New York City
CNN legal analyst jumps to Fox News
CNN personality Greta Van Susteren is jumping to Fox News Channel, continuing the lively rivalry between the two cable news networks.
Van Susteren, who rose to prominence at CNN as an on-air legal analyst during the O.J. Simpson trials, had until recently been host of two daily programs on CNN.
Fox News Channel plans to install Van Susteren as host of its 9 p.m. CST talk show. It has been looking for a regular host there since Paula Zahn left for CNN in September, a move that caused some bitterness at Fox.
In addition to filling a prime-time slot at Fox, Van Susteren's departure creates a hole at CNN. She had most recently been host of "The Point," a show created for her, that ran at 7 p.m. CST.
Van Susteren had also been a co-host of the daytime legal program "Burden of Proof," but that was canceled after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Roger Cossack, her co-host on that show, was let go by CNN last month.
St. Louis
Fire destroys top floor at Purina headquarters
Fire officials Wednesday were investigating a blaze that burned through the executive floor of Nestle Purina PetCare's headquarters and sent thick smoke pouring from a row of windows beneath the company's checkerboard logo.
No one was hurt in the New Year's Day fire, and Nestle Purina said damage was limited to the upper floors of the 15-story landmark building, a prominent part of the St. Louis skyline. No damage estimate was released.
Nestle Purina PetCare was formed from the takeover of 107-year-old pet food maker Ralston Purina by Swiss-based Nestle SA. The $10.3 billion merger was approved last month.
Indiana
Dead tree falls on car, killing four occupants
A dead tree fell on a passing car, crushing the passenger compartment and killing a minister, his wife and two of their children.
"No wind. No storm. The chances of that tree falling at the time they were directly underneath it are astronomical," said Hancock County Sheriff Nick Gulling.
Authorities identified those killed in Monday night's accident as Stan Jones, 47, Beth Jones, 39, and their children Tyler, 10, and Lauren, 6. A third child, 4-year-old Emily, survived the accident and was listed in fair condition Tuesday night at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
The family was driving on a narrow road at about 8:30 p.m. Monday outside Greenfield about 20 miles east of Indianapolis when a large oak tree fell directly on top of their car.
Stan Jones was the pastor of Buck Creek Baptist Church in the Cumberland section of Indianapolis.
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