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24% of Missouri under 'extreme drought' conditions - Report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:25 GMT

MISSOURI - More than 98% of Missouri is experiencing some level of drought, with nearly a quarter of the state under extreme drought conditions, according to the United States Drought Monitor.Current drought conditions, dated July 4, show three states suffering widespread extreme drought: Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. Drought conditions are measured on a six-tiered scale: None, Abnormally Dry, Moderate Drought, Severe Drought, Extreme Drought, and Exceptional Drought.Missouri is not experiencing exceptional drought at the moment, though parts of Kansas, Nebraska, and Texas are.According to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the state's Drought Assessment Committee is meeting July 25 "to further coordinate drought response actions." Approximately five weeks ago, Governor Mike Parson declared a drought alert for 60 Missouri counties experiencing "moderate, severe, or extreme drought." As of the July 4 Drought Monitor report, more than 100 Missouri counties fall under thos...

The worst losses for the 2023 St. Louis Cardinals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Blowout defeats. One-run games. Ninth-inning heartbreakers. These are among the many ways the St. Louis Cardinals have lost ballgames in a season where they've largely stumbled around last place. The St. Louis Cardinals will carry a losing record into the All-Star break, currently last place in the NL Central at 35-51. Heading into Thursday, the Redbirds are in jeopardy of being swept in a four-game series for the first time this season. RELATED - Adam Wainwright lands on IL, vows setback is ‘not the end’ “We keep showing up and expecting it to be different, and it keeps not being different," said Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright via The Athletic last month. "The only common denominator we have is that we find ways to lose. We lose in different ways every game.”Cruel fate hit the Cardinals in all three of their previous losses to the Miami Marlins. In the series opener, Miles Mikolas hit a wall late in what was shaping to be a quality start turned to a Marlins c...

Troopers to 'aggressively' enforce speed limit along I-44 Friday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that they will be "aggressively" enforcing the speed limit Friday along I-44 in St. Louis and Franklin Counties. The troopers plan on being very visible and will be looking for drivers breaking the law.Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department conducted a similar campaign Wednesday. They handed out 166 tickets during 75 traffic stops along Delmar and Kingshighway. Many of the tickets were for speeding but other violations include expired plates, no insurance, no seatbelt, and suspended licenses. What is causing the mysterious St. Louis County hum? The police department plans to conduct more of the high visibility traffic enforcement campaigns in the future at various locations. They handed out 164 tickets a week ago along South Kingshighway, Hampton and South Grand.

Man charged, victim ID'd in deadly July 4th shooting in Jennings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:25 GMT

JENNINGS, Mo. - A man accused in a deadly shooting in Jennings on the Fourth of July is behind bars on felony charges.Prosecutors have charged Antonio Speed, 46, with seven felonies, including second-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action, in the investigation. The shooting happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Jendale Court. The St. Louis County Police Department reports that Peter Cooper, 35, of Florissant, died in the shooting. Another woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries. What is causing the mysterious St. Louis County hum? According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Cooper and the woman were walking to a barbecue event on Jendale Court when they reportedly saw Speed yelling. Investigators say Speed ran out from his home moments later and started firing shots from a handgun. While outside on his porch, Speed reportedly threatened to kill Cooper and the woman over various reasons. Neighbors noticed the two in the street and tried to rend...

Eagles set last-ever Denver show for October as part of The Long Goodbye Tour

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:25 GMT

The Eagles are landing in Denver for the last time.The country-rock band will headline Denver’s Ball Arena on Oct. 5 as part of its just-announced The Long Goodbye Tour, with opener Steely Dan. Both are long in the tooth enough to have lost major founding members (Glenn Fry and Walter Becker), respectively), but have found success on the road in recent years while releasing new studio and live records.Tickets for the 7:30 p.m., Live Nation-sponsored concert are on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, July 14, via ticketmaster.com. Various pre-sales begin on July 12. Prices are not yet available.The initial tour consists of 13 shows, with the first set of dates beginning Sept. 7, 2023, in New York. Denver is the fifth stop on the tour.“Over the band’s more than 50 years of touring, the Eagles have performed more than 1,000 concerts around the world, accounting for more than 15 million tickets,” promoters wrote. “Eagles’ tours have consistently ranked in the Top...

