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Suburban man killed in crash while allegedly fleeing police had duffel bags of marijuana in trunk: ISP

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:31 GMT

LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — A Chicago area man who Indiana State Police say died in a crash while attempting to elude troopers allegedly had two duffel bags of marijuana inside the vehicle. The driver of the Kia, Bryan I. Flores, 20, from Round Lake, was airlifted to a trauma hospital in Illinois following a high-speed crash in Lake County, Indiana.He was later pronounced dead. Charges filed against north suburban man accused of beating family member, hitting police K9 According to ISP, around 1:45 p.m. Monday, troopers pulled over a gray 2012 Kia Optima driven by Flores in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80/94 near the Lake Station exit. As an ISP trooper approached the vehicle, Flores allegedly drove off. The trooper did not pursue due to heightened traffic. About four minutes later, ISP learned of a crash involving the same Kia Optima. According to troopers, Flores' vehicle reportedly rear-ended a semi at a high rate of speed. Flores was ejected from the vehicle due to impact. Furth...

Delphi murder suspect's attorneys ask judge to deny prosecution's subpoena for medical, mental health records

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:31 GMT

CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. – Attorneys for Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen are asking the court to deny the prosecution access to their client’s mental health and medical records.In September, Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland subpoenaed Allen’s health records from his time in captivity. The subpoena sought the results of examinations and evaluations that Allen has undergone at Westville Correctional Facility since Nov. 3, 2022. Attorneys for Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen want search warrant evidence thrown out Allen faces two counts of murder in the deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon High Bridge in February 2017. Indiana State Police announced his arrest in October 2022, more than five years after the killings.This week, his attorneys filed a pair of motions seeking to quash the subpoena request.The prosecution wanted the defense to turn over “any other documents, records, notes, videos and/or writings that the facility may have” pertaining to Allen...

Affidavit says man hit with hatchet before he was run over in north Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:31 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An affidavit obtained by KXAN Tuesday provided more details on what a witness said led to the death of a man in north Austin last week. Austin police identified a suspect who faces a capital murder charge in the case.On Oct. 3, the Austin Police Department responded to a report of a hit-and-run after a person was found on a sidewalk near the southbound lanes in the 12100 block of North MoPac Expressway Service Road. The location is between Parmer Lane and Duval Road.A detective with the APD homicide unit arrived on the scene, along with the Austin Fire Department, and found the man with severe lacerations to his neck and head, along with injuries that were “incompatible with life," according to the affidavit. One dead after reported hit-and-run in far north Austin The man was later identified by police as John Walker Oden, 53.Invstigators later determined that Oden's injuries were not from being struck by the vehicle, court records said.An autopsy by the Travis Co...

Twins suffer blowout loss to Astros in Game 3 of ALDS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:31 GMT

Starting pitcher Sonny Gray had given up four runs by the time the Twins’ offense got the chance to hit for the first time Tuesday. But once it did, well, that wasn’t much more fun for the announced crowd of 41,017 fans at Target Field to watch either.An uncharacteristic performance from Gray, who gave up two home runs for the first time since September 2021, and an inability to convert when they had runners on base has led the Twins to the brink of elimination in the American League Division Series. The Twins fell 9-1 in Game 3 of the best-of-five series on Tuesday, putting them in a situation where they must win on Wednesday to keep their season alive.Gray’s trouble began with the very first batter of the game, Jose Altuve, who led off with a single. An error put on another baserunner before Kyle Tucker came through with an RBI hit to give the Astros a lead. But the real damage came one batter later when former MVP José Abreu hit a sweeper that Grau left over the plate into the le...

Santos charged with 10 new criminal counts in superseding indictment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:31 GMT

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was charged with 10 new criminal counts Tuesday over accusations he inflated his campaign finance reports and charged donors’ credit cards without authorization.Santos pleaded not guilty in May to a 13-count indictment, and the new charges bring the total to 23. The charges add new criminal exposure for the embattled lawmaker, who began his first term in January after admitting to embellishing parts of his background while campaigning. Santos is due to appear in court Oct. 27. The additional indictment comes days after Santos’s former campaign treasurer, Nancy Marks, reached a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to conspiring with the then-candidate to carry out a scheme prosecutors are dubbing the “Party Program,” in which the duo committed fraud on Santos’s campaign finance reports.The scheme was meant to ensure that Santos and his campaign qualified for a “national party committee” program that would provide financial and logis...

