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"WRECK"-REATION...CONSTRUCTION
CREWS KNOCK DOWN THE OLD PROVO
REC CENTER... BUT THE NEW ONE
ISN'T EVEN DONE YET.
SCARE TACTIC?...THE MAYOR
SPEAKS HIS MIND ABOUT PROVO
AIRPORT POSSIBLY LOSING ITS
CONTROL TOWER.
AND PICKPOCKET PAWN...WHAT
PROVO POLICE PLAN TO DO TO
STOP BURGLARS FROM GETTING RID
OF THEIR GOODS.
I'M KRISTEN FIRMAGE
AND I'M KAREN SULLIVAN. IT'
)S MONDAY, MARCH 11, AND IN
UTAH IT'S TWELVE O'CLOCK.
SOME BREAKING NEWS INTO OUR
NEWSROOM...
. SMOKE IS POURING OUT OF THE
BEAN MUSEUM ON B-Y-U CAMPUS.
BEAN MUSEUM WORKER BRODERICK
KLEMETSON TOOK THIS VIDEO ON
HIS PHONE. THE MUSEUM'S
TWITTER FEED SAYS THAT THE
FIRE SEEMS TO BE CONTAINED.
THE BEAN MUSEUM HOSTS SEVERAL
BIOLOGICAL AND ANIMAL EXHIBITS
HERE ON CAMPUS...WE HAVE A
CREW ON THE SCENE AND WE HOPE
TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION FOR
YOU LATER ON IN THIS NEWSCAST.
###
THE FINAL STAGES OF DEMOLITION
FOR THE NEWPROVO REC CENTER IS
TAKING PLACE AT PROVO HIGH
SCHOOL.
ELEVEN NEWS REPORTER JON
HANSEN IS LIVE TO SHOW US WHAT
PROVO HIGH IS MAKING WAY FOR.
IT MAY BE A MESS RIGHT
NOW...BUT SOON THE SCHOOL WILL
HAVE A BRAND SPANKING NEW
STADIUM.
AND CITY OFFICIALS ARE EAGER
TO SUPPORT PROVO HIGH'S
PLANS TO BUILD A NEW FACILITY
FOR THEIR STUDENTS. ###
IF YOU DRIVE BY PROVO HIGH
SCHOOL YOU WILL SEE CLOUDS OF
DUST AS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
DEMOLISH THE FINAL BUILDING OF
THE PROVO REC CENTER..
THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN
STANDING FOR THE PAST 40
YEARS...BUT WILL ONLY TAKE
DAYS TO DESTROY.
"It's been operating for one
day and it's half down
already..."
BUT DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING
WASN'T SUPPOSED TO TAKE
PLACE UNTIL THE END OF MARCH.
THE CITY WANTED TO KEEP THE
BUILDING OPEN AS CLOSE AS
POSSIBLE THE GRAND OPENING OF
THE NEW REC CENTER...BUT THE
PROVO SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD
OTHER PLANS....INLCLUDING A
NEW SPORTS COMPLEX.
"In order to support a project
the school district has which
is going to be a new football
and track facility they've
asked us to demolish this as
part their project "
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANS TO
TAKE THE NEWLY AVAILABLE SPACE
AND UTILIZED IT TO GIVE THE
CAMPUS A MUCH NEEDED MAKEOVER.
THAT FACELIFT WILL INCLUDE A
NEW STADIUM, FOOTBALL FIELD,
AND CONCESSIONS STAND.###
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANS TO
BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF THE
FACILITY BY THE FIRST OF APRIL
AND HAVE IT COMPLETED BY
AUGUST SO IT WILL BE READY FOR
USE IN THE COMING SCHOOL
YEAR...LIVE IN PROVO...JON
HANSEN...ELEVEN NEWS.
WILL THE PROVO COMMUNITY BE
ABLE TO USE THIS NEW FACILITY?
WELL PROVO HIGH STUDENTS WILL
ALWAYS HAVE FIRST PRIORITY IN
THE NEW FACILITY BUT...THEY
ARE PLANNING TO HAVE TIME
SCHEDULED THAT THE PUBLIC WILL
HAVE ACCESS TO USE THE
FACILITY AS WELL.
THANKS JON.
###
PROVO MAYOR JOHN CURTIS SAYS
THAT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'
)S POSSIBLE CUTS TO THE PROVO
AIRPORT ARE A SCARE TACTIC.
