ROARING SPRING, Pa. (WJAC) — UPDATE: According to police, the man who died in an officer-involved shooting Friday has been identified. State police said in a release that 49-year-old Todd Messner from Three Springs died after police say he turned toward officers while displaying a firearm, resulting in police action. An autopsy is being completed Saturday and police say more information will be released when it becomes available. UPDATE: State police say one man is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Roaring Spring Friday.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (TND) — Police are responding to the scene where two people were reportedly outside a multi-purpose arena in Southeastern Missouri Sunday afternoon. According to Southeast Missouri State University, which owns and operates the Show Me Center, where Cape Central High School was hosting its graduation ceremony, two people were shot and at least one of them was taken to the hospital. In a message posted to social media, Cape Central High School Superintendent Dr.

SNOW SHOE, Pa. (WJAC) – A video posted on Facebook that shows some type of bug crawling around in a bag of rice is getting attention from thousands of people in Centre County. The video was posted to Facebook by Mark Rusnak on Saturday. It had been shared almost 45,000 times as of Tuesday night. In the post, Rusnak said the video was taken at the Dollar General store in Snow Shoe.

ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) -- At its meeting on Monday night, The Altoona Area School Board gave a renovation project, that has been about two years in the making, a green light. The $88 million project will renovate the A Building and build a new B Building where the intramural field is now, according to the district's superintendent Dr. Charles Prijatelj. The board voted 5-4 Monday to accept a bid from J.

STATE COLLEGE – Backpacks are used by students every day. Some states have had policies in place for years -- like clear backpacks. But some schools in Florida and Ohio are banning them altogether, leading to a discussion here in Pennsylvania. "I think of my 13-year-old who carries every book in her backpack all day long,. I mean, how would she make it through but I think it would probably be necessary,"

FERGUSON TWP, Pa (WJAC) — Ferguson Township police are investigating a shots fired incident near the Overlook Heights neighborhood, according to a news release. Officers say that several shots were fired into a parked car, from a shotgun, that was parked in the driveway of a residence, along the 1400 block of North Allen Street. Police believe that the incident occurred Wednesday night, sometime between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Authorities also add that they believe the person involved fled the area in an older model Ford or Dodge pickup truck.

SOMERSET -- The district playoffs continued Thursday night in high school football and Northern Bedford provided the drama. Leading Windber 17-14 in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, the Panthers blocked the Ramblers' would-be game-tying field goal to preserve the victory and capture the District 5 Class A Championship. In District 9, Karns City topped Punxsutawney 42-14 to win the Class AAA championship. ncG1vNJzZmivmpawtcKNnKamZ6OlvLPA0miaqKakmru1e82oqa2glae7bq7EnZ2oqpRir627wqSqZp6ZmrmlecaomKVlmaN6p7XNmqNmq5WYvK%2Bw0marqGWnnrtusMisq6uhk6l6tbXTpZw%3D

STATE COLLEGE – The State College Area School District board of directors Monday unanimously approved a bid for a new air conditioning system at Mount Nittany Middle School. School officials say the move to put a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system in the middle school is long overdue. Two million dollars is a lot of money to invest, but the school board officials put it like this: When you're renovating a house -- you want to fix anything and everything now -- to prevent problems in the future.

Portage, Pa. (WJAC) — Weakland Farms in Portage is hosting a Fall Craft and Vendor show Saturday and Sunday to kick off the fall season. About 25 vendors are gathering to sell crafts and food. Visitors can go through a corn maze and take a hay ride, or visit animals, a pumpkin patch, bouncy house, and concession stand. The staff says the farm has been open for 17 years. "You see families coming back here year after year, taking their pictures in the same spot that they've taken it for 17 years, and watching their families grow,"

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank says an unspecified "issue" affecting its online and mobile banking services has been resolved. The bank announced the problem on its PNC Bank Help Twitter feed before 11 a.m. Tuesday, then said it was fixed about three hours later. PNC called it a "technology hardware issue" but didn't get more specific. The bank had urged customers to use automatic teller machines or visit its branches to handle any transactions while the problem persisted.