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St. Louis mayor, county health dept. denounce anti-transgender Missouri bills

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:32 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Two anti-transgender bills are heading to the governor's desk. One is designed to restrict gender-affirming care for minors. The other would require transgender athletes to play sports teams that only align with the gender listed on their birth certificate. If both bills are approved, Missouri would join more than a dozen states in restricting or banning gender-affirming care to minors and at least 20 states in banning transgender athletes from playing on teams consistent with their gender identity. SB 49 would ban access to puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or gender-affirming surgery. It would also affect Medicaid patients due to the state prohibiting any funds from covering gender-affirming care in Missouri. Also, surgery would no longer be available to inmates and prisoners. RELATED - Trans parents speak on upcoming gender-affirming care ban SB 39 would require transgender athletes to compete on sports teams with their sex assigned at birth. The Missouri State ...

Drug dealer sentenced to federal prison for overdoses in St. Charles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:32 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A convicted drug dealer appeared in federal court Wednesday to be sentenced for selling drugs that caused three overdoses—one fatal and two nonfatal—in St. Charles.Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Missouri said Ledra Craig, 46, was found guilty of a fentanyl conspiracy charge, two counts of distribution of fentanyl causing serious bodily injury, one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, and one count of fentanyl distribution for sale to an undercover officer.According to court documents, the overdoses happened on the morning of Aug. 2, 2020.Craig supplied fentanyl to one man in the bathroom at Ameristar Casino just before 7 a.m. That man collapsed in the lobby just minutes later, and was revived with Narcan. Crime ring based in St. Charles targeted small towns While that man was being revived, Craig met with two people in the casino parking garage and sold the pair what they thought was cocaine. Those two individua...

$50,000 Powerball ticket sold in O'Fallon, Missouri

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:32 GMT

O'FALLON, Mo. - A Missouri Lottery player is $50,000 richer after matching four of five white-ball numbers plus the red Powerball number in a recent drawing.The ticket was purchased at On The Run, located on Bryan Road in O'Fallon, ahead of the April 8 drawing.The winning numbers for the April 8 drawing were 11, 22, 24, 51 and 60, with a Powerball number of 24.According to the Missouri Lottery, this is the 13th ticket sold in the state to win Powerball's $50,000 base prize in 2023.

Jackson Mahomes attends hearing in sexual battery case virtually

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:32 GMT

OLATHE, Kan. - Jackson Mahomes and his attorney attended a hearing virtually on Thursday, one week after the Johnson County District Attorney charged the 22-year-old with sex crimes.Jackson Mahomes wasn't required to physically attend Thursday's hearing, but attended from his attorney's office.He is charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery. He is also charged with one count of battery.The charges stem from an incident on Feb. 25, at Aspens Restaurant and Lounge in Overland Park. Reward hopes to catch thieves cutting fiber optic cables, knocking out service in KC-area The owner of the restaurant told police that Jackson Mahomes shoved one of her employees. She told investigators she took Jackson Mahomes to another room. Surveillance video from inside that room circulating online allegedly shows Jackson Mahomes grabbing the owner by the neck and trying to kiss her.The woman appears to pull away in the video. It looks like Jackson Mahomes holds on for a few seconds bef...

PHOTOS: Spring storm brings rain, hail and flooding to Front Range

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:32 GMT

Thunderstorms rolled over Colorado’s Front Range cities and high plains Wednesday and Thursday, May 10-11, bringing heavy rain, lightning and hail, raising the risks of flooding in some areas.Related ArticlesWeather | Denver International Airport flights delayed, canceled amid stormy weather Weather | Colorado weather: Flood watch in effect, heavy rain with lightning and possible damaging hail Weather | Impressive NE Colorado storm system unleashes hail, tornadoes, heavy rains Weather | PHOTOS: Coloradans react to large hail storm Wednesday Weather | Storm and tornado watches end after hail and lightning strike Front Range, Eastern Plains  

Denver International Airport flights delayed, canceled amid stormy weather

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:32 GMT

At least 167 flights into and out of Denver International Airport were delayed Thursday morning amid stormy weather, according to the FlightAware flight-tracking system.There also were 17 flight cancelations, the FlightAware online site said shortly before 10 a.m.Among airlines, Southwest had 149 flights delayed, followed by United with 46.On Wednesday, 608 flights into and out of DIA were delayed, with 129 flights canceled, FlightAware found.Thunderstorms hovered over Colorado’s Front Range Thursday for a second day, buffeting cities and the high plains with heavy rain, lightning and hail. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch in Colorado effective through Friday afternoon.Related ArticlesTransportation | A dozen new businesses investing in downtown Denver and the Front Range Transportation | Storm and tornado watches end after hail and lightning strike Front Range, Eastern Plains Transportation | Denver International Air...

