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Severe storms may pop near St. Louis Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- The Heat Advisory continues for today into Friday for top temperatures that may reach over 100 degrees in Missouri. However, scattered storms in Illinois will cut down on the heat in areas east of St. Louis.Several clusters of strong to severe storms are forecast to drop for Iowa into central and then southern Illinois today into tonight. These storms may bring damaging winds, hail and even a tornado threat to the St. Louis area. Some of them may start to pop up at around 11 a.m. Thursday.The extreme heat will continue to be an issue in Missouri Friday and more storms are expected in Illinois, with St. Louis right in the middle of it all. I cannot rule out additional strong storms in our northeastern counties Friday.The risk for more general showers and storms will increase across the entire region for Saturday.

Sheriff’s deputies shoots man suspected of setting vehicle on fire in Grand Junction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:50 GMT

Sheriff’s deputies shot a man suspected of setting a vehicle on fire at his property in Grand Junction in western Colorado, and on Thursday a team of investigators was preparing to look into what happened, according to Grand Junction police.Mesa County Sheriff’s deputies responded to calls that a man who lived in the 2900 block of Sandra Avenue started the fire around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, the police said in a news release. Firefighters came to put out the fire. When deputies tried to contact the man, “an officer-involved shooting occurred,” the police said.Firefighters took the man to a hospital. No information on his condition was released.The deputy has been placed on paid leave, police said. A criminal investigation launched by a 21st Judicial District team will determine whether the use of force was legally justified, and police said a separate internal investigation also will begin.Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

Denver weather: Afternoon thunderstorms likely, possible hail, tornadoes on eastern plains

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:50 GMT

Cloudier weather conditions over metro Denver Thursday will bring potentially severe afternoon thunderstorms that, east of the city on Colorado’s eastern plains, may produce hail and tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.The scattered storms rolling over Colorado’s Front Range during the late afternoon and evening also may generate bursts of wind, gusting at speeds up to 70 miles per hour, weather service forecasters said, estimating the likelihood of rain and thunderstorms in Denver at 50%. Meteorologists anticipated that any storms most likely would hit areas east of the mountains between the foothills northwest of Denver and the plains around Fort Morgan and Limon after 4 p.m.The high temperature in Denver will be 78 degrees Thursday, decreasing to 73 degrees on Friday, forecasters said. At night, the temperatures are expected to decrease to around 56 degrees.The weather pattern settling over Front Range cities Thursday, with patchy morning fog, was exp...

France will deploy 40,000 officers to quell violence that erupted after police fatally shot a teen

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:50 GMT

By SYLVIE CORBET and ALEX TURNBULL (Associated Press)NANTERRE, France (AP) — France’s government vowed to restore order Thursday after two nights of urban violence triggered by the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old, announcing it would deploy tens of thousands more officers and crack down on neighborhoods where buildings and vehicles were torched. Ministers fanned out to areas scarred by the sudden flare-up of rioting, appealing for calm but also warning that the violence that injured scores of police and damaged nearly 100 public buildings wouldn’t be allowed to continue. After a morning crisis meeting, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said policing will be more than quadrupled — from 9,000 officers to 40,000. In the Paris region alone, the number of officers deployed will more than double to 5,000.“The professionals of disorder must go home,” Darmanin said. While there’s no need yet to declare a state of emergency — a measure ...

Wimbledon 2023: Novak Djokovic and Elena Rybakina are the defending champions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:50 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A glance at Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2023:Grass courtsAll England ClubPlay begins Monday at what is now a scheduled 14-day tournament, because as of last year, there is play on the middle Sunday, traditionally a day of rest. There are no night sessions, unlike at the other three Grand Slam tournaments. The women’s singles final is Saturday, July 15; the men’s singles final is Sunday, July 16.Iga Swiatek is seeded No. 1 in the women’s bracket, with Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka at No. 2, reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina at No. 3 and Jessica Pegula at No. 4. Carlos Alcaraz is No. 1 among the men, followed by four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic at No. 2, Daniil Medvedev at No. 3, and Casper Ruud at No. 4. The draw is Friday. Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan Novak Djokovic, Serbia Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur 3-...

