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Life after Mass and Cass: Ex-Homeless talk ‘Opportunity’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:17 GMT

When the tents came down Nov. 1 on Atkinson Street, the heart of the Mass and Cass encampment, the most visible workers on the street were wearing yellow vests.Those workers taking down the tents and carting out tons of refuse from the streets were formerly homeless or substance abusers themselves, many of whom had once lived in the encampment.So far, some 120 of them have been given a fresh start in the Newmarket Business Improvement District’s Homeless Back2Work program, with 40 of those moving on to full-time employment and most of them finding more permanent housing.The Business Improvement District replaced the Newmarket Business Association — a kind of chamber of commerce-type organization for the businesses in the area that the encampment would come to define — in January 2022.The new organization was formed to, as Executive Director Sue Sullivan explained to the Herald, “perform functions that are over and above what the city can do. So when all the property owners say we ne...

Bryant returns from injury and sparks Northwestern to 24-10 victory at Wisconsin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:17 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ben Bryant returned after missing four games due to injury and led touchdown drives on each of Northwestern’s first three series against his former coach to help the Wildcats defeat Wisconsin 24-10 on Saturday.Northwestern (5-5, 3-4 Big Ten) snapped a 14-game losing streak in true road games, which had been the longest active such skid by any Football Bowl Subdivision team. The Wildcats also made interim head coach David Braun the first Northwestern coach to earn at least five wins in his debut season since Walter McCornack went 10-1-3 in 1903.Braun had joined Northwestern’s staff as defensive coordinator in January. He got promoted when Pat Fitzgerald was fired prior to the season due to a hazing and abuse scandal.“I'm so stinking proud of this group of guys in that locker room, so proud of this staff, so proud of just the way that everyone has continued to battle,” Braun said. “True character is revealed in times of adversity. The way that ...

Pro-Palestinian protestors gather near Biden's Delaware home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:17 GMT

(The Hill) — Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered near President Biden’s Delaware home to demand a cease-fire Saturday.“Delawareans from all over the state (and allies from out-of-state) are rallying to march toward @JoeBiden’s house in Wilmington & demand a #CeasefireForGazaNOW! Join us! #FreePalestine,” reads a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, by the Delaware chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.The post also featured a video of a crowd chanting, “Biden, Biden, you can’t hide! We charge you with genocide!”The president has backed Israel strongly throughout its conflict with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which started early last month by way of a surprise attack by the militant group on Israel. “We’re going to continue to affirm that Israel has the right, responsibility to defend its citizens from terror and it needs to do so in a manner that is consistent with international and humanitarian law and prioritizes the protection of citizens...

APD Chief identifies officer killed while attempting hostage rescue

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:17 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police Interim Chief Robin Henderson released the name of an APD officer who was killed in the line of duty early Saturday morning during a SWAT response.Senior Police Officer Jorge Pastore and one other officer were struck by gunfire. Austin-Travis County EMS medics took the two officers to Dell Seton Medical Center, where Pastore died."My heart is heavy today," said Henderson in a social media post. "Please help me and our APD family pay tribute to SPO Jorge Pastore for his brave & heroic actions. Sir, we’ll take it from here."Henderson said SWAT team members, including Pastore and the other APD officer, entered a south Austin house in an attempt to rescue two people being held by a barricaded suspect. During SWAT's rescue attempt, officers and the suspect exchanged gunfire. ‘We heard more gunfire’: Neighbors discuss scary moments of hostage situation A social media post by Henderson says Pastore joined the department in 2019 as part of the 141st Cade...

Officers searching for missing juvenile allegedly taken by grandmother

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:17 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police are searching for a missing juvenile believed to have been taken by his grandmother without his consent, a release from the department says.Adrian Patlan's grandmother, Tarra Ann Wright, is believed to have taken him, according to APD, and he was last known to be in the 7900 block of Running Water Drive. The area is in southeast Austin, which is east of Bluff Springs.Patlan is described as being 5'3", 178 lbs., and was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black jogging pants and black Crocs. Police say Wright is driving a 2009 black Porsche Cayenne SUV with Texas License Plate SLK3921. According to APD, she is known to travel to the Dallas area and also frequents the WinStar Casino in Oklahoma.Anyone with information is asked to call 9-1-1 or the APD Missing Person Unit at 512-974-5250.

