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Crime victims head to Illinois State Capitol to demand safety reforms today

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:44:51 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Dozens of East St. Louis crime victims plan to travel to the Illinois State Capitol Thursday.Survivors of gun violence, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other crimes will urge lawmakers to pass new laws for victim support. They'll board buses at 8:00 a.m. for the trip to Springfield, Illinois. Trending: Former prosecutor turned star witness says she won’t be silenced They want lawmakers to expand employment protections, giving crime survivors time to grieve in the aftermath of violence.

EPA agrees to coordinate flood and sewer issues in Cahokia Heights, Illinois

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:44:51 GMT

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The EPA agrees to appoint a coordinator to address flooding and sewer issues that have plagued Cahokia Heights for years. Trending: Former prosecutor turned star witness says she won’t be silenced Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski got the promise from EPA Administrator Michael Regan during a house committee hearing. Her office says it's the same type of response the EPA took after water issues in Flint, Michigan.

18-year-old shot in north St. Louis City early Thursday morning

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:44:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS -  An 18-year-old was shot overnight in north St. Louis City.The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. on the Lillian and Claxton Avenues in the Walnut Park East Neighborhood. He arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound to the thigh. Top Story: When and where to expect storms Thursday near St. Louis The cause of the shooting has not been revealed. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Things to do this weekend: Sneaker Con, dank beers, vintage vinyl

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:44:51 GMT

Kickin’ it in styleSaturday. Lace up your Jordans, Yeezys and Chucks for the return of Sneaker Con Denver at the Colorado Convention Center. The touring show offers sneakerheads and hypebeasts the chance to buy, sell and trade shoes in a huge marketplace catering to all those who see their kicks not just as fashionable footwear but as art, culture and a lifestyle.In addition to more than 200 shoe and streetwear vendors, there will be sneaker trivia, rare shoes, giveaways, live auctions and more. You can also get your shoes authenticated by eBay experts. The all-ages event runs from noon to 7 p.m.; tickets are $29 at axs.com. 700 14th St. in Denver.Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver PostOskar Blues Brewery in Longmont gets into the spirit of the season with Dank Fest. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)Dank you very muchSaturday. The 4/20 “holiday” was on Thursday, but the party never ends at Oskar Blues Brewery’s Longmont taproom, which hosts its first Dank Gra...

Jamal Murray’s 40-point night evokes Bubble memories, but he’s got bigger goals: “That was just the beginning”

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:44:51 GMT

The snarling, stalking postseason Jamal Murray was back Wednesday night.It wasn’t in a sterilized environment devoid of fans, like the one he seized in Orlando in 2020.This 40-point classic in Game 2 of Denver’s first-round series against Minnesota was in front of his fans and gave his loyalists a moment to cherish. In Game 1, when Murray fought jitters and adrenaline to help the Nuggets rout the T-Wolves, the point guard enjoyed an appetizer of playoff basketball. The lopsided nature of the game lessened the stakes.But Wednesday, as Anthony Edwards was authoring his own 41-point masterpiece and the Timberwolves were showing more resilience than the Nuggets gave them credit for, Murray came alive.“He left a piece of him out there tonight,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said of Murray’s epic 40-point, 39-minute tour de force.Between the jostling and the jawing, and his famously clutch Blue Arrows, it was vintage Murray.“It means a lot, man,” he said of how rewarding a night like this ...

Broncos Draft Preview: Should Denver consider adding depth at inside linebacker?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:44:51 GMT

Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series of NFL draft previews as it relates to the Broncos. Today: Inside Linebackers Broncos’ in-house moves: Re-signed Alex Singleton (three years, $18 million)Under contract: Singleton, Josey Jewell (one year), Jonas Griffith (one year), Ray Wilborn (two years), Justin Strnad (one year)Need scale: 7. Inside linebacker is not a major need for the Broncos, especially after Singleton, who finished fifth in the league in tackles (163), re-signed during free agency. Jewell, however, is entering the final year of his deal, so that could convince the Broncos to draft an inside linebacker in the later rounds.Top Five1. Jack Campbell, Iowa: The two-year starter received the 2022 Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker after he totaled 128 tackles (5 ½ for loss). Campbell finished 19th in Iowa history in tackles (305), with 271 of those stops coming in the last two seasons. He has the potential to be an impactful rookie with his athleticism and abi...

