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North county homeowners challenge MoDOT's sound walls plan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:20 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Some north St. Louis County homeowners are trying to put the brakes on a MoDOT sound wall project. Sound walls have prompted concerns for many people in the Hathaway Manor North Subdivision near Interstate 270 and Old Halls Ferry Road. Concerned residents fear the walls will become a safety hazard and hurt the value of their homes. Curtis Faulker says there are big issues with the traffic that the wall would worsen.”It blocks vision from individuals coming off the highway doing 60 miles an hour, and it also blocks vision of people who are entering Dunn Road," said Faulker. "They can’t see that traffic coming off as well." Results: November 7 Missouri Special Election The sound walls would be around 12 to 20 feet tall. Plans for the sound walls came with the I-270 North Improvement Project. There are already sound walls on one side of Interstate 270. The sound walls will cost around $46,000. MoDOT says they're required by federal law to see if people affect...

Connor, Scheifele lead Jets to 5-2 win over Blues

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:20 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice, and Mark Scheifele added a goal and an assist to help the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday night.Neil Pionk and Cole Perfetti also scored, and Connor Hellebuyck made 20 saves as the Jets (6-4-2) won their second consecutive game after dropping three in a row.Winnipeg is 10-1-1 in its last 12 against St. Louis.Robert Thomas and Brayden Schenn scored for the Blues (5-5-1), and Jordan Binnington stopped 32 of 36 shots.Perfetti scored his second goal of the season into an empty net with 2:28 remaining after Schenn got his second this season 8:08 into the third period.Connor scored his second goal of the game and team-leading eighth of the season on a feed from Scheifele as Binnington scrambled back into the crease after trying to play the puck behind the net. That expanded Winnipeg’s lead to 4-1.Connor scored his first of the game on a shot that deflected off the blade of Nick Leddy’s stick 4:34 into the second period to gi...

Spire announces additional $500K funding for customers with limited incomes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:20 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Winter is on its way, and soon will come lower temperatures and higher heating bills. For Spire customers with limited incomes, the utility company is committing an additional $500,000 to help people pay their bills.“We definitely know there is a need out there," said Vonda Cotton, Community Outreach Specialist with Spire.She sees the need for funding in our community. Results: November 7 Missouri Special Election “We can alleviate some of that stress for our customers by giving them information and access to some of our utility assistance programs," said Cotton.Earlier this year, the Missouri Public Service Commission approved Spire Missouri’s extra half-a-million-dollar commitment. The funding supports low-income heating assistance, including weatherization and the critical medical needs program. It helps customers with medical emergencies keep their gas on while their health issues are addressed. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in...

Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman declares victory in bid for re-election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:20 GMT

Incumbent Mike Coffman declared victory in the race for Aurora mayor Tuesday night after securing a decisive lead over challenger Juan Marcano in early returns.Marcano, though, was not prepared to concede Tuesday night.Coffman had received 26,834 votes, or 55.32% of the total, to Marcano’s 18,224 votes, or 37.57%, as of the latest results posted at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.The third candidate in the nonpartisan race, Jeff Sanford, who ran a limited campaign, had received 3,400 votes, or 7.12%.As of 9:40 p.m., Marcano said Coffman has not yet called him, and Marcano said he was not conceding the race until more votes were counted.Marcano noted that the votes that typically come in on the Monday and Tuesday of an election skew more progressive. He said until it’s clear how many votes were still outstanding and what the city’s election turnout was, it was premature to call the race.At Coffman’s election watch party after the 9 p.m. results were posted, Aurora Cit...

John Youngquist wins Denver school board’s at-large race; challengers lead incumbents by large margins

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:20 GMT

John Youngquist, a former East High School principal, trounced ex-Tattered Cover CEO Kwame Spearman in the race for the open at-large seat on the Denver school board Tuesday night in an election that could also cost two incumbents their seats.Youngquist held a 37-percentage-point lead over Spearman as of the latest results at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Incumbents Scott Baldermann and Charmaine Lindsay also trailed challengers Kimberlee Sia and Marlene De La Rosa, respectively, by significant margins. “We feel pretty positive about the results. People are ready for an experienced group of leaders,”  Youngquist said, adding, “The families, the community is looking for change on the board.”Spearman told The Denver Post that he had called Younguist to congratulate him, saying that while he expected the margin to tighten as counting continued, “we believe the gap will be challenging to overcome.”The three candidates poised to gain seats on Denver Public School...

