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Is this the best Rudy Gobert has ever played? No, Timberwolves center is just back to his dominant self

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:49 GMT

Most Timberwolves postgame press conferences these days follow a similar tenor for coach Chris Finch as he discusses the team’s latest victory.The team found a way to win. The defense was awesome. The group is maturing with each passing game. Yadda, yadda, yadda.It’s repetitive. Frankly, how could it not be? Trying to analyze more of the same in a unique way after each performance is impossible.For instance, Finch was asked about veteran point guard Mike Conley’s value to the team for probably the hundredth time after the Wolves’ win Wednesday over San Antonio.“There’s no new way to say how important he is,” Finch said.Which is fair. These points can only be delivered in so many various forms. Conley’s game control is invaluable. Anthony Edwards loves the big moment. Rudy Gobert dominates opponents from the interior. These are pillars upon which Minnesota has built its league-leading 16-4 record.But Finch did spice up Wednesday’s presser when discussing Gobert.“This is the bes...

Vikings linebacker Jordan Hicks could have lost his right leg if not for emergency surgery

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:49 GMT

Jordan Hicks felt the pain as soon as it happened last month. The Vikings linebacker tackled Saints running back Alvin Kamara early in the Nov. 12 game, absorbing some friendly fire from teammate Cam Bynum in the process.As he limped off the field, Hicks assumed he had simply suffered a bruised shin due to the collision. No big deal. He tested it out on the sideline, and after getting clearance from the training staff, he returned to the game.“I felt like I could  go,” Hicks said. “I still had strength at that point.”It wasn’t until after halftime that Hicks realized something more serious was going on in the lower part of his right leg. He remembers coming back to the bench after a particular drive and not being able to lift his foot. He headed back to the locker room, and instantly the adrenaline faded and the pain skyrocketed.“I ended up in the fetal position,” he said. “It was excruciating.”Unknowingly, Hicks had developed co...

St. Paul: Iris Logan has until June 6 to regrade her front yard along Sherburne Avenue

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:49 GMT

After 30 years of piling rocks and other decorations into creative formations on her front yard and boulevard, Iris Logan has scaled things back, under pressure from City Hall.Logan, who lives on Sherburne Avenue in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood, came afoul this fall of a city inspector from the St. Paul Department of Safety and Inspections, who had ordered her to clear her boulevard of all structures. Logan appealed the order, drawing interest from a neighborhood organization, the Hamline-Midway Coalition, which rallied to her side.The city legislative hearing officer “kept being concerned about the rocks around the tree, because she talked to some tree specialist,” said Logan on Thursday, who took a phone call from her boulevard. “I said don’t worry about it, I will remove the rocks. That’s what I’m working on now.”Concerned about the potential impact on tree roots, utilities, passing snow plows and street cleaning equipment, a city legi...

Experts say teacher shortage further strained by Saint Rose closure 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:49 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The College of Saint Rose has a renowned education program. The closure has some concerned about the impact it will have on an industry that already faces worker shortages.According to Saint Rose, it awards more degrees and certificates in education than any other college or university in New York state. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Saint Rose graduate, and President of the Schoharie Teachers’ Association, Natalie McKay said the closure’s impacts will be felt during this ongoing teacher shortage.“The New York system has lost a great deal of teachers over the years. We have actually seen a 50 percent decrease in enrollment in teacher programs since the last 15 years,” said McKay.She said projections show the state will need 180,000 teachers in the upcoming years to replace retirees. “You know I think it’s concerning,” said Kristen Wilcox, who is an associate professor in UAlbany’s Department of Education P...