Aaron Schneekloth named Greg Cronin’s successor as head coach of Avalanche AHL affiliate Colorado Eagles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:25 GMT

Aaron Schneekloth is the new head coach of the Avalanche AHL affiliate Colorado Eagles, succeeding Greg Cronin, the organization announced Thursday.Schneekloth has been on the Eagles’ coaching staff for 10 years, including a stint as head coach when the team played in the East Coast Hockey League. He led the Eagles to ECHL Kelly Cup championships in 2017 and 2018, before the minor league affiliate transitioned to the AHL as the league’s 31st team.Related ArticlesColorado Avalanche | Avalanche’s potential lineup after free agency mad dash, and what Colorado still needs this offseason Colorado Avalanche | Miles Wood wanted term in free agency. The Avalanche took a 6-year roll of the dice on him. Colorado Avalanche | Short contracts and bonus money prove to be popular in NHL free agency this year Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche extend Jack Johnson, Evan Rodrigues signs with Panthers in free agency Colorado...

Texas man reported missing as a teen was returned home the next day, but deceived officers police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:25 GMT

A Texas man who was reported missing as a teenager in 2015 ultimately returned home a day later but he and his mother deceived officers by giving false names over the ensuing eight years, police said Thursday.Houston police detectives said prosecutors have declined to bring false report charges against Janie Santana and her son, Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV, but that their investigation is continuing. The announcement came a week after police said they found Farias after receiving a call about a person lying on the ground in front of a southeast Houston church.Authorities had not previously said where Farias, now 25, spent the eight years since he was reported missing after taking his two dogs for a walk near his family’s home in northeast Houston. He was hospitalized after police found him last week and detectives interviewed him and his mother on Wednesday.“After investigators talked with him yesterday, it was discovered that Rudy returned home the following day on March 8, 2015," Lt....

Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads: Report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:25 GMT

Meta's new text-based platform Threads has just launched and already the Facebook parent-company is reportedly facing legal action. According to a report in Semafor, Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads. In a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg included in the report, a lawyer for X Corp, Elon Musk's parent company for Twitter, states that "Twitter has serious concerns that Meta Platforms has engaged in systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets and intellectual property." Threads Day One impressions: What can it do, what can’t it do, and is it the ‘Twitter killer?’ The letter was reportedly sent to Zuckerberg by Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro hours after Threads launched. The letter accuses Meta of hiring "dozens of former Twitter employees" in the past year and states that these employees "had and continue to have access to Twitter's trade secrets.""Meta deliberately assigned these employees to develop in a matter of months, Meta's copycat...

Rent is decreasing nationwide: Here is how California cities compare, study says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:25 GMT

A new report from Realtor.com indicates that rent prices are decreasing everywhere except one California city.The May report from the real estate listing website found that rent prices have dropped about 0.5% for rental properties with up to two bedrooms. These California metro areas are the most expensive for renters in the U.S., study shows Across the U.S., the median asking rental price is $1,739, which is $38 less than the July 2022 peak but still $3 more expensive than April’s median rental price and 24.7%, or $344, more expensive than it was in 2019.“The decline in rent will bring a sense of relief to renters who have been grappling with financial challenges throughout the past years,” the report said.However, in one California city, the median rental price has increased. In San Jose, the average rent price increased by 1% and was the only large western metro area to see the increase, according to the report.Other California cities experience decreases in its...

Woman Dead Following Bicycle Crash on Highway 299 [Johnson Park, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:25 GMT

Bicycle Collision on Rocky Ridge Left 1 FatalityJOHNSON PARK, CA (July 6, 2023) – On Monday evening, a 38-year-old woman was killed in a bicycle crash on Highway 299 involving a 2015 Subaru Impreza.The collision happened at around 9:00 p.m., near Rocky Ridge Road.According to reports, an eastbound bicyclist was riding along the south shoulder when an elderly driver of a 2015 Subaru Impreza driving east swerved off the road and onto the shoulder, colliding with the rear end of the bicycle.Investigators said the cyclist was subsequently ejected from her bike and died at the site of her injuries.Meanwhile, the involved driver stayed at the site of the incident and cooperated with the investigators.Unfortunately, the first responders declared the female bicyclist dead at the scene.Alcohol, drugs, or speed did not play a role in the crash, and the investigation is currently ongoing.Sweet James sends their warm and sincerest sympathies out to the friends and family of the bereaved. ...