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Missouri Man Dies in Dam’s Hydraulics While Trying to Save Trapped Boater

The man jumped into the water to help a boater who had become trapped in the powerful, washing machine-like waters at the base of the dam.

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A low-head dam in Hochatown, Okla. At a similar low-head dam on the Elk River in Noel, Mo., a man died over the weekend after becoming trapped in the dam’s hydraulics while trying to save a boater.

Man Who Sent ‘I Raped You’ Message Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault

Ian Cleary, 32, attacked a fellow Gettysburg College student in her dorm room more than a decade ago. A series of Facebook messages helped lead to his arrest.

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Ian Clearly leaving a court hearing in Gettysburg, Pa., in May. He pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman in 2013, when they were both students at Gettysburg College.

State Trooper Is Among Multiple Victims in Kentucky Shooting, Officials Say

The episodes, which left the shooter dead, started with a traffic stop near an airport and ended at a church in Lexington, Ky., where four people were shot, the authorities said.

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Four people were shot, two fatally, on the grounds of the Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky., on Sunday, officials said.

More Storms Are Expected in New Mexico, After Flooding Killed 3

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency for the village of Ruidoso, in an area that was scarred by wildfires last year.

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An image from a United States Geological Survey weather camera shows floodwaters rushing through the Rio Ruidoso in Ruidoso, N.M., on Tuesday afternoon.
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