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MISSOURI / A Kentucky woman has been arrested after deputies said she stole prescription medication. McCracken County Sheriff’s Department officials said, Martha Kate Clark, 38 of Melber, was acting in her capacity as a home health care provider when she accessed medication the day of the theft. She was charged with theft of a controlled substance under $10,000 (class D felony) according to deputies. Deputies said they began investigating the theft of prescription medication from a residence on Skylark Drive on Nov. 14, 2018. / Tennessee’s state veterinarian is warning horse owners to take precautions after the equine influenza virus was diagnosed in several horses returning from out-of-state events. According to the state Agriculture Department, equine influenza is highly contagious. The virus is spread by contaminated stable equipment and infected, coughing horses. / ILLINOIS / Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday (March 7, 2019) unveiled a “fair tax plan” the state believes would raise $3.4 billion in tax revenue. According to a state of Illinois news release, the plan “ensures 97 percent of taxpayers get tax relief and the wealthy pay their fair share.” According to a study by the state Comptroller’s Office, Illinois faces a $3.2 billion budget deficit next year and owes nearly $10 billion of additional late payment debt. Critics of the plan contend that some lower-income families still would pay more in income taxes, the proposal would not generate as much revenue as predicted, would deter investment and negatively impact statewide job growth. / A St. Charles man who allegedly fell asleep while driving along Randall Road in Elgin is facing heroin possession charges. The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office has charged 24-year-old Mark J. Zivic with the offense of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony. Kane County prosecutors and the Elgin police allege that about 5 p.m. Feb. 27, 2019, Elgin police received a 911 call reporting a motorist who appeared to be falling asleep as his vehicle was stopped at traffic lights along southbound Randall Road in the area of U.S. Route 20.	ALABAMA / Police in Alabama say a child who was shot in an apparent accident has suffered life-threatening injuries. Birmingham police tell news outlets that the 10-year-old boy was shot Sunday night in the Ensley neighborhood. Police spokesman Officer Rod Mauldin says it is unclear who fired the gunshot, but it appears to have been accidental. / Alabama's unemployment rate is unchanged at a record low level. The Alabama Department of Labor says the state's preliminary, seasonally adjusted jobless rate for January was 3.8 percent. That's the same as in December and slightly better than the rate from a year earlier. Shelby County in the Birmingham are has the state's lowest jobless rate at 3.2 percent, and Wilcox County in west Alabama is worst at 10.5 percent. / Police in Alabama say the body of a missing 22-year-old woman has been found near railroad tracks in Bessemer. Bessemer police Chief Mike Roper tells Al.com that the body of Crystal Vasquez was found Sunday afternoon by family members who were searching the area. Vasquez was reported missing to Birmingham police on March 6. He says her death is unclassified at this time and there were no obvious signs of foul play. An autopsy is set for Monday. / OKLAHOMA / Oklahoma City police say an officer shot a 14-year-old boy who refused commands to drop a gun. The boy is expected to live. Police Capt. Bo Mathews said Monday that the shooting happened late Sunday afternoon while officers were dispatched to a burglary call. Sgt. Kyle Holcomb found the teenager in the backyard of a home holding a gun. Holcomb told the boy to drop the gun, but he did not and Holcomb fired. Holcomb has been placed on paid leave / A 12-year-old boy is listed in critical condition following a shooting in which the boy and a 21-year-old man were wounded. Authorities say the shooting occurred early Saturday at a residence in Okmulgee, located 89 miles (143 kilometers) east of Oklahoma City. Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice says the shooting occurred shortly before 6 a.m. when the older shooting victim, Leon Maurice Grant III, answered the door and saw a stranger standing there. / A Republican former state senator accused of grabbing a female Uber driver and kissing her on the neck while she drove him to a bar in Oklahoma City has pleaded guilty to assault and battery. The Oklahoman reports 41-year-old Bryce Marlatt of Woodward pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge on Friday in a plea agreement with prosecutors. He was originally charged with sexual battery, a felony. Marlatt was placed on probation for 90 days and fined $500.	ARKANSAS / The Arkansas Blood Institute has declared an emergency blood shortage, issuing an urgent call for donors of all blood types. Due to widespread illnesses, blood drive cancellations, and winter weather, donations have been significantly low. The Blood Institute says they normally like to maintain a three to five day supply, however, they currently have less than a one-day supply for local hospitals. For more information about scheduling an appointment, call 1-877-340-8777 or visit arkbi.org. / The Crawford County Sheriff's Department is investigating after 39 inmates were involved in a riot on Friday night. According to the Sheriff's Department, just before 8 p.m., a detention deputy at the Crawford County Jail tried to remove an inmate from a 40 man pod. At the same time, the other 39 inmates began rioting and breaking things inside the pod. Authorities say the sprinkler system was broken during the incident and that damage will likely cost between $15 to 20,000 to repair. / The Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari in northwestern Arkansas has agreed to pay a $75,000 fine so it can reopen following a U.S. Department of Agriculture complaint that it violated the Animal Welfare Act. The law regulates the treatment of animals in research and exhibition. The USDA filed the complaint in January 2017 accusing the safari in Gentry of violating regulations from 2012 to 2016. It alleges the safari failed to provide sufficient veterinarian care and kept animals in dirty or otherwise insufficient conditions. / COLORADO / A judge sentenced the 16-year-old boy who pleaded guilty last month to first-degree murder for the killing of 10-year-old Kaiya Campbell to life behind bars with the possibility of parole after 40 years. On February 1, Aidan Zellmer pleaded guilty to the murder charge and in exchange, other charges were dropped. Zellmer was 15 when he was formally charged with four counts of murder and three counts of sexual assault in connection with the death of Kaiya. aiya's body was discovered the next afternoon in a natural area in Thornton. Kaiya suffered multiple blunt force injuries to the head – some of which caused skull fractures – as well as wounds to several fingers, according to an autopsy report. / Conagra Brands Inc. is recalling 2,871 pounds of chicken and rice products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens. The recalled 7.5-oz microwavable bowls of Chef Boyardee labeled as rice with chicken and vegetables actually contains beef ravioli products, according to the recall. The product was packaged on Jan. 16, 2019. / Authorities in Crested Butte say recent “roof avalanches” have led to injuries and in one case, even death. On Saturday afternoon, two men who were clearing the roof of a commercial building in the Crested Butte South neighborhood were trapped by a slide caused by the work they were performing at the time, officials said. First responders arrived to the scene to find employees already digging for the two victims, who were identified as 37-year-old Crested Butte resident Blair Tulliver “Tully” Burton and Stephan Michael Martel, 25, of Gunnison.

