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Dane Mizutani: If this is the end, Vikings quarterback Cousins deserved better

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

Kirk Cousins showed tremendous strength when everybody would have forgiven him had he shown tremendous weakness instead.After getting helped onto the cart on Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field, more than likely knowing at that point that he had suffered a torn Achilles tendon, Cousins provided a heartwarming moment that has since gone viral on social media.The cameras caught him putting on a beanie, looking up at the big screen and taking a few seconds to cheer on his teammates.It was the personification of leadership, continuing to lift everybody else around him, even in his darkest hour.That’s who Kirk Cousins is. That’s who Kirk Cousins has always been.It’s hard to believe he might have played his final snap with the Vikings after tearing his Achilles tendon on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.If this is the end, Cousins deserved better. He was a punchline for far too long. He has proven to be much more than that throughout his tenure in Minnesota.As soon as ...

Surveillance cameras capture dramatic images of Central West End attack

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Surveillance cameras operated by the Central West End Security Initiative captured the dramatic moments Sunday morning when a mother carrying her child was attacked in St. Louis.The child’s father is seen pushing back the attacker while the mother carries the child away near Euclid Avenue and West Pine Boulevard.St. Louis police reported the series of attacks that took place near that intersection in a short period of time. Anthony McGee, 19, was quickly taken into custody after witnesses called the police.McGee is facing multiple charges, including first-degree assault, first-degree kidnapping, and resisting arrest. Police allege McGee attacked the mother and daughter, struck another woman in the head with a bottle, and chocked an 82-year-old woman on a sidewalk, resulting in both her arms being broken. Prosecutors wonder about other victims after deathbed scam Clayton Police recently arrested McGee and allege he punched a woman walking south along Big Bend Boulevard....

Bullet hits couple's hotel room across from CityPark early Monday

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS – A couple woke up in their downtown hotel room early Monday morning to discover a bullet casing in their bed and a hole in their window.It happened at the Pear Tree Inn, right next to CityPark on Market Street. The entire experience was something Debbie Andert never dreamed would happen.“A bullet went through our window, pretty much right over my head, and landed in the wall,” Andert said.Andert and her husband, Bart, were sleeping in their hotel room when they heard a loud noise just after 3 a.m."You know, you're sleeping, and it's a hotel. So, I was like, that was loud,” Andert said. “We both thought one of us made the noise, like hit something."Andert said they went back to sleep. But later that morning, she felt a metal object in the hotel bed. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News ...

Continued debate over proposed MSD rate hike

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS – There is opposition to the Metropolitan Sewer District’s proposed rate hike. MSD is raising $7.2 billion over 28 years for infrastructure improvements ordered under a federal consent decree for cleaner water.But organizations like the Missouri Industrial Energy Council and the Consumer Council of Missouri believe MSD’s rate increase is too large and will put a big burden on poor and working-class families.The utility company wants to spend more than one and a half billion dollars on construction and related work for wastewater services. To pay for the work, the agency proposes a combination of rate increases and issuing $750 million in voter-approved debt funding. Surveillance cameras capture dramatic images of Central West End attack If voters approve the rate hike request, the average bill for a single-family household will go from $57 to $75 beginning in July 2024. Water rates would increase by more than 32.2% over four years. However, a minority report from the rat...

Three-judge panel hears arguments regarding abortion ballot language

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Attorneys for the state of Missouri were back in court Monday to fight against efforts to allow proposed initiative petitions on the ballot next November to make abortion legal again.After a circuit court judge rewrote what he called "problematic" language last month, the state appealed the ruling, sending the case to the Western District Court of Appeals in Kansas City."The trial court strayed from its legitimate role when it decided to rewrite every single word of every single statement," Deputy Attorney General Josh Divine told the three-judge panel. "Trial courts can only modify the language, not rewrite it entirely. Here, the trial court violated all those rules and instead of taking a scalpel, took a butcher knife to the language."It's been a constant court battle over initiative petitions asking voters if abortion rights should be restored.Supporters of the referendum accuse Ashcroft of writing misleading ballot summary language, which is why the American C...

