Wisconsin derailment spills ethanol into Mississippi River
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Version 0 of 1. Five tanker cars of a BNSF Railway freight train that derailed Saturday in western Wisconsin were leaking ethanol into the Mississippi River, the railroad said. The train derailed about 8:45 a.m. Saturday, about two miles north of Alma, a town along the Mississippi, BNSF said. Some of the 25 derailed cars were empty auto racks and tanker cars carrying ethanol, the railroad said. BNSF said the railroad is working to contain the spill, but it did not say how much ethanol has leaked so far. A voluntary evacuation was lifted about 2 p.m., according to a Buffalo County sheriff’s dispatcher. Highways that were temporarily closed have reopened, he said. BNSF said there were no reports of fire, smoke or injuries. The Federal Railroad Administration will investigate. — Associated Press A mother of a patient at a suburban Phoenix hospital took her young son’s life before taking her own, police said Saturday. Mesa police spokesman Steve Berry said nurses at Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Mesa found the woman and her 5-year-old child dead in the boy’s room at 2 a.m. The mother had a fatal gunshot wound, but Berry did not describe how the boy died. Berry told KPHO-TV that the woman was Tammy Griffith, 27, and the boy’s name was Helious. Upon finding the pair, the nurses called for trauma units and security. Nobody at the hospital reported hearing gunshots or suspicious activity, Berry said. No one else in the hospital was threatened or harmed. The boy had been hospitalized for the past week, police said, but declined to say why, citing privacy rules. The mother had an open case with the Arizona Department of Child Safety but was the boy’s legal guardian, Berry said. — Associated Press Student arrested on weapons charges: A student at a liberal arts college outside Boston has been arrested after police say a gun and ammunition were found in his dorm room. Police in Milton, Mass., say Darius Boodoosingh, 18, was arrested after officials at Curry College received a tip and searched his room Friday. The Boston resident faces gun charges including carrying a firearm on school grounds as well as possession of drugs with intent to distribute. Idaho fugitive captured: An Idaho man who authorities say escaped the Payette County jail by scaling a razor-wire fence and then taunted authorities on social media has been arrested in Mexico. The U.S. Marshal’s Service says Nicholas Grove, 38, was recently arrested in Tulum, Mexico, and was turned over Friday to U.S. authorities. Police had been monitoring Grove’s Facebook posts that included various photos taken around Cancun, Mexico. Authorities say a camera shows Grove on Aug. 26, 2014, climbing the fence and fleeing. Grove faced charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, possession of burglary tools and an invalid license. — From news services |