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Helicopter crashes near I-70 in Ohio, killing pilot and causing minor accidents, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:48 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A helicopter hit power lines and crashed near an interstate in Ohio over the weekend, killing the pilot and causing a series of crashes, authorities said.The Bell 206L-4 aircraft was flying near I-70 in Springfield Township in Clark County when it hit the lines and crashed into a cornfield shortly after noon Saturday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.The pilot, 36-year-old Isaac Lee Santos of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at the scene, state troopers said. The aircraft was owned by Helicopter Applicators Inc. of Gettysburg, which does aerial applications such as herbicide and insecticide to farmland and other industries, according to the Springfield News-Sun.Power lines fell onto the westbound and eastbound lanes of I-70, resulting in minor crashes of seven vehicles, authorities said. No other injuries were reported. The highway was closed for about five hours and Ohio Edison crews have been working to restore power to the area.The Federal ...

One person is dead and multiple were wounded in Indiana shooting, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:48 GMT

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A shooting at a large party in Indiana early Sunday morning left one person dead, police said. A hospital said 19 people were being treated for injuries at its facility.Muncie police responded to multiple reports of gunfire on the city’s east side just after 1 a.m., The Star Press reported. Police said in a news release that there was no active threat to the community and that “multiple” victims were injured, including some critically.“Due to the number of victims and nature of the incident, multiple agencies were contacted to assist,” Muncie Deputy Police Chief Melissa Criswell said in a statement sent to The Star Press.Police did not say how many people were injured, but officials at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie told WTHR-13 that 19 victims were treated in their emergency department for injuries related to the shooting. Criswell said some victims sustained critical injuries and were transferred by medical helicopter to other ...

10 die, including 3 children, as strong winds hit a tourist camp in central Russia, officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:48 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Ten people — including three children — died after high winds tore through central Russia, emergency services and a local official reported Sunday. Eight of the dead were part of a group of tourists camping close to Lake Yalchik in the Mari-El region when the storm hit Saturday, Russia’s emergencies ministry said.The strong winds caused a large number of trees to fall in the area, including where the group’s tents had been pitched on a stretch of wild beach inside the Mariy Chodra National Park, regional leader Yuri Zaitsev wrote on social media. He said that three children were among the dead. Russia’s investigative committee has opened a criminal case to determine whether unsafe or sub-standard services provided by the park’s management company contributed to the deaths.Across the wider Volga Federal District, 76 people were injured in the storm, with thousands of households losing power, emergency services said.The Associated Press

Remembering SARSfest, the concert that revived Toronto, 20 years later

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:48 GMT

Twenty years ago, Toronto was reeling from the deadly SARS epidemic that severely impacted the local economy. As the World Health Organization declared the global outbreak contained and travel advisories for Canada’s largest city were lifted, efforts immediately began to bring people back to Toronto — and one of the country’s biggest music events was born. On July 30, 2003, an estimated 450,000 to 500,000 people descended on Downsview Park for what was officially called the Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto concert, but more commonly known as SARSstock or SARSfest.With that attendance, it was the largest concert in Canadian history. The concert was a fundraiser for health-care and hospitality workers and featured an all-star lineup with The Rolling Stones as the headline act along with AC/DC, Justin Timberlake and Canadian acts such as Rush, The Guess Who, Kathleen Edwards and Blue Rodeo. The tickets were sold for as little as $21.50.With the gates opening at 8 a.m...

‘Letters of heaven’: Kyiv coffee shop manager proud to be called up to fight Russia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:48 GMT

Anton says he has always been willing to pick up arms and fight for Ukraine.He recently got his wish, receiving a letter calling him into military service in his country’s battle with Russia.“I am going to the army,” the 29-year-old coffee shop manager from Kyiv told The Canadian Press in a phone interview.“I wasn’t surprised really. Now is the time that mostly all men receive these letters of heaven, as we call them.”Anton worked last month as an interpreter for The Canadian Press. Members of the Ukrainian military are discouraged from revealing their last names for the safety of their family members in the country.Men ages 18 to 60 were banned from leaving Ukraine after Russia invaded the country in February 2022. The Ukrainian government is not forcing men to fight, but they must register and remain in the country. There is a chance of enforced conscription if the violence continues. “It’s just my duty. It’s a matter of honour...

