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Following back-to-back legal action by city council candidate, St. Paul City Council amends sales tax ballot language

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:48:45 GMT

St. Paul residents will go to the polls on Nov. 7 and vote on a sales tax proposal worded a bit differently than what was previously approved by the city council on July 19.When the St. Paul mayor’s office released proposed ballot language around the proposed hike to the city sales tax, Peter Butler instantly thought something was amiss. The language adopted by the city council last month asks voters if they’re willing to increase the existing sales tax by a single percentage point — a penny on every $1 — to generate nearly $1 billion over 20 years, most of it for the reconstruction of major roads.That part was simple enough to understand. It was the next part that raised Butler’s ire, and sent him scrambling toward legal action: “A vote NO means that the majority of these costs would be funded by other local revenue sources, primarily from increased property taxes.”Butler, a financial services worker, former city finance employee and candid...

State Patrol: Gustavus hockey player ‘failed to stop’ at intersection, causing crash that killed teammate

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:48:45 GMT

The two-vehicle crash that killed a 19-year-old Gustavus Adolphus hockey player from Little Canada on Sunday was caused when her teammate failed to obey a stop sign, the State Patrol says in a search warrant affidavit.Jori Lynn Jones was killed and three of her college teammates were injured in the crash, which happened about 12:40 p.m. at an intersection in Grace Township, about 25 miles west of Willmar in west-central Minnesota.From left: Jori Jones, Kayla Bluhn, Gianna Gasparini and Lily Mortenson from the women’s hockey roster at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. Jones, 19, of Little Canada was killed and her teammates were injured in a two-vehicle crash west of Willmar, Minn., on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.(Courtesy of Gustavus Adolphus College)Jones, who was a passenger, died at Montevideo Hospital, where her teammates Kayla Marie Bluhm, 20, of Chisago City, Gianna Kate Gasparini, 19, of Lakeville and Lily Kay Mortenson, 19, of Champlin were taken with injuries no...

How the XFL kept hope alive for a few Vikings trying to make it in the NFL

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:48:45 GMT

Mention the song “Humble And Kind” to quarterback Jordan Ta’amu, running back Abram Smith and receiver Lucky Jackson and they’ll all smile.The country music ballad by singer/songwriter Tim McGraw served as the soundtrack of the spring for the trio as they continued to chase their dream of playing professional football.After they had been passed over by the NFL, Ta’amu, Smith and Jackson joined forces with the DC Defenders of the XFL. That provided them a platform to prove themselves, and that’s exactly what they did, leading the league’s most prolific offense.All the while Defenders head coach Reggie Barlow consistently started team meetings with the song “Humble And Kind” as a way to make sure his players never got too far ahead of themselves even when they started to have some success.“It’s human nature for guys to start feeling themselves,” Barlow said. “Let’s calm ourselves down by listening to s...

Expect more road work on Queensbury's Quaker Road

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:48:45 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Road work continues along Quaker Road in Queensbury, as the town works to rehabilitate various parts of a nearly four-mile stretch of road. The latest development: Construction and lane closures to come between the road's intersections with Dix Avenue and Route 9. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Starting Sunday, Aug. 27, motorists and other travelers should expect road work between 8 p.m. and 6 p.m. along the stretch of Quaker Road between the two arteries into Glens Falls. Work to come includes milling and resurfacing, as contractors get the road ready for re-paving to come. The work is expected to last through the night of Thursday, Aug. 31.As work continues, drivers should expect detours to be established. Those familiar with local roads are encouraged to seek out alternate routes whenever possible, and also to slow down or move over when needed to make room for roadside vehicles. The work on Quak...

Illinois man claims to sell 'horny goat weed' - but it's just a Viagra-like drug

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:48:45 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- A Glen Carbon man who owned and operated an online apothecary-type store has admitted that his 'all-natural' horny goat weed is actually just imported male enhancement.   William Goldsmith, 48, pleaded guilty on August 24th to mislabeling drugs for resale. He would purchase illegal sildenafil citrate, commonly known as Viagra, from China and India. He would then take the drug, place it into pill capsules, and label this new concoction as 'Ma’Kava,' 'Ma’Kava Private Stock,' and 'Night Cap X.'  The ingredient list for the new drug would include 'natural' herbs such as horny goat weed, black maca, kavalactone, tongkat ali, panax ginseng, ginkgo biloba, and sea cucumber extract. Deliberately, he would omit the fact that it was, in reality, a Viagra-like drug.  His business, known as Malosi Herbs, operated out of his home in Glen Carbon from 2016 to 2019, during which time he carried out this scam. The business is estimated to have ge...

