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Around 119 customers in the downtown Casa Grande area are without power this morning amid an outage. Find out which areas have been affected. 

Maricopa Wells Middle School was placed on a brief lockdown Wednesday when police received reports of a male student with a firearm, later discovered to be a BB gun, on campus. 

The Combs High School homecoming parade and festivities return to San Tan Valley tomorrow. The school’s 8th annual event, this year themed “New York, New York: Night Life in the City,” will include a community parade and tailgate followed by the football game. Get the details on this event here. 

Plus, the latest developments in Arizona news: 

– A lieutenant with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office was fatally struck by a vehicle while working off-duty yesterday. Authorities said Chad Brackman, 47, a 22-year-veteran of MCSO was working traffic control in Scottsdale when he was struck at about 10 a.m.

– “The pandemic isn’t done with us.”: An official from the Arizona Department of Health Services says that rising COVID numbers during the fall surge is a reminder that the pandemic is far from over. 

– And an Arizona man has agreed to plead guilty to supplying a dealer with drugs that ultimately killed the 26-year-old rapper Mac Miller in 2018.  

Local NewsCG students pay tribute to veteransDozens of veterans and community members gathered in the grassy front yard of Palo Verde Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon as students sang patriotic songs, waved flags and thanked military men and women for their service.Read More

Texas Roadhouse to open next week in CGWhile the Best Western Plus hotel at Florence Boulevard and Henness Road continues its slow and steady construction pace, just in front of it, a development that started later is opening earlier.READ MORE

MUSD pushes second high school name choice to DecemberAfter a night of brainstorming that never found a perfect conclusion, the Maricopa Unified School District governing board decided to move the choice for the second high school name to its December meeting.READ MORESports

Spartans prepare for final game of the seasonIt’s an emotional week for seniors on the Vista Grande football team as they will suit up for the final time on Friday night against Phoenix Carl Hayden.READ MORE

Today’s Top VideoBack Story – More details on CG Kohler plant releasedStaff Writer Aaron Dorman discusses the newly announced Kohler manufacturing facility and some of the products that may be manufactured there. The 1-million-square-foot Kohler plant will sit on 200 acres in the city’s industrial corridor and is the first development planned for Casa Grande’s new tech park.WATCH NOWArea NewsGiddy CG Council says Kohler plant is first at new tech parkThe City Council approved an “enthusiastic” motion for a development agreement with Kohler Co. that will allow a manufacturing plant to employ hundreds of people.READ MOREDems call for censure of Gosar over violent videoTen House Democrats, led by the co-chairs of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, said Wednesday that they will introduce a House resolution to censure Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., for tweeting a video that included altered animation showing him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., with a sword.READ MORE

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