surreal. Then it was just like some kind of weird movie," Barnes told WREG.
  Police said Corlandt Northcross broke in through a window and started attacking Barnes.
  "Lunged and started biting me all over.
  
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• Quinnipiac women oust Miami for second straight year

  17-03-2018 21:00
  STORRS — Jen Fay led a balanced ninth-seeded Quinnipiac offense with 19 points and the Bobcats beat Miami 86-72 on Saturday, eliminating the Hurricanes from the women’s NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive season.
  Paula Strautmane added 15 points and Edel Thornton and Carly Fabbri each had 14 for Quinnipiac (28-5), which extended its winning streak to 23 games, a new school record.
  Next up for Bobcats is a game against in-state neighbor UConn. It’s the first meeting between
  
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• Avon school board will debate settlement in teachers-cult lawsuit

  17-03-2018 18:17
   AVON — A school board will debate a proposed settlement of a lawsuit that accuses four educators of “indoctrinating” three sisters into a religious cult that celebrates death.The Avon Board of Education is scheduled to discuss and possibly vote on the proposal Tuesday. Settlement terms have not been disclosed. Lawyers revealed earlier this month that an agreement had been reached.The sisters’ parents sued the Avon school district, three teachers and a guidance couns
  
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• Huskies set new points record, dominate in first round victory 140-52

  17-03-2018 18:07
  STORRS – For most people, the only question going in was “How many points will they win by?”
  Going in to today’s game at Gampel Pavilion, the University of Connecticut women’s basketball program was 25-2 in first-round games, and hadn’t lost in the opening round since 1993. They’ve won their opening-round games by an average of just over 42 points.
  Make it 26-2. Geno Auriemma’s Huskies blew out the Northeast Conference’s St. Francis (Pa.
  
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• Annual Kick-Off Party for Closer to Free Ride

  17-03-2018 17:49
  
  The Closer to Free Ride community gathered for its annual kick-off party in Branford Thursday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Attorneys for Trump and Cohen file to move Stormy Daniels lawsuit to federal court

  17-03-2018 17:20
  WASHINGTON — Attorneys defending President Donald Trump and the company of his personal legal counsel, Michael Cohen, have filed to move the lawsuit against their clients by porn star Stormy Daniels to federal court and are claiming she could owe as much as $20 million for violating a nondisclosure agreement.
  The move marks the first time attorneys for Trump himself have joined the legal action in the Daniels matter.
  Attorney Charles Harder — best known for representing Hulk Hogan in
  
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• Russia expels 23 UK diplomats as fallout over nerve agent attack grows

  17-03-2018 17:05
   LONDON — Russia’s Foreign Ministry ordered the expulsion of 23 British diplomats from Russia on Saturday in a tit-for-tat response to Britain’s decision to expel Russian envoys in connection with the poisoning of a former Russian double agent and his daughter on British soil.
  The ministry also declared it was closing the British Consulate General in St Petersburg and the British Council in Russia, in a step beyond the measures taken by Britain. The British Council is a cu
  
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• Man Dead After Stabbing in East Haven

  17-03-2018 16:59
  
  A 27-year-old man is dead after a stabbing during a domestic incident at an apartment in East Haven Saturday, according to East Haven police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• UHart Students Spend Spring Break Helping Hurricane Relief

  17-03-2018 16:22
  
  Dozens of University of Hartford students will spend spring break helping the survivors of power hurricanes last year.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Firm Unveils Proposal to Redevelop New Haven’s Long Wharf

  17-03-2018 15:57
  
  New Haven is looking to make its Long Wharf stretch of shoreline an even bigger destination spot.Photo Credit: Perkins-Eastman
  
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• East Haven Police investigating fatal stabbing

  17-03-2018 13:32
  EAST HAVEN – Police are investigating a fatal stabbing that happened overnight.
  Few details are available right now, but police say they were called to 32 Old Foxon Road about 12:45 a.m. There, they found a male with a stab wound.  Police say he has died.  There was a woman present at the address, and police say there was some sort of domestic dispute before the stabbing.
  No arrests have been made.  We’ll have more on this breaking story as it develops.
  
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• East Haven Police ID victim in fatal stabbing

  17-03-2018 13:32
  EAST HAVEN – Police have identified the victim of a fatal stabbing that happened early Saturday morning.
  Few details are available right now, but police said they were called to 32 Old Foxon Road about 12:45 a.m.
  There, police found a male with a stab wound.  Police said he has died. The man was identified as Glenton Whyte, 27 of New Haven.
  There was a woman present at the address, and police said there was some sort of domestic dispute before the stabbing.
  No arrests have been made.&
  
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• Bright, chilly weekend; watching a potential storm by the middle of next week.