UTAH	OREGON
A Nevada man is in Utah custody after police say he led them on a chase from Cedar City to Parowan with speeds exceeding 100 miles-per-hour. At 1 p.m. Saturday, police stopped a Dodge pickup truck for failing to stop at a stop sign. That truck was being driven by 30-year-old Nevada resident Darren Green.Green told police he believed he had a warrant out for his arrest because he is a sex offender who failed to comply with the sex offender registry. Police say Green's pickup's registration was suspended, and he didn't have insurance on his vehicle. Police say Green also admitted to drinking Coors Light before the pursuit. / A couple in St. George was arrested last week for stealing many credit cards, mail and a vehicle, along with forging checks among other charges. Arturo Tarula Arellano, 28, Amy Sydell McBride, 37 charged unlawful acquisition, possession or transfer of a financial card; mail theft valued less than $1,000; possessing forgery writing or device; theft; possession of drug paraphernalia. / A 33-year-old man faces numerous child pornography charges after a months-long investigation in Beaver County. Brandon Anton Vetsch was arrested Thursday, admitting to uploading 50 pornographic images of prepubescent children to Tumblr, according to a probable cause (PC) statement. The investigation began in July 2018 when Tumblr reported the pornographic images to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. In August 2018, Tumblr then geolocated the suspect to the Beaver County area and captured his IP address, according to the PC statement. Bail for Brandon Vetsch is set to $500,000. / History was made Saturday at Vatican City as Pope Francis met with President Russell M. Nelson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first time any Pope has met with any prophet of the LDS Church. President Nelson said his meeting with the Pontiff was very good.	U.S. Highway 101 opened Saturday to traffic trying to get past Hooskanaden Creek (milepost 344), approximately 12 miles north of Brookings. A landslide closed the highway on February 24. Traffic through the slide area is limited to a single lane on a gravel road surface, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. ODOT wants drivers to be cautious when going through the area as flaggers will provide traffic control and motorists should expect delays. Crews from Tidewater Contractors will be on site to maintain the gravel surface and keep the road open. / It's the largest-ever crackdown against elder fraud in history, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, and it includes three cases in Oregon. Three Oregon district cases included the indictments of Portland couple Ronnie Stevens, 49, and Tina Ephrem, 43. On Jan. 8, a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging Stevens and Ephrem with wire fraud after they conspired to defraud an elderly couple of money and property,according to a news release from the Attorney General's office. Stevens and Ephrem stole more than $1.5 million from the adult victims and spent the stolen money on utility bills, restaurants, cigars, retail purchases and travel to locations including Hawaii, Anaheim, California, Las Vegas, Nevada and the Spirit Mountain Lodge in Grand Ronde, Oregon. / Spring season is right around the corner, and Home Depot is looking to expand quite a bit locally. In Eugene alone, Home Depot says they'll be hiring 180 new employees for the spring and summer seasons, with the potential to grow into full time jobs. they look to fill positions in the gardening department and the cashiers lot, this is what you can expect in an interview. It takes 15 minutes to apply, you can do that by clicking the career tab on the Home Depot website or by texting apply to 52270. / HOUSTON / Houston police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old girl in southeast Houston. According to homicide detectives, a call came in for a child who may have fallen from the second floor of an apartment complex in the 8500 block of Broadway St. When paramedics arrived on scene, they found the girl dead in a bedroom of an apartment on the first floor. Investigators said there are noticeable bruises on the child's body, but they don't see signs of a fall. There was no blood found on the cement either, according to Sgt. Joshua Horn with the Houston Police Department. Homicide is interviewing the mother and her boyfriend. / Due to a water main break, portions of the Houston Rodeo will be closed Sunday. The area affected is the AGVENTURE space in NRG Center Hall A. This is the place were all the livestock can be found. The activities inside NRG Center, as well as the petting zoo and poultry exhibit remain open. The carnival and all other outdoor activities remain open as well. / Close to 400 firefighters could be laid off in Houston, and that includes the 68 cadets that have yet to be sworn in. 200 other city empoyees could be cut as well. Mayor Turner is getting specific in his plan to implement Proposition B by giving firefighters their voter-approved pay increases, but it is receiving a lot of backlash from the community. Turner says that absent new revenue, the $100 million needed to finance the plan cannot be reallocated from anywhere else in the $4.9 billion city budget. Councilman Dwight Boykins is fighting for his proposal to be considered in order to create new revenue to finance Proposition B.	A man who had just broken up a fight between two dogs died at a Southeastern Lubbock home Friday evening. Lubbock Police say the were called to a home in the 7900 block of Oak Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found the man having trouble breathing. He told police he had attempted to break up the fight between the dogs and he had minor injuries to his hands from the incident. Police say the man, reportedly in his 30s, began feeling ill and died at the scene short time later. They say the death appears to be related to a medical condition, but did not give additional details. They confirmed one of the dogs has been placed into quarantine at their facility off SE Loop 289. / The "Red Tail" now greets visitors to the Museum of Texas Tech. Dedicated Friday, the 20-foot tall sculpture represents a hawk. It's made of steel and fused glass. This is the newest piece at the Museum as part of the Public Art program. Artist Peter Mangan of Blanco, Texas crafted it. He said his art primarily uses steel and glass. A new interpretive landscape featuring native plants and glasses was unveiled. It's called The Arroyo. Morgan says it captures the charismatic aspects of the West Texas environment. On Thursday, Texas Tech University sent an official notice in reference to a sexual assault that occurred on campus. / According to the notice, the perpetrator has been removed from campus and an investigation is underway. / The following is the notice released by Texas Tech University: / In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act, Texas Tech University is giving a timely notice of a report of a sexual assault that occurred at Stangel Hall. The alleged perpetrator has been identified and removed from campus. His access to campus during the immediate administrative investigation has been revoked. / If EverythingLubbock.com receives any new information, this article will be updated.

