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Skilling: Chilly, possible flurries headed for Chicagoland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

Finally—SUNSHINE TUESDAY!  In fact, Chicagoans saw 90% of the Tuesday (Jan 2's) possible sunshine-- a wonderful development after 8 of the past 13 days produced no sun at all.INTERESTING FACT: Earth will be closer to the Earth than at any time of the year at 6:38 pm CST Tuesday evening—approx 91.4 million miles from the sun. It's a moment astronomers refer to as the Perihelion.  At that time, the Earth will be 3-million miles closer to the sun than will be the case this July 5—the date on which Earth elliptical shaped orbit takes the planet farthest from the sun (over 94 million miles away.  Earth speeds up in its orbit when closer to the sun and since this happens in the midst of the northern hemispheric winter season, winters here are 5 days shorter than summers. That should make many happy!But clouds have been streaming in ahead of a Wednesday cold front which is to sink southward across the area bringing some flurries or a bit of light freezing drizzle in spots tonight—prec...

Chicago Bulls hopeful injured guard Zach LaVine can return to the lineup on Friday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine could return to the lineup as early as Friday's game against Charlotte if there are no setbacks in his recovery from a sore right foot.LaVine has not played since Nov. 28 and is testing out his foot this week in a rehab stint with the G League’s Windy City Bulls. A two-time All-Star, LaVine averaged 21 points in 18 games this season. The Bulls entered Tuesday's game in Philadelphia with a 10-5 record this season without LaVine — they were just 15-19 overall.Bulls coach Billy Donovan said Tuesday he was encouraged by LaVine's health reports following two days of practice with Windy City. LaVine was scheduled to practice at least one more time this week with the G League team. Cubs announce new manager Craig Counsell’s 2024 Major League coaching staff “The part that we're most concerned about is when he started having to do all that cutting, how he responded,” Donovan said. “He responded well. So now we've gotten through that and n...

Pastor repeatedly punched McDonald's worker who 'disrespected' his wife: NC police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — A North Carolina pastor was arrested after reportedly attacking a worker at a McDonald's where his wife was training to be a manager. According to a police report, the wife of 57-year-old Dwayne Waden called him to the fast-food restaurant in High Point on Thursday, Dec. 28, because her co-worker was "disrespecting" her.Waden allegedly went inside the McDonald's and wrapped his hands around the co-worker's neck, pushing his head toward a deep fryer. The report also states that Waden repeatedly punched the victim in the face. Attempted kidnapping thwarted at Florida Walmart, video shows It took several employees to pull Waden off the victim, who had a "large contusion" on his forehead and right eye, as well as scratches on his neck, according to the report. EMS checked out the victim at the scene, but his family drove him to a hospital for treatment.The High Point Police Department said officers saw surveillance video of the incident and charged Waden wit...

Hutto ISD hoping to add more police officers with cadet academy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — School districts around Central Texas are working to get more armed officers on campus.It's the result of a new Texas law to increase safety on campuses, but many districts are finding it hard to fill all the positions.House Bill 3, or HB 3, which passed last summer, required school districts to have an armed officer on every campus."So we have doubled our size," said Hutto Independent School District Police Chief William Edwards. "We need six more full time officers at this particular time."In April, the district will begin its cadet academy program to train safety officers into full time Hutto ISD police officers.Candidates would start as campus safety officers then move to a cadet. Finally, if it all goes well, they would become Hutto ISD police officers. Schools struggle to find money, hire more officers after lawmakers gut safety bill "They can go from the safety aspect to the police aspect and stay within the same district," Williams said.Williams said p...

With trip to Lubbock on the horizon, No. 10 Texas women must learn to be 'different'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The No. 10 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team will have to learn to play without star point guard Rori Harmon, but the player taking over for her has a special set of skills.Harmon tore the ACL in her right knee during a shootaround before a game against Jackson State on Dec. 27 and made the announcement she'd be done for the season the following Friday ahead of the Big 12 Conference opener against Baylor. Despite all of the things Harmon does on the floor — she led the country in assist-to-turnover ratio and was second in total assists at the time of her injury — freshman Madison Booker can offer "a different look," as head coach Vic Schaefer put it. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: No. 5 Texas women drop Big 12 opener 85-79 to No. 10 Baylor Texas travels to Lubbock on Wednesday to take on Texas Tech, and they'll need Booker to run the show like she did against Baylor."She can really create problems for people, and we're going to try to do some things with her. We're going...

