The National Weather Service has issued air quality alerts in Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

Pennsylvania State Police say five police officers were shot in York County Wednesday afternoon. Three of them were killed. Two others are in critical but stable condition. The suspect is dead.

Georgia police arrested Scotty Elliot Smith after officials said he had confessed to killing 17-year-old Blake Tyler Chappell.

First Alert 4 is hearing from Gov. Mike Kehoe for the first time since President Donald Trump said St. Louis needs saving and floated the possibility of sending the National Guard to the city.

A new poll shed light on whether voters would blame Democrats or Republicans for a government shutdown.