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Metro Transit decides to extend final New Year’s Eve train service past midnight

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:22 GMT

After taking a gander at passenger demand, Metro Transit is extending its New Year’s Eve light-rail schedule so the final trains of the night leave downtown St. Paul and downtown Minneapolis past midnight.The schedule had initially called for the final light-rail departures of 2023 to roll out around 11:15 p.m. from the downtown St. Paul Union Depot and Target Field in downtown Minneapolis.Under a new schedule announced Saturday evening, the last westbound Green Line train will leave Union Depot at 12:30 a.m., and the last eastbound Green Line train will leave Target Field at the same time.The northbound Blue Line will leave the Mall of America Station at 12:09 a.m., and the southbound Blue Line will leave Target Field at 12:30 a.m.In addition, there are 19 bus routes that offer service after midnight.After 6 p.m. Sunday, rides on all bus and train routes will be offered free to passengers as part of the Miller Lite Free Ride promotion.More information is online at metrotransi...

Family mourns St. Paul man at intersection where he, his dog were killed

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:22 GMT

Friends and family of Steve Wirtz, a St. Paul man who was struck and killed while crossing a street darkened by copper wire theft, held a candlelight vigil for him Saturday evening at the intersection where he died.Wirtz, 64, and his 2-year-old German shepherd, Gunther, were killed shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday — Christmas Eve — while they were out for a quick walk in their North End neighborhood.The 45-year-old driver who hit Wirtz and Gunther cooperated with authorities at the scene. The stretch of Maryland Avenue recently got a new pedestrian median, freshly painted crosswalk, signage and bump-outs designed to make it safer for pedestrians, but a new streetlight at Park Street was not connected because its copper wiring had been stolen, city officials said.St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and Ramsey County officials issued statements of condolence, with Carter calling for “state policy to help prevent tragedies like this in the future.” Carter also attended Saturday’s vigil for W...

Indigenous Longmont girl reported missing Saturday

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:22 GMT

An Indigenous Longmont teenage girl from the Rosebud Sioux Tribe was reported missing Saturday evening, according to a Missing Indigenous Person Alert from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.Kadence Goode, 17, was last seen just after midight Saturday.MISSING INDIGENOUS PERSON ALERT ACTIVATION:KADENCE GOODE WAS LAST SEEN TODAY, DECEMBER 30th. SHE IS DESCRIBED AS AN INDIGENOUS FEMALE AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ROSEBUD TRIBE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO PLEASE CONTACT LONGMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 303-651-8501 or 911. pic.twitter.com/yXQKnw3BQx— CBI (@CBI_Colorado) December 31, 2023She is a 210-pound, 5-foot-9-inch girl with brown hair and brown eyes.Longmont police ask anyone who may have information to contact them at 303-651-8501.Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

Two pedestrians, bicyclist hit by drivers in three metro area crashes

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:22 GMT

Three drivers across the Denver metro hit people, two walking and one riding a bicycle, within hours of each other Saturday afternoon.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Woman hit, killed by driver in Aurora Crime and Public Safety | Love ’em or hate ’em, Denver’s 45 new traffic circles change the way drivers navigate the city Crime and Public Safety | Fatal Arvada horse crash sparks calls for change from Jefferson County equestrians Crime and Public Safety | Woman killed in auto-pedestrian crash in Lakewood The driver who hit the cyclist did not stay at the scene, Commerce City police said on X.That crash, reported on X at 6:14 p.m., happened at East 72nd Avenue and Colorado 2. The cyclist suffered serious bodily injuries, police said, but is expected to survive.Aurora police, a minute before Commerce City police reported their crash, reported a driver hit a man walking near Montview Boulevard a...

Police shut down streets near Torrance mall due to large crowd disturbance

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:22 GMT

A disturbance involving a large crowd has shut down streets near the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance on Saturday night.A large law enforcement presence is surrounding the mall after the incident was reported by Torrance police around 5:30 p.m.Roads currently closed include:Carson Street closed from Madrona Avenue to Del Amo Circle EastDel Amo Circle East closed from Carson Street to Fashion WayFashion Way is closed from Madrona Avenue to Amie AvenueIt’s unclear what prompted the closure or what issues may be connected to the large group. Citizen video of the area showed a long line of patrol vehicles arriving at the shopping center. Traffic appeared to be backed up on streets surrounding the mall parking lots.The duration of the street closures remains unknown. Drivers are asked to avoid the area at this time.This developing story will be updated.

