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Man sentenced for starting fires in Mark Twain National Forest

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:10:50 GMT

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – An Iron County, Missouri, man appeared in federal court Wednesday to be sentenced for starting fires in Mark Twain National Forest and threatening a forestry officer.Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Lucas G. Henson, 37, pleaded guilty in March to arson, assault of a law enforcement officer, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.A judge sentenced Henson to 12½ years in federal prison, and ordered him to pay the U.S. Forest Service approximately $7,200 to cover the cost of damages for the fires he set.On Oct. 22, 2022, Henson, who was out on bond for stealing and drug-related offenses, stole a van from a Poplar Bluff business. He abandoned the van after it ran out of gas. He later broke into a camper at another local business and stole items from the RV. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News ...

St. Louis Metro to offer $5K signing bonus for 'essential transit' jobs

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:10:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Metro officials are offering a $5,000 signing bonus to anyone who joins and takes on an "essential transit position" for a limited time. Bi-State Development will offer the signing bonuses for the next 90 days, starting Wednesday, as it looks to address "critical workforce shortages." 2nd Missouri man sentenced in death of woman who was caged, dismembered Prior to this summer, officials offered a $2,000 signing bonus for essential positions with Metro Call-A-Ride, MetroBus and MetroLink. Despite the incentives, many Metro services are still impacted by worker shortages. “New frontline workers along with our valued current team members are absolutely necessary to reliably move the St. Louis region. In fact, right now we are working on more contract enhancements for our team members represented through collective bargaining contract negotiations with ATU Local 788 and those enhancement offers will be distributed to our union represented team members in the ver...

Want to be on TV? St. Louis area students may audition to host STEM show

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:10:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- KPLR 11 is launching Missouri STEM Explorers Saturday mornings this fall and the search is on for a student to host it. If you’re a middle school student who loves all things Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, we want to meet you at auditions July 1, 2023!Auditions are Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Tuxedo Park in Webster Groves, Missouri. When you arrive, register for the 2-minute audition.Can’t make it to the audition? Then you can submit a short video [email protected]. This video should be no more than 2 minutes long and must be submitted by July 1, 2023.Selected youth co-hosts from around Missouri will not only help ignite the love of STEM in students across the Show Me State, but they also will receive a boost to their own education in the form of $5,000 Missouri 529 Student scholarship program per season.Missouri STEM Explorers is an engaging and interactive 30-minute program focused on STEM in Missouri. Each episode will dive into a subject ...

Important 'Ted Lasso' character reveals he's from this Illinois city

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:10:50 GMT

ILLINOIS - Emmy Award-winning TV series "Ted Lasso" recently wrapped up its third season. Through the ups and downs, fans learn that one key character is fictionally from Illinois. In the 10th episode of Season 3, Coach Beard talks with journalist-turned-book writer Trent Crimm and reveals a unique connection to the Land of Lincoln. 2nd Missouri man sentenced in death of woman who was caged, dismembered Near the end of that episode, the conversation goes...Trent: "So where are you from originally?"Beard: "None of your business."Trent: "Yeah, yeah. It is a bit personal."The two then see assistant coach Roy Kent loosen up with a tie-dye shirt, to which Coach Beard smirks and also opens up. Beard: After a brief pause, "I'm from Peoria." Peoria is located along the Illinois River in central Illinois. The city was founded in 1845 and is home to more than 110,000 people. Peoria is well known for its contemporary design and its agricultural impact to Illinois. Perhaps Coach Beard's answe...

Maryland Heights man accused of fleeing police by car, bike

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:10:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A Maryland Heights man is in custody for wreckless driving and endangering the lives of pedestrians while fleeing police.An officer with the St. Ann Police Department was on patrol on May 25 at Wright Avenue and Gregory Lane when a motorist drove into oncoming traffic in order to pass the officer in his police vehicle.Police claim the officer attempted a traffic stop, but the motorist sped off in a residential area. Pedestrians were forced to act quickly in order to avoid being struck by the fleeing vehicle. 2nd Missouri man sentenced in death of woman who was caged, dismembered On June 22, the same St. Ann police officer saw the motorist on a bicycle. The officer told the man on the bike to stop in order to make an arrest for fleeing.However, the man on the bike attempted to pedal away, but the officer chased after him on foot and was able to make an arrest.The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Harold Burton, 52, with resisting arrest ...

