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St. Paul school board approves first $1 billion budget

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

The St. Paul school board on Tuesday approved its first billion-dollar budget for the coming academic year.The $1.035 billion in spending will require the district to dip into its general fund reserves to cover a $34 million revenue shortfall, but it will allow St. Paul Public Schools to avoid laying off any teachers or paraprofessionals.The budget gap is largely the result of declining enrollment and the expiration of federal COVID-19 relief grants, which funded scores of jobs in mental health, human resources, finance and other fields within the district. District officials hope to retain many of these employees with this year’s deficit spending.Other expenditures include funding for a new East African magnet school, teacher recruitment efforts, increased bus routes and safety improvements.“Never did I think I would be leading a district with a $1 billion budget,” Superintendent Joe Gothard said. “This is an incredible, long-overdue investment in our young ...

Chris Williams homers again, Saints beat Toledo, 6-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

Chris Williams remained torrid at the plate and Josh Winder struck out four in two innings of relief as the Saints won the first of a six-game series in Toledo with a 6-2 victory over the Mud Hens in front of 5,077 at Fifth Third Field.Williams, the reigning International League player of the week after going 7 for 19 with six home runs and 14 RBIs in six games against Louisville, was 2 for 3 with a home run, two runs and a walk.Williams has team highs of 14 home runs and 42 RBIs, and the Saints extended their home run streak to 24 games, tied with Binghamton Rumble for the longest streak by any team in baseball this season.Simeon Woods Richardson started for the Saints and allowed one earned run on three hits and four walks over 4⅔ innings. He fanned four.Jose Miranda went 2 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs.Winning pitcher Winder (4-1) relieved Woods Richardson and gave up one earned run on one hit and a walk. He fanned four for the Saints (41-28).The teams meet Wednesday for an 11...

Twins fall to Red Sox once again as bats wake up way too late

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

After appearing to turn the corner last week with a series win over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Twins followed it up with a series sweep over the Milwaukee Brewers.That suddenly feels like a lifetime ago.The latest setback came on Tuesday night at Target Field as the Twins suffered a 10-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. They have lost five of their past six games and their lead in the AL Central continues to dwindle.Even though Bailey Ober got tagged with the loss on this particular night, it’s hard to blame him too much. He pretty much would’ve had to be perfect given the way the Twins swung the bats for most of the night.That wasn’t the case as Ober gave up a pair of solo home runs in the fourth inning, serving up a slider that Adam Duvall demolished, then hanging a fastball that Carlos Arroyo annihilated.Meanwhile, the Twins never really threatened to score in the early stages, their best chance coming in the fifth inning when Carlos Correa struck out swinging with R...

Assembly takes up controversial bills in two-day session

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- The State Assembly has reconvened for a two day session scheduled until Wednesday. What once was on the agenda was the Seneca Nation Gaming Compact –  which would create a casino in the Rochester area, but that’s been dropped from the docket. The Assembly passed a bill that would prohibit the disposal of radioactive chemicals into the Hudson River. This was part of a company’s plan to decommission the Indian Point Power Plant. Sponsor of the bill, Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg debated on the floor for an hour and a half before it passed. Levenberg says this method of disposing of radioactive chemicals into our rivers has been done for years, but it’s time for a change. "We want to make sure that we don’t take advantage of our beautiful Hudson river to dump radiological waste in that has the potential to impact people's health, biotia, and anything else in the Hudson River, and that we don’t take advantage of our beautiful natural resources in a way a...

You Paid For It: Getting answers for Affton residents plagued by flooding

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

AFFTON, Mo. - Affton residents on Hannover Street are getting slammed repeatedly by flooding. They contacted FOX 2 to get answers about whether a buyout is in their future."In the current situation, we have a ceiling, if you will, qualification level of $3.7 million in damages before FEMA ever comes into play," said St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas. "We never reached that this time, so federal funds are not an option for the county to apply for or create an avenue for residents to apply for to affect buyouts. That’s main reason is there’s no money for buyout."Homeowners are not too thrilled about that."I would have loved a buyout. They’ve tried every other fix, and I don’t know what else it could be," said Susie Reuter. How many Missouri bridges need to be repaired or replaced? Depends who you ask Trakas said the county government stepped up with dumpsters and emergency workers when the last big flood hit. However, he said had another idea."Let's take a look at MSD. Why ar...

