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Top Stories: Crews Continue Work In Hood County Chemical Plant Explosion

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The top local stories this morning from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº:

The search resumes today for a worker missing since yesterday's chemical plant explosion in Cresson in Hood County, but it's now a recovery effort.

That means if the worker's still in the Tri-Chem Industries wreckage, officials believe he's likely dead. Crews found nothing before they called off the search last night. Two workers were taken to hospitals after the explosions. One had life-threatening burns.

Other stories this morning:

  • A federal judge has against the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System over the Deferred Retirement Option Plan.
  • Tomorrow's the annual . An estimated 125,000 people will descend on Greenville Avenue, which means
  • Among the March Madness storylines to watch: in its first NCAA tournament game in 20 years. Texas A&M, the University of Texas and Texas Southern University also play games today.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº 90.1 FM.

Former ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and ËÄ»¢Ó°ÔºNews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.