Law enforcement officials stopped traffic on I-94 near the Wisconsin-Illinois border about 11:45 p.m. Friday so a Flight for Life Helicopter could land.

Reports indicated several people were hurt in an accident just south of the state line.

Kenosha Police and the Department of Corrections are looking for a man who ran away from the Kenosha Correctional Center Friday.

John Dipko, a Department of Corrections spokesman said staff members found Eric Adams, 29, in his room with a cell phone, which inmates are not permitted to have. Adams turned the phone over to a staff member and then ran out of the center.

Adams has been at the center in Kenosha since July 17, 2008. He is serving a sentence for murder-armed robbery and for operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent.

This is the sixth escape from the center this year.

Bristol fire and rescue units were called to a rollover accident in the 20600 block of Highway C, west of Highway 45 at approximately 4:40 p.m. One occupant of the vehicle reportedly crawled from the overturned vehicle and sustained a minor injury to the head.

WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26.

Her spokesman wouldn’t say why Palin decided to step down, but the announcement stirred speculation that she would focus on a 2012 bid for the Republican nomination for president.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police fatally shot a 16-year-old boy after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office has identified the teen as Rakeem Nance.

Chicago police say officers were patrolling on the South Side Thursday night when they saw three men running across a vacant lot, including one who was wearing a mask and carrying a gun.

Officers started chasing them, and two got away. The third, who was carrying the gun, was cornered, and police say he refused to drop his weapon.

Police say an officer shot Nance after he pointed the gun at officers arriving on the scene. No officers were injured.

Police say the three had committed a home invasion just before officers arrived.

The Independent Police Review Authority is investigating the shooting.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Five-time champion Roger Federer delivered a masterful grass-court performance Friday to beat Tommy Haas in straight sets and reach his seventh straight Wimbledon final, putting him within one win of a record 15th Grand Slam title.

Seeming to get stronger with every match, Federer put on a serving clinic and took advantage of his break-point chances to subdue the 31-year-old German 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3 in just over two hours.

Federer, who will meet the winner of the second semifinal between Andy Murray and Andy Roddick, has won 18 straight matches as he closes in on surpassing the mark he shares with Pete Sampras of 14 major titles.

The women’s final is Saturday, with a Williams assured of lifting the trophy for the eighth time in 10 years.

MOSCOW (AP) — A Kremlin aide says Russia will allow the U.S. to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan.

President Dmitry Medvedev’s foreign policy adviser Sergei Prikhodko said Medvedev and President Barack Obama are expected to sign a deal on the issue during their summit next week in Moscow.

Russia has been allowing the U.S. to ship non-lethal goods across its territory to help operations in Afghanistan. Prikhodko said the expected deal would enable the U.S. to ship lethal cargoes and would include shipments by air and land.

It is a significant goodwill gesture from the Kremlin before the summit, which both nations hope will put long-troubled ties back on track.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is helping the nation celebrate its birthday and his daughter Malia celebrate hers.

The president is to fly this morning to Camp David, Md., for the first part of the first family’s Fourth of July celebration, including daughter Malia’s 11th birthday on Saturday.

About 20 of her tween-age friends will be on hand for the festivities. In an interview with The Associated Press, the president was bemused at the thought of being surrounded by so many girls. As he put it, “It’s a little intimidating.”

The first family returns to the White House by this evening to host 1,200 military families for a Fourth of July barbecue on the South Lawn of the White House.

Kenosha Sheriff’s Department officials responded to a one-car, rollover crash about 7:40 p.m. Thursday in the 7800 block of Highway KD, or 352nd Avenue.

A department official said a person in the vehicle was not wearing seat belts and was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Alcohol apparently was involved, the official said.

Wheatland Fire Department and Twin Lakes Rescue Squad also were called to the scene.

The Bristol Renaissance Faire grounds lost power today, after work crews struck a buried wire while digging.

We Energies spokesman Barry McNulty said the utility received word of the outage at 9:40 a.m. Work remained under way to restore power as of 3:20 p.m.

The faire is scheduled to open for the season July 11.

The Kenosha News and Journal Sentinel, Inc. of Milwaukee have reached agreement to print and package the News at the Journal Sentinel’s production plant in West Milwaukee.

Terms of the 5-year agreement were not disclosed. Production is expected to shift to the Journal’s Burnham Street facility with the edition dated Aug. 26.

Ken Dowdell, publisher of the News, said that the production arrangements will have no impact on the content of the newspaper and minimal effect on its delivery schedule. He indicated that 13 full-time and 40 part-time Kenosha News employees will be affected. They have been offered the opportunity to work during a 2-month transition period and receive outplacement assistance, retraining options and severance packages beyond that.

“Businesses face the challenge of restructuring from time to time,” said Dowdell. “Operating and capital costs, under scrutiny because of the recession and developments in the information industry, point to a change in how we produce our printed newspaper.”

CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines’ computers are back up and running at O’Hare International Airport, slowly easing long lines of passengers headed out for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

It’s not clear whether all of the computers are functioning again, but some ticket agents are able to check in passengers. And the self check-in kiosks are working.

