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Xcel Energy to power down Monticello nuclear power plant to fix leak of radioactive water

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:17 GMT

Xcel Energy will begin powering down its Monticello nuclear power plant Friday to allow the utility to more quickly perform repairs needed to fix a leak of radioactive water.In a Thursday night announcement, Xcel said it doesn’t expect any impact to its electrical customers.The utility also said that monitoring had revealed that a small amount of the contaminated water had reached the groundwater on the plant’s property 35 miles northwest of Minneapolis. However, the leaked water hasn’t been detected beyond the facility or in any local drinking water, Xcel said.“While the leak continues to pose no risk to the public or the environment, we determined the best course of action is to power down the plant and perform the permanent repairs immediately,” Chris Clark, president of Xcel Energy–Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, said in a statement Thursday night. “We are continuing to work with and inform our state, federal, city and county leaders in the process.”W...

Wild recover from slow start but lose to Flyers in shootout

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:17 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — The optimists will say the Wild got a point on a night they probably didn’t deserve one. The pessimists will say that playing against a team completely out of the playoff picture, the the Wild should have gotten both points.“Lackadaisical,” Marcus Foligno said. “I think that’s the word.”Bingo.On Thursday night at Wells Fargo Arena, the Wild let the Philadelphia Flyers skate circles around them — at least when they weren’t falling to the ice themselves. There was no flow to the game in the early stages, and while the Wild found their legs down the stretch, they suffered 5-4 shootout loss that left a sour taste in their mouths.“We feel like if we would’ve been on from the start, maybe it would’ve turned out differently,” Marcus Johansson said. “That’s the way it is.”Still, the point the Wild (41-22-9, 91 points) earned pushed them into first place in the Central Division. At least for a ...

Free Food Fridge placed near Siena College

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:17 GMT

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Free Food Albany launched its twelfth fridge at Siena College on Thursday. The fridge is located at the corner of Route 9 and Fiddlers Lane to aid both students and people living near campus. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! For several months, the college has been freezing leftovers from its dining hall for Free Food Fridge Albany to pickup and distribute, officials said. The meals are then ready to eat once they are cooked in an oven or microwave.Some of the meals given to the Free Food Fridge in the past include stuffed peppers, chicken parmigiana, and beef stew.

Willowbrook documentary plays at The Egg

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:17 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) –More than 50 years ago, the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island was exposed for its horrific treatment of those with developmental disabilities. The documentary, “The Path Forward: Remembering Willowbrook”, was produced by the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, in partnership with OGS Media Services to remind the world of the importance of inclusion in all aspects of community life. Documentary “Hudson, America” shown at Time & Space Limited “Children with special needs weren’t even allowed in the Board of Education until 1974. They were considered ’ineducateables’. The concept blows your mind," explained former Willowbrook employee Diane Buglioli.Willowbrook State School was the largest institution in the world for people with disabilities. When Geraldo Rivera’s ‘TV Expose’ revealed the inner workings of the institution to a national audience, a domino effect of change began. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events d...

Capital Cup for Kids packet pickup takes place

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:17 GMT

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Packet pickup for the Capital Cup for Kids hockey event took place Thursday. The fundraiser will take place at the Capital Arena in Clifton Park from April 25 to April 30. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! More than 400 players on 28 teams will be competing for the cup this year. Players picked up their fundraising packets on Thursday and met some of the kids who are honorary captains during the event. It raises money for several organizations, including Building on Love and Make a Wish of Northeastern New York. The event has a fundraising goal of $175,000.

City pushing absentee Millennium Hotel owners to make improvements

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:17 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Another vacant landmark building in downtown St. Louis is now being hit hard by crime: the former Millennium Hotel. Its cylindrical tower has been a fixture on the riverfront for decades, just south of the Gateway Arch.FOX 2 has obtained police records showing a growing number of calls for burglaries and suspicious activity inside the building. The lower levels are covered with boarded windows. People have been stealing various metals, like copper wiring, for scrap, according to police.The same thing has been rampant inside the beloved, former Famous Barr department store, also known as the Railway Exchange building. Top Stories: Jana Elementary School shuts down after radioactive waste concerns The two buildings have absentee owners. A Texas company owns the former Millennium. A Florida company owns the former Famous Barr.The City of St. Louis Problem Properties Unit is pushing them to step up preservation efforts.There are signs of that happening: a new security pres...

