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Bollinger County tornado confirmed an EF-2, peaked at 130 mph

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:02 GMT

GLENALLEN, Mo. - National Weather Service officials confirmed that an EF-2 tornado ripped through southern Missouri early Wednesday morning.According to NWS, the twister formed in Bollinger County around 3:30 a.m. and lasted nearly half an hour. It peaked with gusts up to 130 miles per hour with a 22-mile path length and a 150-yard path width.Five people died, and four people were hurt in Wednesday's storms, per NWS. Trending: St. Louis-area April 4 municipal election results Much of the destruction happened in the Glenallen and Grassy communities near Marble Hill, Missouri. There was extensive damage to homes, uprooted trees and crushed cars. Debris remains scattered around many homes and roads, while a local fire station was also destroyed. The NWS tracked the tornado from two miles southwest of Grassy to three miles west of Millersville. Hundreds of trees are snapped, while dozens of homes and farm buildings along the path sustained major damage. Fire crews from Kirkwood, Flori...

Jordan Walker slugs first home run, adds to strong rookie-season start

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Jordan Walker is quickly climbing the ranks from prized prospect to a force in the St. Louis Cardinals lineup, delivering the best game of his young rookie season Wednesday. Walker slugged his first MLB home run off of Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Michael Tonkin, a solo shot in the seventh inning of a 5-2 loss to the Braves. For Walker, a Georgia native, his first home run coming against the Braves made it special. Trending: St. Louis-area April 4 municipal election results "Pretty surreal feeling," said Walker via Bally Sports Midwest. "I guess if you could draw it up that way, it's just how it happened. But I'm super excited about it."The 20-year-old also drove in one run on a double with the Cardinals down to their final out in the ninth inning. In his first homestand, Walker enjoyed a six-game hitting streak and went 8-for-24 (.33 batting average) with one home run, 5 RBI and a stolen base. Walker gave his first hit ball from Opening Day to his dad and intends to...

Crews battle house fire in Vinita Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:02 GMT

VINITA PARK, Mo. - Crews have responded to a house fire Thursday morning in Vinita Park. Small flames and smoke were coming out of the home, located in the 1900 block of Anita Dive, as fire crews arrived to the scene. Damage appears to be between the first floor and the roof of the home. Top Story: Predawn Missouri tornado kills at least 5, sows destruction Crews from University City are helping with the response. Firefighters are cutting into the home in an effort to vent the fire and prevent further damage. No injuries have been reported at this time, though there is believed to be extensive damage to the home. The homeowner was awakened by the firearm and able to call 911 and escape quickly. FOX 2’s Nissan Rogue Runner arrived to the scene to show impacts. We will update as more information becomes available.

Opinion: Trump indictment is a risky bet for New York and the nation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:02 GMT

The criminal indictment of former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump is historic and unprecedented. It stands for the principle that, in the United States, no one is above the law.At the same time, from the perspective of protecting U.S. democracy, the indictment is poorly timed. It would have been far better for the stability of our democracy if Trump had first been charged with crimes connected to his attempts to subvert that democracy by pressuring Georgia election officials to find more votes, not to mention interfering with the transfer of power on and around Jan. 6, 2021. If prosecutors in different jurisdictions consider it improper to confer with each other on timing, then Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg should have waited for others to move first.The relatively minor charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney regarding Trump’s alleged hush money payments to cover up extramarital sexual encounters do not target the core of Trump’s chall...

Dramatic photos show how storms filled Northern California reservoirs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:02 GMT

By TERRY CHEA, NOAH BERGER and JOSH EDELSON | Associated Press|FOLSOM — Water levels fell so low in key reservoirs during the depth of California’s drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land and cars drove into the center of what should have been Folsom Lake.Those scenes are no more after a series of powerful storms dumped record amounts of rain and snow across California, replenishing reservoirs and bringing an end — mostly — to the state’s three-year drought.A dock floats in the Browns Ravine Cove area of Folsom Lake, March 26, 2023, left, and the same location on dry land on May 22, 2021, in Folsom, Calif. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson) Now, 12 of California’s 17 major reservoirs are filled above their historical averages for the start of spring. That includes Folsom Lake, which controls water flows along the American River, as well as Lake Oroville, the state’s second largest reservoir and home to the nation’s tallest dam.It’s a stunning turnaround of water availability in t...

