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Wild earn comeback win over Blackhawks despite sloppy start

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:32:52 GMT

CHICAGO — The lineup resembled that of exhibition game, and so, too, did the effort from the Wild for prolonged stretches.After leaving Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello, Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin at home to avoid potential injury, the Wild lacked urgency against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night at the United Center.In the end, though, the Wild did just enough to earn a 4-2 win over the Blackhawks. That keeps their slim hopes of winning the Central Division alive at least for a few more days.On a night that former Gophers captain Brock Faber made his NHL debut, and top prospect Marco Rossi made his highly anticipated NHL return, the Wild at times looked like they had very little interest playing in an NHL game.Ultimately that didn’t hurt against a group like the Blackhawks that has been aggressively tanking since the trade deadline.It looked like it might be an easy night for the Wild in the early stages as Matt Boldy scored midway throughout the first period ...

1 person rescued from Albany house fire

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:32:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Fire crews are investigating after a house fire in Albany Monday afternoon. The call for the fire came in just before 6 p.m. in the area of Second Street. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Officials said the fire started in an exterior wall of the home. Someone was sleeping on the second floor of the building at the time of the fire and was rescued.A cause for the fire has not been determined, yet.

Teen steals firearms from Calamity Jane's

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:32:52 GMT

KINGSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Calamity Jane's Firearms and Fine Shoes was broken into and burglarized for the second time in less than a year. Owners, Jane and Tim Havens, arrived to their store as an active police scene unfolded."We got a call at ten of one this morning from the alarm company that they had a break-in," stated Jane Havens. "They had a perpetrator in custody already. The cooperation between the agencies today was amazing," said Tim Havens. Police arrest six more during gun shop investigation Police say they found a teenage male running from the store, and officers tracked him down to Feeder street. Based on what they recovered, it’s a good thing they caught the suspect."We noticed that a window was broken and we realized a criminal had gone through the front window. Taken some various guns and ammunition," explained Jane Havens. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! This was not the first time Calamity Jane's has d...

Albany County requests expanded liquor sales during holiday season

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:32:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Liquor stores in Albany County could soon be remaining open longer during the holiday season. The county legislature unanimously approved a request to the New York State Liquor Authority for the expanded hours. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! If the SLA approves the request, then wine and liquor stores could be open from the hours of 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Currently, they are only allowed to be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.Those with the county legislature said the change will help local businesses during a busy holiday season.

Report: 15-month-old force-fed until vomiting, while second worker watched

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:32:52 GMT

HAZELWOOD, Mo. – A child was reportedly force-fed until she vomited at a north St. Louis County daycare. State regulators claim it happened while another caregiver watched. The incident was also caught on video.It happened on Jan. 13, at the Lily Pad Learning Center Candle Light Lane in Hazelwood, where state investigators with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education documented caregiver Katrina M. King “forcing food in a child’s mouth.” The record says a 15-month-old appeared to be “crying or choking” on the video and that she “vomited onto a table,” all while a second caregiver reportedly “looks over” and “…observed Kat forcing food in (the child’s) mouth.”The state inspection report also says the second caregiver was nearby on a carpet looking at her phone and that, “(She) does look towards (the child) but does not interact with her.” Male bald eagle goes from babysitting rock to an eaglet at World Bird Sanctuary The St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office charged Kin...

“Easter Miracle” for Lake St. Louis officer critically injured by suspected drunk driver

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:32:52 GMT

LAKE ST. LOUIS, Mo. - One of the five St. Louis area police officers injured by a suspected drunk driver made a breakthrough Sunday.Lake St. Louis Police Officer Nathan Livingston regained consciousness and was able to speak with his family for the first time since the incident.“Personally, I’m a faith-based person. Prayers pay off. Keep doing it, and I know we’re going to have a good outcome,” said Chief Chris DiGiuseppi for the Lake St. Louis Police Department.It was a dramatic turnaround for Livingston. He remained unresponsive ever since he and four others were injured in the overnight hours of March 29. Male bald eagle goes from babysitting rock to an eaglet at World Bird Sanctuary The officers were part of the St. Charles County Criminal Interdiction Task Force, responding to an incident on Interstate 70 in Maryland Heights. All of a sudden, a man driving an SUV barreled into a patrol vehicle. Five officers, three from Lake St. Louis, plus a Lake St. Louis K9 and two St. Cha...