Opinion: I hope Trump lands in prison to protect our country from the narcissistic, sociopathic, racist, grifter

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:10:50 GMT

I sometimes wonder what my mother would say if she rose from the dead and learned that Donald J. Trump was once president of the United States. And, that he has the gall to try and bully his way back into the Oval Office after plotting to overthrow the government.She’d most certainly ask,“Lord! Lord! What is this world coming to?”Not that Mama knew Trump all that well, but she did watch the evening news and was familiar with the now twice-indicted, twice-impeached politician who was also found liable for sexual assault.If she were to learn of the shenanigans he has pulled since her death in 2005, she’d undoubtedly scoff, “I wouldn’t trust that man as far as I can throw him.”Mama was born in the backwoods of Alabama in 1912. So you can imagine that during her 93 years of living in the Jim Crow South, she was keenly aware that Black people were thrown in jail for far less than fomenting an attack on the Capitol.Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capito...

DeMarcus Ware talks upcoming Hall of Fame enshrinement, golf game, Super Bowl 50 season and “total turnaround” he expects from Broncos

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:10:50 GMT

DeMarcus Ware believes football fans will be doing a double-take at their TVs this fall amid what he predicts will be a “total turnaround” for the Broncos under new head coach Sean Payton.Ware talked about the Broncos, his Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement this August and his golf game on Wednesday, ahead of next month’s American Century Championship in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., where he’ll be competing for a fifth straight year.“(The Broncos) are going to be a sleeper team,” Ware told The Denver Post. “(Payton) can open up a lot of the offensive playbook, let Russell Wilson play like he should play, and they’ll start scoring some points… If they can get ahead (early in games) and the pass rush can turn on a little bit — I think people this year will watch them and say, ‘Hold on, wait a minute? That’s the Denver Broncos?'”Ware is set to become the second member from the Broncos’ Super Bowl 50 te...

Douglas County school board appoints new member to fill seat left vacant by sudden resignation

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:10:50 GMT

Douglas County’s Board of Education on Tuesday voted to appoint Jason Page to the seat on the school board that became vacant when member Elizabeth Hanson resigned during a public meeting in May.The board overseeing the Douglas County School District was split in its decision, voting 4 to 2 to appoint Page, who has a child in the district, to the open seat.Page previously served on the board of directors at Ben Franklin Academy, a public charter school in Highlands Ranch, according to his application.Related ArticlesEducation | Douglas County School Board members violated Colorado Open Meetings Law, judge rules Hanson resigned before her term ended, citing differences with the board’s conservative majority, including changes to the district’s equity policy and the board majority’s refusal to settle a lawsuit that accused directors of violating Colorado law last year when they prepared to fire former Superintendent Corey Wise.A judge ruled earlier this month tha...

Train, vehicle collide in Moorpark

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:10:50 GMT

A train and a vehicle collided in Moorpark late Wednesday morning, officials said.The crash was reported a few minutes before noon.As a result, Los Angeles Avenue was closed in the area between Hitch Boulevard and Tierra Rejada Road, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.Check back for updates to this developing story.

Homeless encampment cleanup postponed after 'highly inappropriate' email from LAPD officer

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:10:50 GMT

A controversial plan to clean up an encampment in West Hills on Thursday has been postponed after a "highly inappropriate" email from a Los Angeles Police Department officer was leaked, the department said Tuesday.The social media account Film the Police LA released a screenshot of an email from Senior Lead Officer Brittney Gutierrez in which she says the Thursday cleanup is being conducted by a "hush hush task force." She also indicated that she did not want any of the people experiencing homelessness to be contacted before the cleanup so she could arrest all of them."Everyone will be arrested and all their belongings will be taken away by sanitation," she wrote.William Gude, a Hollywood resident who was identified by the Los Angeles Times as the person behind the Film the Police LA account, described the wording of the email as "wild."A leaked email has postponed the cleanup of a homeless encampment in West Hills, as shown on June 28, 2023. (KTLA)"This language sounds like they’re...