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Central U.S. Storms Kill Eight in Arkansas
DAMASCUS, Ark. -- Violent storms unleashed tornadoes, high winds and hail in four central states and killed eight people in Arkansas, including a teenager who died when a tree fell into her bedroom as she slept.
The storms late Thursday and early Friday ripped off roofs and toppled train cars near Kansas City, Mo.; pelted parts of Oklahoma with hail; and knocked over tents at a popular open-air market in East Texas. Severe thunderstorms were moving into Kentucky and could make for a wet Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
Greg Carbin, a meteorologist in Norman, Okla., said as many as 25 tornadoes may have cut through parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, eastern Kansas and western Missouri.
In northwestern Arkansas, a 15-year-old girl was killed and a 10-year-old boy injured when a tree fell on their home in Siloam Springs, police said. The other deaths were in the central part of the state, where several twisters were seen. At least 13 people were injured throughout the state, officials said.
Deal Reached for Bridge Collapse Victims
MINNEAPOLIS -- A special fund to compensate survivors of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse last August was unveiled. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) said he would sign the agreement into law, should it pass the legislature. The compromise would establish two separate funds for the 183 victims who were atop the bridge when it collapsed. One fund, totaling $24 million, would be paid to all victims and their families but would be capped at $400,000 per individual. A second fund, totaling $12.64 million, would be established to cover damages beyond $400,000 for those who were "extraordinarily impacted" by the tragedy.
Army Corps Ruled Eligible for Flood Claims
NEW ORLEANS -- The Army Corps of Engineers can be held liable for flood damage caused by a "hurricane highway," a navigation channel that is believed to have funneled Hurricane Katrina's storm surge into the city, a federal judge ruled. The Corps of Engineers had argued that it was immune from liability because the channel is part of New Orleans' flood-control system. Judge Stanwood Duval dismissed that argument, saying the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet was clearly a ship channel and not a flood-control project.
Arrest Warrant Dropped in Tex. Sect Case
