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Governor issues domestic incident guidelines for police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:04:25 GMT

ALBANY, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) -- On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced new state guidance for law enforcement responding to domestic incidents. Hochul also announced signing two new laws regarding domestic violence prevention and securing $1 million to expand the Red Flag Law. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The new Law Enforcement Domestic Incident Model Policy focuses on promoting safety for domestic violence victims and law enforcement officers, connecting victims to services and support, and preserving evidence of a crime. The policy addresses changes in law enforcement practices, updates to state laws, and ways for law enforcement responses to be more survivor-centered.The guidance suggests changes to police practices at both the local police and county sheriffs' level, including:Assessing the potential lethality of a victim by asking questions about access to firearms or threats to harm themselves and others. Then law...

St. Louis driver pulled from car and beaten during Downtown chaos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:04:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Police are searching for suspects after several violent incidents in Downtown St. Louis over the weekend. One man was taken out of his vehicle and beaten."The guy that ran the light came out and grabbed the guy that honked out of his car and the beat him. Then somebody else honked and the guy fired shots," said Les Sterman, a member of the Citizens for Greater Downtown St Louis.Sterman says that there were also parties in short-term rental properties near his home. There were also groups of people riding scooters and painting graffiti on walls in the shadows of Busch Stadium. Search for missing woman leads police to her family’s backyard "Four individuals were walking up as we were walking down 9th Street. One had had a sort of AR-15 and others had pistols," said Samantha Kinnevan.St. Louis city leaders have not commented on the crimes over the weekend. The Citizens for Greater Downtown St. Louis have proposed several strategies to combat crime in the area.St. Louis C...

Teen with cognitive disabilities still missing, no sign of foul play

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:04:25 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – There is still no sign Tuesday morning of a 13-year-old boy from the House Springs area who has been missing since early Monday evening. His family says he has cognitive disabilities and authorities want to make sure he is safe.Officers searched the area around Carol Park Road in House Springs for 13-year-old Takota Latimer for hours Monday night without any luck. The home where the boy lived is not far from where police were searching.Authorities told FOX 2 on Tuesday morning that the ground search is over and detectives with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department are now following other leads in hopes of finding Takota. We’re told Takota was last seen wearing a black hoodie with black, oversized jogging pants with a white stripe down the side. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News ...

Yadier Molina's new comments shed light on potential reunion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:04:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Could longtime catcher Yadier Molina return to the St. Louis Cardinals in a coaching role? It's a possibility that FOX 2's Martin Kilcoyne first introduced earlier this month, and new comments provide further insight on a potential reunion. "I think there is something cooking with St. Louis. There is a 90 percent chance that it happens," Molina told Puerto Rico radio station WKAQ 580, as first shared by KTRS sports reporter Luis Nolla. Ex-Cardinals outfielder Adolis García wins ALCS MVP, breaks postseason record Molina adds, "St. Louis has given me the opportunity [to consider coaching]... It would be an opportunity that it will be hard to say no to. I love St. Louis."FOX 2 previously reported that Molina and the Cardinals had discussed coaching opportunities and there had been mutual interest, but when that might materialize or to what exact capacity remains unknown.Molina, the Cardinals' lead backstop from 2004-2022, has been instrumental in guiding pitchers and bui...

Ex-Cardinals outfielder Adolis García wins ALCS MVP, breaks postseason record

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:04:25 GMT

HOUSTON - It's been a remarkable postseason run for former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Adolis García, powering the Texas Rangers to their first World Series bid since their Fall Classic clash with the Cardinals in 2011. The Rangers won a winner-take-all Game 7 of the American League Championship series in blowout fashion, 11-4, over the defending champion Houston Astros on Monday. García enjoyed a performance for the ages, driving in five runs behind four hits, including two home runs, in Game 7 alone. In Game 6, the first of two games with Texas on the brink of elimination, García packed a punch late with a ninth-inning grand slam in Texas' 9-2 win over the Astros. Search for missing woman leads police to her family’s backyard During the entire seven-game series, García slugged five big flies and drove in 15 runs, many in timely situations. Adding to it all, the road team ended up on top in each of the series' seven games for just the second time in MLB postseason history. Ga...

