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Teen pleads guilty in killing of Michael Brasel in St. Paul

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:48 GMT

One of the St. Paul teens charged in the killing of Michael Brasel, who was shot as he tried to stop someone from rummaging through his car in front of his family’s St. Anthony Park home, has pleaded guilty to murder in adult court.Kle Swee, 17, waived his adult certification hearing Wednesday in Ramsey County District Court and then pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree intentional murder in the May 6 killing of Brasel, a 44-year-old husband, father of two boys and youth hockey coach.Swee, who turns 18 on Oct. 18, appeared in court before Judge JaPaul Harris with his attorney Kristen Turner and parents by his side. An interpreter translated the hearing into the Karen language.Family members of Kle Swee and Brasel, including Brasel’s wife, Hilary, sat on either side of the courtroom gallery.Kle Swee, who was wearing a gray sweatshirt with his hair in a topknot, replied to questions from the judge with, “Yes, your honor.”In exchange for waiving the certification h...

Eagan man sentenced for lighting firework in movie theater

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:48 GMT

A 19-year-old Eagan man was sentenced Wednesday to six days in the Dakota County jail and three years of probation for setting off an aerial firework in an Eagan movie theater last year — a blast that injured two people, including an 11-month-old infant, and sent panicked moviegoers running for the exits.Approximately 40 people were in an Emagine Eagan auditorium for the horror-thriller “The Black Phone” when Khalid Bedel Hassan lit the firework and threw it just before 8:30 p.m. July 12, 2022, according to a criminal complaint.Khalid Bedel Hassan. (Courtesy of the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office)In May, Hassan pleaded guilty as charged to four felonies — threats of violence,  third-degree assault and two counts of first-degree criminal damage to property — and one count of misdemeanor fifth-degree assault.Both victims were seated in the handicap area of the auditorium. The infant sustained burns on her cheeks and nose. The other had multiple cuts on her leg and was...

Stanford Heights FD breaks ground on new station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:48 GMT

NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Stanford Heights Fire District broke ground on a new fire station on Wednesday. The $10.5 million project is being built next to the current fire station.When it's complete, the new building will be two stories tall and more than 17,000-sq. ft. Officials said it's a needed addition because of the department's wide coverage in multiple towns. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! "This department for over 123 years has been serving this community -- not only the Town of Colonie but the town of Niskayuna," Colonie Town Supervisor Peter Crummey said. "And there are very few departments that get to do just that, and they are doing it for the public good. This new facility will ensure that Stanford Heights has the latest and the greatest opportunity to serve the citizens of both Colonie and Niskayuna."The project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2024.

Top prosecutors back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:48 GMT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around the U.S. are throwing their support behind efforts to compensate people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing. The Democratic officials sent a letter Wednesday to congressional leaders, saying “it’s time for the federal government to give back to those who sacrificed so much.” The letter refers to the estimated half a million people who lived within a 150-mile (240-kilometer) radius of the Trinity Test site in southern New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945. It also pointed to thousands of people in Idaho, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Montana and Guam who currently are not eligible under the existing compensation program.The U.S. Senate voted recently to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act as part of a massive defense spending bill. Supporters are hopeful the U.S. House will include the provisions in its ve...

New law aimed at putting Missouri back on the big screen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:48 GMT

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - Lights, camera, action. Missouri is hoping to get back into the movie industry by luring production companies with tax credits.It's been more than a decade since the state has offered tax incentives for big productions. Governor Mike Parson signed off Tuesday on the Show MO Act in Chesterfield, with the hopes of getting Missouri back into the action."People are going to have opportunities of a lifetime to be in this arena, and to have it here at home is a pretty special day," Parson said before signing the bill.Since a similar law expired in 2013, Missouri has been losing out on big projects to other states."Before we had 'Gone Girl,' 'Up in the Air,' and some other motion pictures that were filed in the state, but unfortunately, since 2012, we had had no major motion pictures filmed in the state," Sen. Denny Hoskins, R-Warrensburg, said. "They have gone to other competing states."Hoskins, the sponsor of Senate Bill 94, says he has been working on the bipartisan ...

