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Big Stone County photographer captures image for 2024 state park permit sticker

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:48 GMT

The new Minnesota state park sticker celebrating Big Stone Lake State Park will be available at the start of the new year. The image was captured by John White. (Contributed)It’s one of western Minnesota’s most popular destinations for anglers, the birthplace of the Minnesota River, and it is appreciated by many for the beauty of its prairie and woodlands nestled along the waters of Big Stone Lake.Big Stone Lake State Park will be known by many more this coming year, as it is the park chosen to be featured on the annual state park permit sticker available at the start of 2024.Fittingly, the image that will celebrate the park was captured by a passionate nature photographer who knows this park intimately. Since moving to a home in rural Big Stone County just a few miles from the park in 2013, photographer John White has been visiting the park two and three times a week, camera in hand.He had only an instant to capture the image of a variegated meadowhawk dragonfly atop the seeded hea...

Grading Madison County's trash cleanup efforts along the highways

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:48 GMT

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. – Taxpayers in Madison County, Illinois, are spending tens of thousands of dollars to deal with trash along the highways.FOX 2’s You Paid For It team has reported on this nasty situation in the past and the government’s response. We have a report card on the progress of this tax-funded operation.The job isn’t finished, according to Madison County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler, but they’re making progress. However, it’s not cheap.“This spring, we spent about $16,000 to hire a company to go out onto I-255 and pick up. They did a very good job,” he said. “We're planning to hire that same company or maybe another company, if we can get another bid.”But Prenzler says that $16,000 is just part of the cost. Another death reported at St. Louis City Justice Center “Well, we may spend up to $40,000 to 50,000 this year,” he said.The board chairman says it’s worth the money.“We have a cleaner look, and we also have monies that are specifically designated that we can only s...

Road-weary Avalanche run out of gas in third period, lose third straight

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:48 GMT

LOS ANGELES — The Colorado Avalanche have been the NHL’s most-dominant team in the third period for much of this season, but this was a different challenge.The Avalanche were playing for the third time in four nights Sunday, and the slightly earlier start time meant even less of a recovery in the back-to-back situation. Meanwhile, the Kings, one of the hottest teams in the league (11-2-2 in their past 15 games), hadn’t played since Wednesday.That showed up in the final period. The Avalanche ran out of gas in a 4-1 loss at Crypto.com Arena, a disappointing end to a winless road trip (0-1-2).Los Angeles had 15 of the first 17 shots in the third period, leaning on the Avs before they finally broke. Quinton Byfield finished a beautiful four-player passing sequence at 13:26 of the third. Trevor Moore roofed a shot from in tight 56 seconds later. The Avs went from hanging on by a thread to their first game without at least a point in seven contests.The Avs were without C...

L.A. sheriff's deputy arrested for sexual activity with female inmate

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:48 GMT

A 27-year-old Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff has been arrested after allegations of an on-duty sexual assault against an adult female inmate surfaced late last month, authorities announced.  Officials said investigators were alerted to the alleged incident at the Century Regional Detention Facility on Nov. 28.  “Sheriff’s custody personnel and Internal Criminal Investigations Bureau detectives took swift action and initiated an investigation into the allegations,” an LASD news release stated.  Deputy Jonathan Tejada Paredes was arrested within 24 hours of the investigation, authorities said.   VIDEO: L.A. police shoot man armed with hatchet The 27-year-old was booked at the Walnut Sheriff’s Station on Nov. 29 on charges of engaging in sexual activity with an adult confined in a detention facility. His bail was set at $100,000.  No information was provided on the identity or age of the victim, nor did authorities say whether this was an isolated incident...

Kurtenbach: ‘Tush’ kicking — The Niners talked trash and turned in a masterpiece in Philly

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:48 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — The 49ers waited 11 months, but on Sunday, they finished their business with the Philadelphia Eagles.And they didn’t just beat them — they beat them down.This was a “Brotherly Shove” to the ground and a “Tush” kicking, for good measure.Yes, the Niners were holding some grudges from last season’s NFC Championship Game loss. They talked trash right up to the opening kick.“Obviously, we wanted some payback,” Nick Bosa said.“I ain’t gonna lie, I was in that zone all week long,” Deebo Samuel said.Then they went and walked the walk — right into the end zone six offensive possessions in a row.So while the Niners’ brilliant three-phases victory will go into the record books as a 42-19 win, it was, in truth, much more than that.It’s as impressive a performance as any team in the NFL has put on the field this season. These might be the two best teams in the NFL, but after Sunday, it’s clear that one i...

