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St. Paul fire captain remembered at funeral as leaving MN ‘a better place than he found it’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:50 GMT

Pallbearers lift the casket of St. Paul Fire Capt. Chris Parsons into a waiting fire truck, for a processional to the cemetery for burial, following his funeral service at Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Parsons, who was a former president of the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters, passed away on June 15. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)A fire truck carrying the casket of St. Paul Fire Captain Chris Parsons leaves for Lakewood Cemetery following his funeral service at Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis on Wednesday June 21, 2023. Parsons, who was a former president of the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters, passed away on June 15. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Pallbearers lift the casket of St. Paul Fire Captain Chris Parsons into a waiting fire truck during his funeral service at Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis on Wednesday June 21, 2023. Parsons, who was a former president of the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters, passed away on J...

27-year-old man killed in grain bin accident in western Minnesota

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:50 GMT

PORTER, Minn. — A 27-year-old man died after being trapped in a grain bin Tuesday near the western Minnesota community of Porter.The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday regarding two people trapped in a grain bin.A 62-year-old man had freed himself from the bin. However, the 27-year-old man was still trapped inside when first responders arrived, according to Chief Deputy Travis Peterson.Rescue personnel worked for about an hour removing the grain from the bin before the 27-year-old was located. Lifesaving efforts were performed but were not successful.The 62-year-old was transported to the Canby Hospital and later released.Names are being withheld until family members are notified.According to the sheriff’s office, a rescuer was also transported to the hospital with heat-related injuries.Related ArticlesLocal News | Inmate, 60, found dead of apparent hanging in Lac qui Parle County jail Local News | Minnesota K-...

Inmate, 60, found dead of apparent hanging in Lac qui Parle County jail

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:50 GMT

A western Minnesota man was found dead Saturday in his cell at the Lac qui Parle County jail in an apparent hanging.Dennis Eugene Kipp, 60, of Graceville, was found dead just before 4 p.m. in the jail in Madison, where he was being held pending a drug possession charge from Big Stone County, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.Kipp was the only person in his housing unit at the time, and he was declared dead at the scene, the BCA said in a news release.The Lac qui Parle County Sheriff’s Office asked the BCA to investigate. As part of its preliminary investigation, BCA agents are reviewing all available video footage from inside the jail.The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting the autopsy.When the investigation is complete, the BCA will present its findings without recommendation to the Lac qui Parle County Attorney’s Office for review.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | 27-year-old man killed in grain bin accident in western Minn...

Teen who lost legs in crash sues the City of St. Louis

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Janae Edmondson, the 17-year-old Tennessee volleyball player who lost her legs in a crash downtown, filed a lawsuit against the City of St. Louis.Edmondson filed the suit on Tuesday, and among the list of defendants is Daniel Riley, 21, who police say is responsible for the crash.In February, Edmondson was walking with her family back to the hotel after leaving a volleyball tournament when the crash occurred.Authorities said Riley who was out on bond from another case, sped through a yield sign at the intersection and hit another car. The second car crashed into Edmondson, causing both of her legs to be amputated.Riley pleaded not guilty in connection with the crash.Additional details are limited at this time. FOX 2 will give more updates as more information becomes available.

Keeler: Nuggets’ Bruce Brown should call Nazem Kadri. Ask him if money was worth leaving Denver’s newest dynasty.

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:50 GMT

A year ago Thursday, Nazem Kadri put Tampa on ice. Last week, a columnist in Calgary called Kadri a snowflake.Before you do anything, Bruce Brown, before you go anywhere, before you sign anything, we beseech you:Call Naz.Josh Kroenke’s got the number, somewhere. Probably.Ask Kadri if, knowing what he knows now, he’d have still taken the money last summer over another ride — or two, or three — with a dynasty in Colorado.Ask him if he misses Denver.Ask him if he misses Ball Arena. If he misses that locker room. All that speed. All those legends.Ask him if he misses the view from a Mile High.Parades rock. But once that hangover clears, it’s business time. And Brown, the NBA champion Nuggets’ 6-foot-4, no-B.S. do-everything swingman, the glue that bonded a long-suffering franchise’s first-ever title team, made the business decision Wednesday we’d all expected, declining his player option and officially entering free agency.Look, if someone pulls up to the crib with a Brink’s truck and d...

