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'Emergency repairs' on DuSable Bridge on Michigan Avenue slows traffic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:47 GMT

CHICAGO — The Chicago Department of Transportation has closed part of the DuSable Bridge on Michigan Avenue for “emergency repairs,” impacting rush hour traffic. Crews are on scene repairing the damaged center median rail on the bridge that stands over the Chicago River. CDOT says northbound traffic will be reduced to two lanes and southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane during the evening rush. Some Metra train lines delayed due to issues at Chicago Union Station Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes. SkyCam9 flew above the scene. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Another set of human remains found at Lake Mead identified

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:47 GMT

The attached video is from previous coverageLAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A third set of human remains found at Lake Mead within the last year has been identified. On Wednesday, the Clark County Coroner's Office confirmed the remains belong to Claude Russell Pensinger, who was 52 years old when he was last seen in July 1998. In late July 2022, swimmers found Pensigner's remains floating near Boulder Beach. Portions of remains found on August 6 and 16 were also determined to belong to Pensigner.Pensinger's cause of death wasn't immediately available. When could remains at Lake Mead be identified? Three other sets of human remains have been found at Lake Mead since May 2022 as the reservoir reached record-low levels. On May 1, 2022, boaters at Lake Mead discovered a man’s body concealed in a barrel near Hemenway Harbor. County officials said the man died from a gunshot wound, with the manner of his death being homicide.Homicide detectives have requested DNA from multiple families to help sol...

Affidavit reveals details after son charged in father’s murder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An affidavit revealed more details in a police investigation for a man facing a murder charge related to the death of his father.According to a murder affidavit for 31-year-old Jesse Anthony Rivera, police responded to a 911 call at approximately 8:15 p.m. April 13 in the 10900 block of Mickelson Drive after a man reported he had “just killed someone that wasn’t his dad.”Officers arrived at the home a short time later, and Rivera left the residence while still on the phone with the 911 call taker. PAST COVERAGE: APD: Son charged with murder in father’s death During a police interview with Rivera, he said the victim had become a different person in the past couple of weeks and had become more aggressive with him. When asked to clarify what he meant by more aggressive, Rivera said the victim would not respond to him when he tried to have conversations with him and instead would ignore him.When asked what happened that night, Rivera said the victim walked by him and g...

Rabid bat found at Zilker Park, city says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:47 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for April 26, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin Animal Services and Austin Public Health is asking the community to be alert and take precautionary measures with wildlife after a recent confirmed case of rabies, according to a city news release.Shortly before 4 p.m., April 22, an Animal Protection Office (APO) responded to a call on the Great Lawn at Zilker Park near Lou Neff Point about a bat near the ground on a tree trunk, the release said. Texas DSHS to airdrop wildlife rabies vaccine bait across the state The city said the bat was submitted for rabies testing with the Texas Department of State Health Services, which is the standard protocol for any human interaction with bats that could result in exposure to rabies. Furthermore, bat bites can be "imperceptible" due to how tiny the size of their teeth are, according to the release.The city said the bat tested positive for rabies.“First and foremost, ou...

Severe weather: Tornado reported west of Lubbock Tuesday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:47 GMT

Note: The video in this article is a weather update from 10 p.m. TuesdayLUBBOCK, Texas -- Severe weather struck parts of the South Plains on Tuesday evening. Along with thunderstorms across the region, a tornado was reported in Dickens County. KLBK Chief Meteorologist Jacob Riley called it a "potentially significant tornado." Some severe weather possible through Wednesday A.M. The Dickens County Sheriff's Office said reports of injuries were not immediately available. DCSO said there was damage but could not provide specifics Tuesday night. EverythingLubbock.com had a crew heading to Dickens to gather more information. Hail after tornado hit Dickens, Texas (Viewer photo)Hail from 8 miles north of Tulia (Viewer photo)Hail falls in New Home Tuesday evening (Photo: Ricky Johnson)Clouds in South Lubbock on Tuesday evening (Photo: EverythingLubbock tower camera)"Severe thunderstorms capable of large hail up to golf ball size, locally heavy rain, wind gusts up to 60 MPH, and isolated t...

