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Met Council backs real estate in Highland Bridge, University Avenue, East Seventh, Maplewood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:41 GMT

The Metropolitan Council, the seven-county metro’s regional planning agency, approved a series of grants this week to back affordable housing and job creation, much of it along transit corridors.One set of “Livable Communities” grants will support transit-oriented development in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Richfield.The grants include $975,000 toward a mixed-use development led by Project for Pride in Living at 892 Seventh St. E. in St. Paul. Located between the Mexican consulate, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and Phalen Boulevard, the structure will provide affordable housing to multi-generational families, as well as supportive services and retail. It would be situated near the future route of the Purple Line, a bus rapid transit project previously known as the Rush Line corridor.Another grant for $889,000 will back the 2441 Arts Building, FilmNorth’s project at 2441 University Ave. W. in St. Paul, which is aimed at converting a former furniture...

Police arrest man for using bear spray on victim

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:41 GMT

MALTA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office arrested Jorge F. Torres, 44, on December 13. Torres was charged with second-degree assault and aggravated criminal contempt. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Torres is accused of spraying the victim in the face with bear spray at the X-Tra Mart on U.S. Route 9. The victim reportedly had an order of protection against Torres. The victim was treated by EMS. Torres was arraigned in Malta Town Court and remanded to the Saratoga County Jail in lieu of bail or bond pending further action.

Can you drive with colored headlights in Missouri?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS – According to Missouri statutes, "Headlamps, when lighted, shall exhibit lights substantially white in color." This is a verbatim excerpt from Missouri law concerning motor vehicles. Those UV blue headlights that emit a blue light when turned on are, in fact, illegal.Driving with colored headlights is a violation of traffic laws. Headlights are typically mandated during periods of reduced visibility to encourage safe driving practices. However, they must be exclusively white. While cars are originally equipped with white headlights, custom UV headlights represent aftermarket modifications.The only exception to the rule pertains to school buses, which are allowed to have headlights of any color when used for school purposes, and emergency vehicles on any street or public highway.The primary function of headlights on a vehicle is to provide light for the driver during low-light conditions, such as nighttime or inclement weather (e.g., fog, rain, or snow). They significantly...

Grant's Farm seeks more mural submissions for Tiergarten façade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - In celebration of its 120th anniversary, Grant's Farm is looking for artists to design and paint a permanent mural on its iconic Tiergarten façade. Organizers are making a last call for mural submissions. The winning artist receives $5,000. Two runner-ups will get $1,000 each.The mural should honor Grant's Farm's natural environment, historic architecture, its many animals, along with the Busch family's German heritage. Organizers say it should also evoke the four seasons.For more information on how to get involved, click here.

Woman killed in homicide in Broomfield’s Anthem neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:41 GMT

A woman was found dead by police in a home in Broomfield’s Anthem neighborhood on Thursday afternoon after officers responded to a call for a welfare check, according to the Broomfield Police Department.Police are investigating the woman’s death as a homicide, Broomfield police posted on X at 2 p.m. Friday. Officers were called for a welfare check at the home in the 3100 block of Promontory Loop just before 1 p.m. and found the woman’s body with “apparent injuries,” the department posted.No arrests have been made in the case. The woman’s name and cause of death will be released by the Adams and Broomfield County Coroner.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Colorado couple allegedly broke into Silverthorne condo unit, stayed for a month before being arrested Crime and Public Safety | Aurora man convicted of vehicular homicide in DUI crash that killed mother, daughter Crime and Public Safety | Suspect ...

Commerce City man sentenced to 50 years in neighbor’s shooting death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:41 GMT

The Commerce City man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and attempted murder in the 2021 shooting death of his neighbor was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday, according to court records and the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.Andrew Reineke, 30, was sentenced to 30 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for second-degree murder and 20 years for second-degree attempted murder in Adams County District Court on Friday. The sentences will run consecutively.Reineke pleaded guilty to the lesser charges on Sept. 20 in a plea agreement with the district attorney’s office. He was initially charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault on a peace officer and felony menacing.According to the district attorney’s office, Reineke confronted his 65-year-old neighbor, Andrew Ervin, on Aug. 3, 2021, near their homes on Grape Street and shot him in the back 11 times.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | On heels of...