Prosecutors wonder about other victims after deathbed scam

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Gino Rives pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to elder fraud for tricking a dying woman into paying for his vacation.We caught a glimpse of Rives’ face when he walked out of his plea hearing before he hid behind relatives, pulled up his hoodie, and ran from our camera.In one victim’s case, a Secret Service investigator’s affidavit stated that a U.S. Bank fraud investigator noticed unusual transactions from an 82-year-old. The investigator noted 83 checks from January 2021 until March 2023 for more than $1,100,00 payable to Gino Rives.The money was for reported home repairs, even though the court record indicates the suspect is not a licensed contractor and the woman’s residence is worth only $135,000.It was revealed that Rives defrauded his 82-year-old victim again when she was on her deathbed and hallucinating. Prosecutors wonder about other victims after deathbed scam A Secret Service affidavit reads, “On March 31, 2023, during the time (the victim) was hospit...

'Nothing personal' - Wesley Bell to challenge Cori Bush for House seat

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. – St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell made a potentially game-changing political announcement on Monday, dropping his bid to unseat incumbent Missouri Republican Josh Hawley for his U.S. Senate seat.Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Lucas Kunce has emerged as a heavy favorite in the August primary over Bell, with a decisive fundraising edge.Instead, Bell declared his intention to run for the U.S. House seat of a fellow Democrat, Congresswoman Cori Bush of St. Louis.It’s been nearly five months since Bell announced his Senate campaign. As he campaigned around the state, he said fellow Democrats made it clear that although he wanted to run for the Senate, they needed him to run against the progressive Bush.“Even when I would be in places like Kansas City, I would hear those calls,” he said.A growing number of Democrats take issue with Bush’s progressive stances.”Bush notably voted against President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill in 2021, which is expected to b...

Nuggets hold off pesky Jazz, 110-102, to open season 4-0

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

If a championship hangover is in the offing for the Nuggets, it hasn’t shown up yet.While their 110-102 victory over Utah Monday night wasn’t always pretty, the Nuggets took care of business when it counted and have opened the season 4-0 for the sixth time in franchise history and the first time since 2018.Through the first four games, Denver has trailed for just four minutes, 33 seconds, of play. The Nuggets trailed for only 16 seconds Monday night, 3-2, in the opening minute of the game.The Nuggets, playing back-to-back games after blowing out the Thunder in Oklahoma City on Sunday, seemed on the verge of blowing out Utah a number of times but never put together a sustained run, in part because their free-throw shooting (7 for 17) was so bad.Nonetheless, Denver’s defense had the Jazz out of tune most of the game, holding them to 42.9% shooting and blocking eight shots.Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon, both playing in their 600th career game, led the way for Denver, ...

Independence Pass closed for season following significant early snowfall

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

Independence Pass, the two-lane mountain highway connecting Aspen and Twin Lakes, closed for the winter on Monday.Related ArticlesTransportation | Colorado’s most expensive listed home on the market for $105 million in Aspen The earlier-than-usual seasonal closure of Colo. 82 was caused by continuing winter weather and significant early snowfall, the Colorado Department of Transportation said in a news release. The pass typically closes around Nov. 7.Independence Pass reaches 12,095 feet in elevation and features steep switchbacks that are unsafe to plow during the winter and at high risk for avalanches, according to CDOT.The highway is closed with gates near Aspen and Twin Lakes. Drivers can reach Aspen from Denver by taking Interstate 70 to Glenwood Springs and Colo. 82 south to Aspen.The pass usually reopens on the Thursday before Memorial Day, according to CDOT.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter.

Armed and dangerous suspect wanted for violent Claremont stabbing arrested

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

An armed and dangerous suspect wanted in connection with a violent stabbing in Claremont last week was arrested on Sunday. Officers with the Claremont Police Department responded to 200 West First Street, a Metrolink Station, at around 4 p.m. on October 23 on reports of the stabbing. The suspect, now identified as 41-year-old Phillip Borunda, had already fled the scene when police arrived. Los Angeles police located Borunda at a train platform in Hollywood and arrested him for attempted homicide. He was booked at the Claremont Police Department Jail and is being held without bail. He is due to appear at the Pomona Superior Court on Tuesday.