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Fight over police misconduct records far from finished

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

CHICAGO -- WGN first introduced you to Charles Green several years ago. He had been arrested at the age of 16 for a quadruple murder on Chicago’s West Side. Sentenced to life in prison, he would spend decades behind bars.Green was released in 2009 when the case against him crumbled amid questions about police tactics and why eyewitness testimony that could’ve helped Green was not allowed to be heard at trial.As part of Green’s fight to clear his name, his attorney, Jared Kosoglad, sent an open records request to the Chicago Police Department for “closed complaint register files,” or records of officer misconduct. RELATED: Former inmate fighting for release of CPD misconduct files The attorney asked for not just the files involving officers in Green’s case, but the entire department going back to the late 1960s, including allegations during the years Mayor Lori Lightfoot led an agency that probes misconduct.The city declined and Kosoglad filed a lawsuit on behalf Green.The leg...

Next storm arrives Wednesday night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A severe thunderstorm brought several half-inch diameter hail reports in the Bastrop area and rain totals as high as 1.26" Tuesday night. Some brief downpours made it into Austin just before sunset, but that part of the storm remained weaker.As thunderstorms fade, we turn our attention to two more severe-weather producing storm systems on the way to Central Texas before the week is over.A separate storm system brings another risk of severe storms late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. The highest risk currently appears to be in our northern tier of counties, where hail, wind damage and an isolated tornado will be possible.Strong storm forecast after 9 p.m. Wednesday to around 7 a.m. Thursday Saturday night storms bring tennis ball size hail to Hill Country Beneficial rain is expected in most areas this week, with 1-2" of rain likely and some higher totals in a few communities.A third storm system brings a risk of strong storms late Friday night through the...

With 6-2 win, Twins lock down first season series against Yankees since 2001

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach traded two-run home runs in a four-run sixth inning, and Joe Ryan pitched became the first Twins pitcher since 1979 to start a season with a 5-0 record as the Twins beat the New York Yankees, 6-2, in front of 19,201 paid on Tuesday at Target Field.With the victory, the Twins sealed their first season series win over the Yankees since 2001. Minnesota has won the first two games of this three-game series, and the Twins split a four-game series in New York April 13-16.The win also assures Minnesota of its first series victory against the Yankees since they took two of three games Sept. 10-12, 2018.Buxton’s two-run shot to left chased Yankees starter Nestor Cortes with no outs in the sixth, scoring Jorge Polanco after a leadoff double to break a 2-2 tie. It was Buxton’s fourth home run of the season and came on a full count.The Yankees brought in right-hander Ron Marinaccio, who struck out Jose Miranda and allowed an infield single by Ryan Jeffers. Larnac...

Saints rout Red Wings 14-1 with season-high offensive output

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The St. Paul Saints set season records for runs, hit and runs in an inning en route to a 14-1 rout of the Rochester Red Wings on Tuesday at Innovative Field.The Saints finished with 17 hits, highlighted by a seven-run outburst in the sixth inning, to improve to 14-7 this season with their fifth consecutive victory.Michael Helman hit two home runs for St. Paul, including a grand slam in the big sixth inning that put the Saints up 11-0, and Kyle Garlick and Alex Kirilloff both homered as well. Mark Contreras finished 4-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and three runs scored. Garlick was 3-for-4, and Helman was 3-for-5 with six RBIs.Eight of the nine Saints starters had a hit in the game, eight of nine scored a run, and five of nine drove in a run.Not to be overlooked, St. Paul starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez threw 5.0 shutout innings, allowing just a one-out double in the second inning while walking five and striking out four.The lone Red Wings run came on a solo home run...

Woodbury police investigating after unconscious man found near East Ridge High School

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

A student at East Ridge High School in Woodbury found a 25-year-old man lying unconscious near the school’s football field Tuesday afternoon.The student found the man during dismissal time, school officials wrote in an email sent to families. The man, who required assistance from emergency personnel, was not a student or staff member at East Ridge High School, according to the email.“Because of the time of the day, some students saw emergency personnel at school, so I wanted to inform you directly,” Principal James Smokrovich wrote.The man, who was found about 3 p.m., was treated by Woodbury EMS and transported to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, where he remains in critical condition, Woodbury police Cmdr. Tom Ehrenberg said.At about 4:30 p.m., another caller reported finding a crashed black 2012 BMW a short distance away from where the man was found, Ehrenberg said.It was determined that the two incidents were related, and police are investigating, he said.Related ArticlesCrime &...