Broncos’ high-flying defense in for a stiff primetime test against balanced, explosive Lions: “We can kind of prove the type of team we are”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:41 GMT

As the Broncos defense over the past eight games has transformed into one of the NFL’s best, its faced all types of offenses.The rugged, run-heavy Cleveland Browns. The magic of Patrick Mahomes, even this frustrated-by-poor-receivers version. The barely-bother-to-run Los Angeles Chargers.Next up is perhaps the most difficult challenge since Denver gave up 70 points at Miami,  a performance so terrible and so different from this group’s recent run that it feels more like three years ago rather than just less than three months ago. At the least, it’s a task on par with playing at Buffalo a month ago.The Lions, powered by quarterback Jared Goff, a fleet of young, talented skill players and a big, physical offensive line and orchestrated by coordinator Ben Johnson, has a calling card: Balance.“These guys obviously run the ball well, and have the ability to then go off play action or drop back,” Denver coach Sean Payton said Thursday. “It’s not just one thing.”No indeed. The Lions ...

SoCal men shipped hundreds of pounds of coke, meth to South Pacific, DOJ says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:41 GMT

A group of men from Orange and Los Angeles counties faces federal charges after they allegedly concealed hundreds of pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine in products like instant noodle packets and subwoofers and trafficked the drugs to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.Authorities on Thursday arrested Hoang Xuan Le, 42, of Tustin, and Tri Cao Buinguyen, 38, of Garden Grove, on charges of conspiracy to export controlled substances, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and distribution of methamphetamine.Le is also known as "Big Bro," "Blue" or "Knockout," and Buinguyen goes by "Bro" and "Mango," the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release. Additionally, two men from Los Angeles County, Trung Buinguyen, 40, of Lakewood, and Narongsak Champy, 28, of Long Beach, face the two conspiracy charges and are currently sought by authorities.Officials allege Orange County men shipped drugs disguised as consumer items to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea....

Cher slams the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 'Go you-know-what yourselves'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:41 GMT

This legendary artist has a bone to pick with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. While on "The Kelly Clarkson Show," Cher slammed the museum after she had been snubbed multiple times. On the program, Clarkson pointed out that Cher has No. 1 songs spanning seven decades. As the crowd cheered in support, the "Turn Back Time" singer then quipped "And I'm not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!"Cher's appearance on the daytime talk show came weeks after her holiday song "DJ Play a Christmas Song" earned her a new No. 1 song on the Billboard song chart. She's had a No. 1 hit on the song chart for every decade since the 1960s. The song is the lead single off her very first holiday album. When Clarkson was taken aback, Cher said she "wouldn't be in it now" even if they paid her "a million dollars.""I'm not kidding you," she said. “I was about to say sh---ing you! You know what, I wouldn’t be in it now if they gave me a million dollars. I’m never going to change my mind. They can just go you-...

Free parking remains for now, but will soon be erased from downtown L.A.'s Arts District

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:41 GMT

Friday morning brought a big change to the parking situation in downtown Los Angeles' Arts District. At least, that was the plan until vandals intervened.Flyers were placed on cars a few days ago announcing the arrival of paid parking, which "is being implemented to increase the availability of parking spaces," the Los Angeles Department of Transportation said.More than 250 spots between 1st Street and 4th Street from Alameda Street to Santa Fe Avenue were expected to become paid spaces, LADOT said on Facebook.Five kiosks have been added to the area to accept payment, LAist reports, though LADOT said later Friday that the rollout wasn't without hiccups."Due to vandalism of the five recently installed parking kiosks, LADOT is delaying the implementation of paid parking and parking meter enforcement in the Arts District until repairs are completed," a spokesperson said. "The new parking regulations were requested by Arts District businesses, residents, and the City Council office. The...