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Arkansas governor’s $19,000 lectern remains out of sight, but not out of mind with audit underway

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:13:42 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — From targeting Chinese-owned farmland to banning gender-neutral terms like “pregnant people” from state documents, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has rolled out announcements in recent weeks in quick succession, cheered on by her Republican base. The former White House press secretary — known for scaling back regular press briefings in Washington — has also fielded questions from behind a lectern at the state Capitol. But it’s the lectern she’s not using — a $19,000 purchase that’s led to an audit and claims her office illegally altered public records — that remains a problem for the first-term governor.That lectern hasn’t been seen at Sanders’ public events, and the governor’s office won’t say where it is. But questions about its cost and how its purchase was handled haven’t gone away so easily.Sanders has dismissed such questions as a “manufactured controversy” and even chided reporters for chasing what she called “tablo...

3 people critically injured in Mississauga crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:13:42 GMT

Three people have been taken to a trauma centre in life-threatening condition following a late-night crash in Mississauga.Peel police tweeted just before midnight Friday that a motorcycle and an SUV were involved in the crash on Cawthra Road between Atwater Avenue and Arbor Road.No word on the ages or genders of the victims taken to hospital or what may have led up to the crash.Listen to CityNews 680 overnight for the latest updates.

Bangladesh’s main opposition party plans mass rally as tensions run high ahead of general election

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:13:42 GMT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s main opposition party plans to hold a mass rally on Saturday in the capital to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of power to a non-partisan caretaker government to oversee general elections next year.But the ruling Awami League party has warned that any attempt to trigger violence would be met with force, and said it would hold a “peace rally” near the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s headquarters, where supporters of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, the party’s leader, also plan to gather.The opposition says it is attempting a final push to remove Hasina as the Election Commission prepares to announce the country’s 12th national election, expected to be held in January.Tensions are high in Bangladesh, a parliamentary democracy with a history of violence during political protests, especially before elections. The rivalry between Hasina and Zia has been ongoing for decades, and Hasina’s...

Texas high school football scores for Friday, Oct. 27

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:13:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — LASA outlasted Navarro in a wild 44-43 contest Friday that the Raptors won with an extra point after scoring a touchdown late in the game. LASA and Travis will play for a playoff spot in the regular season finale for both squads Nov. 3.Georgetown topped Glenn 44-41 and Wimberley beat Lago Vista 34-22, but there were a ton of blowouts in Week 10.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score on our website, but we need your help to do it. Email the score of your game to [email protected] and we'll get it on our websiteWestlake shut out Bowie 62-0, LBJ blanked Eastside 72-0, Dripping Springs clobbered Del Valle 52-3 and Lake Travis thumped Austin High 62-14.McNeil beat Stony Point 52-21 to draw closer to a playoff berth in 6A-District 25.The premier game in Texas this week, Duncanville versus DeSoto, was postponed due to lightning and will be played Saturday. Weather also delayed games between Weiss and Waco Midway along with Waco University and Connally. We'll h...

García's HR in 11th, Seager's tying shot in 9th rally Rangers past Arizona 6-5 in Series opener

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:13:42 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García hit an opposite-field homer in the 11th inning, after Corey Seager's tying two-run shot in the ninth, and the Texas Rangers opened this surprise World Series of wild-card teams with a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. The Cuban slugger known as El Bombi drove a 3-1 sinker from Miguel Castro into the right-field seats beyond a leaping Corbin Carroll. It was García's second RBI of the game, setting a record for most in one postseason with 22. García has homered in five consecutive games, tied for the second-longest streak in postseason history, and he delivered the first walk-off homer in the World Series since Max Muncy connected leading off the 18th inning of Game 3 for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2018 against Boston and Nathan Eovaldi, who started for the Rangers in this one. In the first extra-inning game of this postseason, Texas became the first team to win a World Series game when trailing by multiple runs in the nin...