Kiszla: For Nuggets to be champs, Michael Porter Jr. and Michael Malone must navigate bumpy road to full trust between young player and demanding coach

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:44:51 GMT

Starving all evening, the big dog needed to eat. As the clock in the Nuggets locker room started its slow climb toward the midnight hour, Michael Porter Jr put a cellphone to his ear and placed a take-out order for everything on Page 2 of the restaurant’s menu: Lamb chops. Brussel sprouts. A steak (well done). Macaroni and cheese.OK, everybody. Stand back and let the big dog eat. For MPJ, it was a late-night feast that was both well-deserved and hard-earned. When the Nuggets needed him most, Porter cooked.“He went on an 8-0 run by himself,” Jokic said Wednesday, saluting MPJ’s offensive outburst at the outset of the fourth quarter as “the reason we won the game.” And this was a 122-113 playoff victory against Minnesota that tested the championship mettle of Porter and the Nuggets.It’s all the small things that make a champion.What we are witnessing are unmistakable hints the road to trust between Michael Malone and Porter, which has been littered with potholes along the way, is now ...

First time regulation of crypto space breakthrough for consumer protection and the fight against money laundering

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:44:51 GMT

Today (20 April), MEPs have just voted through the outcome of two key files regulating the crypto sphere for the first time. The Transfer of Funds Regulation and Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation are the first major regulations to address the lack of transparency in the sector and provide greater security to investors, while mitigating risks of money laundering and criminality. Ernest Urtasun MEP, Greens/EFA Co-Rapporteur on the Transfer of Funds Regulation and Shadow Rapporteur on MiCA Regulation, comments: “MiCA and the Transfer of Funds Regulation mark the end of the unregulated wild west of crypto and the start of a new era of regulated oversight in the crypto space. The lack of regulation around crypto assets has resulted in massive losses for many first-time investors and provided a safe haven for hackers, fraudsters and international criminal networks for over a decade. “We have pushed for more ambitious and robust legislation that will support the fight against money laund...

Korean professor elected chairman of World Medical Association

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:44:51 GMT

Professor Jungyul Park, vice president of the Korean Medical Association, has been elected chairman of the World Medical Association. He succeeds Dr. Frank Ulrich Montgomery, from Germany, who stood down after being in the post for four years.Professor Park, is professor of neurosurgery and director at the Center for Spine & Pain, Korea University Anam Hospital. He has been chairman of the WMA’s Finance and Planning Committee since 2019. He was elected unopposed at the WMA’s Council meeting being held this week in Nairobi, Kenya. He said that physicians around the world were only just emerging from the long tunnel of the pandemic and were now facing many other challenges both globally and locally. They would only succeed by working together, and he believed the WMA more than ever had a crucial role to play by representing almost 15 million physicians worldwide. Dr. Tohru Kakuta (Japan) was re-elected unopposed as vice chairman of Council.Rudolf Henke (Germany), a specialist in i...

California entrepreneur accused of organizing ‘fighters’ for Jan. 6 riot takes plea deal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:44:51 GMT

A Ladera Ranch entrepreneur has admitted to teaming up with a former Orange County police chief and members of an extremist group in order to organize a group of “fighters” to travel to the U.S. Capitol, and on Wednesday pleaded guilty to his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.Russell Taylor admitted during a hearing at a federal courthouse in Washington D.C. to conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding. He had previously faced numerous other federal charges, including obstruction, entering a restricted building and unlawful possession of a dangerous weapon on Capitol grounds.The plea deal requires that Taylor cooperate with law enforcement agencies, and notes that the charge he admitted to carries a potential maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.Taylor’s attorney, Dyke Huish, indicated during Wednesday’s hearing that Taylor already has met with the government on at least four occasions, and later told a reporter that Taylor was “doing the right thing” and was there to “t...