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Metro Transit to begin $35 non-criminal citations, new code of conduct

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:59 GMT

Beginning Monday, Metro Transit’s community service officers will issue citations ranging from $35 to $100 to transit riders who fail to pay their fare, with a heavy focus on the two light rail lines that traverse Minneapolis and St. Paul.A first-time offense would result in a $35 non-criminal fine, which can be paid off within 90 days. The public transit authority offers other means of getting the fine waived or reduced, such as watching an educational video at a service site in downtown Minneapolis or downtown St. Paul or loading pre-payments onto a Go To card or transit fare app.Subsequent offenses will result in fines of $55, $75 and then $100, as well as suspensions from accessing transit service for 60 days after the third offense or 120 days after the fourth offense. More information is online at metrotransit.org/citations.Transit advocates have long called for a non-carceral approach toward fare enforcement and improvements to the overall rider experience, which suffer...

Mahtomedi rallies around hockey player injured in crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:59 GMT

The hockey community in Mahtomedi is rallying around a player who was critically injured in a three-car accident in Grant on Wednesday morning.Sources said Samson Walters, 16, of Hugo, a Junior Gold 16 player with Mahtomedi Youth Hockey, remained in critical condition Friday at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. He was injured in a head-on collision that occurred around 7:50 a.m. Wednesday on Jamaca Avenue near the intersection of Justen Trail.Hockey families around Mahtomedi have been putting hockey sticks out on their front porches and turning on their porch lights to show support for Samson Walters, 16, of Hugo, who was critically injured in a head-on collision in Grant on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (Courtesy of Mahtomedi Youth Hockey Association)The hockey community in Mahtomedi was rocked by the news of the accident, said Alex Rogosheske, president of the Mahtomedi Youth Hockey Association. A prayer service for Samson was held Friday morning at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in M...

Missouri lawmakers propose 'Blair's Law' again after veto

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:59 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are once again introducing a bill to impose tougher penalties for people who fire celebratory gunshots. But after it was vetoed as part of a larger crime bill earlier this year, this time it appears "Blair's Law" will stand on its own. Trio sneaks into abandoned STL prison, gets trapped in cell Missouri state Reps. Mark Sharp (D-Kansas City) and Sherri Gallick (R-Belton) have each pre-filed bills to establish Blair's Law across the state. It's named after 11-year-old Blair Shanahan Lane, who was killed on the Fourth of July in 2011 after someone in Kansas City shot bullets into the sky. Under Blair’s Law, it would be a crime of unlawful discharge of a firearm to shoot a gun with criminal negligence within a city’s limits. “It’s hard, but for a few weeks in July, it’s harder,” Blair’s mom, Michele Shanahan DeMoss, said this summer. “It deserves to be a law. People that commit that crime deserve to have a punishment gr...

Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy cleared to play vs. Texans as Denver’s run of good health continues

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:59 GMT

The Broncos will be near full strength for a critical AFC showdown Sunday afternoon in Houston.Every active player on Denver’s roster practiced fully on Friday except for reserve cornerback Damarri Mathis (back), who didn’t practice at all.He wasn’t spotted on the practice field during the portion open to reporters, though he was briefly in the locker room afterward.Mathis is listed as questionable for the matchup of 6-5 teams, but everybody else cleared off the injury report and should play.That, of course, includes wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, who said he had a groin issue pop up a couple of weeks ago while running a route.“I felt good,” Jeudy said.Jeudy, like the rest of the Broncos, is looking forward to playing meaningful football as December gets going.“This gives us a better chance to make the playoffs,” he said. “We take every game seriously, but this game here gives us a better chance of making the playoffs and that makes it more important.”Does it feel like a playoff-type ga...

Colorado middle schoolers voting to name reintroduced gray wolves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:59 GMT

Although they were not old enough to vote on bringing gray wolves back to the state, Colorado middle school students will have a say in the wolf naming process.The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center has announced a naming contest for the first gray wolves that will be reintroduced into their original native range. Until Dec. 20, middle school students in grades five through eight will have the opportunity to vote once for their favorite name from a list of 14, with the results to be finalized no later than Jan.1.Related ArticlesColorado News | Westbound & Down Brewing buys two other Colorado beer makers Colorado News | Pedestrian hit by RTD train in Thornton, temporarily halting N Line service Colorado News | One killed in shooting near Denver’s Cheesman Park Colorado News | Freshman state representative from metro Denver resigns, citing “sensationalistic and vitriolic” politics Colorado News | ...

