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Missouri's bravest: Awards ceremony honors 18 first responders, including fallen heroes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:21:25 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals on Thursday to honor heroic and life-saving actions of 18 first responders last year. The awards – the Medal of Valor, and the Red, White and Blue Heart Award – are Missouri’s highest recognitions for first responders acting during critical incidents. Among the 18 honored on Thursday, six first responders were recognized with awards posthumously. Source: Majority of St. Louis cops in police district call in sick “I was honored today to present these awards to civilians, first responders and the surviving family members of Missouri first responders who laid down their lives in order to protect their fellow citizens,” said Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe. “The courage and valiant actions by these heroes show the tremendous debt we owe to first responders. They hit the streets each day never knowing the challenges they will face, but determined to bravely serve the people of Missouri, no matter the personal ...

Cardinals drop final road series to Brewers, fall 3-0 in finale

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:21:25 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Garrett Mitchell doubled, walked twice and scored in his first big league game since April, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Thursday.Corbin Burnes, Julio Teheran (3-5) and Ethan Small combined on a six-hitter for the NL Central champions. Burnes struck out four and walked one in four innings in his final tuneup for the postseason, throwing 39 of his 66 pitches for strikes.The Brewers reinstated Mitchell from the 60-day injured list. The 24-year-old Mitchell, a 2020 first-round pick, hurt his left shoulder on a slide into third base on April 18. He had surgery in May to repair a torn labrum, and it was thought at that time that a return at any point this season would be improbable.Mitchell led off the third with a double off the wall in left on Dakota Hudson's first pitch of the inning. Christian Yelich then hit an RBI single for a 2-0 lead.St. Louis lost its 90th game for the first time since going 70-92 in 1990. In addition to that 199...

Driver sought in Colorado Springs hit-and-run of two parole officers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:21:25 GMT

Colorado Springs police are seeking information about a man suspected of striking two state parole officers with his car, seriously injuring one, at the intersection of North Spruce and West Bijou streets on Thursday.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Two missing Indigenous children in Colorado Springs found safe Crime and Public Safety | Man shot by Colorado Springs police in August dies at hospital The hit-and-run was reported at 3:45 p.m. when a dark-colored Lexus RX 330 struck the two officers and fled the scene.The Colorado Bureau of Investigation actived a Blue Alert in the case, which notifies the public when a suspect seriously injures or kills a law enforcement officer.The Lexus is dark in color and possibly black with Colorado license plate CDA-346. The driver was identified as Justin Andrew Kula, 41, who was described as a white male, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, 245 pounds with brown eyes and who is balding. Anyone who sees the car or Ku...

“I felt it right from day one”: Avalanche newcomers have high praise for team’s culture

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:21:25 GMT

Jonathan Drouin noticed it right from the start.Drouin, who signed a one-year contract with the Avalanche this offseason, has played for teams that missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in five of the past seven seasons. He knew that signing with Colorado was going to be a different experience.This is a club that in 2023-24 has simple expectations — win the championship. It didn’t take long for him to see why.“It was the informal (pre-training camp) skates,” Drouin said. “Sometimes the informal skates are kind of relaxing and just going through the motions, but it’s not that kind of skate here. Guys are trying to get better every day. You see guys pushing each other right away.“I think it’s great that the bar is set that high. I think the expectations are high for the fans and the people who follow us. They are high for us, too. You feel it. You can feel that hunger. It’s not just we are trying to make the playoffs. We want to go far.”Drouin is one of several key new additions for the Avs...

Travis Hunter, Henry Blackburn hugged it out, bowled for charity this week

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:21:25 GMT

Travis Hunter and Henry Blackburn didn’t just hug it out. The CU Buffs and CSU Rams rivals bowled it out together earlier this week.“For the people that love to see negativity, this ain’t a negative video, man,” Hunter told Blackburn in the video, which was posted to the CU two-way star’s YouTube channel early Thursday evening.“Just making sure my guy is straight, checking with him,” Blackburn said on the video as he hugged Hunter. The two then conversed on a bench and compared their background and shared faith.A CSU athletic department official confirmed to The Post on Thursday that Hunter, the Buffs’ two-way star, and Blackburn, the Boulder native and Rams safety, got together on Wednesday to go bowling together.Hunter, a transfer from Jackson State, and Blackburn, a CSU defender who played his high school football at Fairview, were part of one of the most controversial plays of the first month of the college football season.Late in ...