  17-03-2018 13:24
  The Weekend:
  St. Patrick's Day and the rest of this weekend will be mostly sunny and dry.   While temps will be on the chilly side compared to seasonal averages, it will be brisk and with lots of sunshine!  Some clouds will mix in at times this afternoon, but they are likely to be few and far between.  Sunday will continue to feature plenty sunshine and chilly temperatures; but at least there will be no snow or rain.   By Monday, temps will moderate a bit into the
  
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• Top-seed UConn looks for 25th straight opening-round win

  17-03-2018 12:52
  STORRS — UConn coach Geno Auriemma doesn’t take much for granted, but he’s pretty confident his Huskies can get through the first couple rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
  The top seed in the women’s tournament opens play Saturday against Saint Francis (Pa.) (24-9), a team out of the Northeast Conference. The league is 0-24 in the history of the tournament. Saint Francis seeking its first win in 12 appearances.
  UConn (32-0) has its sights set on a 12th national title and fif
  
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• Revised bill allowing casino bidding process clears panel

  17-03-2018 12:40
  HARTFORD — Connecticut lawmakers kept alive a modified bill Friday that could potentially lead to a fourth casino in the state.
  The General Assembly’s Public Safety Committee voted 22-3 in favor of the revamped legislation. It would create a process enabling private casino developers to submit proposals to build a gambling facility somewhere in Connecticut, possibly in Bridgeport.
  Unlike the original version, the amended bill no longer strips last year’s legislative approval of
  
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• Days before Florida bridge collapsed, engineer reported cracks

  17-03-2018 12:25
  MIAMI, Fla.– Two days before a bridge crumbled in Miami, killing six people, an engineer for the company that designed it called a Florida Department of Transportation employee, warning of “some cracking.”
  The state employee was out on assignment that day. The call from W. Denney Pate of FIGG Bridge Engineers was unanswered, and the voice mail he recorded unheard — until Friday.
  In the voice mail, Pate said the cracking on the north end of the span should be repaired. How
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show – The firing of Kevin Ollie

  17-03-2018 10:31
  After six years - including a national championship and two consecutive losing seasons - UConn has fired Kevin Ollie. But the way the university is handling the ouster is highly questionable.
  UConn says it is terminating Ollie for “cause”; which means it would not have to pay the remaining $10 million on his contract. The tactic looks premature because an ongoing NCAA investigation has not been completed.
  Hartford Courant UConn sports writer Dom Amore is here to catch us up
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show — National Walkout Day

  17-03-2018 10:30
  Several weeks ago, a nation was horrified to learn 17 high school students were killed in a mass shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida. This week, in protests across the country, their peers are saying enough.
  Sothington High’s Julia Brilla, and Tyler Suarez, a University of Bridgeport student, will talk about this student movement.
  
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• Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton Released After Collapsing at GOP Forum

  17-03-2018 04:15
  
  Danbury's mayor was treated after having a seizure and collapsing at a GOP governor candidates' event, sources said.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Suspect indicted on 51 counts of voyeurism for social media extortion scheme

  17-03-2018 04:03
  BROOKLYN -- Christopher Lamb stood before a judge Friday morning facing 51 charges. The 25-year-old is accused of trying to threaten and coerce more than 20 women and girls into sending him nude photos of themselves.
  State's Attorney Lou Louba said the arrest came after a years-long investigation.
  "It was ongoing for a number of years," said Louba. "Because of their hard work and their dedication in following this through to the end, we were able to locate all 20 victims, track them down and ma
  
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• Father of Murdered Wesleyan Student Calls for Whiting Accountability

  17-03-2018 03:45
  
  Lawmakers are calling for reforms at the Whiting Forensic Division, in part, after the NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters uncovered allegations of patient abuse and that hospital staff allowed patients, including...
  
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• Attorney General fires former FBI adviser Andrew McCabe

  17-03-2018 03:33
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired ex-FBI director Andrew McCabe just two days after his retirement, ending the career of an official who rose to the second position in the investigative agency. More recently, President Donald Trump had frequently criticized him accusing him of deceiving the internal investigators of the Department of Justice.
  McCabe was expected to retire this Sunday, on his 50th birthday, when he would be eligible to receive early retirement ben
  
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• “Match Madness” takes over UConn Medical School

  17-03-2018 03:23
  FARMINGTON -- It may be a far cry from March Madness, but based on the crowds at UConn Medical Center Friday, you'd never be able to tell they were actually gathered for "Match Madness."
  The  pressure filled event known as "Match Day" happens at medical schools across the country., when fourth-year students learn if they've been admitted to their doctoral residency programs. As the clock struck noon Friday, about 84 UConn med students opened their envelopes and made their matches.
  "This is
  
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• New London Kindergartners Walkout Drums Up Concerns

  17-03-2018 02:21
  
  Students across the nation walked out of school Wednesday in honor of the victims of the Parkland shooting last month, including a group of New London kindergarteners.
  
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• School bus disabled on busy Meriden street snarls afternoon traffic

  17-03-2018 01:40
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  While dropping off students at home for the weekend, the driver unsuccessfully attempted to turn on to Graveline Avenue from West Main Street in Meriden. The bus bottomed out while maneuvering up a steep grade, pinning its back end to the ground.
  Police arrived on scene at about 3 p.m. to investigate and manage traffic. They closed the interse
  
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• Connecticut Bridges Built Using Accelerated Bridge Construction

  17-03-2018 01:33
  
  The technique used to build and install the FIU- Sweetwater bridge which collapsed Thursday in Miami has also been used to replace many bridges in Connecticut.
  
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• DRS Warns of Fake Tax Email

  17-03-2018 00:48
  
  The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) is warning taxpayers not to fall victim to a fake email.Photo Credit: Department of Revenue Services
  
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