Greta Van Fleet performing at Chaifetz Arena next spring

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:04:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Rock band Greta Van Fleet just announced 12 more dates for their ‘Starcatcher’ tour next spring. They're stopping at Chaifetz Arena on Saturday, April 27.  Tickets go on sale starting Friday, October 27, at 10:00 a.m.The band has won a Grammy and peaked their debut album charts at number one. ‘Starcatcher’ Tour schedule April 27: St. Louis, MO | Chaifetz ArenaApril 29: Lincoln, NE |Pinnacle Bank ArenaMay 1: Rogers, AR | Walmart AmpMay 2: Kansas City, MO | T-Mobile CenterMay 6: Austin, TX | Moody CenterMay 8: Huntsville, AL | Orion AmphitheaterMay 12: North Charleston, SC | North Charleston ColiseumMay 14: Duluth, GA | Gas South ArenaMay 16: -Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! CenterMay 18: Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints ArenaMay 19: Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel ArenaMay 21: Milwaukee, WI | Fiserv Forum

Captain's trial begins in scuba dive boat disaster that killed 34 people

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:04:25 GMT

By the time the scuba dive boat sank off the Southern California coast after catching fire, 34 people had been killed in the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history.The Labor Day tragedy in 2019 spurred changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and civil lawsuits. Now four years later, a federal trial for the Conception's captain, Jerry Boylan, is set to begin Tuesday with jury selection in Los Angeles.It's been a long, frustrating wait for the families of those who perished. They say a judge's ruling that their loved ones should not be called “victims” at trial has only added to their pain. Coast Guard to enact sweeping safety reforms in wake of Conception boat fire that killed 34 “The past four years have been like living in a nightmare that you don’t wake up from,” said Kathleen McIlvain, whose 44-year-old son Charles was killed.The 75-foot (23-meter) boat was anchored off the Channel Islands, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Sa...

Best Bay Area doughnuts: Readers share their 17 favorite shops

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:04:25 GMT

If you love doughnuts — and finding fabulous ones to recommend to others — then you’ve got your work cut out for you. Last week, we published a list of 12 great bakeries, knowing that we had only scratched the glazed surface, and asked for reader suggestions. Not surprisingly, you folks gushed like the jelly from an over-filled doughnut about your favorite shops. So here are 17 more to visit for ethereal raised doughnuts, creative cake doughnuts and awesome fruit fritters.Chick’s Donuts & Coffee Shop, Concord: This classic spot comes in for high praise. “Chick’s has been around since the mid-1950s,” Lisa Freeman writes, “and as it has been passed down in the original owner’s family, then sold, the recipes stay the same. They make the best apple fritters and French doughnuts. Their doughnut holes melt in your mouth.” Reader Kerry also heads there for “the best doughnut holes.” Details: 1801 Willow Pass Road, ...

Why you shouldn’t postpone your flu vaccine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:04:25 GMT

By Katia Hetter | CNNWhile the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone 6 months and older should receive the annual flu vaccine, most people haven’t – at least not yet. Only 22.7% of adults and 20.8% of children have gotten the flu shot this fall, according to CDC data from October 14.Why is it important for everyone eligible to receive the flu shot? How effective is it? Do people who have had the flu before still need a shot? Why is it necessary every year? When is the best time to get it? And what else should people do to stay healthy as the weather gets colder?To help us with these questions, I spoke with our CNN Wellness medical expert, Dr. Leana Wen. Dr. Wen is an emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. She previously served as Baltimore’s health commissioner.CNN: Is it too late to get the flu shot?Dr. Leana Wen: Not at all. Flu season has not p...

Don Laughlin dies; he launched Nevada resort town that bears his name

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:04:25 GMT

LAUGHLIN, Nev. (AP) — Donald “Don” J. Laughlin, a resort owner and the namesake of a southern Nevada town that he turned into a tourist destination, has died. He was 92.Laughlin died Sunday of natural causes at his penthouse home at the Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, said Diana Fuchs, the resort’s marketing director.Family and other relatives had been with Laughlin for several days before his death.“Don … in true Don Laughlin spirit, was still trying to make them laugh with his jokes,” Fuchs said in an email to The Associated Press.Laughlin is credited as the architect behind the transformation of an area of dirt and weeds 100 miles south of Las Vegas into a thriving alternative to Sin City.“When we came here there was a dirt road in here and you had to come in by way of the dam,” Laughlin told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2016 while celebrating the resort’s 50th anniversary. “If it rained, you couldn&#...