Body cam video shows L.A. County deputy fatally shoot armed woman 

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:22 GMT

Newly released bodycam footage depicts the moment a woman armed with a kitchen knife was shot and killed by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy. The video, which was made public by the department on Friday, shows deputies responding to an apartment building in the 2100 block of East Avenue J-8 in Lancaster on Dec. 4 regarding a domestic violence call. Included with the footage is the audio of the initial call made by Niani Finlayson, 27, to police requesting their help for a man who “[would not] get out of her house.”  Gypsy Rose Blanchard posts ‘first selfie of freedom’ after release from prison Finlayson could be heard over the phone screaming and struggling with the man, later identified as her boyfriend. “This man, he won’t get out of my house now...and I already told him to get out of my house...” she told the dispatcher before another struggle ensued. “I need the police here right now [because] he won’t get his hands off me.” Niani Finl...

Sacramento man shoots wife, claims accident

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:22 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- A man was arrested after he claimed to shoot his wife on accident during an investigation of a "noise in the middle of the night." Around 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, Sacramento County Sheriff's Office officials said they received a "frantic 911 call" from a man who said he accidentally shot his wife. Upon arrival to their home on Mira Del Rio Drive, deputies detained the husband. San Pablo woman killed suspected package thief, police say Deputies said they entered the residence and found his wife in the master bedroom with a gunshot wound in her shoulder. The victim was reportedly conscious and alert. She was transported to the hospital.Officials said there were no witnesses located in the residence. Both the husband and wife independently told deputies they heard a noise in the middle of the night. When the husband got his gun, he accidentally discharged it when he was getting up to investigate. Both were "adamant with deputies" that the incident was a "complete accide...

Raducanu feeling “reborn” as she starts 2024 season in Auckland

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:22 GMT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu says she feels “reborn” as she prepares to play her first match of 2024 at the Auckland tennis classic.The 21-year-old Raducanu has been out of action since April after wrist and knee operations and says she feels reinvigorated at the start of a new season.“I feel reborn in a way, I feel fresh,” the 2021 major winner told reporters. “I feel ready, I feel happy, I feel excited.“So overall I’m feeling positive and lighter. For two years after the U.S. Open I felt maybe a bit more like with a weight on my shoulders, but now I feel completely fresh.”Raducanu suffered an ankle injury in Auckland last year but played through the pain at the Australian Open. By April she had come to realize she had to take time out for surgery.“I was having wrist pains for five months before I came to Auckland so I was managing it, keeping it going and under wraps as much as I could,” Raducanu said. “I knew it was inevitable if I wanted...

Arizona Bowl Winners

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:22 GMT

Dec. 30, 2023 — Wyoming 16, Toledo 15Dec. 31, 2022 — Ohio 30, Wyoming 27, OTDec. 31, 2021 — Boise St. vs. Central Michigan, Cancelled for Covid-19 protocolDec. 31, 2020 — Ball State 34, No. 19 San Jose State 13Dec. 31, 2019 — Wyoming 38, Georgia State 17Dec. 29, 2018 — Nevada 16, Arkansas State 13, OTDec. 29, 2017 — New Mexico State 26, Utah State 20, OTDec. 30, 2016 — Air Force 45, South Alabama 21Dec. 29, 2015 — Nevada 28, Colorado State 23Source

Pistons beat Raptors 129-127 to end NBA record-tying losing streak at 28 games

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:22 GMT

Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schroder, left, and center Jakob Poeltl (19) reach in on Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)(AP/Carlos Osorio) Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schroder, left, and center Jakob Poeltl (19) reach in on Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)(AP/Carlos Osorio) DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons ended their NBA record-tying losing streak at 28 games with a 129-127 victory over the short-handed Toronto Raptors on Saturday night, as Cade Cunningham had 30 points and 12 assists.The Pis...