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Cottage Grove’s Innovation Road/Keats Avenue Bridge repairs mean detours starting Sunday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

Traffic will be reduced to a single lane near the Innovation Road/Keats Avenue Bridge over U.S. 61 in Cottage Grove beginning Sunday.The traffic reduction will impact southbound U.S. 61/U.S. 10 near the Innovation Road interchange from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. nightly until an anticipated completion date of Oct. 21. The southbound lanes of the bridge over U.S. 61 will remain closed during the work, according to a press release from the Minnesota Department of Transportation.“The Innovation Road/Keats Avenue bridge was hit by an over height vehicle last month making these repairs necessary,” MnDOT said in the statement, and these repairs are just the first stage of the work.Traffic will be detoured onto the Innovation Road/Keats Avenue off and on ramps. Southbound U.S. 61/U.S. 10 will be reopened to two lanes each morning, and the northbound highway will not be affected by the repair work.Related ArticlesLocal News | Cottage Grove City Council member Steve Dennis re...

Security increased for Capital District Jewish community

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Ahead of the Sabbath, the Capital District Jewish community has increased security measures after Hamas called for a ‘day of rage’. Local Jewish leaders explained what they’re doing to address safety concerns.“There has been a call for a national, going out against the Jewish community today. We have not received a specific threat,” said Congregation Gates of Heaven Rabbi Matt Cutler.He said the safety concerns stem from the conflict in Gaza and has hopes for peace. He clarified it’s not a conflict between the Jews and the Muslims, it is a conflict between the Jewish state and Hamas.  Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “We are in this together but yet at the same time, the political differences in the war puts us on opposite sides of the equation. That doesn’t mean that we can’t model decency, civility, and coming together for peace,” said Cutler. He said they have been in communication with ...

Committee to review recent Metro Transit cyberattack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners met Friday morning for an operations committee meeting, addressing the cyberattack that impacted Metro Transit services earlier this month. A cyberattack on Oct. 2 shut down parts of the St. Louis-area transit system, impacting phone systems and computer networks related to Metro's Call-A-Ride services. Several other public agencies around the world were also targeted by hackers. St. Louis youth football coach recovering after shooting, suspect charged Bi-state president and CEO Taulby Roach announced Friday that a cyber committee will conduct an in-depth review of the attack. Roach said the committee will look at ways to better support the agency's IT department, improve cybersecurity, and organize Bi-State's emergency communications. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News ...

Palestinians in Gaza face impossible choice: Stay home under airstrikes, or flee under airstrikes?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

By ISABEL DEBRE and FATIMA SHBAIR (Associated Press)GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Watching the pulverized alleys of Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza empty of people, Naji Jamal was frozen with indecision.Should he heed the Israeli army’s demand that all Palestinians evacuate and make the risky trip to Gaza’s south, where his only certainty was homelessness? Or should he stay at his multistory building — within what the Israeli army has now designated a target zone — ahead of a likely Israeli ground invasion? “It’s an existential question, but there is no answer,” Jamal, a 34-year-old health clinic worker, said. “There is no safe haven, there is no place that is not being shelled and besieged, there is no place to go.”In an unprecedented order to civilians in northern Gaza and Gaza City, the Israeli military gave Jamal — and 1.1 million other Palestinians — 24 hours to make up their minds. It was th...

Willow Crossing offers unbeatable home value and amenities, within commuting distance of Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

The newly opened Willow Crossing in Fort Lupton offers attainable new family homes with resort-style amenities within commuting distance of Denver.WILLOW CROSSINGWhat: Family-friendly, all-age home community offers modern, spacious, comfortable homes with resort-style outdoor and indoor amenities 30 minutes from Denver in Fort Lupton.When:  9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-SaturdayWhere: 1300 Whitetail Ave. in Fort LuptonPrice: Starting in the $200s.More info: www.willowcrossinghomes.comPhone: 720-856-3722Directions: Take U.S. 85 north to 14th Street in Fort Lupton. Continue on 14th St. to Northrup Ave.The community will have 450 homes when the buildout is complete in three to four years and offers six models ranging from approximately 1400 to 1,700 square feet. Five plans provide three bedrooms, while the sixth offers a four-bedroom option.“Our modernly designed manufactured homes offer 3- and 4-bedroom floor plans, featuring many high demand features buyers want, but at a lower price p...

