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12 Years Later: Remembering the St. Louis area's Good Friday tornado

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:42:21 GMT

BRIDGETON, Mo. - Twelve years have passed since an EF-4 tornado slammed the St. Louis area, remembered by many locally as the Good Friday tornado. On April 22, 2011, one of the most powerful twisters in recent St. Louis area history traveled 22 miles at speeds up to 160 mph. It caused more than $25 million in damages to several north county municipalities, including parts of Berkeley, Bridgeton and Maryland Heights. Top Story: St. Louis police chief’s comment about prosecution crisis may surprise you Five people were injured from tornado impacts, but fortunately no one died from the intense storm system. According to the National Weather Service, around 250 homes were heavily damaged or destroyed, while around 140 buildings suffered large or total losses. The Good Friday Tornado busted numerous windows and blew off a large section of its roof. A report released by NOAA and the National Weather Service many years ago raised serious questions about what happened at the airport in th...

Gateway Arch hosts fee-free day to ring in National Park Week

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:42:21 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Gateway Arch National Park is always a great place to visit, but it was extra special for visitors Saturday. Despite chillier temperatures and overcast skies, Gateway Arch National Park hosted its second of five fee-free days at the Arch. The fee-free days allow families to take a ride to the top of the Gateway Arch, and also see a documentary on its construction, entirely for free. Top Story: St. Louis police chief’s comment about prosecution crisis may surprise you Saturday's special deals were also part of the first day of National Park Week. The theme for the week is "Your Park Story." Visitors had a chance to learn about the Arch, their partnership with the National Park Service, and 200 years of history in its museum.National Park Week runs through April 30. For more information on the National Park Week observations, click here. The Arch will also host fee-free days on the following days:Friday, August 4th: Great American Outdoors DaySaturday, September 23rd...

Electricians help low-income, St. Louis-area homeowners in repair blitz

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:42:21 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Many local electricians spent their Saturday helping low-income families around the St. Louis area make potentially life-saving repairs.IEBW Local 1 electricians and contractors made improvements and repairs at 17 homes in St. Louis City and St. Louis County. The effort comes as part of a repair blitz in partnership with St. Louis nonprofit "Rebuilding Together." Top Story: St. Louis police chief’s comment about prosecution crisis may surprise you Since 2003, volunteers have donated more than $2 million in labor and materials, while repairing around 600 homes.According to the National Fire Protection Association, there are more than 46,000 home fires each year caused by electrical hazards. The repairs from Saturday are meant to reduce such risks.

“Everything I wanted”: Community shows up for UNC spring football; gold beats blue, 30-21

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:42:21 GMT

University of Northern Colorado coach Ed Lamb made few promises when he was hired. The ones he made focused primarily on one thing: community.He made that evident on Saturday afternoon after the spring game, shaking hands and making introductions with supporters of the program. Some traveled from out of town to get a look at the new Bears squad.Other families, friends, alumni and general fans stood on the turf. They took photos, laughed and hugged, and several players ran around alongside children in attendance.When it came to the alumni, building those connections was imperative. Lamb invited UNC Hall of Famers John Zurbrigen and Tom Beck to coach each team, while also taking time before kickoff to meet with program graduates.Many of those same former players took time to speak with guys on the current roster after the game.That’s exactly what Lamb hoped for when he invited alumni to join the weekend festivities.“It’s everything I wanted. I’m looking around right now, and I see alu...

Woman killed by hit-and-run driver attempting to escape officers in Anaheim, suspect arrested

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:42:21 GMT

A driver was arrested after he allegedly struck and killed a woman in Anaheim as he was fleeing a police car from nearby Placentia, officials said. The woman was struck at about 1:10 a.m. in the 700 block of East Street in Anaheim, according to Jon McClintock of the Anaheim Police Department. Investigators said the victim, a woman in her 40s, was hit by a vehicle whose driver was trying to flee the Placentia Police Department. Police spotted the stolen vehicle as the driver turned onto East Street and began driving the wrong way. At one point, the driver lost control and collided with several fences before striking the female pedestrian as he was speeding.The woman was later declared dead at a local hospital, while the driver fled on foot after the crash, McClintock said. Footage from the scene shows a white BMW X5 crashed into a fence around a home, with the front half of the vehicle coming to rest in the house's front yard and the back half of the SUV remaining on the sidewalk.At ...