Area college football: Tommies top San Diego in overtime; Bethel clinches MIAC title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:17 GMT

Hope Adebayo scored on a 16-yard run in the extra period as the University of St. Thomas survived its first overtime game in 13 seasons with a 20-14 victory over San Diego in a Pioneer Football League game Saturday in San Diego, Calif.Adebayo, a former Simley High School star from Inver Grove Heights, finished with 85 yards rushing and two touchdowns for the Tommies (7-3, 6-1). He became the school’s first running back in the two-year Division I era to score multiple touchdowns in three consecutive games. He has scored six of his eight touchdowns this season in the past three games, leading St. Thomas to PFL victories in all three, over Stetson, Marist and San Diego.Johnson Fallah and Grif Wurtz had two interceptions apiece, and Jack Mohler had nine tackles for St. Thomas.The Tommies’ last overtime game was during the 2010 season when they beat former MIAC rival St. John’s 27-26.Bethel 31, Gustavus Adolphus 7The Royals (8-2) clinched their sixth league title and fi...

Hundreds march to state Capitol in pro-Palestinian rally calling for cease-fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:17 GMT

Hundreds in St. Paul joined others around the world in a pro-Palestine rally and march Saturday calling for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian health officials say at least 10,000 people have been killed during the last 35 days of Israeli airstrikes.The Palestinian Health Ministry, run by Hamas, says that out of the 10,000 killed, 4,000 were children. Hamas has been designated a terrorist organization by the U.S., Canada and the European Union.A dozen community groups making up the Free Palestine Coalition say Saturday’s rally — where hundreds marched from Cathedral Hill Park to the state Capitol — marks the first of many protests that will be held by the newly formed coalition.Hundreds of protesters marched to the state Capitol from Cathedral Hill in St. Paul on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in a pro-Palestine rally to call for a cease-fire on the Gaza Strip. (Kristi Miller / Pioneer Press)Protesters held anti-Israeli signs and dr...

Special honor for four vets at 40th annual St. Louis Veterans Day parade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:17 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Veterans Day is a time to honor the dedication, sacrifices, and contributions of those who have served in the military. There were many celebrations to honor local veterans Saturday in the St. Louis area. One of the biggest draws in St. Louis was the 40th Annual Veterans Day Parade in Downtown St. Louis. The festivities started at the corner of 18th and Olive streets. During the event, the Missouri National Guard inducted four individuals into its hall of fame. Among those heroes: Chief Warrant Officer Paula Prosser, who graduated from Jefferson City High School in 1974, and recently reached 40 years of military service. Brigadier General Harvey C. Clark, who was born in Bates County in 1869, and organized the sixth Missouri volunteer infantry during the Spanish-American war. Lieutenant Robert El-Eell, who was raised in Warrensburg and served in the Korean War, earning Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals.Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Madden, from University City, who was...

Early-morning fire damages Hazelwood home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:17 GMT

HAZELWOOD, Mo. - A house in Hazelwood suffered significant damage after a fire Saturday morning. The fire damaged a home in the 7300 block of Cartwheel Lane. burning the home to the ground. It's unclear what led up to the fire. No injuries were reported from the blaze. Taylor Swift’s heartfelt tribute to Lindenwood alumna during ‘Eras’ tour Neighbors tell FOX 2 that the home belonged to a woman who has been an advocate for the homeless community. Additional details are limited. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.

State playoffs wrap-up: Battle Mountain denies Northfield’s bid for a Class 4A boys soccer repeat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:17 GMT

The Northfield boys soccer team’s bid for a Class 4A three-peat fell one match short.Leo Martinez and Cooper Skidmore scored goals in the first and second half, respectively, as Battle Mountain avenged a title-game loss to Northfield last fall with a 2-0 victory for its first state championship in 11 years.Top-seeded Northfield (19-1) had lost just once — 4-0 at eventual 5A champion Denver East in 2022 — over the past three seasons entering Saturday’s championship match at Weidner Field in Colorado Springs. But the third-seeded Mustangs (18-1-1) shut them out for just the second time since 2021.Congratulations to Battle Mountain for winning CHSAA’s 2023 4A Boys Soccer State Championship! It’s Battle Mountain’s second title in boys soccer, and their first since 2012!Congratulations, also, to Northfield for finishing as 4A’s runner-up pic.twitter.com/ocK66oJdrb— CHSAA (@CHSAA) November 12, 20233A final — Colorado Academy 3, Coal Ridge 1: Senior Simeon Woldeyohannes s...