US F16 Chasing Stolen Aircraft in Canada/US

This is A Breaking News story (seems to be rare but worth mentioning) first reported from Twitter’s Breaking News, posted on 1703PDT 06APR09

WISCONSIN (BNO NEWS) — A Cessna 172 airplane was reported stolen from a flight school in Thunder Bay, Canada on Monday afternoon, illegally entered U.S. airspace and is now flying over Illinois, FAA and NORAD officials tell BNO News.

“They believe its one of the students and we’ve been tracking the aircraft since it entered U.S. airspace and we are still tracking it, he is currently over central Wisconsin,” FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown told BNO News earlier. She later told BNO News that the aircraft had since entered Illinois airspace and is currently flying north of St. Louis, just over the state border. Only one person is believed to be on board. Brown also said that attempt to make contact with the pilot have failed and it is unclear what his intentions are.