MILWAUKEE — Midwest Airlines is grounding 13 airplanes to reinspect a wiring harness, the same issue that has forced more than 2,400 flight cancellations at American Airlines.
At least 10 Midwest flights were canceled by this morning.
Midwest Airlines voluntarily canceled all of its flights involving the Boeing MD-80 aircraft to make sure the wiring component is [...]

JACKSON, Ohio — Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve is at its colorful best in late April and early May, perhaps into June.
The 2,000-acre preserve in Jackson County in southern Ohio is known as a spring wildflower preserve, one of the best in Ohio.
It is dominated by the colorful calico bush or mountain laurel.
The preserve’s Calico [...]

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — A teenager who organized a party that ended in $10,000 worth of damage to a former home of poet Robert Frost was sentenced to two years’ probation, 100 hours of community service and a suspended sentence of six to 12 months in jail.
The Rutland Herald newspaper reported that Andrew Ford, 18, was [...]

DALLAS — American Airlines now says it has canceled more than 1,000 flights as it continues to inspect the wiring on some of its jets.
The airline had been saying that it would scrub 850 flights today.
Added to yesterday’s 460 cancellations, that could bring the two-day total to around 1,500 lost flights.
Federal inspectors found problems with [...]

CHICAGO — The Boeing Co. has announced another delay involving its 787 jetliner, pushing back its expected debut in commercial service to the third quarter of 2009.
It’s the fourth time Boeing has had to revise the schedule for the top-selling plane, which has been plagued by supply-chain problems.
The latest setback had been expected by analysts [...]

Justin Muchoney of Seven Fields is one step closer to becoming Chief Magic Official of the Disney Parks.
The 28-year-old church music director is one of three contenders selected out of 10 semi-finalists to visit Walt Disney World on April 17 for the final magical competition. More than 500,000 online voters viewed his 60-second audition video [...]

LHASA, Tibet — Scene from last summer: A flutter of crimson crowds the square as dozens of young Buddhist monks sweep from their classes to their daily outdoor debate practice at the Sera Monastery. The low murmur swells to a roar as they offer their arguments, underscoring points with a clap of hands or a [...]

BALTIMORE — See famous images of 20th century photography at The Baltimore Museum of Art - and then submit your own picture for consideration in an online exhibit.
The museum is hosting a show called “Looking Through the Lens: Photography 1900-1960,” through June 8, featuring 150 prints by 20th century photographers like Man Ray, Alfred Stieglitz, [...]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Washington is famous for its cherry blossoms in the spring and Texas is known for its roadside bluebonnets. But in Kentucky, April means the pink blossoms of redbud trees.
Three national scenic byways are recommended for redbud-viewing: the Country Music Highway, along U.S. 23; the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, along U.S. 25; and [...]

ST. PAUL — A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence is coming to Minnesota as part of the state’s 150th anniversary celebration.
The document is one of the 25 so-called “Dunlap Broadsides” that were typed and printed shortly after the handwritten version was signed in 1776, according to Minnesota Public Radio News.
It’s the only copy [...]