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Local artist — and former Army bassoonist — named executive director of Franconia Sculpture Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:11 GMT

Alex Legeros, the new executive director at Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer, Minn., photographed on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, on benches created in 1994-1995 by Fuller Cowles and Connee Mayeron in collaboration with inmates at the Minnesota Correctional Facility — Shakopee. (Courtesy of Franconia Sculpture Park)Alex Legeros spent part of 2016 at Franconia Sculpture Park creating a sculpture called “Sugar Shack.”He’s now spending time at the park near Taylors Falls in a new role: executive director.“Sugar Shack,” by Alex Legeros and Thomas Putzier. (Courtesy of Franconia Sculpture Park)He succeeds Ginger Shulick Porcella, who left in January to become executive director of Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, Calif.Getting the job was the “chance of a lifetime,” Legeros said.“When people would tell me they had found their calling, I was always, like, ‘Huh. Really?’ But now I’ve found mine,” he said. “In the world that we live in, things feel like they can be too...

1 dead after bus carrying students to band camp crashed in New York: officials

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:11 GMT

NEW YORK (PIX11) ---- At least one person died and several others were injured after a bus carrying students from Long Island to a band camp overturned on a New York highway Thursday afternoon, officials said. The bus crashed on I-84 in Middletown at 1:12 p.m., police said. It was carrying students from the Farmingdale School District to a camp in Pennsylvania. Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus told NBC that there were around 45 people on the bus, mostly children. He said at least five people were badly hurt.“We were informed that there had been an accident with Bus 1 en route to Greeley, PA for Band Camp. Police and emergency responders on the scene, as well as district administration. We will provide another update when more information becomes available. We ask for your patience as we gather more details," according to a statement from the Farmingdale School District. Video taken from news helicopters showed the bus lying on its side in trees an...

Four years later: Remembering a crazy Cardinals comeback against the Cubs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:11 GMT

CHICAGO - Do you remember the 21st day of September? In 2019, during one of the St. Louis Cardinals' recent runs at postseason, they pulled off a thrilling comeback against the rival Chicago Cubs. The marathon featured six lead changes and 16 pitchers over four and a half hours, and the Cardinals outlasted the Cubs for a 9-8 victory. The marathon win was the third of four consecutive wins for the Cardinals in a Wrigley Field sweep of the Cubs. Late-game heroics lifted the Cardinals to triumph. In the ninth inning, as the Cardinals trailed 8-7, the Cubs called upon reliable veteran closer Craig Kimbrel. And in matter of minutes, on just two pitches, the Cardinals flipped the script with back-to-back blasts. 200 WINS! Adam Wainwright caps career with long-awaited milestone On the first pitch, Yadier Molina unloads for a game-tying home run. "First pitch, and a high fly ball. Left-center, at the wall. GONE!," said then-Cardinals lead broadcaster Dan McLaughlin. "He tied it, he tied ...

Mehlville School District on alert; after-school activities canceled

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:11 GMT

MEHLVILLE, Mo -- Due to the escaped inmate, the St. Louis County Police have instructed the Mehlville School District to implement a "secure" plan while they search for the inmate.During the "SECURE" procedure, all doors are locked, and students remain inside the building. Entry and release are closely monitored to ensure the safety and supervision of the students."SECURE" is implemented when there is a threat or hazard outside the school building. It leverages the security of the physical facility to provide protection. Throughout this procedure, all students and staff are brought inside, and all exterior doors are locked. Classes can continue without interruption within the building.All students and staff are safe, and classes are proceeding as usual without any disruptions. FOX2 will provide updates as more information becomes available or when the "SECURE" procedure is lifted.The school district is also canceling all elementary and middle school after-school activities. Y Club i...

