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Missouri Transportation Commission discusses next steps for I-70 expansion project

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:02:42 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - The widening of Interstate 70 was one of the main items on the agenda at Wednesday morning's Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission meeting in St. Charles.Now that Governor Mike Parson signed off on the plan to expand I-70 in Columbia and suburban areas of Kansas City and St. Louis, the state's Transportation Commission was able to meet and discuss the next steps.“What we were able to do is bring some of the initial transactions to the commission," said Patrick McKenna, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation. "So, we have a couple of essentially consulting contracts that we’ve been able to expand to do some of the survey and public engagement work, and to get underway.”The work on widening the 200-mile stretch of I-70 costs almost $3 billion. 3 killed, several injured in Greyhound bus crash The $2.8 billion was allocated in the budget for the I-70 project, with $1.4 billion coming from general revenue and the other $1.4 billion from bonds...

What you need to know about 911 emergency call protocols

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:02:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Mother Nature was more than some systems could handle after recent severe weather hit the St. Louis region. But not every call is necessarily a 911 emergency. Inside the St. Louis County Communications Center, they are preparing for another round of potential bad weather and a slew of phone calls."First, only call 911 when you have an emergency,” said Audra Parker, a St. Louis County Dispatcher. “That's number one. Try to be aware of your surroundings, so you can give us your location immediately. Pay attention to landmarks and businesses, and just know where you are, so we can get help to you as soon as possible.”Parker has been a 911 dispatcher for St. Louis County for the last six years. She said she heard the frustration after numerous incoming calls to 911 recently. 3 killed, several injured in Greyhound bus crash “Don't hang up,” Parker said. “Just stay on the line as long as you possibly can. Cause when you hang up, and then you call back, it puts yo...

Hawley pushes to fund victims of radioactive contamination around St. Louis

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:02:42 GMT

WASHINGTON - Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley announced a plan Wednesday that would pay anyone dealing with severe health consequences due to to radioactive contamination in the St. Louis region. On Wednesday, Hawley said he intends to file new legislation in Congress that would fund victims who contracted cancer or suffered an autoimmune virus or a genetic disorder because of radioactive contamination. Hawley's announcement comes shortly after a new report surfaced suggesting that the federal government downplayed and failed to fully investigate the risks of nuclear waste contamination that stemmed from the Manhattan Project in St. Louis County. 3 killed, several injured in Greyhound bus crash The issue was also brought to national attention last year when environmental investigation consultants pointed out radioactive contamination at Jana Elementary School in north county last year. Three reports from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deemed the school "safe" amid ...

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark: “We have a plan for expansion”

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:02:42 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas – Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark is impressed with what Colorado has done in the first few months of the Deion Sanders era, but he’s certainly not ready to publicly talk about the Buffaloes in terms of expansion.On Wednesday at AT&T Stadium, the Big 12 kicked off its annual media days with a news conference from Yormark.The Pac-12 still doesn’t have a long-term media rights deal. Rumors and speculation of CU and a few other schools possibly joining the Big 12 are still flying. But, Tuesday was more about Yormark welcoming the four new members to the Big 12 — BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston — rather than talking about adding more.“I feel like I’ve been talking about expansion for a year now,” said Yormark, who took over as Big 12 commissioner a year ago. “We have a plan for expansion. I’m not going to really address it today. You can ask me, but I’m not really going to address it.“We do have a plan and hopefully we can execute tha...

Denver police investigating at least 5 sniper-style shootings at downtown residential towers since May

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:02:42 GMT

Denver police are investigating at least five different cases of sniper-style shooting at downtown residential towers since May, gunfire that shattered windows and unnerved residents — but hasn’t resulted in any reported injuries.Investigators said links between the shots fired at downtown buildings have not been established. They’re also looking at any potential connections to a Broomfield shooting over the weekend that led to an arrest.“The Denver Police Department is taking these cases seriously, understands the safety concerns of the residents, and investigators are following up on significant leads identified through our investigation to identify the suspect, determine a motive and hold the offender accountable,” police officials said in a statement to The Denver Post.Beyond the upscale Beauvallon building where at least five shots were fired on June 14 and July 4, Denver police also are investigating shootings that broke glass at the One Lincoln Park building...