Flying taxis are coming — eventually, to an exclusive few

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:48 GMT

MONTREAL — From his suite on the 23rd floor of the Fairmont Dubai, Fethi Chebil surveys the luxury cars and driverless metro line unfurling to the horizon.“I can see the future,” says the Quebec-based CEO and founder of VPorts, which designs terminals for flying taxis.Chebil is referring with a wink to Dubai’s Museum of the Future, but he might just as well be describing the mode of transport he envisions high above the roads and rails of the desert city and beyond: flying cars.Air taxis, long hyped as the next giant leap in short-haul passenger transport, are coming closer to a vertiport near you — even as skepticism deepens over their ability to change commuter behaviour and emissions output, and overcome questions of safety, both real and perceived.Electric air taxis can start plying the skies by 2028, according to a regulatory timeline laid out by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this month. Some manufacturers have 2025 as their target, such as Silicon Valley’s Arc...

4 killed in 2 separate aircraft crashes near Wisconsin air show

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:48 GMT

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) - Four people are dead and two are hospitalized after two separate crashes on Saturday. Both incidents are connected to an annual air show in Wisconsin, according to officials.The first crash happened shortly after 9 a.m. A T-6 Texan aircraft crashed into Lake Winnebago near Oshkosh, where the Experimental Aircraft Association is holding its annual fly-in convention, EAA AirVenture.Both people aboard the aircraft died, according to EAA officials. A few hours later, a Rotorway 162F helicopter and ELA 10 Eclipse gyrocopter collided in mid-air at the south end of the EAA AirVenture flight line at Wittman Regional Airport, killing two and injuring two others. Both of the injured are in stable condition, according to EAA. Time running out to file for $725M Facebook settlement: How to claim your payment The Oshkosh Fire Department said one of the aircraft landed on top of a parked plane, but did not clarify which. The National Transportation Safety Board is investig...

18-year-old man found dead after going missing in Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:48 GMT

GARY, Ind. — An 18-year-old man is dead after he went missing Saturday near Miller Beach in Gary, according to Indiana Conservation Officers.Just before 3 p.m., emergency personnel were called to Miller Beach to look for a missing man in Lake Michigan. 18-year-old pedestrian dead after Grayslake crash Around 6 p.m., someone on the beach noticed the man and crews recovered his body.His identity hasn't been released.Search efforts were hampered due to winds and up to six-foot waves that created rip currents, conservation officers said.An investigation into the incident is still ongoing.

Founder of '1 Jar Foundation' inspired back to school drive after losing son to gun violence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:48 GMT

Jalisa Ford, founder and executive director of "1 Jar Foundation" joins WGN Weekend Morning News to share more on how losing her son to gun violence influenced her work with helping kids going back to school.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

In search of the wonderfully weird giants lurking in Earth’s rivers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:48 GMT

(The Conversation) - Rivers have been the lifeblood of human civilization throughout history, and yet we know surprisingly little about what lives in many of them – including the giant creatures that prowl their depths.While we know the biggest animal in the ocean is the blue whale and the largest marine fish is the whale shark, the identity of the world’s largest freshwater fish species long remained a mystery.Until 2022, that is, when fishers in Cambodia caught a giant freshwater stingray in the remote reaches of the Mekong River.Weighing an astounding 661 pounds, the stingray surpassed by 15 pounds a giant catfish caught in Thailand in 2005 that had previously been considered the unofficial record holder.The discovery marked a milestone in fish biologist Zeb Hogan’s more than two-decade quest to study and protect giant freshwater fish. As a group, these megafish are among the most endangered animals on the planet.The world’s largest freshwater fish confirmed s...