Center of attention

Helen Vowell, left, helps Deborah Bird register a fall-themed centerpiece to be on exhibit at the 99th annual Custer County Free Fair.

Cat euthanized after latest bird flu infection

(AP) – Federal health officials are warning that certain lots of raw cat food may be contaminated with H5N1 bird flu after a pet cat in San Francisco that ate the food became infected with the virus and had to be euthanized.The U.S.

States, developer sue Trump administration for halting work

PROVIDENCE, R.I.(AP) — Rhode Island, Connecticut and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states said Thursday they’re suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project.The states will file a complaint in U.S.

SHERIFF’S REPORT - WEDNESDAY

Responded to a medical call in the 200 block of Main St., Custer City.Responded to a report of a business alarm in the 22000 block of E. 1070 Rd., Clinton.Responded to a report of an unwanted subject in the 22000 block of Rt. 66, Clinton.

Federal government to increase number of inspectors trained to spot concerns

OMAHA, Neb.

POLICE REPORT - WEDNESDAY

DAY SHIFTResponded to a report of a located stolen vehicle in the 500 block of N. 4th St.Responded to the Clinton Police Department for a civil matter.Conducted a standby in the 700 block of Hayes Ave.Responded to the Clinton Police Department for a report of a stolen vehicle.

Officers who fatally shot intellectually disabled teen won’t be charged

(AP) – Four Idaho police officers who fatally shot an autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was holding a knife on the other side of a chain-link fence in April were justified in their actions and will not face criminal charges, the state attorney general said Wednesday.

Four former Milwaukee hotel workers get probation and time

MADISON, Wis.(AP) — A judge sentenced four former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man in a suffocating dogpile to a mix of probation and time served Wednesday, sparing them any more time behind bars.

Paul Colford, longtime journalist and top AP spokesman dies at 71

(AP) — Paul Colford, an inexhaustibly curious journalist and author who covered the media business for decades before seeing it from another vantage point as The Associated Press’ chief spokesperson, has died. He was 71.Colford, who retired from the AP in 2017, died Aug.

Racing pilots never saw each other before their midair collision

(AP) – Two experienced racing pilots deviated from their expected flight paths and never saw each other before their World War II-era planes collided on the final day of the 2023 National Championship Air Races, investigators have concluded.