Shooting accident kills 14-year-old
TEXARKANA - Police in Texarkana said a 14-year-old boy was killed over the weekend in an apparent accidental shooting.
Police said the shooting was reported Saturday afternoon at a home on Park Place Street in Texarkana.
Once there, officers discovered the teen suffering from a gunshot wound.
Texarkana police said the boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The boy’s body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy.
Police said the shooting appears to be accidental but the incident remains under investigation.
- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Helicopter crash kills 2 in Missouri
SPRINGFIELD - Two people have died in a helicopter crash in southwest Missouri.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the helicopter crashed late Friday in southwest Missouri after taking off from the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland.
FAA regional spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said both people on board died in the crash. She said the wreckage was found early Saturday. The identities of the victims have not been released.
The helicopter was registered to Lucas Oil, which declined comment Saturday.
- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Deadly shooting looking justifiable
AVA, Mo. - Authorities said a fatal shooting in rural southwest Missouri appears to have been a case of self defense.
Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase tells KYTV residents of the Gentryville community don’t need to worry about a random shooter being at large.
The sheriff said 59-yearold Steven Compton of Ava was found dead at a home in the unincorporated Gentryville area Friday night.
Degase said evidence gathered so far indicates that the person who fired a single shot at Compton acted in self-defense. The sheriff did not identify the shooter nor give other details of what led to the shooting.
Degase also said he might request a coroner’s inquest to determine if the shooting was justified.
Gentryville is located about 22 miles south of Ava.
- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
2 killed, 1 injured in semi collision
NASH, Okla. - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said two men were killed in a head-on collision in northern Oklahoma.
The highway patrol said the crash happened late Sunday on Oklahoma 132 in Grant County. A preliminary report said 28-year-old Coby Schneider of Nash lost control of his pickup and crashed into an oncoming tractor-trailer.
Schneider was pronounced dead at the scene, as was a passenger in his truck, 25-year-old Casey Schneider of Enid.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was taken to a hospital in Wichita, Kan. The highway patrol said the semi driver is in serious condition with injuries to his head, arms, legs and trunk.
All three men were ejected from their vehicles after the collision. The highway patrol said no one was wearing a seat belt.
- THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBody of boy, 17, pulled from water
KINGFISHER, Okla. - Authorities have recovered the body of a 17-year-old teenager who disappeared last week after jumping into a creek in Kingfisher.
Fire Chief Randy Poindexter said crews recovered the body of Taylor Faine early Sunday in Uncle John Creek in Kingfisher.
Faine had been missing since Thursday night when he was last seen jumping into the water near the Swinging Bridge in Kingfisher Park.
The Enid News & Eagle reports that Faine’s body surfaced about one-third of a mile from where he jumped in the water. Authorities said Faine was swimming with friends in an area where “no swimming” signs are in place because of dangerous currents in the creek.
- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Swimmers warned of bacteria levels
OZARK, Mo. - A southwest Missouri county health department has posted health advisories for three waterways because of high bacteria levels.
The Springfield News-Leader reports that the Christian County Health Department has posted advisories warning swimmers about high levels of E. coli bacteria at the Jim Turner Access at Finley River Park in Ozark, the Shelvin Rock Access southwest of Nixa and the Delaware Access west of Nixa.
The health department tests public waterways for E. coli, a type of bacteria that can cause diarrhea, dehydration and other problems.
Christian County Health Department Administrator Cindy Bilyeu said anyone who plans to swim in the river on Memorial Day weekend should take a shower immediately afterward. The health advisory will be removed after two consecutive samples at acceptable levels.- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Northwest Arkansas, Pages 8 on 05/28/2013