Bridging the 'digital divide:' Texas passes billions for broadband expansion as millions live unconnected

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:47 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The 22,000 Texans of Llano County are just an hour away from the high-tech capital, but many are decades behind in connectivity. "Rural areas have been, let's say, neglected," Llano County Commissioner Peter Jones said. "There's a big problem. Many areas of our country are unserved or underserved."More than one in 10 Llano County residents lack access to high-speed internet, separating them from the modern luxuries of remote work, education, and healthcare. In far West Texas, many residents fare far worse. According to the Texas Comptroller's office, at least 20 counties have zero access to reliable, high-speed broadband.They are just some of the almost seven million Texans who live disconnected, according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data.That's a "digital divide" Commissioner Jones saw strike his community especially hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, as young students would huddle around hotspots in parking lots just to finish homework."Twenty-five pe...

Police, FBI investigating two fires at Minneapolis mosques

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:47 GMT

The Minneapolis Police Department is partnering with the FBI to investigate a possible bias motive behind an arson attempt at a Minneapolis mosque on Sunday evening. Authorities also are investigating a fire at another mosque, less than a mile away, on Monday night.Sunday’s incident marked the third known attack on a mosque in Minnesota this year, according to CAIR-Minnesota Executive Director Jaylani Hussein.“We don’t want our community to get to the point where they are not coming to the mosques or feeling to the point where they will behave completely differently,” Hussein said. “What we want them to do is to be more vigilant, we want them to increase security. And we want them to realize that we are under threat.”Worshippers noticed a fire in a bathroom at the Masjid Omar Islamic Center, located on the second floor of the 24 Mall in south Minneapolis, not long after a masked man entered with a large paper bag, according to video footage. Community leaders allege the paper bag co...

Northern Minnesota official, who also drove a school bus, charged with child sexual misconduct

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:47 GMT

A former northern Minnesota county commissioner and school bus driver has been charged with criminal sexual misconduct involving a child.Daniel J. Stacey, 59, of Akeley, was taken into custody Sunday. A retired law enforcement officer, he made a first court appearance Tuesday in Hubbard County District Court. He was released on $500,000 bail and faces an omnibus hearing May 9.Stacey faces one felony second-degree count of criminal sexual conduct with a victim under 14 years old and one felony count of distributing via electronic communication material that relates and/or describes sexual conduct to a child.A former northern Minnesota county commissioner and school bus driver has been charged with criminal sexual misconduct with a child. Daniel J. Stacey, 59, of Akeley, was taken into custody April 23. 2023. He made first court appearance on April 25 in Hubbard County District Court. He was released on $500,000 bail and faces another court hearing on May 9. (Forum News Service)Stacey...

St. Paul City Council hosts public hearing on proposed secure gun storage ordinance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:47 GMT

A woman whose brother took his life suicide with a firearm. A gun owner whose nephew was shot dead in a Target parking lot. A teacher who said her young students have been left emotionally rattled by lockdown drills necessitated by gun violence in schools across the country.One by one, advocates — many of them affiliated with Moms Demand Action — testified in favor of a proposed St. Paul ordinance that would require gun owners to keep their firearms trigger-locked or otherwise stored securely against access by anyone else when not on their person. The ordinance, sponsored by a majority of the seven council members, also would require ammunition to be stored separately.Proponents, including the St. Paul police, have said better gun storage would reduce the number of stolen guns in circulation, which could cut down on gun crime. It also would put some time and physical distance between firearms and people with suicidal thoughts, especially children.This school teacher says...

Senate plan calls for checks, partial Social Security tax cut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:47 GMT

A tax proposal from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor majority in the Minnesota Senate calls for a partial elimination of the Social Security income tax and direct payments to taxpayers.The tax bill heard Wednesday in the Senate Taxes Committee has a lot in common with the House tax plan but differs in a few ways, such as the approach to child tax credits. It also doesn’t include the new fifth-tier tax bracket for top earners in Minnesota. A “millionaires tax” in the House plan calls for a new 10.85% tax on the top 0.8% of Minnesota earners.Both the Senate and House DFL tax plans include a new offshore income reporting requirement for corporations, something lawmakers say could bring in more than $1 billion over the next two years.The House tax plan is set for a vote later this week, and the Senate will follow.DFL senators say their tax plan, which includes no new income or sales taxes, would bring $4 billion in tax cuts and credits to Minnesotans who need them the most, but Republicans h...