diff --git a/src/management/news_item.c b/src/management/news_item.c
index b97a1be2d4..01818bdb0b 100644
--- a/src/management/news_item.c
+++ b/src/management/news_item.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "../util/util.h"
 #include "news_item.h"
 
-rct_news_item *gNewsItems = RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_NEWS_ITEM_LIST, rct_news_item);
+rct_news_item gNewsItems[MAX_NEWS_ITEMS];
 
 /** rct2: 0x0097BE7C */
 const uint8 news_type_properties[] =	{
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void news_item_update_current()
 void news_item_close_current()
 {
 	int i;
-	rct_news_item *newsItems = RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_NEWS_ITEM_LIST, rct_news_item);
+	rct_news_item *newsItems = gNewsItems;
 
 	// Check if there is a current message
 	if (news_item_is_queue_empty())
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ void news_item_get_subject_location(int type, int subject, int *x, int *y, int *
  */
 void news_item_add_to_queue(uint8 type, rct_string_id string_id, uint32 assoc)
 {
-	utf8 *buffer = RCT2_ADDRESS(0x0141EF68, char);
+	utf8 buffer[256];
 	void *args = gCommonFormatArgs;
 
 	format_string(buffer, string_id, args); // overflows possible?
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void news_item_add_to_queue(uint8 type, rct_string_id string_id, uint32 assoc)
 
 void news_item_add_to_queue_raw(uint8 type, const utf8 *text, uint32 assoc)
 {
-	rct_news_item *newsItem = RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_NEWS_ITEM_LIST, rct_news_item);
+	rct_news_item *newsItem = gNewsItems;
 
 	// find first open slot
 	while (newsItem->type != NEWS_ITEM_NULL) {
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void news_item_disable_news(uint8 type, uint32 assoc)
 
 void news_item_add_to_queue_custom(rct_news_item *newNewsItem)
 {
-	rct_news_item *newsItem = RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_NEWS_ITEM_LIST, rct_news_item);
+	rct_news_item *newsItem = gNewsItems;
 
 	// Find first open slot
 	while (newsItem->type != NEWS_ITEM_NULL) {
diff --git a/src/management/news_item.h b/src/management/news_item.h
index 816ad63cdc..8c538fad60 100644
--- a/src/management/news_item.h
+++ b/src/management/news_item.h
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ typedef struct rct_news_item {
 assert_struct_size(rct_news_item, 12 + 256);
 #pragma pack(pop)
 
-#define MAX_NEWS_ITEMS 60
+#define MAX_NEWS_ITEMS 61
 
-extern rct_news_item *gNewsItems;
+extern rct_news_item gNewsItems[MAX_NEWS_ITEMS];
 
 void news_item_init_queue();
 void news_item_update_current();
diff --git a/src/rct1/S4Importer.cpp b/src/rct1/S4Importer.cpp
index f87c3b1443..3c103d070a 100644
--- a/src/rct1/S4Importer.cpp
+++ b/src/rct1/S4Importer.cpp
@@ -979,8 +979,8 @@ void S4Importer::ImportParkFlags()
     }
 
     // News items
-    rct_news_item *newsItems = RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_NEWS_ITEM_LIST, rct_news_item);
-    for (int i = 0; i < 61; i++)
+    rct_news_item *newsItems = gNewsItems;
+    for (int i = 0; i < MAX_NEWS_ITEMS; i++)
     {
         newsItems[i] = _s4.messages[i];
     }
diff --git a/src/scenario.h b/src/scenario.h
index f336e1af89..e7d952ea5a 100644
--- a/src/scenario.h
+++ b/src/scenario.h
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ typedef struct rct_s6_data {
 	uint8 next_weather_gloom;
 	uint8 current_rain_level;
 	uint8 next_rain_level;
-	rct_news_item news_items[61];
+	rct_news_item news_items[MAX_NEWS_ITEMS];
 	uint8 pad_13CE730[64];
 	uint32 rct1_scenario_flags;
 	uint16 wide_path_tile_loop_x;