WE TOLD YOU LAST WEEK THAT
FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS TO THE
F-A-A COULD CAUSE THE AIRPORT'
)S CONTROL TOWER AND AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS TO SHUT
DOWN. BUT MAYOR CURTIS SAYS
THAT HE IS WORKING TO KEEP THE
TOWER OPERATING INCLUDING
PAYING THE AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROLLERS.###
POLICE ARRESTED A MAN WHO THEY
SAY IS A "PERSON OF INTEREST"
IN CONNECTION TO THE FEBRUARY
12 TRIPLE HOMICIDE IN MIDVALE.
33-YEAR-OLD DAVIS FOTU IS IN
CUSTODY ON OBSTRUCTION OF
JUSTICE CHARGES IN THE
MURDERS. POLICE SAY THEY HAVE
WANTED TO QUESTION HIM ABOUT
HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE CASE.
25-YEAR-OLD DAVID FRESQUES IS
ALREADY FACING FIRST DEGREE
*** CHARGES IN THIS
CASE.###
THIEVES BREAKING INTO HOMES
AND STEALING YOUR VALUABLES
ARE TRYING TO MAKE A QUICK
DOLLAR BY SELLING TO PAWN
SHOPS.
ELEVEN NEWS REPORTER ROGER
SANCHEZ SPOKE WITH PROVO
POLICE TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE
DOING TO STOP THIS TREND.
POLICE SAY MAJORITY OF THEFT
IS MOTIVATED BY DRUGS. PUTTING
MORE RESTRICTIONS ON PAWN
SHOPS CAN BE ONE SOLUTION TO
STOP THE CRIMINAL *MONEY
TRAIN. ###
PROVO CITY BURGLARIES ARE ONE
OF THE TOP FIVE CRIMES IN THE
CITY. RECENT MAJOR BURGLARIES
LIKE THE CASE OF AUSTIN WARDEN
AND TRAVIS DRAPER WHO PAWNED
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH
OF STOLEN ITEMS...HAS LEAD
POLICE TO WORK WITH THE CITY
MAYOR TO MAKE PAWNING MORE
DIFFICULT FOR CRIMINALS.
"our very first task is to do
a review of all the rules and
regulations that pawn shops
have to follow and our second
will be is it effective..."
ONE CONCERN POLICE HAVE IS
THAT STOLEN GOODS LIKE GOLD
COINS AND JEWELERY ARE OFTEN
MELTED DOWN BEFORE A CRIMINAL
CASE IS SOLVED. FOR PAWN SHOP
OWNERS LIKE DAVID PRESSLER IT'
)S REALLY HARD TO KNOW WHAT
ITEMS THAT COME IN ARE STOLEN
AND WHICH ONES ARE NOT.
"dont you have to believe
people, i do. I give people
the benefit of the doubt. Im
not here to create enemies and
call someone a liar that's
bad for business I trust what
someone tells me."
PAWNSHOP OWNERS SAY THEY AGREE
WITH CURRENT REGULATIONS WHICH
INCLUDE FINGER PRINTING AND
GETTING A DESCRIPTION OF THE
PERSON AND THE ITEMS PAWNED.
SOME OWNERS SAY THEY WORRY
THAT TIGHTER LAWS COULD LEAD
THEM TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS.
"we need a better system or we
will continue to have this
issue."
POLICE SAY IF ITS EASY FOR
CRIMINALS TO PAWN THINGS THEY
WILL. SO THEY WANT TO A KEEP
CLOSE EYE ON THE SHOPS TO
LOWER AND CONTROL CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY.
UNDER CURRENT LAWS PAWN SHOPS
ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD AN ITEM
FOR 15 DAYS BEFORE THEY CAN
SELL IT. PAWN OWNERS SAY THAT
PROVO CAN EXTENDED THAT TIME
PERIOD TO GIVE POLICE MORE
TIME TO SOLVE A CASE. KRISTEN.
