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Key Takeaways:

  • A Fargo TV reporter was arrested for allegedly climbing an eight-foot fence at his city's airport.
  • An American Airlines flight attendant admitted to leaving a false bomb-threat note on a plane, causing it to divert.
  • A volunteer at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome was cleared of theft charges over attempting to sell an Apollo mission parachute.
  • A wheelchair-equipped hot air balloon, Serena's Song, will offer tethered rides at the Eyes To The Skies Festival in Lisle, Illinois.
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A Fargo TV reporter found out the hard way that security isn’t so lax at his city’s airport. WDAY’s Mike Licquia was arrested Saturday after allegedly being spotted climbing the eight-foot fence. Formal charges hadn’t been filed by our deadline and the reporter was released on his own recognizance…

An American Airlines flight attendant has admitted leaving a false bomb-threat note, according to the FBI. Agent Greg Franklin testified in court Friday that Gay Wilson confessed to FBI agents that she left the note on a plane heading from Dallas/Fort Worth to Boston. The plane diverted to Nashville. Franklin said Wilson told the FBI she was having personal problems…

A volunteer at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome has been cleared of theft charges over his attempt to sell a parachute from an Apollo mission that had been given to Rhinebeck by the National Air and Space Museum. A judge dismissed all charges against Christopher Rogine during an appearance June 3…

A hot air balloon equipped to take wheelchairs will be among the attractions at the annual Eyes To The Skies Festival in Lisle, Ill., July 1 through July 4. More than 20 balloons are taking part and the wheelchair-accessible Serena’s Song will offer tethered rides.

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