April 29: Agreement reached over Mariupol plant. Pandemic exacerbates crime surge.

J. Scott Wilson

Updated: Apr 29, 2022 / 05:50 AM CDT

La Nina is expected to last longer into 2022 than we originally thought. (NOAA via AP)

☀ Good morning! It’s Friday April 29, 2022. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. ‘Agreement in principle’ reached in talks on besieged plant

Damaged and burned vehicles are seen at a destroyed part of the Illich Iron & Steel Works Metallurgical Plant, as smoke rises from the Metallurgical Combine Azovstal during heavy fighting, in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, Monday, April 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov, File)

2. American vet killed in Ukraine, according to reports

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3. Security expert: Home burglaries exacerbated by pandemic

A home is invaded

4. Oklahoma House sends Texas-style abortion ban to governor

Abortion rights advocates gather outside the Oklahoma Capitol on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Oklahoma City, to protest several anti-abortion bills being considered by the GOP-led Legislature. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

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