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A long weekend of ferocious winter weather loomed across the U.S. on Saturday, as a continuing wave of Arctic storms threatened to break low-temperature records in the nations heartland, spread cold and snow from coast to coast and cast a chill over everything ranging from football playoffs to presidential campaigns.

Icy winter weather is blanketing the U.S. as a wave of Arctic storms threatens to break low-temperature records in the heartland and spread cold and snow from coast to coast.

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A long weekend of ferocious winter weather loomed across the U.S. on Saturday, as a continuing wave of Arctic storms threatened<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/a-weekend-of-ferocious-winter-weather-could-see-low-temperature-records-set-in-the-us-heartland/">Read More</a>

As the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend began, the weather forecast was a quilt of color-coded advisories, from an ice storm warning in Oregon to a blizzard warning in the northern Plains to high wind warnings in New Mexico.

Police chief John A. Bolduc presided over the swearing-in ceremony the same day veteran officers Victor Garcia and Bill Olson retired.

All four bodies were found with suspected gunshot wounds, police said.

Laurel, Nebraska, authorities have made an arrest after four people were found dead as a result of two fires at separate locations in incidents that are believed to be connected.

Nebraska authorities are searching for a black male suspect who is believed to have been involved in two fires that left four people dead early Thursday morning.

No arrests have been made. The homes are located just three blocks apart in the town of Laurel.

Sen. Megan Hunt flagged potential areas of criminal wrongdoing by Sen. Mike Groene based on media reports of the allegations. She urged the officials to investigate the matter promptly and