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13 new Chicago City Council members sworn into office

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:14:30 GMT

CHICAGO -- More than a fourth of the Chicago City Council are new members after being sworn in Monday morning.They range from alderpeople who have no city government experience at all to those who’ve worked within city hall for years. As all 50 alderpeople swore an oath on Monday, 13 are doing it for the very first time. WATCH: Brandon Johnson sworn in as Chicago’s 57th mayor 46th Ward Alderperson Anglea Clay, 31, is now the youngest member of council. She’s also one of six new women of color and one of at least seven Democratic Socialists on what will be the most progressive city council in Chicago history."We’ll see what kind of influence they exert as we look at programs and spending and that sort of thing," WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek said.Lisnek said it may play well with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s progressive agenda. The key will be to get to 26 votes, including some of the moderates. New Chicago mayor pledges commitment to progressive strategy, asks for unity Like new ...

Newly released court doc provides details on Jackson Mahomes case

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:14:30 GMT

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (WDAF) - A newly released court document shows police responded to a restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas after a report of a battery involving Jackson Mahomes, but it turned into much more serious allegations.According to the case affidavit released Monday, police responded to Aspens Restaurant on Feb. 25, 2023, after a man said Jackson Mahomes shoved his son, who works at the restaurant.The employee had just entered the key code to unlock the restaurant office to retrieve his water bottle when Jackson Mahomes shoved him, according to the document.Investigators reviewed surveillance video of the incident and said it shows Jackson Mahomes pushing the employee. Jackson Mahomes arrested, charged with sexual battery According to the affidavit, Jackson Mahomes tried to apologize to the employee later but the star quarterback's brother added that if he is in a room at the restaurant it is off-limits.The allegations against Mahomes became more serious when police inte...

Scattered downpours continue Tuesday, then drier weather returns

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:14:30 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Some areas of Central Texas have recorded 7-8 inches of rain in the last week, while others have seen just 1-3 inches. Additional on-and-off rain and thunderstorms continue on Tuesday.The highest rain totals have come near Mason, where over 8 inches of rain has fallen. Parts of Fayette County have seen more than 7 inches in the last 7 days.Observed 1-week rainfall totalsWhile rainfall has been welcome and added some moisture to the soil, it has thus far failed in producing significant runoff into the lakes. Lake Travis is up 6 inches in the past week, but is still more than 30 feet below its average May level.Scattered rain continuesShowers and thunderstorms decrease after dark Monday night, but a slight chance of additional rain continues overnight.A cool front moving through the area on Tuesday will produce another round of afternoon and evening downpours, some of which could produce 1-3 inches of additional rain. Some areas will unfortunately not receive addition...

Vandegrift takes 3-shot lead into final day of 6A girls golf tourney, defending champ Givens tied for 1st

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:14:30 GMT

GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — The Vandegirft girls' golf team has a 3-stroke lead after the first day of the UIL Class 6A tournament Monday held at Legacy Hills Golf Club.The Vipers shot a 1-over-par 289 to take the early lead over Kingwood. Lake Travis shot a 9-over-par 297 and is in fourth place.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersVandegrift has two players in the top five going into Tuesday's final round. Vipers junior Sydney Givens, last year's 6A champ, is tied atop the leaderboard with Lake Travis senior Kate Pickrell. Both fired rounds of 4-under-par 68 and they have a 2-shot lead over Katy Seven Lakes senior Maelynn Kim. Six players shots under par in the first round, including Vandegrift junior Danica Lundgren. She's tied for fourth with two other players at 1-under 71. Vandegrift finished second last year to San Antonio Reagan, who is currently tied with Lake Travis...

Gophers men’s golf: Stillwater native Ben Warian tied for fifth after first round of NCAA Regional

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:14:30 GMT

Stillwater native Ben Warian is in a great position to contend after the first round of the NCAA Bath Regional men’s golf tournament. The Gophers junior shot a 4-under 67 on Monday at Eagle Eye Golf Club in Bath, Mich.That leaves the Hill-Murray grad in a tie for fifth overall with two rounds to play. Georgia’s Ben Van Wyk leads the tournament after shooting a first-round 65.More importantly from Warian’s perspective, he’s currently tied for the one-and-only individual qualifier spot. The top finisher on a non-advancing team qualifies for the NCAA Championships. That qualifier spot will be in flux throughout the tournament, as not only individual scores change, but so do the teams advancing.Warian, who entered the week ranked 131st by GolfStat, played bogey-free golf through his first 16 holes of the day before recording a four on the par-3, 17th. But Warian bounced back by closing his round with a birdie on the par-5 18th. He’ll tee off to open his sec...