Teen suspect in mass shooting released from custody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The teenager arrested after a mass shooting in downtown St. Louis has been released from custody.A court spokesperson said they took the charges the police requested under advisement but then requested detectives keep investigating.The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said they requested the Juvenile Family Court hold the juvenile suspect, but the court refused and asked for additional investigative work to be done. Missouri family finds relative 10 hours after hearing she died Police and court officials have not said what charges they have requested."This is still an ongoing investigation, and despite the fact that this juvenile suspect was released, he may still face additional charges," said Sgt. Charles Wall for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.The city's police chief said earlier in the week that multiple guns were used in the shooting that left 10 teens shot.Authorities announced Tuesday that they needed assistance searching for additional sus...

Suspect steals Colorado State Patrol vehicle, dies in crash in Otero County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

A driver fleeing deputies in Otero County was stopped by Colorado State Patrol troopers before the suspect stole a CSP vehicle and then died after a fiery crash.The incident unfolded before 11 a.m. Tuesday when troopers responded to assist deputies with a “suspect fleeing” along U.S. Route 50, according to a CSP news release.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Stretch of Interstate 70 west of Fruita closed by brush fire Crime and Public Safety | 2 adults dead, 3 children injured as school bus converted to camper rolls off road in Larimer County Crime and Public Safety | 2 adults killed, boy airlifted to hospital, in head-on crash on U.S. 287 northwest of Fort Collins Crime and Public Safety | Driver dies after truck drives off roadway and onto Middle Fork of South Platte River in Park County Crime and Public Safety | Man killed in fatal I-70 crash near Golden was fleeing CSP traffic stop ...

Rockies lose seventh straight as late rally vs. Reds comes up short

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

CINCINNATI — A by-the-numbers picture illustrates just how ugly things have gotten for the Rockies:• Their gut-punch, 8-6 loss Tuesday night at Great American Ballpark was their seventh defeat in a row. The sizzling Reds, meanwhile, won their 10th consecutive game and are the surprise leaders in the National League Central division.•  The Rockies fell to 29-47, a .382 winning percentage that puts them on pace for a 62-100 season, which would be the first 100-loss season in 31 years of Rockies baseball.• Long reliever Peter Lambert made three throwing errors in Cincinnati’s two-run fifth inning, marking the first time in Rockies history that any player, let alone a pitcher, committed three errors in one inning.Lambert made an error on a rushed throw to first base trying to throw out Elly De La Cruz, who had rocketed the ball off Lambert’s glove. Then Lambert made two bad pick-off throws toward second base.• Colorado pitchers gave up three more homers — two by ...

LAPD drug dog sniffs out drugs, gun hidden in vending machine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

A Los Angeles police dog is being hailed a hero after he located a massive cache of narcotics and an assault rifle that was hidden inside a vending machine.The drug bust happened in Los Angeles as part of a Ventura County Sheriff's Office investigation.Authorities lay out a cache of items recovered from a search warrant service in Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Police Department)Sheriff's deputies were in L.A. to serve a search warrant at an undisclosed location and requested a K-9 unit from the Los Angeles Police Department.LAPD K9 Bosco responded to the scene to assist in the investigation, at which point he sniffed out the drugs which were hidden in a nondescript soda vending machine.A vending machine where a police dog found a massive haul of illegal narcotics and an assault rifle. (Los Angeles Police Department)Bosco, a 2-year-old Dutch shepherd assigned to the LAPD Narcotics Division. (Los Angeles Police Department)Inside the machine, authorities found 15 pounds of heroin, a kilogr...

Demonstrators protest Pride curriculum outside Glendale school board meeting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

Demonstrators gathered outside the Glendale Unified School District’s board meeting Tuesday night, weeks after violence broke out amid a previous meeting discussing the subject of LGBTQ Pride and its inclusion in classrooms.On Tuesday, a few fights broke out among the crowd, estimated at around 200 people, with demonstrators from both sides showing up to either support or protest the board’s resolution to include LGBTQ+ curriculum in classrooms.A large police presence was visible as barricades were set up to contain crowds gathered in the parking lot. Officers dressed in riot gear aimed to dissuade any potential violence from breaking out.Earlier in the afternoon, protestors rushed the building at one point, but Glendale Police were able to de-escalate the situation. Although discussions over LGBTQ+ curriculum were not on the agenda Tuesday night, demonstrators were still protesting the inclusion of Pride in the classroom, something school officials said has been in effect sinc...