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1 in grave condition after being pulled from water at North Avenue Beach in Chicago

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:42 GMT

CHICAGO — A person is in grave condition after being pulled from the water Friday night at North Avenue Beach in Chicago.According to the Chicago Fire Department, the person was rescued from the water around 9 p.m. FBI looking for 2 people who robbed bank in Addison Chicago Fire Department personnel began CPR and took the person to Northwest Medical Center in grave condition.Additional details haven't been released at this time.

Saints implode in ninth, fall 5-4 in walk-off loss to Storm Chasers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:42 GMT

Logan Porter cracked a two-run double to left-center field off Josh Winder in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Omaha Storm Chasers rallied for a 5-4 walk-off victory over the St. Paul Saints Friday night in Papillion, Neb.Winder took a 4-2 lead into the ninth but allowed a walk, a double and a single before Porter’s walk-off closer. He took the loss and upped his earned-run average to 6.16 on the season. The Saints (55-38) lost for the fifth time this season when leading heading into the ninth inning.The Storm Chasers (44-46) struck first, getting two runs off of Saints starter Simeon Woods Richardson in the third inning on a pair of RBI singles. Woods Richardson went five innings, allowing the two runs on five hits while striking out four. He didn’t surrender a walk.St. Paul took the lead in a four-run fifth inning. Austin Martin hit an RBI single, Kyle Garlick walked to force in a run and Gilberto Celestino hit a two-run single to left field as the Saints took a 4...

Schenectady County officials respond to placement of NYC asylees

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:42 GMT

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Schenectady County officials are reacting to the latest wave of asylum seekers in the Capital Region. NEWS10 explains the next steps the county plans to take. Amtrak restores partial service for Adirondack Line Nearly 200 asylum seekers have been moved into the county within the past week. Schenectady county legislators plan to hold a special meeting on Monday, to discuss an emergency order that would prohibit the further acceptance and housing of asylum seekers.Schenectady County Manager, Rory Fluman, says there has been little time to prepare for the busses filled with migrants that made the Super 8 Motel in Rotterdam their new home.“We have come to the place, you know, with the experience of what's happening in Rotterdam, that we are going to name a housing crisis. And what that housing crisis means is the communication of DocGo and the City of New York are readily transparent about this problem,” said Fluman.Fluman says Schenectady is not a sanctuary...

Ferguson residents call for action over bad house ruining neighborhood

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:42 GMT

FERGUSON, Mo. - Sue Oge of Ferguson has had enough of a terrible eyesore on the street. It's a run-down house in a nice neighborhood.She wondered why it hadn't been demolished by now."City of Ferguson to come out and see what they can do about the house because it’s a nice neighborhood," Oge said. "It’s bringing down the value. They keep saying they’re going to bring somebody out, but nobody ever shows up."To make matters worse, the house burned down a few years ago. The roof has collapsed. It's even worse than before. Vegetation is growing from inside the house. Protests over Francis Howell plan to allow anti-racism resolution to expire Oge said she reached out to FOX 2 after seeing a previous story."I saw your segment about run-down segments in the north county area, and I thought you might be interested to see this one,” Oge said.Other neighbors are concerned about the vacant home as well."It’s an eyesore, it needs to be renovated or taken over or something, it’s been a while,"...

U-Haul on Lemay Ferry Road causing safety issues for nearby residents

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:42 GMT

MEHLVILLE, Mo. - Residents are concerned about what might creep into their backyards after a U-Haul property failed to maintain fencing that backs up right into theirs.Kathi Meyer has been a resident of Banister Drive for the past 22 years. Recently, it's been a fence right next to the back of the property that has her and many others on that stretch of road concerned."I do not know if I'm gonna walk out on my sun porch one night, and there's gonna be someone laying out on my sun porch, and that does scare me," Meyer said. Missouri & Illinois players win $1M in record Powerball jackpot After two decades, it took a short time before her view started to change."We had gotten a notice on our front door one day a couple of years ago that said we will be working on the fence in the back, so if you have a pet in the back, keep them inside," Meyer said.U-Haul relocated in 2021 after purchasing the vacant land where several businesses had previously moved in and out. The property sits...