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine no longer available in US

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:14:30 GMT

By Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily NewsJohnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, a single-shot alternative to other pharmaceutical companies’ two-dose series, is “no longer available” in the United States, health officials said.The last of the government’s J&J vaccine stock expired May 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.“Dispose of any remaining Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations,” the CDC says on its website.About 19 million Americans received the J&J vaccine, according to CDC statistics. That’s far less than the nearly 367 million Americans who received Pfizer’s original vaccine and the 232 million who got Moderna’s, both of which required two shots for their initial series.More than 31 million doses of the J&J shot were delivered in the U.S., the CDC says.In April 2021, the CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended pausing the use of the J&J vaccine after it was linked to a...

Man fatally shot in St. Paul’s Dayton’s Bluff ID’d as 35-year-old

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:14:30 GMT

A man who died after a weekend shooting in St. Paul was identified by police Monday as Michael Martin, 35.Multiple people called 911 at 2:38 a.m. Saturday to report that someone was shot in the Dayton’s Bluff area. Officers found Martin in a house in the 1000 block of Pacific Street. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died at the hospital, according to police.No one was under arrest as of Monday and police said they are investigating the circumstances of the shooting, including where it happened. Investigators asked anyone with information to call them at 651-266-5650.Martin’s homicide was the 14th of the year in St. Paul. There were 15 at this time last year.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Antoine Suggs sentenced to more than 100 years in St. Paul quadruple murder Crime & Public Safety | How was the Heidi Firkus case closed after so long? Meet the trio who did it. Crime & Public Safety | Peace Officer ...

Caroline Lennon elected chief judge of First Judicial District spanning Scott, Dakota counties

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:14:30 GMT

Judge Caroline Lennon has been elected by her peers to continue serving as chief judge of Minnesota’s First Judicial District for a new two-year term. An election was held among the district’s 36 judges in Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley counties.Lennon was elevated to chief judge from assistant chief judge upon the retirement of former Chief Judge Kevin Mark in January. Lennon, who became a judge in November 2008, has been chambered in Scott County longer than any other judge currently on the bench.In 2010, she established the Scott County Early Case Management program, which seeks to streamline and improve how family cases such as marriage dissolution and child custody are handled in court.Judge Vicki Vial Taylor, who is chambered in Hastings, has been re-elected to serve a two-year term as the district’s assistant chief judge.Related ArticlesLocal News | St. Paul man gets 5-year prison term for gas station shooting Loc...

Albany reeling from Mother's Day weekend gun violence

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:14:30 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Albany Police are investigating five shootings that happened over Mother's Day weekend. They say ten people were shot, including two children.Mayor Kathy Sheehan, Chief Eric Hawkins, District Attorney David Soares, and other law enforcement officials provided an update Monday afternoon. According to Chief Hawkins, it does not appear that the various incidents are related. No arrests have yet been made.Officers responded to Village Barber and Beauty on the 200 block of Second Avenue Saturday afternoon for reports of three people being shot. 47-year-old Stanley Tyrone died from his injuries. A nine-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were treated at the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.Police said another child was shot in the hand on Saturday night in the area of Second Street and Ontario Street. A 37-year-old man was also shot in the back. Both are expected to recover. Law enforcement say they will continue to try to take illegal guns off the street...

Missouri AG: Gardner was at nursing school during contempt of court hearing

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:14:30 GMT

ST. LOUIS - In a new court filing, the Missouri Attorney General claims St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner was at nursing school while she supposed to be attending a contempt of court hearing.On May 4, Gardner announced she would be stepping down from her role as the city's chief prosecutor, effective June 1.Gardner had faced legal battles on numerous fronts via Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s drive to remove her from office and indirect criminal contempt cases, and a dwindling roster of prosecutors in her office due to resignations. It’s a situation at least one St. Louis judge dubbed a “rudderless ship of chaos.”The day before the announcement, FOX 2 learned Gardner had enrolled in nursing courses at Saint Louis University to obtain an advanced nursing degree. Gardner earned a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration from Harris-Stowe State University in 1999. She attended Saint Louis University School of Law and earned her Juris Doctor...