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'National Night Out' events taking place in Missouri and Illinois today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:45 GMT

ST. LOUIS - It's the annual community-building effort to promote partnerships among police and the communities.There are fun and interactive opportunities for people to come together, bring their families, and interact with police and fire departments and other community officials on Tuesday. This is the 40th year of the 'National Night Out' initiative. Various groups like the Great Rivers Greenway, the North Newstead Association, the O'Fallon Neighborhood Association, the Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club, the Urban League of St. Louis Save Our Sons, and others will be out for the 'Northside Night Out' event. There will be performances and college-prep student business owners.Community officials also want to share details and get feedback on the future of the brick-line greenway along North Grand. This event goes from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.North Florissant locals can celebrate National Night Out as well. People who live in the city are invited to turn on their porch ligh...

Metro Call-A-Ride only providing trips to pre-arranged appointments today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:45 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Phone and computer scheduling issues are impacting some Metro Call-A-Ride customers on Tuesday.Metro Transit says it can only provide trips to pre-arranged appointments as they work to restore the reservation and phone system. New charges for Missouri inmate who escaped Mercy South Hospital Metro Transit apologizes for the inconvenience and says it will notify customers when the system is restored.

Aldermanic committee hosting vacant property rules meeting today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:45 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Another aldermanic committee considers new rules for large vacant buildings, such as the railway exchange building downtown and the former 'Famous-Barr' store.As shown to you last month, looters and squatters are back. in the area The building's owners in Florida stopped paying for on-site security. Dispute over noose outside St. Charles County home The new rules being considered Tuesday would authorize the building commissioner to use steel barriers to prevent entry. It would also allow the city to hire security services and charge the building owner for the costs.

'Charge!' Career open house happening today in St. Charles County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:45 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - St. Charles County is hosting an open house for its youth career program.'Charge' is designed to help young adults overcome social, economic, educational, or health-related barriers to jobs. It's for people ages 16 to 24. New charges for Missouri inmate who escaped Mercy South Hospital The event is from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the St. Charles County Department of Workforce and Business Development.

Board of Aldermen meeting on short-term rental regulations today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:45 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis aldermen plan to tackle the short-term rental issue Tuesday. They're considering a bill to require a permit to operate a short term rental.The Transportation and Commerce Committee meets at 9:00 a.m. Another bill would ban one-night rentals and require the owners to be available to renters and police at all times. The group 'Neighborhoods for Neighbors' wants even tougher restrictions. Dispute over noose outside St. Charles County home They're asking for a ban on short-term rentals unless the permit holder actually lives there.   They also want a 10:00 p.m. curfew for gatherings and penalties if things get out of control.There are more than 4,000 short-term rentals in the city of St. Louis.            

Suspect in Hermann police shootings requests new judge, change of venue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:45 GMT

GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. - The man accused of shooting two Hermann police officers and killing one of them is back in court on Tuesday.Kenneth Simpson's attorneys filed a request to change the venue and the judge. A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at the Gasconade County Courthouse. 35-year-old Simpson is accused of shooting officers Mason Griffith and Adam Sullentrup when they tried to arrest him on outstanding warrants back in March. New charges for Missouri inmate who escaped Mercy South Hospital Griffith died at the scene and Sullentrup is still recovering from his injuries. Simpson faces charges of first-degree murder. Prosecutors have called for the death penalty.

Nuggets superfan “Red Pant Man” wasted bank profits on jets, developer says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:45 GMT

A Denver Nuggets superfan known as the “Red Pant Man” has been accused of squandering the profits from his single-branch Lakewood bank on “a veritable fleet of aircraft.”Michael Quagliano, an Illinois native who lives in Florida, is the majority shareholder and chairman at the publicly traded Solera National Bank, which opened in 2006 with a focus on Hispanic customers. Its only location is at 319 S. Sheridan Blvd. in Lakewood.He is also @TheRealRedPantMan on TikTok and a courtside staple at Nuggets games, where he dances around, teases opponents and takes selfies in signature trousers.And those two sides of him are commingling in questionable ways, a local developer said. Rob Salazar, whose family office Central Street Capital has real estate projects in Glendale and Globeville’s Fox Island, sued Solera’s holding company on Sept. 22. Salazar has a background in accounting and is a shareholder in Solera National Bancorp. He wants access to its books so that he can investigate what h...

Historic ski-to saloon finally reopens near Vail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:45 GMT

After more than a year of construction and renovation, a much-loved watering hole reopened last week in the town of Minturn, which is located two miles up a valley from Interstate 70 near Vail.The Minturn Saloon — which The Denver Post named in 2018 as one of Colorado’s most iconic bars — had a busy first weekend back in business as both locals and leaf-peepers made their way over to check out the changes over a few margaritas.Built in 1901, after a fire burned parts of the 1880s-era mining town, “the building has always housed a restaurant and bar, as well as serving as a pool, boxing hall and gambling joint at one point or another,” according to the Minturn Saloon’s website.The Minturn Saloon’s bar is usually filled with skiers and snowboarders who just came down the Minturn Mile during the ski season. (Photo by Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily)In the 1970s, it became a popular, sometimes rough-around-the-edges hangout for ski bums and Vail Valle...

Broncos Mailbag: Is Sean Payton’s team going to bounce back? Tank? Or just end up being bad and boring?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:45 GMT

Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag periodically during the offseason. Click here to submit a question.I am so glad that someone else has Russell Wilson. He had his time here in Seattle. The worst thing about it is, that no matter bad (he plays), he’ll still get a big fat paycheck. Glad he’s a Bronco.— John Edwards, Auburn, Wash.Funny enough, John, I watched Seattle QB Drew Lock hit Noah Fant for 51 yards and two of the players drafted with picks acquired in the Russell Wilson trade — CB Devon Witherspoon and OLB Boye Mafe — dominate against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football as I wrote this mailbag. There’s no argument here that Seattle’s won the trade resoundingly. You’ll also get no argument from me that Wilson’s five-year, $245 million extension is going to be problematic at some point for the Broncos.At the same time, Wilson once again looks like a pretty darn good player. His quarterback rating through four games is 106.7 (...

Man accused of supplying fatal dose of fentanyl to California teen receives 22-year prison sentence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:45 GMT

RIVERSIDE — A probationer accused of supplying a deadly dose of fentanyl to an 18-year-old Moreno Valley man was sentenced Monday to 22 years in prison.Moisses Haro, 21, of Moreno Valley was arrested Oct. 20, 2022, following a months-long Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation.Haro was originally charged with second-degree murder but ultimately convicted of voluntary manslaughter.According to sheriff’s Sgt. Ryan Marcuse, in the predawn hours of April 6, 2022, patrol deputies were summoned to the 22000 block of Downing Street, near Towngate Boulevard, to investigate reports of a comatose man in a residence.Deputies and paramedics arrived within minutes and discovered Juan Jose Villasenor dead.Marcuse said an autopsy ultimately determined the cause of death to be fentanyl poisoning. Central Homicide Unit detectives took over the investigation, eventually gathering sufficient evidence to identify Haro as the person “responsible for selling the fentanyl that killed Villasen...