Colorado Republican Party attacks 4 of their own in anti-trans fundraising email

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:50 GMT

The Colorado Republican Party officially reprimanded four elected GOP officials Monday for joining Democrats in defense of a Montana lawmaker who was kicked off the chamber’s floor while defending gender-affirming care for that state’s youth.New Colorado Republican chair Dave Williams announced the reprimand Wednesday morning in a fundraising email loaded with anti-trans and anti-drag rhetoric. The email and the formal resolution admonished state Reps. Ron Weinberg and Rick Taggart, Castle Pines Councilmember Roger Hudson and Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon, all Republicans.Weinberg, a Loveland Republican who just finished his first legislative session and is one of just 19 members of his caucus, said he felt abandoned by his party for standing up for First Amendment rights. Republicans have less power and less representation in Colorado state government than at any point since World War II.“They went out of their way to eat their own,” Weinberg said o...

'We cannot put into words the pain': Families mourn California couple killed at EDM festival

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:50 GMT

Family members and friends are sharing their memories of a Southern California couple killed in a shooting at an EDM festival in Washington state over the weekend.Josilyn Ruiz, 26, and Brandy Escamilla, 29, both of whom were from the Los Angeles area, were attending Beyond Wonderland near the city of George on Saturday night when a gunman opened fire on a crowd in an area where people were camping, authorities said.Josilyn Ruiz (left) and Brandy Escamilla were killed when a gunman opened fire at an EDM festival in Washington state on June 17, 2023. (GoFundMe)Escamilla died of a gunshot wound to the head, and Ruiz died from a gunshot wound to her torso, the Grant County Coroner said. Two other people were wounded.The alleged gunman, identified as James M. Kelly, 26, was shot by law enforcement officers and survived. Officials said Kelly was a joint fire support specialist stationed at a U.S. Army base in Western Washington.Ruiz and Escamilla were living in Seattle as traveling nurses...

2 arrested after looters ransack McDonald's in South Los Angeles

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:50 GMT

Two people were arrested Wednesday after a mob of looters ransacked a McDonald’s store in South Los Angeles.The suspects were identified as Kenneth Fowler, 19, from Lomita, and an unidentified juvenile, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Video of the looting went viral on social media. Police said both suspects were allegedly seen removing cash drawers from the front counter, police said.The “mob-style” takeover took place on June 19 shortly before 8 p.m. when a large group of adults and juveniles entered the fast food restaurant near the 4300 block of Crenshaw Boulevard in Leimert Park.The looters were seen on camera rushing through the dining area as terrified workers ran to a back room for safety. The takeover escalated when several suspects began throwing food at employees before a glass display case was knocked over and shattered.Video shows chaos breaking out as a group of looters overtook a McDonald’s store in South Los Angeles on June 19, 2023. (@zyerahhhhh_)At o...

L.A. wildlife district ordinance bill sparks debate amongst council members, homeowners 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:50 GMT

A new wildlife district ordinance that would regulate residential development in parts of Los Angeles passed in committee on Tuesday, but some homeowners are wary of the ordinance’s limitations and fear that the bill could adversely affect their property values. The bill impacts hillside communities in between Griffith Park and the 405 Freeway, including Sherman Oaks, Hollywood Hills and Bel Air. Included in the ordinance are limits on how much of a homeowner’s property can be covered with a home and how much fencing, if any, could be put up around the property’s perimeter. Proponents of the bill say that it will help curb the expansion of mega-mansions, whose construction projects can have drastic effects on the surrounding wildlife and their habitat. “With those huge projects comes a lot of grading, a lot of impacts to the neighborhood and a lot of impacts to the wildlife,” said 5th District Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky. “What this ordinance does is say ...

Is Warriors' Kuminga now 7-foot-2? ESPN analyst falls for viral Twitter joke

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga is officially listed as 6-foot-7 by the NBA. However, within the last few days, a false Twitter rumor has been circulating that Kuminga has grown to be at least 7 feet tall.ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins fell for the viral joke. "From reports, I'm hearing that Jonathan Kuminga is now 7-(foot)-2. The kid has gotten better every single season," the former Boston Celtics center said during a Tuesday segment on SportsCenter. A’s situation similar to when Giants almost left SF, ex-MLB team president says Perkins tweeted a response to one tweet poking fun at the former NBA player for falling for the false rumor Kuminga grew seven inches since the Warriors' season ended last month. "I hate this damn app (laugh emojis)," Perkins wrote on Twitter. Even longtime Warrior Andre Iguodala joined in on the fun, joking on Twitter that he can confirm the 20-year-old's massive and sudden growth spurt. "I just saw JK. He 7'2,...