Broncos QB Russell Wilson shows glimpses of deadly red zone ability, but Denver needs better overall vs. Bears

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:21:25 GMT

The culmination of Russell Wilson’s first touchdown drive Sunday against Miami looked familiar.Eventually, it went as a mere footnote under a South Florida avalanche of points. All the same, it’s instructive of the veteran quarterback’s play early in his partnership with coach Sean Payton.Up to this point on Denver’s second possession, Wilson had completed four of five passes for 49 yards. An in-rhythm dart to Jerry Jeudy for 15 on the first play of the drive. Then a slant to Courtland Sutton for 11. Then to Javonte Williams for 17. A shallow cross to Sutton before a tight-window, contested incompletion to Chris Manhertz in the end zone.Everything on time and within the designed framework of the play.But then on third-and-6 from the Dolphins’ 12, edge rushers Jaelen Phillips and Bradley Chubb used power rushes to collapse the pocket. Wilson stepped up, hoping to hit Sutton on an in-breaker. With the traffic around him, he scooted out of the pocket to the right, floated toward the si...

Former CSUF employee admits to killing boss to conceal $200K embezzlement scheme

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:21:25 GMT

A former employee of Cal State Fullerton has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing and killing his boss in August 2019.Chuyen Van Vo, 55, pleaded guilty to the murder of Steven Shek Keung Chan on Aug. 19, 2019.Chan was a retired administrator of Cal State Fullerton and was working as a consultant for the school when he was attacked by Vo in the parking lot. Vo, who was working for Chan, was waiting for his boss to arrive and proceeded to stab him more than 30 times before fleeing the scene.He was eventually arrested and charged with murder. At the time of his arrest, police discovered a backpack with a note that apparently detailed Vo's plan to ambush his boss, as well as a wig, fake beard, zip ties, lighter fluid and a lighter.Vo worked for CSUF's Extension and International Program and part of his responsibilities included providing approval for invoices. Prosecutors allege that Vo used a fake tutoring business and submitted fake invoices to the school for reimbursement, a...

Missing man found alive in Angeles National Forest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:21:25 GMT

A man who vanished in the Angeles National Forest has miraculously been found alive thanks to the help of search and rescue drones.The search for Novak Zemplinski, 46, began after someone reported his vehicle had been abandoned for several days in a turnout along Mt. Wilson Red Box Road, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.When deputies arrived, they found the car was unlocked and the owner was nowhere to be found.“While vehicles often are abandoned along the road, this vehicle was in an unusual spot,” LASD said. “The suspicious circumstances prompted us to do further investigation.”Novak Zemplinski was found alive after disappearing for several days in the Angeles National Forest. Sept. 28, 2023. (LASD)Authorities searched the rugged terrain but found nothing. They also contacted a family member who confirmed that Zemplinski was the car’s owner and that he was from Wayne County, Michigan. The last contact with him had been late Sunday evening.On Thursday morning, the S...

Man dies rescuing others from San Bernardino house fire

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:21:25 GMT

Loved ones are mourning the loss of a man who died while rescuing others from a house fire in San Bernardino.It was a split-second decision that Alfred Murillo, Jr., better known as “Freddie,” made in a heartbeat — a decision that ultimately cost his life.“He gave his life trying to save someone else and that is the person he was,” said Corinne Lopez, Freddie’s sister.On Sept. 25, authorities received reports of a roof fire at a home on West 14th Street near E Street around 4:30 a.m.Within minutes, the home was completely engulfed in flames, sending large plumes of smoke across the neighborhood before authorities could arrive.Witnesses said several people were sleeping inside the burning home, including Freddie and 23-year-old Jesse Jamal Austin. Alfred Murillo, Jr. in a family photo.A house fire in San Bernardino claimed the lives of two people on Sept. 25, 2023. (San Bernardino County Fire Department)A house fire in San Bernardino claimed the lives of two people on Sept. 25, 2023....

Trump Administration forced Joshua Tree to stay open amid last shutdown: report

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:21:25 GMT

As another government shutdown looms bringing the possibility of the closure of our nation's parks, a new report claims that the Trump Administration forced one Southern California National Park to stay open during the last shutdown, despite "chaos and destruction" to the park's delicate ecosystem.The report, published by the Guardian, cites emails exchanged between National Park officials, including David Smith, superintendent of Joshua Tree National Park, during the 2018-19 government shutdown.The emails, which were obtained through a public records request, detail how then-Interior Secretary David Bernhardt allegedly overruled park leadership to keep Joshua Tree open, despite a staff of only nine people working and National Park officials previously granting permission to close if visitor safety was at risk.After the government shutdown began and prior to the Smith's decision to close the park, Joshua Tree experienced a holiday rush, with visitors taking advantage of the park's s...