Michael Amadio scores in 2nd OT, Golden Knights top Jets 5-4

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:42:21 GMT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Michael Amadio scored at 3:40 of the second overtime Saturday to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets and a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.Dylan Sandberg’s clearing attempt for Winnipeg from the back boards, deflected off Vegas forward Ivan Barbashev’s skate to Amadio for a one-timer that went into the top right corner — going between goalie Connor Hellebuyck’s head and glove.Adam Lowry tied it for Winnipeg with 21.9 seconds left in regulation, beating goalie Laurent Brossoit of a rebound to cap a three-goal, third-period comeback.Nino Niederreiter scored at 2:04 of the third and Mark Scheifele connected on a power play with 5:52 left to cut it to 4-3.Jack Eichel had two power-play goals and added an assist for Vegas. Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist, and Keegan Kolesar also scored. Brossoit, who spent three seasons with the Jets, made 30 saves.Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg,...

Dodgers rebound from 13-0 loss with 9-4 win over Cubs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:42:21 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — James Outman and Max Muncy each homered twice as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-4 on Saturday. Muncy hit a two-run homer in the seventh against Mark Leiter Jr. and a solo drive in the ninth off Brad Boxberger, tying the New York Mets’ Pete Alonso for the major league lead with 10 home runs. Muncy has homered nine times in the last 12 games.“Every guy is important, but Max is always in the middle of things, so when he is going well it seems like we put up good numbers,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. Outman was 4 for 5 with four RBIs, hitting a solo shot in the second off Hayden Wesneski (1-1) and a two-run homer in the ninth against Boxberger. Outman leads rookies with a .314 batting average, seven homers and 19 RBIs and 1.121 OPS.. “James has carried us a lot. He’s gotten some big hits obviously. It’s just an opportunity that presented itself essentially the last couple of days of spring training and he’s taken advantage of it, ...

Tatis hits 1st HR since PED suspension, gives Padres lead

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:42:21 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his first home run since returning from an 80-game drug suspension, driving a fastball into the left-center stands to give the San Diego Padres a 1-0 lead against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.It was Tatis’ first homer since 2021. The 24-year-old missed all of last season, first because of a broken left wrist. When he was about to return, he was hit with his 80-game suspension for a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Clostebol.Tatis was hitless in his first seven at-bats in his return before a line drive single on Friday night. He followed that on Saturday by driving an 0-2 fastball into the stands, just out of the reach of a leaping Lourdes Gurriel Jr.Tatis led the National League with 42 homers in 2021.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Man found shot dead in Southeast DC, police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:42:21 GMT

D.C. homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Southeast on Friday, according to a release.While en route to a call for service just after midnight on Friday, D.C. police officers found 32-year-old Dajuan Blakney of Southeast, D.C. suffering from apparent gunshot wounds in the 1500 block of 19th Street Southeast.The release stated that D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene, and after finding no signs consistent with life, transported Blakney to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.Police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible. Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099 or submit an anonymous text tip to 50411.Source

NASCAR-Xfinity Ag-Pro 300 Results

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:42:21 GMT

SaturdayAt Talladega SuperspeedwayTalladega, Ala.Lap length: 2.66 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (8) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 121 laps, 57 points.2. (2) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 121, 47.3. (38) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 121, 39.4. (18) Cole Custer, Ford, 121, 33.5. (17) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 121, 32.6. (28) Caesar Bacarella, Chevrolet, 121, 31.7. (4) Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, 121, 30.8. (26) Gray Gaulding, Ford, 121, 29.9. (33) Joey Gase, Ford, 121, 28.10. (23) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 121, 27.11. (36) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 121, 26.12. (10) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 121, 25.13. (32) Cj McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 121, 24.14. (21) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 121, 25.15. (27) Kyle Sieg, Ford, 121, 22.16. (29) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 121, 21.17. (13) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 121, 32.18. (1) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 121, 30.19. (37) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, accident, 120, 18.20. (25) Joe Graf Jr, Ford, 113, 17.21. (9) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, accident, 110, 22.22. (31) Ryan Sie...