A computer problem involving all of United’s computers at O’Hare had caused delays and cancelations Thursday morning.

At the peak of the problems, at least 1,000 passengers waited in slow-moving lines in the O’Hare terminal.

Planes lined up on the airport’s tarmac as new flights arrived and departing flights were unable to leave.

O’Hare is a hub for Chicago-based United, and the problems have been causing delays at other U.S. airports.

CHICAGO (AP) — A computer problem is causing flight delays and long lines for United Airlines passengers at O’Hare International Airport.

United spokeswoman Robin Urbanski says this morning’s outage involves all of United’s computers at O’Hare. Urbanski says many flights have been delayed and some may be canceled.

Because the outage involves United’s ticketing system, Urbanski says the airline is urging customers to monitor their flight status and check-in online before they get to O’Hare. She says United employees at the airport are using a manual process to check customers in.

Passengers are reporting long lines in the terminal. And planes are lining up on the airport’s tarmac as new flights arrive while departing flights are unable to leave.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — With a film about John Dillinger hitting theaters, Wisconsin bankers and law enforcement officials are launching a campaign designed to deter bank holdups.

The movie “Public Enemies” follows the life of the notorious bank robber. Wisconsin Bankers Association president Kurt Bauer says the film portrays Dillinger as a folk hero rather than a dangerous criminal.

Authorities say that’s a good reason to launch their campaign. It advises patrons to remove their hats, hoods and sunglasses while conducting bank business.

The goal is to make it easier to identify bank robbers. Bauer says people who don’t comply will still be served, but “everyone in the bank will be watching them more closely.”

The campaign will be formally announced this afternoon.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stock futures are slumping ahead of a key monthly unemployment report.

Investors are awaiting the Labor Department’s June unemployment figures. Economists expect the nation’s jobless rate rose to 9.6 percent last month from 9.4 percent in May. That would mark a 26-year high.

The rate is seen as a key barometer in the nation’s economic recovery. The report is due out at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

World markets were also lower today after a report showed unemployment in the 16 countries that use the euro rose to a 10-year high in May.

Dow Jones industrial average futures were down 48 at 8,400. Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures are down 5 at 914, while Nasdaq 100 index futures are down 5 at 1,474.

The Kenosha Police Department’s tavern squad hit the city Tuesday and tagged at least three businesses for alcohol-related offenses.

According to police reports, members of the tavern squad sent a 20-year-old Kenosha woman into various businesses that sell alcohol and had her test cashiers on whether they might sell alcohol to the underage woman.

Officers ticketed cashiers at Piggly Wiggly, 2215 80th St., and Tenuta’s Deli, 3203 52nd St., for selling alcohol to an underage person. License holders at both businesses also were ticketed for the same crime. At a third store, Supermercado Cortes, 3933 52nd St., officers found two coolers in the store that were fully stocked with beer, but there was not a licensed bartender at the store.

Kenosha County Medical Examiner Dr. Mark Witeck is working with a private lab and the state Department of Public Health to try to determine exactly what type of virus attacked 18-year-old Sam Schissel’s heart.

Schissel, a former Bradford High School baseball standout, died Saturday in his mother’s Somers home after a 10-day bout with flu-like symptoms.

Witeck conducted an autopsy Monday, concluding that some sort of viral illness spread to Schissel’s heart. Witeck said he does not believe the death was at all related to the H1N1 swine flu virus.

The medical examiner said he is now awaiting test results from the private and state labs. That information will not likely arrive for several days or weeks, Witeck said.

GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Neumann said restoring the job market in Wisconsin will be among his top prorities.

Neumann, who represented the Kenosha area in Congress from 1995 to 1999, this morning announced his candidacy for next year’s Republican nomination for governor. Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and Appleton businessman Mark Todd are also in the race.

In a telephone interview with the Kenosha News, Neumann said he expects his campaign to bring him through Kenosha often over the coming months.

“I swore when I was running for Congress that Kenosha was my home, I was there so much,” Neumann said. “And we expect to do that again.”

CHICAGO (AP) — The Sears Tower is offering a new way to push your fear of heights right over the Ledge.

A glass ledge, actually, suspended from the building’s 103rd floor Skydeck.

“The Ledge” is the nickname given to a set of glass balconies that open to the public Thursday.

Sears Tower officials say the inspiration for the balconies came from the hundreds of forehead prints visitors left behind on Skydeck windows every week.

The glass is slated to be three layers thick, and each layer will be a half-inch thick. The balconies will be able to hold about five tons.

Other changes are on the way for to the country’s tallest building, including a name change to Willis Tower. And building officials recently announced a $350 million green renovation.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann this morning announced his candidacy for governor.

The 55-year-old Neumann joins Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and Appleton businessman Mark Todd in the Republican field for next year’s race.

Neumann served in Congress between 1995 and 1999, representing the district that includes Kenosha. He has been out of politics since he ran a close race in 1998 trying to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold.

He now runs a real estate development firm and is a home builder.