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Kim Potter, Brooklyn Center officer who shot Daunte Wright, to be released from prison Monday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:28 GMT

A white former police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting Black motorist Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center in 2021 is set to be released from prison Monday.Minnesota Department of Corrections spokesman Andy Skoogman announced Friday that former officer Kim Potter was to be released after serving about 16 months of her two-year sentence. He said the exact timing of her departure Monday from Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee won’t be disclosed for security reasons.“Our criminal investigative analysts are working closely with law enforcement to monitor the situation to ensure Kim Potter, like all incarcerated persons, is safe as she leaves our facility,” Skoogman said in a statement.Potter killed Wright after a traffic stop in April 2021. The shooting happened as Derek Chauvin was on trial in Minneapolis on murder charges in George Floyd’s killing. Wright’s death sparked several days of protests.Hennepin County Dist...

Unknown substance splashing cars in Coxsackie

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:28 GMT

WEST COXSACKIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Driving through one community in Greene County could leave a sticky substance on your car. NEWS10 reports from West Coxsackie on safety concerns over what's dripping under a bridge.Here in West Coxsackie residents are driving underneath the railroad pass on Mansion Street, coming out with an unknown substance splashed on their cars. Silent candlelight vigil for Kaylin Gillis  “[It’s an] oozy substance and it dries on the paint, and that becomes a powder, eventually. It seems to be metallic and somewhat like asphalt,” explains area resident Michael Wilhelmsen.Mark Evans has been the Mayor of Coxsackie for nearly 15 years and says this bridge has been problematic for the duration of his term. He’s been reaching out for help but says it’s landing on deaf ears.“It's incredibly frustrating. I keep getting Facebook messages and text that people are sending me pictures of their cars I just have no answers for that, and it seems like it should be an ea...

Fire caused by hoverboard lithium ion batteries

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:28 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Firefighters in the city of Albany put out a fire caused by a hoverboard. Officials said the lithium ion batteries used to power the hoverboard started the fire around 11:20 p.m. Thursday. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! More than a dozen of the batteries were scattered all over the room where the hoverboard was being stored after they fell out. Fire officials remind people to properly use lithium ion batteries, and if they do spark, to leave the area immediately and call for help.

Push to make intersection safer in St. Louis for emergency vehicles

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis may be on the verge of following in the footsteps of St. Charles County and installing a new $10 million intersection safety measure that would make intersections safer for emergency vehicles and motorists.It would turn the lights green to let emergency vehicles through and red for everyone else. St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green voted on the measure last year, but it fell short."Definitely yes, my office is working in collaboration with the mayor’s office on a comprehensive automatic traffic enforcement safety plan," she said. "That plan would involve red light cameras, potentially speed cameras, and also the ability for intersection lights to change if there’s a first responder vehicle that is approaching that intersection." Top Story: Missing Texas teens sold for sex in Missouri FOX 2's You Paid For It team brought the idea to former Alderman Joe Vaccaro last year. Vaccaro convinced the entire Board of Aldermen to go along with it, and it c...

Predicted cold not slowing St. Louis gardening enthusiasts   

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Shoppers at Greenscape Gardens in west St. Louis County were taking their time viewing a large variety of colorful plants on display Friday.“I’m ready to plant,” said Tonya Wahlig.She was among the customers undeterred by a weather forecast that included temperatures dipping close to the freezing mark.Workers moved several trays of annuals and vegetables into a greenhouse Friday night. Ethan Wise is a horticulturist with Greenscape Gardens. He said anyone covering plants this weekend should use a frost cloth or sheet and avoid using plastic or something as heavy as a blanket. Top Story: Missing Texas teens sold for sex in Missouri Wise said watering susceptible plants the night before a frost can help.“That wet soil is going to help insulate that plant," he said.If there are signs of frost the next morning, Wise said pouring water over the plants before peak sun hours can help.Ballwin resident Shannon Teter was purchasing some plants. She said the see-saw S...

