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Two lanes blocked after crash on I-90 NYS Thruway

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:18:41 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to 511 NY, a crash has blocked the right and center lanes on I-90 NYS Thruway eastbound after Exit 25 in Schenectady. Drivers in the area should expect delays. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!Information on this crash is limited at this time. Stick with NEWS10 as more information becomes available.

UAW members voting on GM contract offer today

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:18:41 GMT

WENTZVILLE, Mo. - At the GM plant in Wentzville, UAW union members will vote on a contract that the company is offering.The ratification vote is expected to get started at 4:30 a.m., and union leaders told FOX 2 that it will continue until 4:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Local 2250. This comes after the United Auto Workers at the General Motors' assembly plant in Flint, Michigan, turned down GM's proposed contract, which did come as a bit of a surprise to some.In a narrow decision, 51.8% voted against it and 48.2% for it. The proposal would have increased workers' starting pay by 25%, raised the top wage by a third, and would have included cost of living adjustments. Eagles are coming to Enterprise Center with Steely Dan and we’ve got tickets! Back in Wentzville, on the second full day of the auto workers strike back in mid-September. At the time, the workers were asking for things like a 36% pay raise, medical benefits after retirement, and a four-day work week. The plant in Wentzille...

A.G. Bailey releases report on effort to remove Kim Gardner from office

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:18:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released a lengthy report detailing his successful effort to oust former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from office.The 'Kim Gardner Report,' as Bailey calls it, is 62 pages long. Bailey released it late Monday night. Gabe Gore holds the position after Governor Mike Parson appointed him after Gardner resigned in May.The highlights of Bailey's report included what Bailey terms Gardner's 'delay tactics,' which he says threatened to defeat the purpose of his writ of quo warranto, which was the legal document used to remove her from office. Bailey's report says the Missouri statutes don't protect the public against what he calls "usurpers who may seek public office again."The report concludes that Gardner's pursuit of an advanced nursing degree while holding office showed a lack of accountability. Finally, Bailey shared that Gardner failed to effectively manage staffing in her office or provide adequate training. Abandon...

Hunters bag 90,300 deer in opening weekend

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:18:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Missouri deer hunters had a solid start to the November firearms deer season.They bagged more than 90,300 deer during the opening weekend. 53,000 were antlered bucks, 7,000 were button bucks, and 30,000 were does. Abandoned bike leads to police discovering body at Creve Coeur Park Franklin County had the best harvest, with more than 2,100 deer. The chronic waste disease period runs from November 22 to November 26, following the firearm deer season.Archery deer hunting will resume November 22 through January 15.

Webster Groves votes against flood buyouts for some properties

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:18:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Webster Groves will not buy out at least two houses heavily damaged during last year's flash floods.According to FOX 2's partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the city council and Mayor Laura Arnold voted 5 to 2 against the buyouts, despite FEMA agreeing to pay 75%. Mayor Arnold and some council members did consider putting the matter up for a public vote on a future ballot. Eagles are coming to Enterprise Center with Steely Dan and we’ve got tickets! The potential referendum would ask if city revenue should be designated for flood buyouts. Some Webster Groves locals at the meeting told the city to accept FEMA's offer. Others suggested the houses be demolished and use the land to buffer the surrounding areas from future flooding.

MoDOT holding Route 231 improvement meeting tonight

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:18:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - If you use Telegraph Road to and from St. Louis City limits, you are invited to a public meeting Tuesday night.MoDOT engineers will share information about planned improvements. They want your suggestions on the project. It's Tuesday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Hancock Place School District Central Office on South Broadway. Abandoned bike leads to police discovering body at Creve Coeur Park If you're unavailable to attend, there will also be a comment form on MoDOT's website until November 28.

UFCW beginning Missouri campaign as union interest grows interest among cannabis workers

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:18:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - There will soon be a campaign for cannabis workers sparking up across Missouri.The 'United Food and Commercial Workers Union' announced the initiative. UFCW Local 655 is the first union in the Show Me State to successfully organize cannabis workers. Eagles are coming to Enterprise Center with Steely Dan and we’ve got tickets! The union is seeing interest among workers grow after winning a six-figure settlement with 'Shangri-La Dispensary' in Columbia over unfair labor practices.

3 armed suspects sought in Walnut home-invasion robbery

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:18:41 GMT

Authorities are searching for three armed suspects involved in a home-invasion robbery in Walnut Tuesday morning. The incident was reported around 1:30 a.m. at a home in the 1300 block of Acorn Place in the San Gabriel Valley. It was unclear how the suspects entered the home but they took an unknown amount of property from the residence, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed to KTLA. The intruders fled in an unidentified vehicle and are still outstanding. No suspect descriptions have been released. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Opinion: Chinese students wonder if Biden can engage Xi with curiosity

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:18:41 GMT

Hopes and fears have soared in the run-up to President Biden’s sit down with China’s leader, Xi Jinpeng, set for Wednesday in San Francisco. Not since the Vietnam War has America’s diplomatic dance with the People’s Republic fractured so many toes.One ray of hope shines bright — the more than 300,000 Chinese students who attend American universities, signaling the generosity of both governments. These young scholars enliven my classroom and enrich research programs around the country. Many come away with warm affection for America: our free press and raucous debates, our music and movies, even calling professors by their first name.Still, the backdrop to the Biden-Xi summit remains ominous. In recent months, the U.S. has shot down China’s spy balloon floating across the Midwest, limited technologies exported to Beijing, and implored Xi to push his ally, Iran, to defuse the bloody Israeli-Hamas conflict. Protestors will greet Xi on his arrival to California, spotlighting ...

The 10 most expensive reported home sales in Fremont the week of Nov. 6

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:18:41 GMT

A house that sold for $2.3 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Fremont in the past week.In total, 10 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.6 million, $888 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Nov. 6 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $1.2 million, townhouse in the 3400 block of DaytonThe property in the 3400 block of Dayton in Fremont has new owners. The price was $1,215,000. The house was built in 1999 and has a living area of 1,430 square feet. The price per square foot is $850. The house features three bedrooms and three bathrooms.Dayton cmn.9. $1.2 million, single-family house in the 5100 block of Winston CourtThe 1,350 square-foot single-family residence in the 5100 block of Winston Court in Fremont has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in September and the t...