$1 million settlement in suit accusing California cop of rape after DUI arrest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:02 GMT

BRAWLEY  — The Southern California city of Brawley will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit by a woman who accused a police officer of rape after he arrested her on suspicion of driving under the influence, her attorneys said Wednesday.The civil lawsuit filed in 2021 alleged former Brawley police Officer Ricardo Gabriel Valdez drove the woman back to her home in a patrol car, where she woke up to him having sex with her. Valdez left the DUI citation on her bedside when he left, according to the woman’s complaint.“This horrible incident has changed my life, and I am glad I can begin to put it behind me,” the woman, identified only as Jane Doe, said in a statement obtained by the Los Angeles Times. “I am discouraged and upset that a police officer took advantage of his badge.”Attorneys for the woman called the officer’s actions “brazen, malicious, sadistic, offensive to human dignity and cruel.”The officer’s sperm was found in the woman’s home, according to the lawsuit. Valdez admitted...

Walters: California’s water battles continue despite record rain and snow

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:02 GMT

On Monday, California water officials slogged through deep snow 7,000 feet above sea level, west of Lake Tahoe, to affirm what everyone already knew: A series of Pacific storms has generated record-level amounts of precipitation, filling reservoirs, inundating low-lying towns and fields and threatening more disastrous flooding as the Sierra snowpack melts.Its negative aspects aside, the immense amount of rain and snow is welcome relief from drought that has plagued the state for the past three years. But it also is a warning about California’s boom-and-bust precipitation cycle, which is becoming more pronounced with climate change.It’s a warning that we must do a better job of capturing and conserving water when precipitation is plentiful, because the next drought is just around the corner. That means building more storage, such as the long-delayed Sites Reservoir on the west side of the Sacramento Valley, creating more sinking basins to replenish overdrafted underground aquifers an...

Why buy a smart new home? Technology plus conveniences

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:02 GMT

Building on the theme of choosing between new construction and resale, many buyers facing this decision ask, “What does an older home offer that we won’t find in a new home?” Or “What does a new home offer that we won’t get in an older home?”The answers may boil down to the technology and conveniences that are included with the home.Many resale homes are at least minimally updated with smart-home and energy-saving features. But new construction homes offer both types of features, often with an integrated tech platform.In most new-construction homes, a single app controls everything from the security system and programmable electric shades to electronic calendar reminders, entertainment hubs, lighting and video doorbells. Some smart-home features can be extended to remotely manage refrigerator inventory, control the oven or use the hands-free toilet.Embrace the techThe technology will welcome you, too. There’s no escaping the wealth of digital innovations, connectivity and energy-sav...

Semana de Turismo, Criolla y hasta de la Cerveza: el país que le quitó el “santa” a la semana clave de los cristianos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:02 GMT

(CNN Español) — “¿Qué planes tenés para Semana Santa?”, le pregunté días atrás a una amiga. “Semana de Turismo, dirás”, me corrigió rápidamente, en tono medio broma, medio serio. Y es que en Uruguay –oficialmente– la semana clave del calendario de los cristianos quedó despojada del adjetivo “santa” hace más de 100 años. En las leyes, es la Semana de Turismo. Y también se ha hecho de otros nombres populares, como Semana Criolla y hasta Semana de la Cerveza, dependiendo del lugar en el que te encuentres.No hay que confundirse: en Uruguay, el cristianismo –la fe mayoritaria– celebra libremente la Semana Santa (aunque, eso sí, con una visibilidad menor a la de países como España). Y los huevos y los conejos de Pascua son ultrapopulares. Sin embargo, desde comienzos del siglo XX, las leyes no la reconocen a esa semana como tal, sino como la Semana de Turismo, que cada año coincide en fechas con la Semana Santa de los cristianos.El cambio se remon...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. planea postularse a la presidencia como demócrata

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:02 GMT

(CNN) — El abogado ambientalista y activista antivacunas Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presentó documentos ante la Comisión Federal de Elecciones para postularse a la presidencia en 2024 como demócrata.La información fue confirmada este miércoles por su tesorero de campaña, John E. Sullivan.El hombre de 69 años es hijo del otrora senador de Nueva York, secretario de Justicia de Estados Unidos y candidato presidencial asesinado en 1968, Robert F. Kennedy, y sobrino del difunto presidente John F. Kennedy.Kennedy Jr. es un escéptico de las vacunas desde hace mucho tiempo. Ha promovido afirmaciones desacreditadas que vinculan las vacunas y el autismo y fundó la organización antivacunas Children’s Health Defense. También ha criticado la vacuna contra el coronavirus y ha criticado el manejo de la pandemia por parte del gobierno federal.La muerte de la nieta de Robert F. Kennedy es la última de una larga lista de tragedias para la familia KennedyEn 2019, tres miembros de su familia, su...