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Skies over Fort Chaffee were fire red Wednesday night as World War II era buildings went up in flames. Fort Smith Police said the historic Fort Chaffee hospital caught fire late Wednesday night. At least four buildings were engulfed by flames and at least two buildings burned to the ground. "With a shift in the wind, these conditions, this thing, could get out of hand and go a long ways in a hurry, " Fort Smith Fire Chief Mike Richards said. Several fire departments including Fort Smith, Barling, White Bluff and Fort Chaffee were on scene before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday...

T. LOUIS, MO (KTVI - FOX2now.com)— As we lost count of how many consecutive days the temperature has eclipsed 100, at least one St. Louis area man has taken “self cooling” to a new level. Many motorcyclists talk about their love of the wind blowing through their hair. It seems Jacob Southard prefers the wind blowing through almost everything. He’s been turning heads on Interstate 70, riding his motorcycle while wearing nothing but a “mankini” like the one from the “Borat” movie. Asked what in the world he’s doing, Southard, clad in nothing but a neon green singlet that covers...

As many as eight people were wounded in a shooting at a car show in Kent, Washington, late Saturday afternoon, according to a King County fire and rescue dispatcher. "We have a ton of medical staff on the scene and are transporting people to local hospitals," the dispatcher said. A witness who works at a business near the shooting site told CNN affiliate KOMO that she heard about 10 shots.

House Speaker John Boehner wants to unveil a plan to increase the U.S. debt limit and curb federal spending by Sunday afternoon to avoid any potential havoc in Asian financial markets, media reports said. The Ohio Republican told GOP colleagues in a conference call Saturday afternoon that he still wants to cut as much as $4 trillion from the budget during the next decade, according to participants in the call, the reports said. [snip] Later in the day, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said congressional leaders were dedicated to the task of keeping a default from happening. “The...

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Crisis talks convened by President Barack Obama to avert a potential default in just 10 days concluded Saturday after just under an hour of discussions without any apparent sign of progress. Obama sat next to House Speaker John Boehner, according to pool footage, after the two men Friday night gave separate accounts over how talks to cut spending alongside a debt ceiling increase broke down. The body language from the video taken at the outset of the meeting showed the strains, with the two men barely looking at each other. Other attendees at the meeting included Senate...

Oklahoma senator hopes is putting the finishing touches on his plan to reduce the federal deficit by $9 trillion. He expects to release it this week. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, who has been working on a deficit-reduction plan worth $9 trillion over 10 years, said he hopes to release the blueprint late this week. That timetable may slip since the scope of the plan requires so many calculations (mathematical, not political). Coburn, R-Muskogee, and his staff have been working on the plan since the senator dropped out of the bipartisan Gang of Six deficit reduction talks in May....

ROSWELL, Ga. -- A public declaration of affection written on a Roswell family's property has them at odds with their neighborhood association. Resident Duden Yegenoglu said her father left the love note on her driveway for her mother. "He was washing my car one day about a month and a half ago, and he wanted to be cute, so he wrote 'Benur,' which is my mom's name, 'I love you,' on our driveway," Duden Yegenoglu told Channel 2’s George Howell. The pressure-washed message was written in all caps, inside a heart. Several neighbors said it was sweet, but while the...

Traffic is backed up on Highway 59 south of Van Buren after an accident involving a truck carrying radioactive material. Crawford County Sheriff Ron Brown says he’s been told there’s no reason to believe anyone is in any danger. Inside the truck was a small container marked “radioactive,” according Sheriff Brown. He says the container “has been breached.” But Sheriff Brown says the owner of the truck hauling the container says what’s inside the container is not harmful.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A jury has found Jerome Ersland guilty of first-degree murder after he shot and killed Antwan Parker who was attempting to rob Ersland's southside pharmacy. They are suggesting life...

PIEDMONT, Okla. -- During a press conference, Hank Hamil, Ryan's father announced the search and rescue teams found his son on the shore of Falcon Lake near the family's home. [snip] Searchers had been looking for the missing 3-year-old boy since Tuesday after a violent storm struck his home in a subdivision in Piedmont. [snip] His pregnant mother, Catherine, and siblings, Cathleen, 5, and 15-month-old Cole, were injured. Ryan's brother, Cole, died at the hospital Wednesday. Mother Catherine is in fair condition and daughter Cathleen remains in critical condition. Catherine is five months pregnant, her unborn child is expected to...