###
L-D-S FIRST PRESIDENCY MEMBER
DIETER F. UCHTDORF MET WITH
PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CAME AWAY
SAYING...THE FAITH'S VALUES
LARGELY AGREE WITH THE
PRESIDENT'S IMMIGRATION
BILL. THE MEETING ON FRIDAY
INCLUDED LEADERS FROM 14
DIFFERENT FAITHS. UCHTDORF
STRESSED FOCUSING ON HOW THE
BILL WILL AFFECT PEOPLE AND
THEIR FAMILIES. HE ALSO
EMPHASIZED THAT THE LDS CHURCH
IS POLITICALLY NEUTRAL.###
WHEN ELEVENNEWS AT NOON
RETURNS...
PILOT PUSH BACK...T-S-A IS
TAKING HEAT FOR A NEW
CONTROVERSIAL DECISION.
THE VATICAN IS MAKING FINAL
PREPARATIONS TODAY BEFORE THE
115 CATHOLIC CARDINALS ENTER
CONCLAVE TO CHOOSE A NEW POPE.
WORKERS INSTALLED THE SMOKE
STACK THAT WILL HERALD THE
CHOOSING OF THE NEW POPE ON
THE ROOF OF THE SISTINE
CHAPEL. AN ELECTRONIC JAMMING
SYSTEM WILL ENSURE THAT NO
WORD WILL GET OUT BEFORE THE
SMOKE SIGNAL. CARDINALS
ATTENDED MASS TODAY TO PRAY
FOR GUIDANCE IN CHOOSING A NEW
POPE.###
AN ACCIDENT CLAIMS THE LIVES
OF SIX OHIO TEENS...A NEW T-S-
A POLICY MEETS RESISTANCE IN
D-C...AND FLAMES AT A NEW
JERSEY APARTMENT COMPLEX LEAVE
SOME FIREFIGHTERS INJURED.
HERE'S YOUR LOOK AT NEWS
FROM ACROSS THE NATION. ###
FAMILIES IN WARREN OHIO ARE
MOURNING THE LOSS OF SIX TEENS
KILLED IN A CAR CRASH. THE
TEEN'S S-U-V WENT OFF THE
ROAD AND THROUGH A GUARDRAIL
BEFORE CRASHING INTO A POND.
TWO OF THE EIGHT PEOPLE IN THE
CAR MANAGED TO ESCAPE AND GET
HELP. HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE
OVERLOADED VEHICLE WAS
SPEEDING BUT SAY THEY WON'T
BE LOOKING AT WHETHER DRUGS OR
ALCOHOL WERE INVOLVED.###
THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION IS UNDER FIRE
AFTER ANNOUNCING THAT THEY MAY
ALLOW SOME POCKET KNIVES ONTO
FLIGHTS. T-S-A SAYS THAT
RELAXED KNIFE RESTRICTIONS
WILL ALLOW SCREENERS TO FOCUS
ON MORE DANGEROUS ITEMS LIKE
EXPLOSIVES. BUT THAT DOESN'T
SIT WELL WITH LAWMAKERS AND
PILOTS WHO OPPOSE THE NEW
POLICY. DELTA C-E-O SAYS IT
POSES ADDITIONAL RISKS TO
TRAVELERS.###
AT LEAST FIVE FIREFIGHTERS ARE
HOSPITALIZED AFTER EVACUATING
MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE FROM
A SIX-ALARM APARTMENT FIRE IN
HARRISON NEW JERSEY. THE
FIREFIGHTERS ARE BEING TREATED
FOR SMOKE INHALATION BUT NO
ONE LIVING IN THE APARTMENTS
WERE INJURED. POLICE ARE
INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE
FIRE AND THE DISPLACED
FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FOR NEW
PLACES TO LIVE.
AND THAT'S YOUR LOOK AT NEWS
FROM ACROSS THE NATION.
KRISTEN? ###
ONE UTAH CLUB HAS THE NEED FOR
SPEED. THE UTAH REMOTE-
CONTROL RACERS ARE LOOKING FOR
A PLACE TO TAKE THEIR TALENTS
TO THE NEXT LEVEL. ELEVEN
NEWS REPORTER ALI MONSEN SHOWS
US WHY ALPINE MAY BE BURNING
MORE RUBBER. ###
SMALL? YES... BUT THESE MINI
RACECARS MAY SOON BRING BIG
CHANGES TO ALPINE CITY. IT
ALL STARTED LAST DECEMBER WHEN
ALPINE CITY'S MAYOR STOPPED
BY HOBBY HABIT A SHOP IN
OREM.
"I was looking for a Christmas
present."
