8:30 A.M. LRN Newscast 06/20/19

Four people are dead and the suspect is under arrest following a killing spree that took place over a couple of weeks. Kevin Barnhart has the details.
Cut 3 (27) “…I’m Kevin Barnhart”

Donald “Doc” Hines a physician who led the Louisiana Senate as president from 2004-2008 died Tuesday after a long illness. Hines was 85. The democrat from Bunkie served in the Senate from 1993 to 2008. He was described as a country doctor of the old school.

An alleged Walmart thief dragged a cop through a parking lot and led Slidell Police on a high-speed chase then ended when the suspect wrecked his car in Mississippi.
Slidell Police spokesperson Daniel Seuzeneau says 51-year-old Robert Myers of Picayune, Mississippi fled from Walmart Loss Prevention officers and was later cornered in his car by Slidell authorities…
Cut 4 (11) “the truck.”

An Amite High School athlete is dead following a Tuesday football practice. The Amite Police Department received a call about an emergency at the school around 9 pm. Upon arrival, other first responders were on the scene performing CPR to 15-year-old Terrance Allen. Louisiana High School Athletic Association spokesperson Kate Adams says the agency continues to keep an eye on the case.
Cut 14 (08) “…when needed.”