[Note: above is clickable to NWS Storm Prediction Center] ZCZC SPCPWOSPC ALL WOUS40 KWNS 240919 ARZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-241800- PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0419 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...TORNADO OUTBREAK EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE WESTERN AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS CENTRAL...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa is the latest city to announce it will host a Teach For America teacher training institute in summer 2012. [snip] Officials say more than 3,000 students will be impacted by the 650 corps members coming to Tulsa for the training.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2011 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 $100 million in Affordable Care Act grants to help create healthier U.S. communities Prevention grants to focus on improving health, which can lower costs The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today the availability of over $100 million in funding for up to 75 Community Transformation Grants. Created by the Affordable Care Act, these grants are aimed at helping communities implement projects proven to reduce chronic diseases – such as diabetes and heart disease. By promoting healthy lifestyles and communities, especially among population groups experiencing the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Select members of Congress are making appointments at CIA headquarters to view graphic photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse. But the American people might have to wait decades to see images of the al-Qaida leader who was killed in Pakistan by Navy SEALs during a daring middle-of-the-night raid. Advertisement The CIA is allowing members of the House and Senate Intelligence and Armed Services committees to see the photos in a secure room at the agency's headquarters in Langley, Va., a CIA spokesman said Wednesday. Lawmakers cannot take copies of the photos with them. [snip] Sen. James Inhofe,...

Jacksonville, FL — A pregnant cat is partially being blamed for four people being shot in Northwest Jacksonville. Witnesses said two women were arguing in the 1200 block of Hart Street just after 4 p.m. Friday, because one of them was hitting the other's cat with a purse. The woman hitting the cat supposedly yelled to her boyfriend to start shooting. Witnesses said another person fired back at the shooter, who then tried to run. A woman, a man, a 17-year-old girl and a 3-year-old girl were among the victims. None of the injuries were life threatening. The gunman has...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A tractor trailer rig carrying explosives from the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant that was involved in a crash on Interstate 40 has been moved. Representatives from Fort Sill Army Post in Lawton inspected the truck Wednesday afternoon and the vehicle was moved from the scene. Deputy Fire Chief Cecil Clay says the semi had 28,000 pounds of military ordnance inside. Officials had to wait for military authorization for the load to be checked.

DENVER -- A late night United Airlines flight from Denver to Santa Ana, California was forced to return to the gate before takeoff because one passenger complained about three possibly suspicious passengers. A Denver International Airport spokesperson says Denver Police officers and agents from the TSA and FBI met the United Flight 593 at the gate and removed four individuals including the passenger that made the complaint. This happened at about 10 p.m. Thursday. United Airlines spokesman Charles Hobart says the crew requested that authorities meet the aircraft to escort the passengers off of it. "United is cooperating with authorities...

The Virginia Department of Transportation is considering composting roadkill, a move boosters say will save money and improve the environment. The agency spends $4.4 million annually removing and disposing of thousands of animal carcasses found on the 57,867 miles of road it maintains. [snip] The remainder typically bury the animals along the roadside. That's a problem because nutrients and bacteria, such as fecal coliform, released by the carcasses can reach waterways, Donaldson said. "It's like super-concentrated fertilizer," she said. "It all goes into the [Chesapeake] Bay ultimately." Also, landfills are sources of methane, a greenhouse gas that most climate scientists...

More than half of the 50 states have sued to block the federal healthcare legislation passed last year. Congressman Steve Womack laid out the Republican response to the ongoing debate. He spoke with 5NEWS as he toured St. Edward Mercy Medical Center Friday. Womack listened as neonatologist Dr. Victor Coloso walked him through the NICU. Hospital CEO Jeff Johnston says it's important that the federal government reduce the deficit, however he wants legislators to understand that healthcare costs money and they need to carefully weigh cuts. "It's important that people have access to quality healthcare, and we try to do...

Oklahoma State Police shut down I-40 westbound temporarily because of a hole in a bridge. The bridge is near MM325 in Muldrow. A few cars had their tires blow out after driving over the hole. Troopers say the hole in the bridge is due to construction. No Injuries have been reported.