BUT HE LEFT WITH SOMETHING
MORE THE STORE MANAGER
CONVINCED HIM TO THINK ABOUT
BUILDING A LARGE RACETRACK FOR
REMOTE CONTROL OR R-C CARS IN
ONE OF ALPINE'S PARKS.
"We don't want to come in
and say, 'we want you to
build us a track.' We're
coming in saying, 'we want
to build you a track.'"
THE UTAH R-C RACE CLUB SAYS
THEY'LL PAY FOR IT ALL. FOR
THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS THEY'
)VE RESORTED TO USING PARKING
LOTS BECAUSE THERE'S NO
OTHER PLACE FOR THEM TO RACE.
"But Mayor Willoughby and the
City Council still have some
concerns they need to address
before giving the Utah RC
Racers permission to start
building."
"Before making the decision,
we'd probably visit some
other rc tracks and kind of
get a feel for how much noise
it is."
LAMBERT PARK IS ONE PLACE THEY
THINK THE TRACK COULD GO BUT
DISTURBING THE NEIGHBORS DOWN
THE STREET IS DEFINITELY A
CONCERN
FOR NOW OFFICIALS ARE
ENTERTAINING THE IDEA BUT
NOTHING IS FINAL YET. THEY'
)LL KEEP LOOKING INTO OTHER
POTENTIAL PARKS BEFORE MAKING
A DECISION.
IN ALPINE ALI MONSEN ELEVEN
NEWS. ###
THE MAYOR SAYS HE THINKS THE
TRACK WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO
BRING CHILDREN TEENS AND
ADULTS TOGETHER TO BOND
THROUGH COMMON INTERESTS. ###
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BASKETBALL BUMMER
VEGAS WAS A BUST FOR B-Y-U AT
THIS YEAR'S WEST COAST
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT... OUR
ELEVEN SPORTS TEAM CAUGHT ALL
THE CALAMITY.
LADY LUCK WAS NOT ON B-Y-U'S
SIDE THIS WEEKEND IN VEGAS AS
THE MEN AND WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL TEAMS TOOK ON THE
WEST COAST CONFERENCE
TOURNAMENT.
OUR ELEVEN SPORTS CREW CAUGHT
EVERY GAME... SHAUN I KNOW YOU
AREN'T SICK OF BASKETBALL
YET... WHAT DO WE STILL HAVE
TO LOOK FORWARD TO?
DANI...WE'VE BEEN TO 14
GAMES HERE AT THE WEST COAST
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT OVER
FOUR DAYS...AND IT ALL COMES
TO A CLOSE TONIGHT...
IT'S THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
ON BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'
)S SIDE...BUT NEITHER B-Y-U
SQUAD WILL BE PLAYING FOR THE
TITLE...AND FOR THE
MEN...THEIR TOURNEY RUN ENDED
SOONER THAN EXPECTED...
THE COUGARS TAKING ON SAN
DIEGO AND THE TOREROS CAME OUT
STRONG EARLY KEN RANCIFER WITH
THE OOP BUT THE NIGHT BELONGED
TO BRANDON DAVIES FOR B-Y-U HE
WAS A BEAST DOWN LOW SCORING
20 BUT THE COUGARS STILL
TRAILED BY SEVEN AT THE HALF
MANY THANKS TO THIS GUY JOHNNY
DEE WAS ON FIRE RACKING UP 25
POINTS TYLER HAWS FINALLY
TURNED IT ON AFTER THE BREAK
HE'D SCORE 16 OF HIS 20 IN
THE SECOND HALF AND WITH THE
COUGARS DOWN 4 LESS THAN 10
SECONDS TO GO MATT CARLINO
DRAINS THE THREE TO KEEP B-Y-U
ALIVE AND AFTER A PAIR OF FREE
THROWS CARLINO HAD A CHANCE TO
TIE IT AT THE BUZZER BUT ITWENTS
SHOCK B-Y-U 72-69
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS ALL
MEANS FOR THE COUGARS...I'VE
GOT ELEVEN SPORTS REPORTER
JUSTIN ASHBY HERE WITH
ME...JUSTIN...IT WAS A TALE OF
TWO HALFS IN THIS ONE...WHAT
WAS THE DIFFERENCE?