Rockies waste another promising start by Noah Davis as offense goes silent in 4-3 loss to Phillies

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:28 GMT

The early ingredients were there for the Rockies on Friday night in Philadelphia, but the finishing touch was not.Despite a three-run homer in the opening inning by Ryan McMahon, and despite another promising outing by rookie right-hander Noah Davis, the Rockies lost 4-3 to the Phillies in the second game of their series at Citizens Bank Park.Colorado’s offense went silent after the first, as the Rockies managed just one hit over the final eight innings and manager Bud Black was ejected for the first time this year.“We just didn’t hit much after the first inning,” Black told reporters after watching the majority of the game from the visiting clubhouse.McMahon jump-started Colorado after singles by Kris Bryant and Charlie Blackmon set the table. It was McMahon’s fourth homer of the year, a 408-foot shot to center field.“I was ready for (the fastball), and (Aaron Nola) put it in a good spot (up in the zone) where I could handle it,” McMahon to...

Authorities arrest man wanted for attempted murder in Laguna Beach 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:28 GMT

A man suspected of attacking his ex-girlfriend and sending her to the hospital on Wednesday has been apprehended by authorities. According to the Laguna Beach Police Department, Charles Thomas Kelley IV was contacted by Long Beach Fire Department paramedics on Friday and transported to a local hospital for injuries not related to his alleged attack.  Fire personnel and hospital staff recognized Kelley and alerted the Laguna Beach Police Department, who arrived at the hospital and took him into custody around 3 a.m. Friday morning.  San Jacinto man charged with wife’s murder Kelley will be booked at the Orange County Jail for attempted murder and other charges when he is medically cleared. He is also accused of breaking into and burglarizing the unidentified victim's house mere hours before he attacked her.He will also be booked on a felony warrant for an unrelated incident. Anyone with additional information regarding Kelley is urged to contact Detective M...

Cruise involved in legal dustup after 2019 crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:28 GMT

(BCN) -- A driverless car company operating in San Francisco and a company that supplied it human test drivers have taken a dispute over who should pay for an accident to federal court.The case seems likely to prove that no matter how many human drivers are displaced by autonomous driving technology, at least an equal number of jobs will be created for lawyers. The autonomous car company Cruise LLC sued Thursday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco claiming that Actalent Inc., a Maryland company that provided test drivers for its vehicles, should pay for the cost of a 2019 accident. The dispute arises from a collision on Sept. 5, 2019, when Jonas Judd, a San Francisco resident, was on a scooter stopped at a red light, facing south, at the intersection of Gough, Haight and Market streets. Construction stops on Google’s San Jose mega-campus When the light turned green, Judd moved forward into the intersection. At the same time, Judd observed a Cruise vehicle with fo...

Supreme Court Places Abortion Drug Restrictions on Hold — For Now

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:28 GMT

In a brief order issued Friday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court paused harsh limitations on a key abortion drug while the case plays out in a lower court, leaving access to the medication unchanged for now.The restrictions, which were set to take effect at midnight, would have had sweeping and detrimental consequences for already-strained abortion access nationwide. The 7-2 Supreme Court ruling, with Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissenting, ensures that the critical drug will remain available until further review by the conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which plans to hear oral arguments on May 17. Legal experts note the case could make its way back to the Supreme Court in the coming months.The drug mifepristone — part of the most common method of pregnancy termination in the U.S. — is at the center of an ongoing legal battle between the Biden administration and ideological right-wing judges and advocacy groups who want to see its availability severely diminishe...

Islanders’ record 4-goal outburst seals 5-1 win over Canes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:28 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Palmieri and Matt Martin scored 44 seconds apart late in the third period and the New York Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 Friday night to cut their first-round series deficit to 2-1.Casey Cizikas, Scott Mayfield and Anders Lee also scored as New York got four goals in a 2:18 span late — the fastest four goals in Stanley Cup playoff history — to pull away. Ilya Sorokin stopped 30 shots for the Islanders, who had a pair of one-goal losses in the first two games at Carolina.Jesper Fast scored for the Hurricanes. Antti Raanta finished with 32 saves.Game 4 is back at the UBS Arena on Sunday.BRUINS 4, PANTHERS 2SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist, Linus Ullmark stopped 28 shots and Boston topped Florida in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.Charlie Coyle, David Pastrnak and Nick Foligno also scored for Boston, which reclaimed home-ice advantage and took a 2-1 lead in the series. Dmitry Orlov had a pair of long outle...