Tornadoes and storms ripping through several central states in the US have killed two people and injured dozens, officials say.

Tornadoes and storms ripping through several central states in the US have killed two people and injured dozens, officials say.

A MAN with a rifle opened fire at a restaurant in Nevada’s capital, killing two National Guard members, another person and himself in a hail of gunfire during the morning breakfast hour, authorities and witnesses said.

Leaders of the search for US adventurer Steve Fossett further scaled back the aerial operation yesterday but insisted they were not giving up.