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Triple murder suspect on the loose in Arkansas is ‘armed and dangerous’: police
Arkansas State Police (ASP) are on the hunt Wednesday for an Alabama man wanted for three murders in Oklahoma and a slew of other charges.
Stacy Lee Drake, 50, was last seen outside a motel in Morrilton, Arkansas, about an hour drive northwest of Little Rock. He is believed to be “armed and dangerous,” ASP said.
Later Wednesday, ASP said Drake is “known to have purchased camping gear and all indications are he is still in the Morrilton area.”
Stacy Lee Drake is considered “armed and dangerous,” authorities said. (@ARStatePolice via X)
Drake is wanted in connection with three homicides in Oklahoma, stemming from two carjackings, ASP said.
Deputies with the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office in Oklahoma responded to a business near State Highway 64 and South 4670 Road on Tuesday evening, where they found a deceased male and female.
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Both victims were transported to the Office of the Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner for identification and to determine their cause of death.
Stacy Lee Drake of Birmingham, Ala., is wanted in connection with three homicides in Oklahoma, according to Arkansas State Police. (@ARStatePolice via X)
The sheriff’s office requested assistance from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI).
OSBI began investigating the scene and identified Drake as a person of interest. The bureau said a car Drake had stolen was located in Morrilton late Tuesday, but investigators are still working to find him.
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Drake is separately wanted on robbery, carjacking, and murder charges for incidents in other jurisdictions.
Stacy Lee Drake of Birmingham, Ala., is wanted in connection with three homicides in Oklahoma, according to Arkansas State Police. (@ARStatePolice via X)
Drake is described as a 5-foot-11 White male with brown hair and eyes, weighing around 185 pounds. His last known address was in Birmingham, Alabama.
ASP has advised anyone who has seen Drake to not approach him and call 911.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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A celebration of life is being held in Moorhead on Friday for Liz Anne Conmy, who was killed alongside her partner in a plane crash in Brooklyn Park on Saturday.
The celebration of life will take place at RiverHaven Events Center from 4:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
Those paying their respects are asked not to wear black in accordance with Conmy’s wishes, who said that one shouldn’t wear black to a funeral because it should be a celebration, and are asked to wear something colorful instead.
North Dakota State Representative Conmy and her partner, Dr. Joseph Cass, a retired Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, were killed when the Beechcraft F33A they were in crashed near Crystal airport.
At this time, an investigation into what caused the crash is still ongoing.
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Commy, a mother of four with ties to Minnesota State University and the University of St. Thomas, was known for her dedication to environmental and educational issues.
Friends say the couple had a passion for flying and traveled together all over the country, including in Minnesota, where Cass had a lake house.
SEE Friends, colleagues remember North Dakota lawmaker and partner killed in plane crash
Conmy’s political colleagues say she was preparing to run for a second term in the North Dakota House of Representatives.
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South Dakota is on track to meet or exceed its revenue estimates by the end of the fiscal year, the Legislature’s lead budget expert said Thursday.
The state is about $10 million ahead of its year-to-date target, said Jeff Mehlhaff, chief fiscal analyst for the Legislative Research Council’s. The state fiscal year ends June 30.
“We’re doing well on the three big revenue sources,” Mehlhaff told lawmakers Joint Appropriations Committee Thursday, referencing sales tax, contractor’s excise taxes and lottery revenue.
The figures Mehlhaff shared are through March. He expects to receive April revenue totals next week.
The contractor’s excise tax is the state’s third-largest source of revenue, and it’s “very close to target,” Mehlhaff said. The state estimated that it would collect 2.4% more revenue this fiscal year than it did the year before. As of the end of March, year-to-date collections were up 2.1%.
Lottery revenue, the second-largest source, is within $43,000 of the state’s year-end target, Mehlhaff said.
Sales taxes represent the state’s largest revenue source. Sales tax collections are about $6 million ahead of the state’s target
“We have three months left, so we could get even further ahead,” Mehlhaff said.
Smaller revenue sources are within range of the state’s target estimates.
The committee will get year-end totals at its next meeting on July 20, and hear revenue targets for fiscal year 2027, which begins July 1.
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