The 5 Best Free Beaches in Los Angeles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:32 GMT

The great thing about living in LA is we’re right next to the beautiful Pacific Ocean. That means we also have the best view of the sunset! However, with most of the beaches being free, it’s hard to decide where we’ll spend time this summer. The 5 best free beaches in Los Angeles, however, are known for having the most picturesque landscapes, turquoise water, and glistening sands.Here are the best free beaches in Los Angeles.5 Best Free Beaches in Los Angeles For Your Next Adventure1. Hermosa BeachThe name Hermosa alone is a giveaway of what the beach looks like. (Hermosa, meaning “Beautiful” in Spanish.) This majestic 2-mile-long stretch of the coastline is a paradise for surfers and swimmers. Furthermore, this Memorial Day weekend, Fiesta Hermosa will take place; it’s an arts and crafts festival where over 200 vendors will showcase a variety of their works.If you’re going to Hermosa Beach with your loved ones, you can relax there with them and view the sunset that’s akin to a cott...

Christopher Cassel Pronounced Dead Following Bicycle Accident on Tennyson Road [Hayward, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:32 GMT

Bicycle-Auto Collision near I-880 On-Ramp Left 29-Year-Old Salinas Man DeadHAYWARD, CA (May 11, 2023) – Sunday night, Christopher Cassel was fatally injured in a bicycle crash on Tennyson Road.Officers responded to the collision around 10:30 p.m. along eastbound Tennyson Road, just east of Interstate 880 on-ramp.Upon arrival, authorities discovered the bicyclist lying on the roadway. Meanwhile, the involved driver, identified as a 27-year-old man, stayed at the scene and cooperated with the police.Tragically, the first responders declared the bicyclist dead at the scene. Authorities later identified the deceased victim as 29-year-old Christopher Cassel of Salinas.Investigators said the drugs or alcohol did not play a role in the incident. No further details regarding the Tennyson Road bicycle accident have been released to the public at this time.Those with further information about the fatal incident are encouraged to contact local authorities as soon as possible.Sweet James ...

Autopsy Conducted at 1720

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:32 GMT

Autopsy Conducted at 1720: Guttural Californian death metal icons Autopsy formed when Chris Reifert left Floridian pioneers Death and set up his own project. And didn’t he do well! The 1989 album Severed Survival picks up where his former band left off, and they put out the excellent Morbidity Triumphant just last year. Go see, but be prepared for the brutality. Necrot, Mortiferum, Deathgrave, and Mortal Wound also perform.In a 2011 piece, writer Jason Roche noted, “From 1987 to 1995, Autopsy played everything from cranked-out, coked-up goregrind to doped-up, slow-crawling doom metal. Getting back together to record two new tracks for a reissue of their 1989 debut Severed Survival in 2008 inspired a permanent reunion. Macabre Eternal, their first studio album in sixteen years, was released earlier this year.”They’ve only gotten stronger!Autopsy Conducted at 1720: The event takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 13 1720.       &...

Kurtenbach: After the Warriors’ Game 5 win, all the pressure is on the Lakers, and they know it

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:32 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Can you feel that?It’s pressure. And after the Warriors’ Game 5 win, it’s all on the Los Angeles Lakers.And they know it, too.Yes, the Warriors remain on the brink of elimination, but on Wednesday, in a game where Golden State had everything to lose, they played loose.More importantly, they played fast.It wasn’t the Warriors’ best basketball — far from it — but it was highly effective against this tight and plodding Lakers team.It shouldn’t have taken a four-time champion core this long, but the Warriors finally figured out that this series is little more than a game of attrition.And when the series is viewed in that light, the Warriors have a massive advantage going into Game 6.LeBron James — 38 years old and in his 20th NBA season — is tired.Anthony Davis took a seemingly innocuous hit to the head in Game 5 and needed a wheelchair to reach the locker room.Both should be expected to play in Game 6, but their efficacy moving forwar...