I-70 improvement project part of Parson's business talks in Japan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:31 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – For the first time in more than 20 years, Missouri's governor is traveling to Japan on a trade mission with the goal of boosting business connections.With nearly half a billion dollars in goods exported to Japan last year, the country is one of Missouri's largest trading partners. There are more than 6,000 miles between Tokyo and Missouri, but Japan is a key business alley for the Show Me State."Hopefully, by the end of this, we will have an announcement for you that more jobs from Japan are being located in Missouri," House Majority Leader Jon Patterson, R-Lee's Summit, said Tuesday.Patterson made the trip with Parson, along with the state's economic development department, the Missouri Department of Agriculture and business leaders from around Missouri."It's the third-largest economy in the world, and we believe that Missouri has a lot to offer to Japanese businesses, especially in terms of our agriculture, which is the number one business we have in Missouri...

Man arrested for throwing rocks at Illinois governor's Chicago home, breaking windows, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:31 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago man is facing stalking and vandalism charges after being accused of throwing rocks at the home of Gov. J.B. Pritzker, breaking three windows, Illinois State Police said Tuesday.The 38-year-old Villa Park man is charged with two counts of stalking and one count of criminal damage to property, authorities said.Chicago police located the man on video surveillance cameras and took him into custody without incident after the vandalism around 9:40 a.m. Monday morning, state police said. He was being held in a lockup until going before a judge, state police said. Monthly $500 payments coming soon for some St. Louis families The governor and first lady were home at the time, state police said. No one was injured, but the vandalism caused more than $500 in damage, court records say.State police said they subsequently identified the man as the same person who in August twice left letters at Pritzker's home in the Gold Coast historic district on the city’s N...

Johnston administration ready to break ground on Denver’s first homelessness micro-community

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:31 GMT

Work will begin in the coming days to transform a dusty triangle of land wedged against a highway in Denver’s Overland neighborhood into a tiny home village with the capacity to accommodate up to 120 people before the end of the year, city officials announced.The property at 2301 S. Santa Fe Drive is the first confirmed landing place for one of Mayor Mike Johnston’s promised micro-communities. The communities, pitched as collections of tiny homes or prefabricated Pallet shelters with on-site staffing, mental health, addiction treatment and other services, are designed to provide transitional housing and safer alternatives for people now living in tent encampments on city sidewalks or other rights of way.The forthcoming groundbreaking marks a significant step in Johnston’s push, backed by an emergency declaration, to get 1,000 people off the street and into housing or temporary shelter before the end of this year.The property, owned by the Colorado Department of Tra...

Hundreds of pro-Israeli demonstrators rally in Westwood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:31 GMT

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the federal building in Westwood on Tuesday to show their support for Israel after the bloody incursion on Israeli soil by the militant group Hamas over the weekend. The rally comes on the heels of a news conference held today at Los Angeles City Hall where councilmembers and leaders of the Jewish community stood side by side, speaking about the war with phrases like “cold blooded murder” and “ethnic and religious violence” and an “attack on democracy everywhere.”  The surprise attack by Hamas by air, land and sea killed hundreds of Israeli citizens and soldiers, prompting Israel’s leaders to declare war and retaliate, bombarding the Palestinian territory of Gaza. The toll stands at some 1,800 dead on both sides, but that number is expected to grow.  L.A. is home to the second largest Jewish community in the United States and the largest Israeli population outside of Israel.  Pro-Israeli demonstrators at rally in Westwoo...

Some California restaurants imposing 'vomit fee'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:31 GMT

Enjoy your bottomless mimosas, just don't barf - or else it'll cost you.Some San Francisco Bay Area restaurants are now charging a $50 fee for Sunday brunch diners who drink one too many mimosas and end up losing their eggs Benedict, KTLA's sister station KRON reports.A sign posted at popular Oakland brunch spot, Kitchen Story, warns diners who indulge in any of the restaurant's five varieties of bottomless mimosas to "drink responsibly and know your limits." Otherwise, the sign warns, that a $50 cleaning fee will be automatically added to the tab of any patron who throws up in a public area of the restaurant.Photo: Chris Culcasi/KRONKitchen Story isn't the only Bay Area restaurant cracking down on brunch-time barfers. As reported in SFGate, Home Plate in San Francisco has implemented a similar policy with signs warning of a $50 "cleaning fee" for incidents resulting from intoxication.Some Bay Area restaurants are reportedly taking other steps, like placing limits on the time custom...