5 things to know for Thursday

CREATED Feb. 21, 2013

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Web Producer: Mekita Rivas

TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - 1. ICY DRIVING CONDITIONS 

According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, there have been multiple ice-related crashes Thursday morning. 

2. FOUR SOLDIERS KILLED IN IRAQ

Iraqi officials say gunmen have attacked an army checkpoint north of Baghdad, killing four soldiers and wounding four others.

3. NEW AZ BORDER INTELLIGENCE CENTER

Arizona lawmakers want to erect a new border intelligence center in the state's latest foray into the national immigration debate.

4. PISTORIUS LOSES NIKE GIG

Nike says it has suspended the contract of Oscar Pistorius. Pistorius, the first double-amputee runner to compete on the track at the Olympics, is facing a charge of premeditated murder in South Africa in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend.

5. MEXICO ANTI-DRUG OFFENSIVE IS 'DISASTROUS'

A new Human Rights Watch report calls Mexico's anti-drug offensive "disastrous" and cites 249 cases of disappearances, about 149 of which include evidence of being carried out by the military or law enforcement.