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3:56 p.m.: A severe thunderstorm warning for Haxtun, Paoli and Dailey warns of wind gusts up to 60 mph and possible golf-ball sized hail until 4:30 p.m. 3:34 p.m.:  A tornado touched down southeast of Fleming, moving east-southeast with golf-ball sized hail around 3:16 p.m., according to an update from the NWS. Update 3:10 p.m.: Tornadoes and pea-sized hail are possible in part of Colorado’s northeast corner this afternoon, according to NWS offices. Forecasters issued a tornado warning at 2:47 p.m.

Colorado Springs police officers fatally shot an armed man while responding to a call for a suicidal male with a firearm Saturday, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, officers received a call about a suicidal male with a gun in the 4200 block of Deerfield Hills Road, officials stated.

A 3-year-old boy with special needs is missing after he was last seen in Rocky Ford on Saturday, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Amari Galan was last seen around 4 a.m. Saturday and may have left his home near the 900 block of Washington Street on foot, officials said in a missing person alert Saturday afternoon. Amari is Hispanic and described as 3 feet tall and 30 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing only a diaper. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Man pleads guilty to assault in Commerce City DUI crash that injured firefighters, police Crime and Public Safety | Armed man shot, killed by Colorado Springs police responding to call for suicidal male with firearm Crime and Public Safety | Colorado is about to wipe 100,000 criminal convictions from the public record Crime and Public Safety | Hoosier Pass closed after police chase ends in car crash Crime and Public Safety | Rescue in Loveland after 60-foot fall from cliff Anyone with information about his whereabouts should call 911 or the Rocky Ford Police Department at 719-254-3344. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

8212; The man charged with assaulting actor Steve Buscemi on a Midtown street has been held in jail on bond in New York, prosecutors said. Police have said the 66-year-old actor — known for his roles in “Boardwalk Empire,” and “Fargo,” among other performances — was walking in Manhattan on May 8 when a stranger punched him in the face.

8212; Biden tells Morehouse graduates he hears their voices of protest and that scenes from the war in Gaza break his heart.

8212; Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a candidate for NASA’s early astronaut corps. But he wasn’t picked for the 1963 class. Dwight, now 90, went through a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers aboard the Blue Origin capsule as it skimmed space on a roughly 10-minute flight.