SHAUN...IT REALLY WASN'T
UNTIL THE SECOND HALF THAT WE
SAW HAWS AND THE REST OF THE
TEAM WAKE UP FROM THE BUS RIDE
HERE...THE COUGARS STARTED
PLAYING MORE MAN DEFENSE...AND
SHOT MUCH BETTER...BUT IT CAME
DOWN TO A BUZZER *** BY
MATT CARLINO THAT WENT IN AND
CAME RIGHT BACK OUT FOR THE
DISAPPOINTING LOSS..
SO NOW THAT BYU IS OUT...WHAT'
)S NEXT FOR THE COUGARS?
WELL, THE N-I-T MAY BE A GOOD
PLACE FOR THE BYU THIS POST
SEASON. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN
FIND A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENCY
AND PLAY BEGINNING TO END...
40 MINUTES OF REGULATION
SUCCESSFULLY WITH A LITTLE
MORE SUPPORT FROM THEIR
BENCH...THAT WOULD GIVE US OUR
BEST CHANCE IN THE TOURNAMENT.
AND WE MAY STILL SEE SOME HOME
GAMES WITH THE N-I-T...THANKS
JUSTIN
JUST LIKE THE MEN...THE WOMEN
DIDN'T PLAY 'TIL
FRIDAY...BUT UNLIKE THE MEN...
THEY GOT ONE EXTRA DAY OF
PLAY...
B-Y-U STARTED THE TOURNEY OFF
AGAINST FIVE SEED LOYOLA
MARYMOUNT AND THE SCORING CAME
FROM AN UNLIKELY SOURCE
STEPHANIE VERMUNT SEABORN
AVERAGES 7 POINTS PER GAME BUT
POURED IN 21 AND HER OUTSIDE
SHOOTING WAS COMPLIMENTED BY
JENNIFER HAMSON DOWN LOW SHE
ADDED 19 ALONG WITH 12 BOARDS
BUT W-C-C ALL-TIME LEADING
SCORER ALEX COWLING KEPT THE
LIONS WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE
SCORING 17 BUT IT WASN'T
ENOUGH AS THE COUGARS ADVANCED
SATURDAY WITH THE 69-57 WIN
AND THEY ADVANCED TO TAKE ON
ONE-SEED GONZAGA HALEY STEED
LED THE COUGS WITH 8 POINTS
BUT WHEN YOUR LEADING SCORER
ONLY SCORES 8 YOU KNOW YOU'
)RE IN TROUBLE...THE ZAGS
FINISHED THE HALF ON A 12-2
RUN ANDNEVER LOOKED BACK CRUISI
INTO THE FINALS WITH THE 62-43
WIN
THIS IS JUST THE THIRD TIME IN
THE LAST EIGHT SEASONS THAT
NEITHER COUGAR TEAM HAS PLAYED
IN THE CONFERENCE
CHAMPIONSHIP...AND TO LOOK AT
WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE COUGAR
WOMEN...
I'VE GOT ELEVEN SPORTS
REPORTER JAKE EDMONDS WITH
ME...JAKE...A 19 POINT LOSS...
WHAT HAPPENED?
FIRST OF ALL... BYU COULDN'T
GET THE SHOTS TO FALL SCORING
THE FEWEST POINTS SINCE
FEBRUARY 2010. ADD 22
TURNOVERS AND JUST SIX ASSISTS
AND BYU JUST COULDN'T HANG
WITH GONZAGA.
AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR
THE TEAM GOING FORWARD?
AT 21-10 THEY'LL LIKELY GET
A WNIT BERTH FOR THE THIRD
TIME IN FOUR YEARS SO THERE'
)S STILL MORE BASKETBALL TO BE
PLAYED. NEXT YEAR THE LADY
COUGARS WILL HAVE TO REPLACE
KEILANI UNGA AND HALEY STEED
BUT LEXI EATON WILL BE BACK
FROM HER INJURY AND JEN HAMSON
STILL HAS ONE MORE YEAR OF
ELIGIBILITY. LOSING STEED WILL
HURT... BUT I THINK IT WILL BE
A RELOADING SEASON RATHER THAN
A REBUILDING ONE.
SO AT LEAST THE FUTURE LOOKS
BRIGHT...THANKS JAKE
WELL...WITH THE COUGARS DONE
WE'RE GOING TO PACK UP AND
HEAD HOME...AND WHO KNOWS? WE
MAY HAVE A FEW HOMES GAMES
LEFT IN THE N-I-T...