Hazelwood Fire Department rescues a puppy from drainpipe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:11 GMT

HAZELWOOD, Mo – The Hazelwood Fire Department successfully rescued a small puppy trapped in a drainpipe. The fire department collaborated with animal control to safely get the puppy and reunite her with her owners. The Facebook post read:"Today, the Hazelwood Fire Department was notified about a puppy being stuck in a drain pipe in the 6000 block of Woodhurst Drive. The HFD quickly arrived on the scene and with help from Animal Control, they were able to gain access to the puppy and reunite her, Mini Me, with her owners."Hazelwood Fire DepartmentHazelwood Fire DepartmentHazelwood Fire DepartmentHazelwood Fire DepartmentHazelwood Fire DepartmentHazelwood Fire Department

No. 19 CU Buffs strive to be better as Pac-12 play begins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:11 GMT

On one hand, Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders was impressed with the resiliency displayed by his team in last Saturday’s 43-35 double-overtime victory against Colorado State.On the other hand, he doesn’t want them needing to use that resilience very often.“Wonderful win,” Sanders said this week. “We didn’t attain it the way we desired, but a win is a win. You’re going to have those type of games, those type of contests throughout the season. The best thing to do is to be resilient when you’re not playing your best; to be resilient when your opponents are playing their butts off; and you’re able to come back and win the football game in the manner that we did. So we’re thankful, we’re appreciative. But now it’s on to the next chapter.”CU was a 23.5-point favorite against the Rams last week, but the next chapter will be much more difficult. The 19th-ranked Buffs (3-0) will visit No. 10 Oregon (3-0) on Saturday (1:30 p.m., ABC) to kick off the Pac-12 portion of the schedule.T...

Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:11 GMT

By LEAH WILLINGHAM (Associated Press)CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance.The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in cases Thursday involving the coverage of gender-affirming care by North Carolina’s state employee health plan and the coverage of gender-affirming surgery by West Virginia Medicaid. During the proceedings, at least two judges said it’s likely the case will eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court. Both states appealed separate lower court rulings that found the denial of gender-affirming care to be discriminatory and unconstitutional. Two panels of three Fourth Circuit judges heard arguments in both cases earlier this year before deciding to intertwine the two cases and see them present...

Denver to sweep homeless encampment near governor’s mansion, offer residents long-term hotel rooms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:11 GMT

The city of Denver plans to clear a large homeless encampment in Capitol Hill next week and offer the people living there the chance to move to a hotel.City officials say the sweep at East Eight Avenue and Logan Street will be the first public step toward meeting Mayor Mike Johnston’s goal of moving 1,000 people living on the city’s streets into temporary or permanent accommodations before the end of the year.Seventy people are living in rows of tents and other makeshift shelters clustered across from the Colorado governor’s mansion, city spokesman Derek Woodbury said.Starting Monday, city outreach workers will begin efforts to move those people indoors. A seven-day notice posted this week for the clearing of the camp allows that activity to begin Tuesday.“We’re working to match as many of the residents as possible with housing and shelter, including offering them indoor placement at a non-congregate shelter at an undisclosed hotel,” Woodbury said Thurs...

‘The Hail Mary of helmet switches’: Northern Colorado pulls off in-season move on key piece of equipment 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:11 GMT

It’s out with the gold and in with the navy for the Northern Colorado football team helmets this year.As of the second game of the year on Sept. 9, the Bears will wear navy helmets for the rest of the season in a cost-saving move designed to give players a better quality helmet in their preferred style among two different brands, Riddell Speed Flex and Schutt F-7.In the recent past, UNC has had two different color helmets in use: navy and the sunflower gold, which is the official name of the bright color helmet leaning toward the yellow side of a color palette.“I think for people who care about UNC and UNC football, and who are following the story … I think, in the end, this is going to be a great story of a team that did more with less,” Bears coach Ed Lamb said earlier this week. “That’s really what we’re doing here.”UNC wore the sunflower gold helmets with a bear decal on both sides against Abilene Christian in its first game of the year on Aug. 31. The Bears switched to na...

Israel strikes alleged Syrian military structures. It says the buildings violated a 1974 cease-fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:11 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said tanks struck two structures inside a demilitarized zone in Syria on Thursday, claiming the buildings violated a half-century-old cease-fire agreement between the two countries.The structures, it said, were being used by the Syrian military, amounting to what the army called a “clear violation” of the 1974 cease-fire. The Israeli army did not provide any information on what the structures were used for or when they were built.In Syria, the pro-government Sham FM radio station said Israel’s military struck an area on the edge of the Syrian side of the Golan Heights in the village of Hadar. It said there were no casualties. The 1974 agreement established a demilitarized separation zone between Israeli and Syrian forces, stationing a U.N. peacekeeping force there to maintain calm. Assaf Orion, a retired Israeli general and research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, said the strike did not...