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Bill to ban lewd performances while kids are present will go to the governor's desk

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:03 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill that has been a focus this legislative session of the LGBTQ+ advocates will go to the governor's desk after lawmakers reached an agreement Sunday. Senate Bill 12 would ban sexually explicit or suggestive performances while minors are present. Lawmakers in the House previously stripped the bill of any mention of drag performances or gender non-conformity, but the conference committee added new language that opponents of the bill say could targets those performers anyways. Businesses could face a $10,000 fine for allowing the performances at their establishment. According to the most recent version of the bill posted, sexually explicit performances include the following: The presentation of actual or simulated sexual encounters or actions; Genitals being shown; Showing or using devices typically used during sex;Touching or being shown to touch someone's bottom, boobs or genitals; and, "The exhibition of sexual gesticulations using accessories or prosthetics that...

Body found in St. Croix River identified as missing teen who fell from ledge in April

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:03 GMT

A body recovered Friday from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls has been identified as missing teen D’Andrea Sanvig.On April 11, the 18-year-old from Luck, Wis., apparently lost his footing and fell from a rock ledge into the swollen and swiftly moving river at Interstate State Park.An extensive rescue effort involving multiple area agencies and spanning several days was launched, but Sanvig remained missing until Friday when a group of people canoeing on the St. Croix River south of Taylors Falls reported a body floating in the water Friday morning, not far from where he fell.Along with positively identifying Sanvig, the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office classified his death as a drowning.“Over the past month, extensive efforts have been put forth in an attempt to locate D’Andrea,” the Chicago County sheriff’s office said in a press release. “We are grateful his family is able to move towards closure from this situation.”The sheriff’s o...

Local Catholics react to final plan for 'All Things New' at Sunday mass

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:03 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski announced his final plan for All Things New ahead of Pentecost Sunday as expected. The archbishop said his decision to consolidate and even close some churches comes after two years of gathering data and feedback from thousands of local Catholics.Mass at St. Raphael the Archangel Church felt a little different Sunday morning. Tom Magee has been a parishioner there since 1994."We're sorry we're losing Father Mayo, but we understand," Magee said. "Fr. {Thomas} Molini, I believe is coming, and by all counts, he's a very good steward and will be an excellent pastor for our parishes.Fr. Mayo made his announcement at the end of mass Saturday and Sunday. He has been at St. Raphael's for five years and a priest for 14. August 1 will be his last mass, as he's being transferred the Catholic Seminary in Shrewsbury."People have been very generous in coming up and just thanking me for, for my time here," Mayo said. No graduation: 8th graders turned away...

George Maharis dies: Star of TV’s “Route 66” in the 1960s was 94

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:03 GMT

LOS ANGELES — George Maharis, a stage-trained actor with rough-hewn good looks who became an icon to American youth in the 1960s as he cruised the country in a Corvette convertible in the hit television series “Route 66,” has died. Maharis’ friend and caretaker Marc Bahan said in a Facebook post that he died Wednesday. Bahan told the Hollywood Reporter, which first reported Maharis’ death, that he died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, after contracting hepatitis. He was 94. On “Route 66,” Maharis played Buz Murdock, a hardened survivor of New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen. His co-star Martin Milner, who died in 2015, was Tod Stiles, a young man raised in wealth who upon his father’s death was left with nothing but a shiny new Corvette.The pair decided to travel the highway author John Steinbeck had dubbed “The Mother Road.” Each week brought a new adventure in a new city, and audiences tuned in in droves.“Route 66” was the rare series at the time that was filmed on locat...

Grillo birdies 2nd playoff hole at Colonial after lead floats away on 18

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:03 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Emiliano Grillo could only watch as his ball kept floating and rolling back toward the No. 18 tee after his wayward shot into the flowing water of a small concrete drainage canal. That mishit on the 72nd hole at Colonial cost him his two-stroke lead, but he still got his first PGA Tour victory in more than 7 1/2 years. Grillo curled in a 5-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole, the 186-yard 16th hole where he had taken the solo lead before needing a playoff Sunday. Grillo and Adam Schenk, who both finished at 8-under 272, had two-putt pars from 26 feet at No. 18 to start the playoff.A 20-foot birdie at No. 16 in regulation had Grillo up by two strokes before his tee shot at No. 18.“I’ve done it before. I’ve hit the exact same shot to the right of the tree,” he said. “When I saw one of the marshals walk right of the tree, I knew it was going to be a long wait until that ball stopped. … It stopped for like five, 10 seconds at one ...