3 arrested in 2019 shooting that left man paralyzed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:20 GMT

Three men have been arrested in connection with a shooting in Riverside County more than four years ago that left one of the victims permanently paralyzed from the neck down, authorities announced Tuesday.  The tragic incident unfolded just after midnight on March 3, 2019, when four suspects are accused of opening fire on a house in the 6400 block of Nidever Avenue in Riverside, a news release from the Riverside Police Department.   $10K in stolen retail merchandise recovered after 3 arrests made Two people inside the residence were struck by gunfire. One victim was treated at the hospital for minor injuries and released. Another victim, identified as Izaac Colunga, was critically injured and now suffers from quadriplegia.  The case was eventually handed over to Riverside PD’s Homicide Cold Case Unit, who developed investigative leads that resulted in the identification of the suspects, now identified as 26-year-old Dereck Anthony Wood and 26-year-old Raymond Floyd ...

Single-family residence sells for $2.6 million in Piedmont

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:20 GMT

68 Wyngaard Avenue – Google Street ViewA 3,054-square-foot house built in 1996 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the first block of Wyngaard Avenue in Piedmont was sold on Oct. 2, 2023, for $2,635,000, or $863 per square foot. This two-story house boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and three baths. Additionally, the house is equipped with a two-car garage, accommodating vehicles and storage needs efficiently.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:On Selborne Drive, Piedmont, in July 2022, a 4,130-square-foot home was sold for $4,082,500, a price per square foot of $988. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 3,758-square-foot home on the first block of Selborne Drive in Piedmont sold in November 2022, for $2,850,000, a price per square foot of $758. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In June 2023, a 2,516-square-foot home on Saint James Drive in Piedmont sold for $2,000,000, a price per square foot of $795. The home has 4 bedroo...

Oakland school board election: Jorge Lerma with early lead, despite little financial backing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:20 GMT

OAKLAND — Jorge Lerma, a candidate with relatively little financial backing, is in front of Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez in the race for a crucial swing seat on the politically divided, cash-strapped Oakland Unified School District board.In early returns Tuesday night, Lerma had nearly 63% support to Ritzie-Hernandez’s 37%, with 2,240 ballots counted, including all 55 votes cast at polling places.These were the final election night results, though ballots that arrive by mail over the next week will still be counted. It’s unclear how many more are expected.The special election will fill the only vacancy on the Oakland school board, where the six existing members often find themselves divided over the interests of the district’s robust faculty union.If he emerges victorious, Lerma, a former school principal who based his candidacy on diversifying the school board, will represent the city’s largely Latino District 5, which spans parts of East Oakland south of I-...

2 injured in separate Mission District stabbings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:20 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Two people were hospitalized after separate stabbings in San Francisco's Mission District this week, the San Francisco Police Department said. The first stabbing happened Monday at approximately 4:54 p.m. in the area of 14th Street and Woodward Street. SFPD did not provide information on the severity of the victim's injuries. One person shot dead in incident involving Oakland police The other stabbing happened Tuesday at about 5:50 p.m. at 17th Street and Guerrero Street. That victim has life-threatening injuries. SFPD has not announced an arrest for either stabbing or mentioned whether the two incidents are related. Anyone with information is asked to call SFPD's tip line at (415) 575-4444.

Man reported missing by Sonoma County Sheriff's Office

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:20 GMT

(KRON) -- The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office is searching for 79-year-old Jon Gordon Traub. Traub is a white man who stands 6-foot-7, weighs 220 pounds and has brown hair. He also suffers from dementia. He was last seen wearing a brown sweater, black pants and black braces on his feet, the sheriff's office said. Traub drives a gray/blue 2006 Ford Fusion with the license plate 5VNM568. He was in the area of Sonoma/Schellville when he was last heard from. Anyone who sees him asked to call (707) 565-2121.