Saratoga hotels selling out fast ahead of Belmont

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:49 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — There may be no room at the inns of Saratoga — not for Christmas — but for June when the Belmont Stakes arrives at the racecourse. If you're looking to stay in the Spa City for Belmont, word to the wise, book now. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! From hotels to motels to The Holiday Inn, rooms are at or near capacity seven months before racehorses hit the race course. Helen Watson, General Manager of the Adelphi Hotel has seen it first hand. "Since the announcement about 24 hours ago, we have seen an influx. We are only 65 rooms now, so we are going to sell out very quickly which is exciting" said Watson. Naturally, increasing demand means supply prices will as well. Julie Tierney, Sales Director at local The Holiday Inn says rates are still pending.“We are kind of formulating a plan kind of seeing what the demand will be and what are market’s selling rate is and will make decisions based on that, and ho...

DEC: Suspect ticketed for hunting on private property

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:49 GMT

BEEKMAN, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Environmental Conservation Officers were notified of a deer shot on private property on November 21. Officers were provided trail camera video of the alleged offender and were able to identify the suspect. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! The hunter admitted to shooting the deer on private property. A Dutchess County Deputy Sheriff located a blood trail that led to the wounded animal.The hunter was ticketed for trespassing and illegally taking a big game animal. The deer was donated to the New York Venison Donation Coalition to help feed the hungry.

St. Charles County kidnapping trio remains in jail without bond

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:49 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - Three men arrested last week in a St. Charles County torture and kidnapping case had hoped to get a chance to bond out of jail. Instead, they learned in court that they’ll have to wait another week to try convincing a judge for a bond reduction.Court records say St. Charles County Police uncovered the case when doing a welfare check at a property on Highway D in Defiance. Police say the victim ran out of the home screaming for help. Alderman proposes open-carry trigger law in St. Louis Three defendants, Venkatesh Sattaru, Nikhil Penmatsa, and Sravan Penumetcha are each charged with six felony counts, including trafficking for the purposes of slavery, kidnapping, and abuse through forced labor.St. Charles County Prosecutor Joe McCulloch said in a news conference after the arrests that the suspects are related to both each other and the victim. He also described the defendants as people of influence, wealth and connections to India. Close ...

Two babies, one from Missouri, infected with dangerous bacteria found in formula

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:49 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child and causing brain damage in a Missouri infant.Federal health officials confirmed Thursday that two cases of invasive infections caused by cronobacter sakazakii have been reported in 2023, both in infants who consumed powdered infant formula made by Abbott Nutrition, the company at the center of the 2022 crisis.Food and Drug Administration officials said there was no evidence that the infections were linked to manufacturing and no reason to issue new recalls. The bacteria are found naturally in the environment and also can make their way into infant formula after the packaging is opened.“There is no indication of a broader public health concern related to this product at this time,” the FDA said in a statement.Kentucky health officials notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Nov. 15 tha...

See smoke? Controlled burn at Queeny Park happens Thursday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:49 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY – The St. Louis County Park’s Forestry Division conducted a controlled burn late Thursday morning at Queeny Park. The controlled burn happened at 550 Weidman Road. A 7-acre controlled burn, combined with an ongoing drought and a gusty south wind sparked a lot of questions as to whether Thursday was the right time for a controlled burn.Matt Beitscher, one of the meteorologists at the National Weather Service says that despite the windy conditions, Thursday was, in fact, a good day for prescribed burning.Controlled burns are effective for many reasons, but a big reason that the prescribed fires took place at Queeny Park was to rid the prairie of invasive species."We do this for a couple of reasons," said St. Louis County Parks Forestry Manager Jason Pratte. "This is a native prairie. We've noticed some of the invasive species are starting to come back in. Fire is going to set those invasive species back and allow native prairie to reset and restore over time."Despite ...

St. Louis-area memorial services held in memory of Pearl Harbor

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:49 GMT

O'FALLON, Mo. - Thursday marks 82 years since Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Surviving World War II veterans are urging Americans to learn the solemn history of that day. Locally, a large crowd gathered at the Mid America Veterans Museum in O'Fallon for a memorial service. That included reading the names of service members killed during the attack. There was also a memorial service in Swansea, Illinois. It took place just before noon at the John Messinger Cemetery on Old Collinsville Road. That's where America's first Pearl Harbor monument was installed.