Mabrey scores 23, Alanna Smith has double-double as Sky beat Wings 94-88

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:03 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Marina Mabrey had season highs with 23 points and eight assists, Alanna Smith had her first career double-double and the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 94-88 on Sunday night. Smith scored six of her 14 points in the final two-plus minutes and finished with 12 rebounds and six assists — both career highs. Kahleah Copper scored 16 points, Dana Evans 14 and Courtney Williams had 12 with 11 rebounds and five assists for Chicago. Sika Kone, a 20-year-old rookie, had 10 points and six rebounds. The 6-foot-3 forward was a third-round pick by the New York but was waived by Liberty on May 16. Crystal Dangerfield hit a 3-pointer to give Dallas (2-1) a 71-70 lead early in the fourth quarter but Evans answered with a pull-up jumper and then a fadeaway, Copper put back her own miss before Smith made a jumper to cap a 9-0 spurt with 6:46 to play and the Sky led the rest of the way. Mabrey had 15 first-half points and the Sky had 13 assists on 17 made field goals before the break...

Liam Hendriks set to return to White Sox after recovering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:03 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Liam Hendriks is ready to rejoin the Chicago White Sox after recovering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.The White Sox posted a video on Twitter on Sunday welcoming Hendriks back to the team, and the eccentric closer confirmed his return in an Instagram post that read, “See you soon Southside,” along with Monday’s date.The 34-year-old Hendriks had no record and a 10.80 ERA in six rehab appearances with Triple-A Charlotte. The Australian right-hander allowed one run and one hit in one inning in his last game with the Knights on May 16.The White Sox begin a six-game homestand on Monday night with the first of three against the Los Angeles Angels. The team has said all along that Hendriks’ return depends entirely on how he is feeling. He threw live BP on Friday.Hendriks could provide a big lift for a Chicago team that has struggled for much of the season. The White Sox (22-33) return home after dropping three of four in Detroit, blowing late leads on Saturday and Su...

Japan’s coast guard says North Korea has notified it of plans to launch a satellite in coming days

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:03 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s coast guard says North Korea has notified it of plans to launch a satellite in coming days.Source

Suárez’s 3-run homer lifts Mariners over Pirates 6-3 in 10 innings

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:03 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Sunday for their sixth win in seven games.The Mariners took a 3-1 lead with the help of solo home runs by Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh, but blew it in the eighth with an error and a wild pitch that allowed the Pirates to rally to a 3-all tie. Suárez entered the 10th inning 0 for 3 before hitting his sixth homer, to deep left field off former Cincinnati Reds teammate Robert Stephenson (0-3).“I knew Stephenson was going to come with a slider I was ready for that pitch,” Suárez said. “He left a hanger right there in my strike zone and I was ready to put it in play.”The once NL-leading Pirates have lost four of five and have not won a series in May. Rodríguez’s first inning shot to left field slipped over the top of left fielder Connor Joe’s glove for a 1-0 lead. And Raleigh’s third-inning blast just carried over Andrew McCutchen’s glove in right...

Oklahoma softball takes Division I record 48-game win streak into Women’s College World Series

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:03 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma will seek its third straight national softball title and seventh championship overall at the Women’s College World Series.The Sooners set the NCAA Division I record with their 48th consecutive win in an 8-7 victory over Clemson on Saturday to win the Norman Super Regional. They will play Stanford on Thursday at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City in their World Series opener.Oklahoma has won four of the last six national titles, with a runner-up finish and a semifinals appearance in the other two seasons.In the other opening games Thursday: No. 15 seed Utah will face No. 7 Washington in an all-Pac 12 matchup; No. 4 Tennessee will match up with No. 5 Alabama in a contest between Southeastern Conference teams; and No. 3 Florida State will play No. 6 Oklahoma State.Even though No. 2 overall seed UCLA was eliminated in regional play, the Pac-12 will be well represented at the World Series. Utah, Washington and Stanford all qualified, giving t...