Loons avoid another Open Cup nightmare with 3-1 win over Detroit City

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

For an hour Tuesday, Minnesota United’s play in the U.S. Open Cup provided deja vu and the dread that came with it.The Loons fell behind 1-0 in the fifth minute to Detroit City, harkening to a massive upset loss to Union Omaha in the national tournament last May.But MNUFC broke free with three goals in over six minutes to avoid an upset with a 3-1 win in a third-round Open Cup match at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck, Mich.The Loons advance to the Open Cup’s round of 32 on May 9-10; the draw for that matchup is Thursday.It wasn’t just allowing an early goal Tuesday that rekindled nightmares of when Minnesota gave up a lead and lost 2-1 to third-tier Omaha in St. Paul a year ago, but that there was little response to falling behind in the first half and into the second.Minnesota didn’t register a shot on goal for the first 53 minutes Tuesday and slumping striker Luis Amarilla missed an easy tap-in in the eight minute.Add in that Detroit City had been here before. The club in the second...

65 years later, a favorite son of Stillwater finally has his high school diploma

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

Former Stillwater City Administrator Nile Kriesel was one credit short when it came time to graduate from Stillwater High School in 1958.Nile Kriesel’s senior photo from Stillwater High School, circa 1958. Kriesel, 82, received his high-school diploma during a ceremony before the Stillwater Area School Board meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (Courtesy of Nile Kriesel)On Tuesday night, at a ceremony before the Stillwater Area School Board meeting, Kriesel finally received his high school diploma. Dressed in a red cap and gown, Kriesel, 82, of Stillwater, was informed he had met the graduation requirements of the school district based upon his life achievements.Kriesel, Superintendent Mike Funk said, was an example “for all of our students who may fall a little short initially, but can go on and make a difference in the world.”“You guys didn’t have an alternative high school back in 1958, did you?” Funk asked Kriesel.“It was called the Navy,” Kriesel responded.After his honora...

Avalanche vs. Kraken: Three keys to Game 5 victory for Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

In Game 5 against the Kraken, there will be no Cale Makar, no Valeri Nichushkin, no Gabriel Landeskog, no Nazem Kadri, no Andre Burakovsky and no hope for the Avalanche fans who can’t help but compare this team to last year’s.Related ArticlesColorado Avalanche | Cale Makar suspended one game for hit on Jared McCann in Game 4 of Avalanche-Kraken playoff series Colorado Avalanche | Cale Makar on hit that knocked Kraken’s Jared McCann out for at least Game 5: “I never want to injure guys” Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche-Kraken Game 4 Quick Hits: Alexandar Georgiev’s strong night not enough in OT loss Colorado Avalanche | Kraken strike back against Avalanche as Jordan Eberle’s game-winner ties series in heated Game 4 Colorado Avalanche | As Avs dominate faceoff circle entering Game 4, Kraken coach Dave Hakstol says Seattle needs to “cheat a little bit more” ...

LAPD: driver who ran down young mother, daughter may have been intoxicated

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

The driver who slammed into a mother and her child as they walked to school in L.A.’s Mid-Wilshire neighborhood Tuesday morning was speeding and may have been intoxicated, according to police.The crash happened just before 8 a.m. in the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue, across the street from Hancock Park Elementary.The male driver of a white pickup truck, according to police, was speeding when he struck a woman in her 30s and her 6-year-old daughter in an intersection, struck a light pole, and then crashed into an apartment building.The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her daughter was hospitalized in critical condition late Tuesday. Their names were not immediately released.The crash scene in the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue where a mother was killed, and her 6-year-old daughter was critically injured. April 25, 2023. (KTLA)The crash scene in the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue where a mother was killed, and her 6-year-old daughter was critically injured. April 25, ...

Sale closed in Palo Alto: $3.2 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:40 GMT

1145 Channing Avenue – Google Street ViewA 1,941-square-foot house built in 1948 has changed hands. The property located in the 1100 block of Channing Avenue in Palo Alto was sold on April 12, 2023, for $3,198,000, or $1,648 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. The backyard also has a pool. The unit sits on a 5,565-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:On Regent Place, Palo Alto, in December 2022, a 2,440-square-foot home was sold for $3,650,000, a price per square foot of $1,496. The home has 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,051-square-foot home on Channing Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $4,275,000, a price per square foot of $2,084. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,652-square-foot home on the 1000 block of Harker Avenue in Palo Alto sold in March 2023, for $3,700,000, a price per square foot of $2,240. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.