foggy out there this morning. > a death investigation underway in northeast nebraska. law enforcement officials are investigating a suspicious death the discovery came after a vehicle fire. shortly after 3 o clock, yesterday afternoon, pierce fire and rescue responded to a vehicle on fire nine miles west of pierce. firefighters with the pierce fire department worked to extinguish the fire, and saw human remains in the cab of the pick-up. the nebraska state patrol and state fire marshall s office were called to investigate. a state patrol lieutenant said that the pick-up was in the middle of a field and they believe human remains were inside the smoldering vehicle. investigators are allowing some time for the fire to burn itself out so they can go through evidence at the scene. investigators have released the cause of a deadly fire in spencer, iowa over the weekend. firefighters responded to a trailer home at 317 w. 18th around 1:30 saturday afternoon, just off of highway 71.
first on 13. we begin this morning with some breaking news out of west des moines. authorities are searching for a morning. this is a picture of 20 year old erica johnson. she stands four feet ten inches pounds. disabled. if you see johnson.. call the west des moines police department at the moines police department at the number on your screen. at least one person is dead after a woman deliberately drove her car on the sidewalk of the las vegas strip. six people are still in critical condition this morning. like, it literally looked like she wasn t even trying to stop the car. she was just sitting there, like, just looking straight forward, not even moving. the windshields were busted, and there were, like, three or four men running after her, trying to stop the car. people scrambled to stop the woman as she drove through more than two dozen people last night, near was taking place. police say she had a three year old with her in the car. who was not hurt. she was taken into
many of whom read about this devastating news on facebook. so as soon as they heard, they came here, they dropped off flowers and cards to express their condolences. the news of what happened to 30-year-old staff sergeant peter taub quickly traveled. on facebook, pete s mom, arlene, wrote, my son, chef jon s brother, staff sergeant peter taub, was one of six killed yesterday in afghanistan. and on door on their shop, an american flag is posted above a note which says the same. it mentions that the restaurant will be closed while the family mourns this horrible loss. customers came by throughout the day, some learning about the tragedy for the first time. the good people in america care about you and your son. your loss is our loss. reporter: now, gofund me page has been created. the family says the funds will go to help out pete s wife and his daughter. if you re interested in learning more, go to our website, nbcwashington.com, or download the nbc washington app and se
baltimore, the first of six to be prosecuted in the death of freddie gray. let me talk about the jury briefly. it very much reflects the make up of the city. five black women, three black men, three white women and one white man. a majority african-american jury seated in this case. the defense used all four of its strikes to exclude african-americans who were on the jury panel. the case now under way. the prosecutor is taking to the floor of the courtroom, and he is opened by reminding the jurors that it is not freddie gray who is on trial, and it is not the additional police officers on trial. this case is going to focus solely on the actions of 26 year old police officer william porter, the first to go on trial. he is charged with manslaughter and police misconduct, accused of failing to belt freddie gray securely into the back of a police van, and failing to heed his cries for help. in accordance, freddie gray died from a broken neck after a ride in that police van. and t
Tim Houston is no longer committed to the fixed election date he championed and vigorously defended in 2021. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, the premier suggested Nova Scotians could go to the polls earlier than July 15, 2025.
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