Safeway stops selling produce from Brighton farm because of federal labor investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

Safeway has stopped selling produce from a Brighton farm that is under federal investigation for labor law violations.The grocery giant ended its arrangement with Star Farms a few weeks ago, said Kris Staaf, a Safeway spokesperson.The announcement comes after The Denver Post last month reported that the farm has repeatedly violated federal laws surrounding wages and treatment of its migrant workers.Star Farms on September 12, 2023 in Brighton, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)The U.S. Department of Labor has an active investigation into the farm. The workers’ attorneys, meanwhile, filed a demand letter last month to Star Farms’ owner, Angelo Palombo, over nearly two months of unpaid wages.When reached by phone Friday, Palombo blamed the lost sales on The Post’s story. He then hung up.Palombo has been hit with at least $209,000 in penalties and back-wage repayments during the past 17 years because of federal investigations and settlement agreements in...

Louise Glück, terse poetic master who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2020, dies at 80

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Louise Glück, terse poetic master who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2020, dies at 80.

Executive at Donald Trump’s company says ‘presidential premium’ was floated to boost bottom line

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

By MICHAEL R. SISAK (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s top corporate deputies considered adding a “presidential premium” to his Trump Tower penthouse, Mar-a-Lago resort and other assets during his White House years, a gambit that would’ve padded his net worth by nearly $145 million, an executive at the former president’s company testified Friday.Trump Organization Assistant Vice President Patrick Birney told Trump’s New York civil fraud trial that they ended up scrapping the idea, but state lawyers contend that merely going through the exercise underscores how Trump and his underlings were intent on finding ways to beef up his bottom line. Trump is expected to return to court for the trial next week when fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen is scheduled to take the witness stand.Birney said Trump executives considered tacking 25% onto the Trump Tower apartment’s value as a “premium for presidential personal residenc...

2 LAPD officers claim they were racially profiled in Beverly Hills; attorneys plan to expand class action lawsuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

Civil rights attorneys on Friday announced that they plan to expand a class action lawsuit against the Beverly Hills Police Department alleging racial profiling after two Black Los Angeles Police Department officers said they were also profiled in the city.Ben Crump and Brad Gage said during a news conference Friday that they will likely expand the complaint to include a second lawsuit based on new statements they’ve gathered. The initial complaint, announced in 2021, said a disproportionate number of black people were arrested in Beverly hills between March 2020 and July 2021.Attorneys claim police arrested people for things like jaywalking or riding scooters on the sidewalk, and that the large majority of those arrested were Black. Additionally, they claim most of the cases did not lead to a conviction.Attorneys also said two Black LAPD officers provided sworn declarations claiming that they were also racially profiled years ago, with one of the incidents dating back to 2013.The o...

1 Killed, 2 Badly Injured in Wrong-Way Crash on Interstate 17 [Phoenix, AZ]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

1 Pronounced Dead after Wrong-Way Car Accident near Dove Valley RoadPHOENIX, AZ (October 13, 2023) – Early Saturday, police arrived to the scene of a fatal wrong-way collision on Interstate 17. The event transpired shortly before 4:00 a.m. on October 7th, within the southbound lanes of the freeway near Dove Valley Road.Reports indicate that a vehicle was traveling the wrong direction within the southbound lanes. This led to a devastating collision with another vehicle.One individual lost their life, as confirmed by responding paramedics. However, officers have not yet released their identity.Emergency personnel closed off the southbound lanes during clearing operations. Additional details will be provided once they become available.The team at Sweet James offers their warm and sincerest sympathies to the friends and family of the deceased victim. May you find comfort and strength during this difficult time.Losing a loved one due to someone’s recklessness leaves a lasting...