Panarin has hat trick as Rangers hold on to beat Sharks 6-5

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:48 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin had three goals and an assist, Jonathan Quick won again, and the New York Rangers held on to beat the San Jose Sharks 6-5 on Sunday night.Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist, Will Cuylle and K’Andre Miller also scored, and Jacob Trouba, Vincent Trocheck and Jonny Brodzinski each had two assists to help the Rangers win for the sixth time in seven games. Quick stopped 23 shots to improve to 7-0-1 this season.The Metropolitan-Division-leading Rangers have won 16 of their last 19 games, have a league-best 18 wins and are tied with Boston for tops with 37 points.Anthony Duclair had a goal and an assist, and Jacob MacDonald, Fabian Zetterlund, Ryan Carpenter and Alexander Barbanov all scored for San Jose. Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 30 saves.BRUINS 3, BLUE JACKETS 1BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand had a natural hat trick in the third period and Boston rallied to beat Columbus.Facing each other for the second time in six days, the Bruins got some payback...

Kings beat Avalanche 4-1 as Kopitar breaks club record for assists

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:48 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quinton Byfield scored twice, Anze Kopitar became the franchise leader in assists, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 on Sunday.Trevor Moore and Drew Doughty also scored, Adrian Kempe had two assists, and the Kings got back on track after their five-game winning streak was snapped by Washington on Wednesday. Cam Talbot made 20 saves.Josh Manson scored and Alexandar Georgiev finished with 34 saves for the Avalanche. Star defenseman Cale Makar did not play because of a lower body injury.After tying it up at 1 midway through the second period, Byfield put the Kings ahead with 6:34 remaining in the third with his fourth goal in six games.Kopitar had the secondary assist, his 758th for the Kings and breaking a tie with Marcel Dionne for the club record.Kopitar was recognized during the next break in play, giving a wave and putting his hand over his heart to thank the fans for their standing ovation. Moore and Doughty then scored to add the finish...

Israel expands Gaza ground offensive, vows to hit the south with ‘no less strength’ than the north

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:48 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s ground offensive expanded to every part of the Gaza Strip, its military said Sunday, as it ordered more evacuations and vowed to hit south Gaza with “no less strength” than the fight that has reduced large parts of north Gaza to a moonscape. Heavy bombardment followed the evacuation orders, and Palestinians in the sealed-off territory bordering Israel and Egypt said they were running out of places to go. Many of Gaza’s 2.3 million people fled to the south after Israel ordered civilians to leave the north in the early days of the war, which was sparked by the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack in Israel that killed about 1,200, mostly civilians.After dark, gunfire and shelling were heard in the central town of Deir al-Balah as flares lit the sky. Israeli drones buzzed overhead in Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis. U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk urged an end to the war, saying civilian suffering was “too much to bear.”Residents said ...

Juuse Saros makes 34 saves, Predators beat Sabres 2-1

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:48 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Juuse Saros made 34 saves, Filip Forsberg scored his team-leading 13th goal and the Nashville Predators beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Sunday night.Yakov Trenin also scored for the Predators — coming off a 4-3 home loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday — in a first-period burst.“I really liked our first half of the game,” Nashville coach Andrew Brunette said. “I think a little fatigue set in, it’s our first back-to-back, and maybe we weren’t as sharp. But the will and the desire to win was there and we had some great goaltending so it was a big win.”Victor Olofsson scored on a penalty shot for Buffalo, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves. The Sabres have lost three in a row to fall to 10-13-2. They lost 6-2 at Carolina on Saturday.“I feel like right now it’s like it’s two different teams out there,” Sabres forward Dylan Cozens said. “We play a completely different way when we’re down and that’s how we need to play right off the bat. We need to play like we...

Hong Kong court puts off Chinese developer Evergrande’s hearing on its debt restructuring to January

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:48 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court postponed until Jan. 29 a court hearing scheduled for Monday on troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande’s winding-up petition. Evergrande is trying to win support from its creditors for a plan to restructure more than $300 billion in debt to stave off liquidation. The company’s lawyer told the court it was requesting an adjournment to “refine” its new debt restructuring plan.The Hong Kong High Court has postponed the hearing over Evergrande’s potential liquidation several times. Judge Linda Chan had said in October that Monday’s hearing would be the last before a decision is handed down. Evergrande could be ordered to liquidate if creditors reject its plan. The company, the world’s most indebted property developer, ran into trouble when Chinese regulators cracked down on excessive borrowing in the real estate sector.Last month, the company said Chinese police were investigating Evergrande’s chairman, Hui Ka Yan, for unspecified suspected cri...