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Big Ten men’s basketball preview: What Ben Johnson’s Gophers must show in Year 3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:02:32 GMT

Bruce Weber transitioned from a 24-year college basketball coaching career to a Big Ten Network commentator two seasons ago. In his new role, he has gotten to know Gophers head coach Ben Johnson, with inside looks at a few practices.“I really like Ben,” Weber told the Pioneer Press at Big Ten Media Days in October. “He’s a great person. He cares about the players, but, as we all know, you have to win games.”Johnson has not won nearly enough Big Ten games across his first two seasons at his alma mater. The Gophers are a combined 6-33 (.153 winning percentage) in consecutive last-place finishes in the conference.Improvement is a must as the Gophers (5-2) open Big Ten play at Ohio State (6-1) at 5:30 p.m. Sunday.Johnson’s third team at the U has gotten off to a rocky start to nonconference play. The Gophers have beaten five weaker opponents and lost both games against stronger competition.Minnesota gave up a 20-point lead in a 70-68 loss Nov. 16 to Missouri, a projected middle-of-the-r...

St. Paul man dies after crash on icy road in Wisconsin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:02:32 GMT

A 27-year-old St. Paul man died following a one-car crash Wednesday morning in St. Croix County, Wis.Darwin Maradiaga-Castellon was driving a 2004 Dodge Durango around 6:50 a.m. Wednesday when he apparently lost control of the vehicle in the 2300 block of Hwy 63/64 in the Town of Cylon, went into the north ditch and hit a tree, according to the St. Croix County, Wis., Sheriff’s Office.Maradiaga-Castellon was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul by ambulance and later died from his injuries.A passenger, Wilmer Redondo-Reyes, 39, of St. Paul, sustained minor injuries. Both men were wearing seat belts.Icy road conditions may have been a contributing factor in the crash, which remains under investigation, according to a press release from the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office was assisted by Wisconsin State Patrol, New Richmond Fire and EMS, and Deer Park Fire.This incident marks the 13th fatality recorded by St. Croix County in 2023, the release state...

Styx and Foreigner to perform at SPAC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:02:32 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced they will be hosting a performance by rock bands Styx and Foreigner. The concert is scheduled for July 30, 2024. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Styx and Foreigner have released over 25 studio albums combined since the 1970s. The show is a stop on the "Renegades and Juke Box Heroes Tour", which is being marked as the last time the bands will be touring live together. The bands will be joined for the performance by rock artist John Waite. The show is set to begin at 6:45 p.m. Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago to perform at SPAC The concert will be held on the main Broadview Stage. You can buy Styx and Foreigner tickets online through the Live Nation website when they go on sale to the general public on December 8 at 10 a.m.

You at least $10k more to live as you did in 2021, analysis finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:02:32 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – An economic analysis by a group of Congressional Republicans may have you feeling nostalgic for January 2021. There's not much to miss about many Americans being out of a job or under stay-at-home orders because of the pandemic, but inflation hadn't yet exploded. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Since then, the cost of just about everything—from groceries to gas to housing—has skyrocketed. Members of Congress' Joint Economic Committee created an inflation tracker that shows the impact on average households in every state. While a Democrat chairs the joint committee, the committee's Republican members put out the report and data.The report uses January 2021 as a benchmark "because it was the last time inflation was within recent historical norms." Now, the report claims, most American households need an additional $10,000 or more to afford the same goods and quality of life they had less than three years ago. Red Lo...

One killed in shooting near Denver’s Cheesman Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:02:32 GMT

One person was killed in a shooting in the 800 block of North Gaylord Street near Cheesman Park, according to the Denver Police Department.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Pedestrian killed in Federal Boulevard crash in Denver Crime and Public Safety | Denver police release body camera footage of man who died after arrest Crime and Public Safety | Man killed by Denver police in Commons Park had AK-47, more than 400 rounds of ammunition Crime and Public Safety | Denver strip club to close for two weeks after admitting prostitution Crime and Public Safety | Downtown Denver to see road closures, RTD service changes for Parade of Lights, Israel conference Denver police responded to the shooting on Thursday, according to a DPD post at 6:46 p.m. on X. One man was found at the scene, and Denver police reported he had died as of 12:47 p.m. Friday.The shooting is being investigated as a homicide, and inv...

