San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)

NEWS OF THE DAY

- Chronicle News Services

_1 Trooper killed: The Illinois State Police said a trooper was killed Saturday while on duty when a wrong-way vehicle struck his squad car on a highway. Trooper Gerald Ellis, 36, was driving home when he was hit in Green Oaks. The vehicle struck Ellis’ car head-on. The driver of the other vehicle also was killed. Ellis is the second state trooper to die on Illinois roads in the past week. Trooper Brooke Jones-Story was killed when a truck struck her in Freeport.

_2 Officer shot: A SWAT team on Saturday arrested a man suspected of shooting and wounding a Texas state trooper during a 15-hour standoff in a suburban Dallas apartment, authoritie­s said. Bryan Cahill, 42, of Frisco was taken into custody and transporte­d to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries, said Lonny Haschel, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman. Authoritie­s say Cahill shot the trooper after fleeing from a traffic stop Friday. The wounded trooper underwent surgery, and doctors said it “went well,” Haschel said.

_3 Recorded shooting: A Colorado man is in custody after the killing of his neighbor was recorded on the victim’s cell phone, police said Saturday. Colorado Springs police said James Hanlon, 53, turned himself in Friday night. Officers had been looking for Hanlon since Wednesday, when Gary Dolce, 63, was shot to death. Police say a phone found next to Dolce’s body contained a recording of the shooting. An arrest affidavit said the video shows a sport utility vehicle with a driver pointing a handgun at Dolce. The video shows several shots being fired and Dolce falling to the ground. _4 Mueller report: When Attorney General William Barr releases a version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigat­ion, several publishers will be ready to put it out in book form. Barr informed Congressio­nal leaders Friday that he expects the report out in mid-April and that it runs nearly 400 pages. Melville House, Skyhorse Publishing and Scribner, in conjunctio­n with the Washington Post, are among those with editions planned. Government reports are not copyrighte­d and can be published by anyone. The Mueller findings also will probably be available for free from a government website. Barr’s summary of Mueller’s highly anticipate­d report said it didn’t find a criminal conspiracy between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign to swing the 2016 presidenti­al election.

_5 Navy trial: President Trump said Saturday that a Navy SEAL charged with murder in the stabbing of an Iraqi war prisoner will be moved to less restrictiv­e confinemen­t while he awaits trial. Trump said in a tweet that the move was in honor of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher’s past service to the country. The tweet came after 18 Republican members of the House raised concerns about the conditions of Gallagher’s confinemen­t at a Navy brig in San Diego. Gallagher is accused of killing a teenage Islamic State fighter. Prosecutor­s also accuse him of shooting two civilians in Iraq and opening fire on crowds. Gallagher has pleaded not guilty.

_6 Jagger ailing: The Rolling Stones are postponing their latest tour so Mick Jagger can receive medical treatment. The band announced Saturday that the 75-year-old was told by doctors “he cannot go on tour at this time.” The band added that Jagger “is expected to make a complete recovery so that he can get back on stage as soon as possible.” No other details about Jagger’s condition were provided. The Stones’ “No Filter” tour was expected to start April 20 in Miami, with a May performanc­e in Santa Clara. Tour promoters say existing tickets will be valid for reschedule­d dates.

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