With Kerr and her Matildas on home soil, Australia has high expectations for Women’s World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:50 GMT

By JOHN PYE (AP Sports Writer)BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Sam Kerr’s Matildas will have more than 80,000 fans in the stadium and much of Australia watching when they get their Women’s World Cup campaign started against Ireland, making it the hottest sports ticket Down Under at a time usually dominated by men playing rugby league or Aussie rules.It’s a phenomenal difference from just over two decades ago, when a group of Matildas players agreed to pose nude for a calendar leading into the 2000 Sydney Olympics in a bid to raise much-needed money and awareness for the women’s national soccer team.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has even floated the idea of a public holiday if the Matildas win the World Cup, a tournament being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The team’s main focus, though, is on topping a group containing Olympic champion Canada, Ireland and Nigeria.After all, they’ve never gone past the quarterfinals at seven previous Wor...

Applications for jobless benefits in the U.S. retreat after three weeks of elevated claims

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:50 GMT

By MATT OTT (AP Business Writer)Applications for unemployment benefits fell significantly last week after claims appeared to stabilize at modestly elevated levels in recent weeks.U.S. applications for jobless claims fell by 26,000 to 239,000 for the week ending June 24, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Economists were expecting the elevated claims numbers to continue above 260,000, where they had settled the past three weeks.“We have no specific explanation for this sudden dip, after three straight weeks in a narrow range from 262K to 265K, but observations for individual weeks always have to be viewed with skepticism, especially when they move against the established trend in claims and other data,” said analysts with Contingent Macro Research in a note to clients Thursday. The four-week moving average of claims, which evens out some of the weekly fluctuations, rose by 1,500 to 257,500.Jobless claims applications are seen as representative of the number of layoff...

Minors robbed of their shoes in Irvine Spectrum Center bathroom

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:50 GMT

Police asked for the public's help Wednesday in locating two suspects who used a handgun to rob four minors in an Irvine restroom earlier this week. The incident occurred around 9:22 p.m. Monday at the Spectrum Center and was partially captured on surveillance video posted to the Irvine Police Department's Twitter feed.Investigators said the minors were followed into the restroom by two suspects who demanded their shoes.One of the suspects can be seen in the video displaying a black handgun. A robbery suspect is seen carrying a gun in an image posted by the Irvine Police Department on June 28, 2023. The first suspect was described as a male Hispanic between 15 and 20 years old. He stands 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds. He was wearing a black baseball cap with a red emblem, a black fanny pack, a gray tank top, black pants and white shoes.Police said the suspect was armed with a handgun. The second suspect was also believed to be a male Hispanic between 15...

Deadly crash results in hourslong lane closures on 101 Freeway through Studio City

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:50 GMT

A fiery crash that left one dead on the 101 Freeway prompted a SigAlert for four eastbound lanes through Studio City Thursday morning.The incident was reported around 3 a.m. when a vehicle struck a construction truck and caught fire just west of the 134 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol's traffic incident log.The vehicle became fully engulfed in flames with the driver still inside.Authorities respond to a fatal crash on the 101 Freeway in Studio City on June 29, 2023. (KTLA)A coroner's vehicle was sent to the scene to recover a body after the fatal incident, according to the CHP. Two people working in the construction vehicle, which was described as a striper truck, were apparently taken to the hospital.Officials issued a SigAlert around 3:40 a.m. for the closure all lanes but one on the eastbound 101 Freeway.Traffic was still reduced to a single lane as of 6:45 a.m.

First look at 'Rogers: The Musical' coming to Disney CA Adventure Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:50 GMT

We're getting a first look at "Rogers: The Musical" at Disney California Adventure Park. The production is based on the story of Steve Rogers, Captain America(Sean Teegarden/Disneyland Resort)"Rogers: The Musical," is a one-act musical production at the park's Hyperion Theater. The 30-minute show includes dancers and singers as they take the audience through the origin story of the superhero. It'll feature other characters like, Peggy Carter, Nick Fury, and select members of the Avengers.The last live production at the theater was “Frozen: Live at the Hyperion” before the resort shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, Inside the Magic reported.(Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort)"The real-life production of 'Rogers: The Musical' draws inspiration from the fictional Broadwaymusical theater sequence featured in the first episode of the Disney+ series 'Hawkeye,'" according to a news release. The musical is a project between Disney Live Entertainment and book writer Hunter Bell, who sta...