Lifestyle, location keep Colorado’s housing market popular (and expensive)

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:59 GMT

Denver continues to be a popular destination for homebuyers.U.S. News & World Report named the Denver metro the healthiest housing market in America, surpassing Raleigh, North Carolina.MetroIntelligence compiled the ranking using the Housing Market Index for June 2023, an interactive data set that aggregates public and private data points categorized by impact on housing demand, supply, and financing.“When we looked at the data sets for June, it was pretty clear that Denver jumped to the front of the line due to one key factor: demand. With its mile-high elevation and proximity to the Rockies, it’s not surprising to see more consumers looking to maximize their lifestyle options by relocating or opting to stay in Denver,” said Patrick S. Duffy, the principal real estate economist for MetroIntelligence, who analyzed the data for U.S. News & World Report.But that continued popularity comes at a cost. Housing prices continue to climb in Colorado.According to a ...

Opinion: Farewell to George Santos, the perfect MAGA Republican

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:59 GMT

Should the blessed day ever arrive when Donald Trump is sent to federal prison, only one of his acolytes has earned the right to share his cell: George Santos, who on Friday became the sixth person in history to be expelled from the House of Representatives, more than seven months after he was first charged with crimes including fraud and money laundering. (He’s pleaded not guilty.) A clout-chasing con man obsessed with celebrity, driven into politics not by ideology but by vanity and the promise of proximity to rich marks, Santos is a pure product of Trump’s Republican Party.“At nearly every opportunity, he placed his desire for private gain above his duty to uphold the Constitution, federal law and ethical principles,” said a House Ethics Committee report about Santos released last month. He’s a true child of the MAGA movement.That movement is multifaceted, and different politicians represent different strains: There’s the dour, conspiracy-poisoned suburban grievance of Marjorie T...

Pedestrian hit by RTD train in Thornton, temporarily halting N Line service

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:59 GMT

A pedestrian was hit by a Regional Transportation District train in Thornton on Friday afternoon, temporarily halting service on the N Line, according to the agency.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Free RTD rides reduced Front Range air pollution in July and August. But is that enough? Crime and Public Safety | Xcel Energy to move headquarters from downtown Denver to RiNo in 2025 Crime and Public Safety | Downtown Denver to see road closures, RTD service changes for Parade of Lights, Israel conference Crime and Public Safety | Snooze opening its 13th Colorado location next month Crime and Public Safety | Letters: Slowing population growth isn’t sad or bad. Colorado is full. The collision occurred near East 97th Avenue and Welby Road at 1:21 p.m., according to police spokesperson Joe Walker and a Thornton police post on X. The woman was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries.RTD temporar...

LAPD releases footage of deadly police shooting at Calabasas restaurant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:59 GMT

Footage released on Friday shows the terror that unfolded in the streets of Woodland Hills and Calabasas when a homeless man first attacked someone with a machete and then ran into a popular restaurant where he was fatally shot by police.The incident took place on Nov. 1 when 911 dispatchers received a call from a man who said he had been attacked by another man with a machete at the McDonald's at Mulholland Drive near the 101 Freeway."I was able to get away from him, and then he kept attacking me," the victim told the 911 dispatcher.Benjamin Pritchard (LAPD)“We need to get in control of these homeless people,” he added. The man said he was not seriously hurt and did not require a paramedic. His attacker, later identified as Benjamin Pritchard, 35, had dropped the machete and was wandering through the parking lot of the busy shopping center when police arrived.Dash camera video released by the Los Angeles Police Department on Friday shows officers first trying to stop Pritchard near...

Netflix to give out free Christmas trees during holiday event

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:59 GMT

Southern California families can get a free Christmas tree, courtesy of Netflix, this holiday season as the streaming service gears up to open its very own Christmas tree farm for a limited time.Netflix’s Family Switch Christmas Tree Farm will open on Dec. 2 and 3 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd in Woodland Hills.Trees that are 6 or 8 feet tall will be given out for free while supplies last. Free delivery is also available for places up to 15 miles away from the event location, according to Netflix. Universal Studios Hollywood seasonal events return for holiday season The event is inspired by Netflix’s new holiday film “Family Switch,” a movie about family members switching places with each other and navigating a day in each other's shoes.The movie is currently streaming on Netflix.