Alicia Keys gifts hundreds of concert tickets to Ralph Yarl classmates 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Sixteen buses carried hundreds of high school students and their parents to Friday's Alicia Keys concert, and it was all made possible by the musician herself.On their last day of school, Ralph Yarl’s classmates at Staley High School in Kansas City, Missouri, were surprised at an assembly by Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys."We were all like, ‘Oh my gosh, it didn't feel real,’” said Jaidyn Keith, an incoming junior.Through a video message, Keys gifted about 700 students and their parent's free tickets to her St. Louis show on Friday."I thought it was a really great thing for her to do, like she's honestly such an amazing human being for that,” said McKenna Dubes, a Staley High School graduate. Protests over Francis Howell plan to allow anti-racism resolution to expire Keys was moved by the story of Ralph Yarl, a teenager who was shot in the head on April 13. Yarl lived, and about 1,200 of his classmates held a unity walk the following week."It was just to sh...

$1.8B expansion plan by Boeing would add 500 St. Louis area jobs  

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Boeing is Missouri’s largest manufacturer, and now the aerospace giant plans on expanding its footprint in St. Louis County.A plan to invest nearly $2 billion would create 500 jobs. Tax breaks related to the expansion would need to be approved.The future aerospace program has been dubbed Project Voyager. Boeing has already been in talks with St. Louis Lambert International Airport about expansion.A statement from St. Louis County Executive Sam Page reads:“This project will reinforce our dominance as a region that builds the future of aviation, creates pathways to exciting careers, and showcases the pride and talent of St. Louis County.”If the St. Louis County Council approves the deal, Boeing would receive tax breaks on the expansion that would amount to a 50% break on real and personal property tax for 10 years. There would be no tax breaks on existing taxes.“The plan announced today by Boeing to invest nearly $2 billion and add 500 high-quality jobs in our ...

Windsor’s Sophia Smith scores twice for US in 3-0 victory over Vietnam to open the Women’s World Cup

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:42 GMT

AUKLAND, New Zealand — Sophia Smith of Windsor, Colorado scored twice for the United States in the opening half and the two-time defending champions kicked off the Women’s World Cup with a 3-0 victory over tournament first-timers Vietnam on Saturday.Lindsey Horan added a goal for the favored Americans, who have won four World Cups overall and are vying for an unprecedented three-peat in this year’s tournament. Horan is also from Colorado, growing up in Golden.Vietnam drew comparisons to Thailand, the team the Americans routed 13-0 in in their 2019 World Cup opening game. But Vietnam was surprisingly resilient, kept the game closer than expected, and goalkeeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh stopped Alex Morgan’s first-half penalty attempt.Morgan was knocked to the field clutching her calf after trying for the rebound off her missed penalty, but she quickly returned. It was just her second penalty miss for the United States.Smith, one of 14 Americans playing in their firs...

Ravens agree to 1-year deal with RB Melvin Gordon and put Dobbins on PUP list

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:42 GMT

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a one-year deal with running back Melvin Gordon, pending a physical.The Ravens announced the move on Friday, the same day they put running back J.K. Dobbins and fullback Patrick Ricard on the physically-unable-to-perform list. They also put defensive tackle Rayshad Nichols, wide receiver Mike Thomas and defensive back Pepe Williams on the PUP list.Baltimore put linebacker Tyus Bowser on the non-football injury list and receiver Rashod Bateman on the did-not-report list.The 30-year-old Gordon spent his past three seasons with the Denver Broncos. He ran for a career-low 318 yards on 90 carries in 10 games in 2022. Gordon was a 1,000-yard rusher in 2017 with the Los Angeles Chargers and ran for over 900 as recently as two seasons ago.

Brian Harman matches British Open records at Hoylake and leads Tommy Fleetwood by 5 shots

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:53:42 GMT

By DOUG FERGUSON (AP Golf Writer)HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Brian Harman found himself in elite company through two rounds at Royal Liverpool, tying the 36-hole record also held by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Even better was having no company at all atop the leaderboard Friday in the British Open.Harman seized control early with four straight birdies, and saved his best for the final hole. He ripped a 5-iron to 15 feet for eagle, giving him a 6-under 65 that was good for a five-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood going into the weekend.Not since Scottie Scheffler at the 2022 Masters has a player led a major by five shots through 36 holes. The last player to lead the British Open by five at the halfway point was Louis Oosthuizen at St. Andrews in 2010. Both went on to win handily.“I understand a lot can happen at an Open, but eight shots is a lot of shots to spot a player who’s playing really well,” said Jordan Spieth, who lost three shots on the back nine for a 71 ...