Unlicensed motorist pleads guilty to hitting, killing Burnsville priest riding bike

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

A man who was driving with a revoked license when he fatally struck a Burnsville priest in Rosemount in 2021 pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide on Tuesday.Trejean Derrell Curry, 28, of St. Paul, had been previously convicted nine times for driving without a license prior to hitting the Rev. Dennis Keith Dempsey as the 73-year-old rode his bike on the shoulder of County Road 42 on Oct. 25, 2021, according to court records.Trejean Derrell Curry (Courtesy of the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office)Dempsey, who served the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for 41 years, was a newly installed priest at the Church of the Risen Savior in Burnsville. Before that, he spent 15 years at the Church of St. Dominic in Northfield.Court records show that Curry continued to drive without a license after he was charged in Dempsey’s death and released from jail on a $75,000 bond, with conditions. Curry was cited for driving after revocation this past September after he was caught on a...

Man dead after being struck on Blaine roadway, authorities report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

Authorities are investigating a fatal motor vehicle-pedestrian collision that occurred early Tuesday in Blaine.According to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office, authorities responded to a 4:30 a.m. report of a person lying on the roadway at 109th Avenue Northeast and Central Avenue Northeast in Blaine.Medics found an injured man at the scene; he was later pronounced dead. He hadn’t been identified later Tuesday pending positive identification and notification of next of kin.Meanwhile early Tuesday, another 911 call came in from a person reporting being in a vehicle that might have hit an individual lying in the road. Authorities later located the vehicle and the adult male driver, who was cooperating with investigators.In addition to the sheriff’s office, authorities from the Blaine Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol and Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating the incident.

Salmonella illness traced to charcuterie meat sampler consumed in Minnesota

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

Minnesota public health officials are investigating a food-borne illness traced to a commercially produced charcuterie meat sampler.According to the state Department of Health and Department of Agriculture, consumers are being warned not to eat the Busseto brand Charcuterie Sampler sold at Sam’s Club and other retailers. The sampler includes prosciutto, sweet soppressata and dry coppa.One Minnesotan reported falling ill last month after consuming the sampler, which had been purchased at Sam’s Club. The consumer was not hospitalized. The MDA tested an unopened package of the Charcuterie Sampler from the person’s home. It tested positive for the bacteria salmonella.Public health officials recommend not eating any of the samplers from lot number L075330300 with the expiration date of April 27, 2024.Officials are working to determine the precise origin of the salmonella contamination.Symptoms of infection include diarrhea, abdominal pain and fever. Symptoms usually begin within 12 to 96...

White Bear Lake police: Man who broke into home died by suicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

A man found dead in a White Bear Lake home during a break-in died by suicide, police said Tuesday.Police have not found a connection between Caleb Andrew Bell, 27, and the home’s residents, according to Chief Dale Hager.Officers responded to the 1800 block of state Highway 96 on a report of an in-progress burglary on Thursday at 1 p.m. A juvenile in the home reported someone had broken into a back window and she ran out, meeting officers outside, Hager said. The teenaged girl was the only person home at the time.Police tried to call the burglary suspect out of the residence and went inside approximately 45 minutes after they were dispatched, Hager said. Officers located Bell dead of a gunshot wound and the Ramsey County medical examiner’s office determined it was self inflicted.The investigation continues into why Bell entered the home; police do not believe the teen in the residence was targeted, Hager said. Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Justice...

Man killed inside his Dellwood home; Major Case Squad investigating

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

DELLWOOD, Mo. – A Dellwood man was found shot to death inside his home Monday evening, prompting an investigation from the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis.The shooting happened just before 7 p.m. on South Schlueter Avenue.Officers with the North County Police Cooperative found the victim, identified as Keith Usery, on his living room floor. He’d been shot several times and was pronounced dead at the scene. Usery was 44.“This is not the way anyone ever wants to start a new year. This gentleman did not want to; he didn’t deserve it; no one does,” Cpl. Barry Bayles , Major Case Squad, said. “Right now, this is a very active investigation. We are asking for the public’s help; to call us.” Argument over ex-girlfriend leads to fight, shooting at Black Jack apartment More than a dozen detectives with the Major Case Squad are working around the clock to try and solve the murder.“We can bring a lot of resources. Trained investigators. It becomes basically a task-force effort,” Bayles...