Police search for robbery and kidnapping victim after being taken in his car by 5 suspects

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:32:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Police are looking for a man after he was forced out of his car at gunpoint, then driven off by his kidnappers; none of them have been seen since.Just after 8:20 p.m. Friday, a driver was sitting in his car at the pump, at the Phillips 66 gas station off South Grand, when suddenly two cars blocked him in.Police said two vehicles with three men and two women, between the ages of 16 and 20, drove onto the lot and surrounded him. Male bald eagle goes from babysitting rock to an eaglet at World Bird Sanctuary Two of the suspects pointed guns at the driver, ordered him out of the car, searched him, took off his jacket, and then forced him back into the passenger seat of his own car. Two kidnappers then took off with the victim in his own car, with the three other suspects driving in the vehicles they came in behind.No one has been seen since."It's crazy, like me and my kids could have been walking up here when all of this was going down, and anything could have happened,” s...

Nearby employees react as Creve Coeur police look for shooting suspect

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:32:52 GMT

CREVE COEUR, Mo. - The Creve Coeur Police Department has named a suspect in the Friday afternoon shooting that sent one man to the hospital with a gunshot wound in his abdomen.CCPD is looking for 30-year-old Azar Thompson, who is 6' feet tall and weighs about 150 pounds with brown eyes and dark hair. Thompson shot a man around 2 p.m. after a dispute outside Jet's Pizza in Creve Coeur along Olive Boulevard, according to the CCPD."It was a scary experience," said Ben Dable, a trainer at 9Round fitness gym. Male bald eagle goes from babysitting rock to an eaglet at World Bird Sanctuary He said it's the first time anything like this has happened in the area."I’m assuming it was a wrong place, wrong time kind of scenario,” Dable said.The St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office is charging Thompson with four felonies: assault in the first degree, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and property damage. Police are also looking for Thompson's car, which is a 2013 blue Dodge Dart...

Push to widen Interstate 70 all across Missouri

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:32:52 GMT

WENTZVILLE, Mo. - As the State of Missouri sits on record budget surpluses, a top priority for the governor seems to have stalled: widening Interstate 70 from St. Louis to Kansas City.Anyone driving westbound on I-70 out of the St. Louis area may be perplexed as to why the interstate narrows from four lanes to three to two in St. Charles County, despite the fact that traffic remains heavy.“For those who we say we can't afford it (I-70 expansion), I say we can't afford not to,” Governor Mike Parson said in his State of the State speech nearly three months ago. Male bald eagle goes from babysitting rock to an eaglet at World Bird Sanctuary Still, the legislature has yet to earmark a single dollar toward the idea, with the legislative session set to end in mid-May.“Don’t forget it’s eight years from the time we say go to get an actual project like that completed,” said State Senator Bill Eigel.He’s sponsoring a bill (SB 317) to spend even more on I-70 than Governor Parson’s proposed ...

German Marquez injured in Rockies’ 7-4 win over Cardinals

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:32:52 GMT

Right-hander German Marquez’s sudden departure from Monday night’s game marred the Rockies’ 7-4 victory over the Cardinals at Coors Field.Marquez, an all-star in 2021 and one of the most accomplished pitchers in franchise history, departed the mound with tightness in the mid-forearm of his right arm. He was warming up before the sixth inning when he stopped throwing on the advice of catcher Elias Diaz.The Rockies are crossing their fingers that it’s not a major injury.“I hope I will be all right, just tightness,” Marquez said, adding that he’s not worried about the injury.Marquez, 28, said he has felt some tightness in between his three starts this season and said the tightness flared up again in the fourth inning on Monday. Diaz told Marquez to stop pitching in the sixth and motioned to the dugout to take Marquez out.“He started moving his arm (around) and I saw his face and I thought, ‘There is something wrong here,’ R...