Six people killed in farm shootings
Bellefontaine, Ohio Six people, including two children, were found shot to death early Sunday in neighboring farmhouses, and investigators believe one victim was responsible for the slayings, police said.
The same family owned both houses on a farm of several hundred acres. Two bodies were found in one farmhouse and four were found in another. The farm is west of Bellefontaine, a town of 13,000 people about 45 miles northwest of Columbus.
A seventh person shot in the neck called a friend who alerted authorities.
Plane crashes at race, killing ground crewman
Yukon, Okla. A single-engine plane crashed Sunday during an air race, injuring the pilot and leaving a rescuer dead, authorities said.
The plane lost power and crashed shortly after noon.
The pilot was airlifted to an Oklahoma City hospital in critical condition.
A member of the airport’s ground crew was killed when he fell from the back of a truck racing to the crash, an official said.
Police said the plane apparently hit the edge of the runway.
The two-day event at Clarence Page Airport featured plane races.
Three climbers rescued amid mountain blizzard
Anchorage, Alaska Three climbing partners spent days digging their tents out of deep snow and waiting for a chance to continue their bone-chilling expedition on Canada’s highest mountain.
They’d given up and started down when the wind picked up, blowing away their tent and some gear. They spent three days trapped in a blizzard.
Don Jardine, 51, Alex Snigurowicz, 45, and Erik Bjarnson, 41, were plucked from the 19,500-foot peak by rescuers from Alaska working with Canadian parks officials. They were in an Anchorage hospital recovering from frostbite.
The three climbers set out May 4 on an eight-member expedition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of North Shore Search and Rescue of North Vancouver, B.C.
Mom indicted over hiring of stripper
Nashville, Tenn. A mother faces criminal charges after she hired a stripper to dance at her 16-year-old son’s birthday party.
Anette Pharris, 34, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and involving a minor in obscene acts. The boy’s father, the stripper and two others also face charges.
About 10 people under the age of 18 were at the birthday party in September, including minors who were not related to the family, authorities said.
Police spokesman Don Aaron said minors are not permitted in adult establishments.
Anette Pharris took photos at the party and tried to have them developed at a nearby drug store. Drug store employees notified authorities, police said.
Bail conditions violator got caught by camera
Glocester, R.I. Advice to bail violators: Stay away from television cameras.
State police said a man facing child pornography charges was seen in the audience of a boxing match on “The Contender,” in violation of conditions of his bail.
Paul Iannuzzi, 35, had not gotten permission to travel to Las Vegas, where the boxing match was. A detective who worked on the case spotted him on TV.
When officers went to arrest Iannuzzi Friday, he allegedly tried to hit one and kicked a dent in a state police cruiser. He was being held pending his arraignment, set for Tuesday.
Iannuzzi had been out on bail after being accused of taking sexually explicit photos of a minor at the offices of his private investigation business.