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Yahoo says hackers stole information from over 1B accounts

yahoo-76684_960_720NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo says it believes hackers stole data from more than one billion user accounts in August 2013.

The Sunnyvale, California, company says it’s a different breach from the one it disclosed in September, when it said 500 million accounts were exposed. That new hack revelation raises questions about whether Verizon will try to change the terms of its $4.8 billion proposed acquisition of Yahoo.

Yahoo says the information stolen may include names, email addresses, phone numbers, birthdates and security questions and answers. The company says it believes bank-account information and payment-card data were not affected.

Woman’s death in northeast Missouri called possible homicide

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NEW LONDON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in northeast Missouri are investigating the death of a woman, calling it a possible homicide.

Ralls County Sheriff Gerry Dinwiddie says police found the body of 53-year-old Sue Epperson inside a home in New London Wednesday, after Epperson’s daughter reported she had not heard from her for several days.

No arrests have been made and Dinwiddie declined to discuss the investigation. The Northeast Missouri Major Case Squad is assisting in the investigation

Records: Woman suffering from Xanax withdrawal drove into clinic

Andrea Gully
Andrea Gully
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Court documents say a woman who drove her truck into a southwest Missouri health center was suffering from withdrawal and was angry because a doctor stopped prescribing her anti-anxiety medication.

The Springfield News-Leader reports that 58-year-old Andrea Gully is jailed on a felony property damage charge.

Documents say Gully was experiencing body shakes, anger and depression due to withdrawal from Xanax, which she had taken for years.

On Monday, Gully checked into a Springfield center that serves low-income, underinsured patients. Court documents say she drove through the clinic’s main doors after waiting a few hours. No one was hurt.

She told a reporter as she was being led away in handcuffs that she was upset she wasn’t being given “my medication.”

Her attorney didn’t return a phone message seeking comment Thursday.

Iowa man pleads not guilty in killings of 2 police officers

Scott Michael Greene
Scott Michael Greene

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in ambush-style attacks that killed two police officers last month.

Scott Michael Greene submitted his written plea in a court filing Wednesday in which he also asked for a speedy trial.

The 46-year-old has been jailed since he was charged last month in the Nov. 1 shootings of Urbandale officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Police Sgt. Anthony Beminio. He faces life in prison if convicted of either count of first-degree murder.

The shootings took place about two miles apart within minutes of each other as both officers were sitting in their patrol cars. Authorities have said that Greene turned himself in hours later, and that a police dog later recovered a high-powered rifle used in the attacks.

Iowa senator wants state ban on traffic cameras

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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa senator is optimistic the state Legislature will ban automated traffic cameras that he argues are primarily revenue sources for cities, but officials in Davenport say the devises have succeeded in reducing car speeds and preventing crashes.

The Quad-City Times reports Republican Brad Zaun plans to push legislation to ban the cameras during the next legislative session. Zaun says many cameras often show inaccurate data because they’ve been improperly calibrated or checked.

Davenport traffic engineer Gary Statz says there’s been a large reduction in red light crashes at intersections with cameras though. He also cites a 34 percent decrease in vehicle trauma injuries as reported by Genesis Health System.

Zaun says the bill will likely make it to the governor’s desk while Gov. Terry Brandstad is still in office.

Fugitive shoots, wounds self after crashing into Wichita home

jacksonville-county-sheriff-patch-via-twitterWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect in a Florida killing has shot and critically wounded himself after exchanging gunfire with U.S. Marshals and crashing a vehicle into a Wichita home.

The 26-year-old man shot at the marshals Wednesday after they approached him. Police spokesman Officer Charley Davidson says the marshals returned fire before the suspect drove off with a woman. They crashed after a brief chase and took off running. Davidson says the suspect shot himself in the head when authorities caught up with him.

He was rushed to a hospital, and the woman wasn’t immediately found.

The suspect’s name has not been released. The Jacksonville County Sheriff’s Office in Florida said in a tweet that the man was suspected in a September 2015 killing at a hotel.

No arrests yet, but K-State boots rape suspect from dorm

ksu-sealKansas State University has removed a rape suspect from a residence hall.

The Manhattan Mercury reports that the rape is alleged to have occurred Dec. 4 in a dorm room and was reported to police last week. University police identified and removed the suspect Tuesday from a university residence hall. Officials declined to give the name of the residence hall where the suspect lived.

Kansas State spokesman Steve Logback said no arrests had been made of Wednesday and an investigation is ongoing.

Kansas governor says budget will include rural teachers plan

schoolTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says his budget proposals next year will include a new scholarship program for training teachers for rural schools.

Brownback also said in an Associated Press interview Wednesday that another initiative will help bring doctors and dental services to rural areas lacking them.

The Republican governor acknowledged that he’ll be pursuing the programs while outlining proposals for eliminating projected budget shortfalls totaling $1.1 billion through June 2019. But he said budgeting is about setting priorities.

He said he will propose providing scholarships to university students who train to be teachers and serve in rural areas facing teacher shortages.

Brownback also responded to criticism from Senate President Susan Wagle for not imposing immediate budget cuts. He said it would be “more constructive” for lawmakers to offer their own proposals.

Judge approves $4.7 million in St. Louis suburb jail settlement

jailST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $4.7 million lawsuit settlement for nearly 2,000 people who were illegally jailed in a St. Louis suburb.

The town of Jennings agreed in July to pay $4.7 million to settle the lawsuit on behalf of people who were jailed over a five-year period for failing to pay a fine or court cost, often from minor traffic offenses.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson approved the settlement Wednesday, calling it “fair, reasonable and adequate.”

Blake Strode, a lawyer with ArchCity Defenders who worked on the case, estimates each person could receive $1,500 or more per day in jail, which is “well within the range” of similar cases. But he says only 414 people have come forward with valid claims.

Northeast Kansas county approves wind farm plan

windSENECA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in northeast Kansas county have approved plans for a wind farm project.

The Nemaha County Commission on Monday adopted a resolution approving a conditional use permit and wind farm district. That decision came after a public hearing, where 11 county residents voiced both support and opposition to the project.

Florida-based company NextEra Energy Resources is behind the project. Company officials say they will move forward once they have a buyer for the electricity that will be produced.

The construction plan includes 40 wind turbines to be erected in parts of four townships in Nemaha County.

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