DeSoto residents asked to stay alert for flash flooding

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:17 GMT

DESOTO, Mo. - Before the rainfall began, DeSoto city manager Todd Melkus said the city was prepared to notify residents of evacuations, if necessary. The city has an emergency notification system that can contact residents who have registered for the service.Melkus said that the city is also prepared to go door to door to ensure that anyone facing flooding has enough time to evacuate. Parts of DeSoto have experienced disastrous flash flooding in previous years.He said some of the more recent flood alerts have occurred in the middle of the night. Top Stories: Jana Elementary School shuts down after radioactive waste concerns “That’s the most dangerous time to have a flash flood," Melkus said.Susan Liley is a longtime resident who has led a citizen-based effort to minimize flooding problems. She formed the group Citizens’ Committee for Flood Relief.“It’s so hard for these people to go through what they’ve gone through and just continue to keep happening to them,” she said.Liley said...

Antisemitic incidents in L.A., California were highest ever in 2022, report says

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:17 GMT

Los Angeles set a troubling record for antisemitic incidents in 2022, according to an audit published Thursday by the Anti-Defamation League.The report listed 237 incidents of hate targeting the Jewish community in Los Angeles in 2022, a 30% increase from the year prior.The total number of incidents has been rising steadily in recent years. In L.A., Riverside, San Bernardino and Kern counties, which comprises the local ADL region, antisemitic incidents have tripled since 2017. How should the media cover antisemitic propaganda? “These record-setting figures make clear that there has not just been a surge of antisemitism, there is an unfortunate and unmistakable trendline that antisemitism is deeply embedded and growing in every part of society,” ADL Los Angeles Regional Director Jeffrey I. Abrams said in a news release.The ADL lists the appearance of antisemitic literature among its incident examples, as well as threatening phone calls and emails to local synagogues, and banners hu...

Los Angeles Unified School District employee strikes to end Thursday with no agreement reached

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:17 GMT

Los Angeles Unified School District employees will conclude a three-day strike on Thursday and return to work on Friday, despite a contract standstill with no agreements reached.As LAUSD schools remain closed Thursday, workers continued rallying, demanding higher wages and better working conditions,School is scheduled to resume on Friday, but the possibility of another strike looms as labor talks came to a standstill and no agreements had been reached.Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is actively involved in the negotiations between the district and the Service Employees International Union, Local 99, which represents about 30,000 teachers’ aides, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers, and other support staff.Rallies were held across Los Angeles on Thursday, including a large gathering at the L.A. Historic State Park.Around 60,000 Los Angeles Unified School District employees on strike, calling for higher wages and better working conditions on March 23, 2023. (KTLA)Around 60,000 Los...

Oxnard man found guilty on 2 murder charges, 3 robbery charges stemming from 2017 crime spree

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:17 GMT

A jury found a man from Oxnard guilty on Thursday of two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree robbery for a crime spree that took place in 2017. David Flores, 25, was found responsible for the shooting deaths of Aaron Austin and Eduardo Viveros, along with two other accomplices who have previously pled guilty. On May 16, 2017, police found Aaron Austin with four gunshot wounds in front of an apartment complex on North G Street in Oxnard. He was pronounced dead at the Ventura County Medical Center. On the same day, Eduardo Viveros was shot three times by Flores. He died on Perkins Road in Oxnard.According to police, the shootings were separated by less than 30 minutes. Flores and his two accomplices also robbed three additional victims at gunpoint during the crime spree. “This jury saved lives with their verdicts,” said Ventura County Senior Deputy District Attorney John Barrick. “There is no doubt in my mind that if David Flores were to ever get out ...