Crocs vs. ex-CEO’s son: Shoe firm accused of monopoly as it claims stolen secrets

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:02:42 GMT

On June 14, 2018, a middle manager at Crocs nudged a thumb drive into his laptop and filled it with 2,900 of his employer’s most sensitive documents, according to the company.That employee, the son of its former CEO, resigned from Crocs the next day.Within two months, he was working for a competitor in Denver and within five months he was its CEO. That company, which came to be known as Joybees, makes clogs that are similar to those of Crocs, the unabashedly unfashionable Broomfield-based business.As a result, Crocs and Joybees have been locked in a legal tussle for 20 months. It escalated last week, when both sides made fresh accusations in a Denver court.“Joybees now uses Crocs’s trade secrets and proprietary information in the production of every single footwear article it produces for sale,” the latter shoemaker alleged.‘Snuffed out’In October 2021, Crocs sued Joybees and its CEO, Kellen McCarvel, for theft of trade secrets and misappropriation of proprietary information, among ...

Santa Monica police apologize for waking neighbors with classical music

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:02:42 GMT

Santa Monica Police are apologizing after a program meant to deter crime and improve public safety instead angered neighbors near the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Broadway.Last week, police installed traffic signals that play classical music as part of a broader city-wide initiative, the police department said.Residents complained, including one caller who contacted KTLA to say the music was too loud and made sleeping difficult.On Facebook Wednesday, police blamed a glitch."The cameras were installed on Thursday and the volume was set at an acceptable level and unfortunately the software glitched on Tuesday and reset the volume to the highest level possible," the department explained. "We truly do apologize to all those impacted."The music has now been turned off, police said.A music-playing traffic sign is seen in Santa Monica on July 12, 2023. (KTLA)Public response to the Facebook post has been mixed."I don’t know about you but, as long as it was safe, I would freaking love to...

Sorry, Weird Al and Madonna didn't hook up

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:02:42 GMT

By now, anyone who has seen “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” knows … well … very little about Weird Al’s real story.Sure, there are bits and pieces of truth.For example, Weird Al’s inspiration and mentoring from the legendary radio host Dr. Demento (played by Rainn Wilson) really happened. And yes, a door-to-door salesman really did spark his interest in the accordion.But what about that steamy, toxic love affair with Madonna that dominated the latter half of the film?As much fun as it is (or was) to imagine Weird Al and Madonna, two of the biggest hitmakers of the 80s hooking up, sadly, it didn’t happen.“I never really had a torrid love affair with Madonna, but I did meet her once for about half a minute,” Weird Al confessed to KTLA’s Sam Rubin on Wednesday. “I hate to admit it, but there might be a couple of things we took creative liberty with.”Weird Al Yankovic admits he and Madonna were not an item. (Associated Press) Yankovic, 63, joined KTLA 5 Morning News to discuss “Weird” re...

Dodgers, Padres to open 2024 season in Seoul

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:02:42 GMT

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will play Major League Baseball's first regular-season games in South Korea, opening next season in Seoul on March 20-21.The Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies will play in Mexico City on April 27-28, MLB said Wednesday. The Padres and San Francisco Giants played the first regular-season games there this April 29-30.MLB will have three sets of international games next year. A two-game series in London on June 8-9 between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies was announced last month.MLB also said the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays will play spring training games at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on March 9-10.The international opener will be MLB's ninth, following 1999 in Monterrey, Mexico; 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2019 in Tokyo; 2001 in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and 2014 in Sydney.

Disney extends Bob Iger's contract through 2026

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:02:42 GMT

Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that CEO Bob Iger’s contract has been extended until 2026, keeping Iger at the helm of the entertainment giant for the foreseeable future.“In voting unanimously to extend Iger’s contract by two years, the independent members of the Board of Directors noted that Iger’s extension provides continuity of leadership during the company’s ongoing transformation and allows more time to execute a transition plan for CEO succession, which remains a priority for the Board,” the company said in a statement. Iger back on top in a Disney plot twist that few saw coming Iger commented on the contract extension in a statement of his own.“I believe Disney’s long-term future is incredibly bright, but there is more to accomplish before this transformative work is complete, and because I want to ensure Disney is strongly positioned when my successor takes the helm, I have agreed to the Board’s request to remain CEO for an additional two years,” Iger said.The extensi...