BUT FOR NOW IN LAS VEGAS I'M
SHAUN GORDON WITH JUSTIN ASHBY
AND JAKE EDMONDS FOR ELEVEN
SPORTS.
I'M NOT READY TO GIVE UP
BASKETBALL YET... HOPEFULLY
WE'LL GET TO CATCH THEM A
FEW MORE TIMES IN THE MARRIOTT
CENTER. THANKS SHAUN. ###
THE MEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM
VALIDATED THEIR TOP RANKING
AGAINST NUMBER TWELVE CAL
BAPTIST THIS WEEKEND HERE IN
PROVO...
THE COUGARS CONTROLLED THE
COURT FROM THE START... AND NO
ONE WAS MORE DOMINANT THAN
TAYLOR SANDER. WITH BACK... TO
BACK... TO BACK... KILLS FROM
SANDER... JUST UNSTOPPABLE...
THE COUGARS CRUISED THROUGH
THE FIRST SET. NOW DON'T
FORGET THAT VOLLEYBALL IS A
TEAM SPORT... THE REST OF THE
GUYS CAUGHT SOME ACTION IN THE
SECOND SET... AGAIN JUST
LETHAL TO THE LANCERS. ONTO
THE NEXT ONE... BUT CAL
BAPTIST JUST COULDN'T HANDLE
THE SANDER...IT WAS ONE TWO THR
LOSSES... AND B-Y-U BROUGHT
OUT THE BROOMS.
THE TEAMS BATTLED IT OUT AGAIN
ON SATURDAY NIGHT... WHERE
B-Y-U TOOK THE SERIES THREE TO
ONE. TAYLOR SANDER BROKE
B-Y-U'S ALL TIME SERVICE ACE
RECORD WITH 114 ACES IN HIS
CAREER DURING THAT GAME ALONG
WITH SEVENTEEN MORE KILLS. ###
UNFORTUATELY THE B-Y-U
BASEBALL TEAM COULDN'T OUGH ON S
WEEKEND...DROPPING SATURDAY'
)S GAME AGAINST U-C IRVINE
8-3. BUT 2 OUT OF 3 AIN'T
BAD...THE COUGARS BEAT THE
NUMBER TWENTY ONE ANTEATERS
TWICE AT HOME...THIS IS THE
SECOND RANKED TEAM OUR COUGS
HAVE CONQUERED SO FAR THIS
YEAR.. AND A GREAT SHOWING IN
FRONT OF FANS FOR THE FIRST
HOME SERIES OF THE SEASON.###
STILL TO COME ON ELEVEN NEWS
AT NOON...
GATOR TALE...SOME BIG-HEARTED
RESEAR
WE'VE GOT NEW DETAILS ON THE
FIRE AT THE BEAN MUSEUM.
B-Y-U SPOKESPERSON CARRI
JENKINS SAYS THE FIRE STARTED
ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
BUILDING...WHERE CONSTRUCTION
CREWS ARE EXPANDING THE
MUSEUM. WORKERS WERE CUTTING
SOMETHING ON THE SECOND
FLOOR...WHICH CAUSED SPARKS TO
FALL ONTO THE FIRST FLOOR AND
START A FIRE. THE FLAMES
DAMAGED THE OUTSIDE OF THE
BUILDING BUT THE INSIDE OF THE
MUSEUM HAS NO DAMAGE.###
RESEARCHERS IN ARIZONA MADE
HISTORY WITH THE FIRST
PROSTHETIC TAIL...FOR AN
ALLIGATOR.
THE ALLIGATOR NAMED MR. STUBBS
LEARNED TO DOGGIE PADDLE WHEN
HE LOST HIS TAIL EIGHT YEARS
AGO. SCIENTISTS STEPPED IN AND
MODELED A PROSTHETIC TAIL FROM
AN ALLIGATOR CADAVER. THEY SAY
IT COULD TAKE HIM SIX MONTHS
TO FULLY ADJUST SINCE HE'S
BEEN WITHOUT HIS TAIL FOR MOST
OF HIS LIFE. BUT SCIENTISTS
ARE CONFIDENT THAT MEMORY...
INSTINCT AND A LITTLE HELP
FROM SCIENCE WILL HELP HIM USE
HIS TAIL AGAIN.###
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THAT'S ELEVENNEWS AT NOON
NEWS FOR MONDAY MARCH 11.