Marching bands from 14 states fill the Dome at America's Center

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:13:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Friday, thousands of high school students and families filled downtown this weekend for the Bands of America super regional competition. There are 66 marching bands from across 14 states competing in the weekend-long event. "About four and a half, five hours all the way from the southwest corner of the state. A couple of stops on school buses for sure," said Butch Owens, Webb City Director of Bands."We have groups of sometimes 200 and 300 and their entourage is up to 500 with their band parents that are all staying here in downtown St. Louis. They are filling the hotels, eating at the restaurants, and they are captive here because they're going to be here at the show," said Jeremy Earnhart, President of Bands of America. He said this weekend Bands of America is holding other competitions in New Jersey, Texas, and California. "But most importantly, right here in the heartland at the St. Louis Super Regional, where we have been running this event since 1997. I've...

East St. Louis family mourns loss as apartment fire survivors return home  

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:13:42 GMT

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Dozens of residents at the Touchette Elderly apartments in Cahokia Heights were forced from their homes due to a fire on Wednesday.  Friday, the mayor announced all but six of those residents were able to move back home. City leaders thanked the American Red Cross for its assistance.  Mayor Curtis McCall also credited various city departments for their response.  The news came as McCall also offered prayers for the family of 82-year-old Judy St. John.  The East St. Louis native and longtime resident of the apartments died in Wednesday’s fire.    “We’re thinking about her and her family, and we are praying for them,” McCall said.  St. John’s family called her the center of their universe.   “Everything we did, we all did together as a family and now that’s taken way,” said Sonja Rush, St. John’s daughter.  She credited a security guard at Touchette Regional Hos...

Kirkwood schools add safety protocols after trunk-or-treat shooting

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:13:42 GMT

KIRKWOOD, Mo. - The Kirkwood School District held one of its first Halloween events since gunfire put a frantic end to a Trunk-or-Treat event two weeks ago at North Kirkwood Middle School. Former St. Louis County police officer Matthew McCulloch, 39, is still in jail, facing numerous charges related to the October 15th incident. McCulloch is the son of former longtime St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch.The former officer is charged with firing multiple shots into the air. No one was injured. Attorney loses license after double life is exposed The scare didn’t stop people in the district from showing up Friday night at North Glendale Elementary School. Droves of families came out for the latest Trunk-or-Treat event. Parents told FOX 2 they felt comfortable and appreciated what the district had done to keep them safe.“They kind of informed us of protocols that they would start following, and that there would be more police presence around,” said parent of two Jenna Schmeer. “...

Missouri invests $3M in Annie Malone economic mobility program

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:13:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Annie Malone Children & Family Services secured a monumental $3 million commitment from Governor Mike Parson and several other legislators to launch a new economic mobility program. The purpose of the program is to transform the lives of young men and their families in the St. Louis region.CEO Keisha Lee’s passion to break the chains of poverty, despair, and violence for the youth in the community ignited the start of the economic mobility program. Her continuous effort to gain support and funding from our local government and community organizations made this revolutionary program a reality."I think it was important for me to go down and really advocate for this funding, so we can reach our youth and help our families on a different level," said CEO Keisha Lee.The economic mobility program focuses on economic empowerment, reinforcing mental well-being, and fostering family stability for young men aged 12 to 21 years old.“We are helping them with rental assistance, ...

Broomfield clinches second straight league title with comeback victory over Heritage

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:13:42 GMT

BROOMFIELD — As the ball continued to slip away from reigning 4A football king Broomfield Friday, so too did its chance of securing the few things that were on the line ahead of next week’s start to the postseason.Eventually, the Eagles woke up — very much to the relief of their bundled-up home fans at Elizabeth Kennedy Stadium — and their 28-19 comeback victory over Heritage clinched their second straight league title and home-field advantage likely through at least the quarterfinals.Of course, this performance was spilling over in turnovers and penalties and won’t be confused for what will be needed to repeat. And they themselves probably won’t be mistaken for the big, bad heavyweight that entered last year’s playoffs undefeated.It did show plenty of mettle, though.Broomfield (8-2, 4-0 4A Metro 2) shook off turnovers on its first two drives and rallied from two-touchdowns back to take a lead into the fourth quarter. Mikhail Benner, on the same night as Game 1 of the World Se...