Boy, 12, killed near Santa Clarita was accidentally shot, LASD says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:02:32 GMT

The 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot in the Santa Clarita area last month was killed by an accidental discharge after the victim and another child were playing with a gun.Willians Lemus Ayala — his first name has also been identified as Willian or William in some reports — was found shot to death near the intersection of Sand Canyon and Placerita Canyon in Tujunga Canyons on Nov. 6.On Friday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department revealed that the shooting occurred as two "juveniles were manipulating a firearm when it unintentionally discharged, causing grave injury to the victim."Police have identified the other child, but their identity is being withheld due to their age.The case will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office for review, the LASD said.Anyone with information is asked to call the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit lacrimestoppers.org.To d...

Warm temps in the forecast for next week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:02:32 GMT

LOS ANGELES - Late fall in Southern California will feel more like spring or summer as temperatures top 80 degrees in some parts of the region next week.“Daytime high temps will climb a few degrees each day over the next several days,” said KTLA weather anchor Kirk Hawkins.Weekend highs will be in the low to mid-70s in the Los Angeles basin, San Fernando Valley and Orange County, with slightly cooler temperatures forecast for the Inland Empire and high desert areas. SoCal coastal community bracing for El Niño A "Chamber of Commerce Day" is on tap for Sunday, the National Weather Service said.For next Tuesday and Wednesday, meteorologists forecast highs in the upper 70s and low 80s for L.A., the San Fernando Valley, O.C. and the I.E.Overnight lows will be in the mid to upper 50s.7-day forecast for Los Angeles. Dec. 1, 2023 (KTLA)No precipitation is in the forecast.

Where To Get Into Full Swing Of The Holidays

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:02:32 GMT

Mytheresa and Flamingo Estate have teamed up to open Holiday House, the brands’ new 1,500-square-foot candy-adorned house in Highland Park. The luxurious, immersive and interactive space recreates the Flamingo Estate’s interiors room by room, featuring products available on Mytheresa made entirely out of gingerbread. The space also features a dream fashion closet with a thoughtfully curated selection of fashion and home accessories, shoppable with a QR code, as well as a European-style corner bakery whipping up custom cookies. All net proceeds from the cookies will go to charity and it’s the closest you may ever get to the mysterious Los Angeles landmark.Holiday cookies at Mytheresa and Flamingo Estate Holiday House ( BFA.com/Jojo Korsh)LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE takes the stage through Dec. 30 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in celebration of the holiday film’s 20th anniversary. The Wallis bartenders are serving up two Love Actually-inspired cocktails bef...

After “pirate” crime wave, boaters fear sweep of Oakland estuary will leave them with nowhere to go

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:02:32 GMT

In recent weeks, abandoned vessels in the Oakland estuary — a calm, narrow waterway separating Oakland and Alameda — have been tagged by Oakland’s Marine Patrol unit and given a 30-day removal notice as part of a long-delayed, full-scale clean-up.The state of the estuary, primarily a place for recreational water sports, came under scrutiny after dozens of small boats and dinghies were taken from yacht clubs in Alameda, often stripped for their parts and sunk, during a three-week span in August. The boating community pointed the blame at a group of “anchor-outs,” a catch-all term for those living rent free in waterways, who also live in the estuary.The boating community demanded police stop the crime spree and rid the estuary of people living on boats illegally. That process, after months of preparations, how begun. According to Marine Patrol Officer Kaleo Albino, the Oakland Police department started contacting the dozen or so people living on boats in Novemb...

Parent sues after Denver school won’t allow this flag in his kids’ classroom

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:02:32 GMT

A parent has sued Denver Public Schools, saying its policy concerning the display of Pride flags discriminates against his heterosexual third-graders.Nathan Feldman on Nov. 10 filed the federal suit in the U.S. District of Colorado that states the district’s policy supporting LGBTQ+ students is “not inclusive of all students” — specifically, not of his 8-year-old twins, who are described as “heterosexual, Caucasian, and/or binary/’cisgender.’”The lawsuit follows Feldman’s unsuccessful attempts to have what he described as a “straight pride” flag displayed in his children’s classrooms at the K-8 Slavens School.Feldman first raised his concerns in fall of 2022, after he attended a school event and saw “Progress Pride” flags — the rainbow flag with additional chevrons of color representing greater inclusivity.According to the lawsuit, he asked teachers to display in his children’s classrooms a flag he described as a “straight pride”...