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THURSDAY / NY ISLANDERS @ TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS / NEW JERSEY DEVILS @ PHILADELPHIA FLYERS / TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING @ MONTREAL CANA / WASHINGTON CAPS @ OTTAWA SENATORS / CAROLINA HURRICANES @ WINNIPED JETS / MINNESOTA WILD @ SAN JOSE SHARKS / COLUMBUS BLUJCKTS @ LOS ANG KINGS / VANCOUVER CANUCKS @ DALLAS STARS / PHOENIX COYOTES @ ST LOUIS BLUES / TAMPA BAY LGTHNG @ MONTREAL CANAD / FLORIDA PANTHERS @ NEW YORK RANGERS / FRIDAY / PITTSBURGH PENGINS @ BOSTON BRUINS / DALLAS STARS @ ST LOUIS BLUES / ANAHEIM DUCKS @ CALGARY FLAMES / NEW YORK RANGERS @ BUFFALO SABRES / NASHVILLE PREDATORS @ CHICAGO BHWKS / EDMONTON OILERS @ COLORADO AVS

GAME NOTES
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NASCAR
STP 500 @ MARTINSVILLE

NASCAR
WEDNESDAY / #1 SYRACUSE @ PITT PANTHERS / #6 VILLANOVA WILDCATS @ DEPAUL / #11 DUKE BLUE DEVILS @ NORTH CAROLINA / #18 KENTUCKY WLDCTS @ AUBURN TIGERS / TEXAS TECH @ #21 OKLAHOMA SOONERS / SOUTH FLORIDA @ #22 UCONN HUSKIES / UCF KNIGHTS @ #24 MEMPHIS TIGERS / THURSDAY / NORTHWESTERN WLDCTS @ #9 MICHIGAN ST / #12 CREIGHTON @ BUTLER BULLDOGS / #14 LOUISVILLE CARDS @ TEMPLE OWLS / PEPPERDINE WAVE @ #23 GONZAGA / FRIDAY / #2 ARIZONA WILDCATS @ ARIZONA STATE / SATURDAY / NC STATE WOLFPACK @ #1 SYRACUSE / #3 FLORIDA GATORS @ #18 KENTUCKY WLCTS / AIR FORCE @ #5 SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS / TCU HRND FROGS @ #8 KANSAS JAYKAWYS / MARYLAND TERPS @ #11 DUKE BLU DEVILS / VCU RAMS @ #23 ST. LOUIS BILIKENS / WEST VIRGINIA MTRS @ #15 TEXAS LHRNS / TEXAS TECH RED RDRS @ #16 IOWA ST CYLNS / #17 IOWA HAWKEYES @ PENN STATE LIONS / #20 VIRGINIA CAVS @ CLEMSON TIGERS / MEMPHIS TIGES @ #22 UCONN HUSKIES / LOYOLA MARYMOUNT @ GONZAGA BLDGS / PITT PANTHERS @ NORTH CAROLINA THEELS

NFL
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL / SAN DIEGO CHARGERS @ DENVER BRONCOS / SUNDAY / BUFFALO BILLS @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS / SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS @ TB BUCCANEERS / SEATTLE SEAHAWKS @ NEW YORK GIANTS / PHILADELPHIA EAGLES @ MINNESOTA VKNGS / NEW ENGLAND PATS @ MIAMI DOLPHINS / HOUSTON TEXANS @ INDY COLGS / CHICAGO BEARS @ CLEVELAND BROWNS / WASHINGTON REDSKINS @ ATLANTA FALCONS / KANSAS CITY CHIEFS @ OAKLAND RAIDERS / NEW YORK JETS @ CAROLINA PANTHERS / NEW ORLEANS SATINS @ ST. LOUIS RAMS / ARIZONA CARDINALS @ TENNESSEE TITANS / GREEN BAY PACKERS @ DALLAS COWBOYS / SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL / CINCINNATI BENGALS @ PITTSBURGH STLRS / MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL / BALTIMORE RAVENS @ DETROIT LIONS

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NASCAR—SPRINT CUP SERIES / POCONO Raceway / Good Sam RV Insurance 500 / NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES / Iowa Speedway / U.S. CELLULAR 250 / NASCAR Camping World Truck Series / @ POCONO / Good Sam Emergency RD Service 125

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
HEISMAN TROPHY FINALISTS / NIU qb Jordan Lynch / -MAC OFF POTY 4,557 y tot off, 45 TD / FSU QB Jameis Winston / -# 1 nation passer rating 190.06 / -ACC-record 38 TD passes / -ACC-record 3,820 passing yards