Mid-South News

Weather

Flood Warning expires at 7:00 AM on 5/24, issued at 10:04 AM Belen, MS | Darling, MS | Falcon, MS | Lambert, MS

	$22,000 Reward Offered in Bald Eagle Shootings Officials are offering up to a $22,000 reward for information leading to convictions in the shooting of two bald eagles in eastern Tennessee.
	Man Gets 12 Years for Striking SE Mo. Joggers An Arkansas man who admitted driving into a group of joggers in southeast Missouri has been given a 12-year prison term.
	Tornado Watch Adjusted, Set in South, East Ark. The National Weather Service has canceled a tornado watch for central Arkansas but watches remain in place in the southern and eastern reaches of the state.
	Ark. Treasurer Resigns amid Extortion Charges Arkansas' state treasurer has resigned after federal prosecutors accused her of taking cash payments from a broker who handled a large amount of the state's investment portfolio. \| Read Martha Shoffner's Resignation Letter (PDF) (79.8KB)
	Arkansas Teen Killed by Flying Storm Debris Authorities say a teenager was killed in northwest Arkansas on Monday night when storm debris crashed into his car.
	More Tornadoes in Forecast for Central U.S. Tuesday More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week.
	Tornado Watch Issued For Much Of Arkansas The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of Arkansas, and rain and storms are forecast to last through much of Tuesday.
	Oklahoma Twister Tracked Path of 1999 Tornado Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.
	Kids Rescued From Rubble At Okla. Elementary Several children have been pulled out of the rubble alive at a school in an Oklahoma City suburb.
	Woman Accused Of Trying To Poison 5 With Cheese A North Carolina woman is charged with trying to poison five family members after one of them refused to share some cheese with her.

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Sports

Panthers sign second-round pick Short

The Carolina Panthers signed defensive tackle Kawann Short on Wednesday.

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Business

Puma to sell gasoline-ethanol mix in Puerto Rico

A Swiss oil company says it will start selling regular gasoline mixed with ethanol as part of a pilot program in Puerto Rico.

Entertainment

Bolivia lashes at Sean Penn over jailed American

Minister Pablo Groux is slamming Sean Penn's proposal to a U.S. congressional subcommittee Monday that Bolivia be cut out of the Dakar motor sport rally unless it frees a U.S. citizen under house arrest.