Big Ten is ready for maximum exposure with games on NBC, CBS and Fox

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:48 GMT

By JOE REEDY (AP Sports Writer)Big Ten football is used to grabbing the spotlight on Saturdays during the fall. However, it is putting a new spin on maximum exposure and going prime time.The Big Ten’s seven-year deal with Fox, CBS and NBC begins this week, marking the first time a college conference sold its rights to three broadcast networks.NBC’s “Big Ten Saturday Night” also gives the conference its first weekly prime-time package on a broadcast network. The first game is Saturday when No. 7 Penn State hosts West Virginia.Even though there is an increased focus on streaming, 27 of the 30 most-watched college football games last year were on one of the four broadcast networks.The Big Ten estimates 34 games will air on Fox, NBC and CBS this season. That increases to 45 in 2024 when the full slate of CBS games begins. CBS goes from a split schedule of seven this season to 15 in 2024 when ABC takes over the SEC 3:30 p.m. game.NBC has devoted the same amount of...

Six face murder charges in Aurora organized crime investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:48 GMT

Aurora police officials announced Wednesday that six people have been charged with murder in a two-year, multi-jurisdictional investigation into organized crime.The Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement Network on Tuesday arrested seven of 12 suspects discovered in the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act investigation, with all but one suspect charged with violent crimes, according to an Aurora Police Department news release. Three of the suspects already were in custody on other charges. One person remains at large and one person barricaded himself in his residence before taking his own life Tuesday.Officials believe all of the suspects belong to the same criminal organization.Luis Ramirez, 23; Dominik Ramirez, 21; Jonathan Ramirez, 18; Jason Frias, 19; Keyandre Robinson, 21; and Trayvon Weatherspoon, 19, were arrested Tuesday. Julian Nava-Hernadez, 18; Juan Carlos Rivas-Luna, 18, and Jose Cano-Venzor, 19, already were in jail. Donald Howard, 18, was not located during Tuesday’...

Authorities searching for guitar thief in L.A. County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:48 GMT

Authorities with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman whole stole a pair of guitars from a Westlake Village music store earlier this month. The theft occurred on Aug. 13 just before 4 p.m. at a Guitar Center located at 30730 Russell Ranch Rd.  A female suspect entered the establishment and walked around the store looking at guitars, according to LASD’s bulletin. When store employees were distracted, the woman walked out of the store with two guitars and made no attempt to purchase the merchandise.  A female suspect, seen here on surveillance cameras, allegedly stealing two guitars from a Guitar Center in Westlake Village on Aug. 13, 2023. (LASD)One of the stolen instruments, valued at nearly $1,000, was an Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Outfit electric guitar. The other, valued at more than $900, was a Fender Player Stratocaster HSS Plus.  Anyone with information about this incident who may recognize the ...

Sean Philpot Dies in Motorcycle Collision on South Washington Street [Amarillo, TX]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:48 GMT

18-Year-Old Rider Pronounced Dead after Motorcycle Accident near Southwest 41st StreetAMARILLO, TX (August 30, 2023) – Thursday night, Sean Philpot was killed in a motorcycle collision on South Washington Street.Police responded to the scene around 9:18 p.m., near Southwest 41st Street on August 10th.According to reports, the rider of a northbound motorcycle collided head-on with an SUV that was pulling out from a private parking lot. There, the driver struck the motorcyclist.Medical personnel arrived and pronounced the rider dead at the scene. Authorities later identified the deceased victim as 18-year-old Philpot.Meanwhile, paramedics rushed the SUV driver to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. Although, the name of the SUV driver remains unknown.Amarillo police continue to investigate the cause of the accident and will release additional information once it becomes available. Once available, further details will be provided.In this sorrowful time, the Sweet James team ...

Mariners rally past A’s, 5-4, as Seattle finishes with best month in team history

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:48 GMT

SEATTLE — The Oakland A’s nearly equaled their most successful month in a trying season on Wednesday afternoon. Instead, it was the Seattle Mariners, their opponent, who most wished August never ended after rallying to beat the A’s 5-4.“There’s like 60 days in August isn’t there? I wish there was,” Mariners manager Scott Servais quipped. “What a month.”The Mariners closed out the winningest month in team history after J.P. Crawford dropped a two-run single into left field in the seventh inning to give Seattle the lead for good after it rallied from a pair of deficits.The A’s came into Wednesday’s game with a more modest goal of equaling their most wins in a month this season. Instead, Oakland (39-95) settled for a 9-17 record in August, one win shy of its season-best 10-16 mark in June.Seattle went 21-6 in the month, bettering the previous franchise record of 20 victories in a month. The Mariners have won 13 of their last 15 games and will head into September in the midd...