St. Peters to get $42M affordable apartment development

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:48:45 GMT

ST. PETERS, Mo. — Together We Grow is a national real estate development company that focuses on building commercial, market-rate, affordable, and senior housing. They will be creating more housing at Reserve at Spencer, a $42.9 million affordable multifamily community in St. Peters, Missouri.The Reserve at Spencer will comprise units designated for families with incomes that are less than 60% of the area's median income. The four-story building will have 192 one, two, and three-bedroom apartments. The location is 4000 Ryleigh Reserve Lane, formerly known as 4975 Veterans Memorial Parkway in St. Peters, situated right next to the Napleton car dealership and just south of I-70. Deputy shot in Lincoln County; suspect found dead This is the third low-income housing tax credit project that TWG has worked on in the state of Missouri. The Reserve at Spencer neighborhood is currently under construction, and it should be complete by the end of 2024.

Boulder Police Department releases Reimagine Policing Plan

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:48:45 GMT

Amid local and national calls for police reform, the Boulder Police Department has released its Reimagine Policing Plan, which outlines a set of new goals and strategies for the city’s force that are designed to minimize crime and arrests and reduce disproportionate effects on communities of color.“It is abundantly clear that policing cannot continue as it is. This is true for police agencies throughout the United States, and it is true for the Boulder Police Department,” Boulder police Chief Maris Herold stated in the plan. “I believe the plan outlined through this document represents the transformation that policing needs to meet the expectations and values in Boulder and beyond, and as chief, I am committed to using this document as a touchstone for our department.”Related ArticlesColorado News | Backers of strong mayor ballot initiative in Aurora delay until 2025 Colorado News | Jack-knifed semitruck leads to extended road closure in Commerce City ...

CU Boulder expands emergency notifications to certain off-campus neighborhoods

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:48:45 GMT

The University of Colorado Boulder expanded the area in which it sends emergency alerts to include off-campus neighborhoods that are heavily populated with students.The expanded alert area includes the University Hill neighborhood, the Goss Grove neighborhood near Folsom Street and Canyon Boulevard, the Lower Chautauqua neighborhood and the residential area north of Williams Village called Baseline Sub, according to a news release.The expansion started as a pilot program in October and is in response to feedback expressing the need for more information on incidents that occur in popular areas near campus.“We heard our stakeholders’ desire for more information on life and safety issues not just on campus but also nearby, which led to the pilot expansion,” CU Boulder Chief of Police Doreen Jokerst said in the news release. “We’ve received positive feedback from students, their parents and employees of the university, leading to our decision to continue the program, while assessing its...

From Casa Bonita to chicken and waffles, these are Denver’s 10 biggest restaurant openings of the summer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:48:45 GMT

It has been a big summer for restaurant openings across metro Denver — despite the difficulties of running a restaurant in the post-pandemic era. Casa Bonita made the biggest splash — it’s the only one with actual divers, after all — but there were plenty of other notable names that polished silverware and placed menus on tables for the very first time.Here’s a list of some of the biggest, from an out-of-state bagel chain that has people lining up down the block on Tennyson Street to a hyper-local, modern fine-dining spot downtown.The Bacon Sun City sandwich at Call Your Mother, a new deli in Denver. (Provided by Call Your Mother)Call Your Mother DeliThe Washington, D.C.-area bagel chain Call Your Mother landed at 3880 Tennyson St. in May, serving a wide and wild variety of classic bagel sandwiches and other treats of Jewish cuisine. Fans haven’t been able to get enough maple bagels since, and line up on a daily basis.Casa BonitaYou may have heard...

How Sean Payton and Denver’s staff are moving toward finding “the right 53” Broncos

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:48:45 GMT

Sean Payton played coy after New Orleans’ 2007 preseason finale.Then a second-year head coach, Payton had an undrafted running back who had impressed in training camp and surged in preseason games.On that late August night, Pierre Thomas racked up 163 all-purpose yards, including 81 rushing yards and a touchdown on 16 carries.“He ran well, picked up some big (first) downs for us, and he’s pretty consistent,” Payton said, according to the Associated Press at the time, which called the head coach “noncommittal” on Thomas’ roster status.What Payton wasn’t letting on that night is that the Saints pretty much knew they’d keep Thomas and perhaps also knew that meant waiving fourth-round draft pick Antonio Pittman.So many years later, Payton, now the Broncos’ first-year head coach, considers this particular anecdote instructive to his roster-building ethos.“By the time we were halfway through camp, it was evident that Pierre was playing really well,” Payton said earlier t...