Monday, August 17, 2009

Good Morning! Monday August 17th 2009



Headlines 6am

North Korea announced Monday it would resume reunions of families separated by the border with South Korea and restart stalled tourism ventures in its latest gesture of peace after nearly 18 months of rising tensions.

The North, however, said separately it was putting its army on "special alert" because of South Korea's joint military drills with the United States this week


In Atlantic City, a girl is safe and sound and three men are under arrest, two for their part in a human trafficking scheme.

An investigation into the Friday disappearance of a mentally challenged girl

Police arrestted 46 year old Mays Landing resident, John Robinson, who is involved, but has yet to be charged.

The girl was found yesterday morning in Atlantic City, in the company of Barry Hardaway, who is also facing human trafficking charges.

The girl who lives outside the state was safely returned to her family.


6am

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was in the hospital on Sunday after he was attacked by a person using a metal pipe as the mayor and his family left the Wisconsin State Fair.

Barrett was in stable condition Sunday at a local hospital and was alert and talking when he arrived there on Saturday night,


Tropical Storm Claudette made landfall on the Florida Panhandle early Monday, making it the first named storm to hit the U.S. mainland this year.

Even before its arrival, Claudette dumped heavy rains in some areas Sunday. But it was not expected to cause significant flooding or wind damage.

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