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Search continues for Chicago Police Department Superintendent

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:54 GMT

CHICAGO -- Tuesday will be the first of four public hearings for the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability.The public hearings are being held to receive feedback from the community on what qualities community members would like to see in Chicago's next top cop. Interim Chicago police superintendent: Officer who shot, killed Adam Toledo should be fired The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability holds the responsibility for finding and selecting a list of candidates to take over as Chicago Police Department's Superintendent.The CCPSA has 120 days to conduct a nationwide search, recruit candidates, review applications, perform background checks, conduct interviews, and select three finalists for Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson. The entire process must be complete by July 14.From there, Mayor-elect Johnson will have 30 days to either select one of the three finalists or refuse the recommendations. If that occurs, the commission must start the entire ...

PAWS Chicago to bring 30-plus rescued dogs and cats from tornado-ravaged Tennessee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:54 GMT

CHICAGO — A Chicago animal shelter is bringing nearly three dozen dogs and cats from a Tennessee shelter to help with newly displaced animals arriving there after tornadoes ravaged the area around the shelter last week. In all, PAWS Chicago is welcoming 21 dogs and ten cats. Included in the arrivals will be a mother cat with three 2-week-old kittens who were found in a Memphis-area barn, two 6-week-old kittens found inside the wall of an abandoned apartment, and a litter of eight puppies that had been living outside during the storm in a small doghouse.Rescue from Tennessee shelterRescues from Tennessee shelterRescue from Tennessee shelterRescue from Tennessee shelterRescue from Tennessee shelterRescues from Tennessee shelterAccording to the PAWS Chicago, they reached out to the Tennessee shelter to offer their help after last week's tornado outbreak in the state. Volunteers will begin the drive back on Wednesday morning and arriving at the PAWS Chicago Medical Center sometime Wedne...

Police call Minnesota mother's disappearance 'suspicious and involuntary'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:54 GMT

(NewsNation) — As police call off a search for missing Minnesota mom Madeline Kingsbury, her family and friends still hope she will be found.Kingsbury disappeared on March 31, according to Winona Police. The last person to see her was the father of her two children while she was dropping them off at daycare. He says he borrowed her van and hasn't seen her since.The last known communication from Kingsbury was a funny text to her sister. She never showed up to pick her children up from daycare and her phone, ID, and wallet were left at home. Police have called her disappearance "suspicious and involuntary" and thousands of people turned out to search for her. Missing woman found alive in Jeep submerged in Texas lake While police have called off the ground search in Winona, a southern Minnesota city located along the Wisconsin border, the investigation into Kingsbury's disappearance is ongoing. Kingsbury's mother, Krista Naber, said the family is hoping someone will come forward with...

2 siblings killed in Queens fire caused by e-bike: FDNY

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:54 GMT

NEW YORK (WPIX) – Two siblings were killed in a fire at a Queens home that was caused by an exploding e-bike battery Monday afternoon, officials said.The fire happened at a home on 46th Street in Astoria just after 2 p.m., according to FDNY. The fire started in the first-floor vestibule and traveled up the stairs to the second floor.A father and his five children were in their home on the second floor at the time of the fire, officials said. Two of the siblings died while the rest of the family was able to escape by jumping from the front and rear windows. Walmart removes T-shirt from sale after shoppers notice vulgar acronym A contractor working across the street said he came outside to get something from his car and noticed children screaming from one of the smoke-and-fire-filled windows on the second floor."We tried to open the door, and it was all fire from the first floor to the second floor," said Ayoub Boussaid, who said one of the children jumped out of a window into his a...

Strong Winds, unseasonable Warmth bring Fire Weather Watch to Chicago Area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:54 GMT

My National Weather Service-Chicago colleagues have issued A FIRE WEATHER WATCH for the GREATER CHICAGO AREA in effect from 11am to 7pm Wednesday.The combination of STRONG WINDS, UNSEASONABLE WARMTH, SUNSHINE AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES (as low as 20-25%)--all of which are to be present under sunny skies Wednesday--will create a situation in which any fire outdoors can spread quickly.Care in the disposal of smoking materials and holding off on outdoor burning reduced the threat of fire going out of control.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditionsare forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possibleRed Flag Warnings.Here are the predicted RELATIVE HUMIDITIES predicted at 2 p.m. CDT Wednesday:CLICK TO VIEW SLIDESHOW OF WEDNESDAY'S CONDITIONS:WEDNESDAY'S PREDICTED HIGH TEMPSPREDICTED WEDNESDAY HIGH TEMP DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL showing Chicago highs will come in MORE THAN 20-deg ABOVE NORMALThe Wednesday afternoon pred...

How does the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles decide who gets pardoned?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:54 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Saturday he was working as quickly as possible to pardon Daniel Perry.One day before, a jury convicted Perry of murdering Garrett Foster during a July 2020 Black Lives Matter protest. That night Perry was driving for Uber when his car entered a demonstration where a group of protesters – including Foster armed with a rifle – were gathering. Perry admitted to shooting Foster, but his attorneys argued it was in self-defense. MORE: Daniel Perry found guilty of murder in protester’s death In a Twitter post, Abbott said he had requested the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles look at the case to determine if Perry should be pardoned. Abbott said if the Board recommends Perry’s clemency, he would approve it as soon as he received it. How do pardons work in Texas?Clemency is the power to grant a full or conditional pardon. Clemency must be recommended in writing by a majority of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and then approved by the...

ACC celebrates reopening of Latin American Cultural Center 'El Centro'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:54 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Community College District (ACC) celebrated its grand reopening of the ACC Latin American Cultural Center (LACC), according to a news release from ACC.The center, also known as El Centro, provides a safe, inclusive space for students to explore and celebrate their cultural heritage, the release said.The center temporarily closed to move to a larger space at the ACC Riverside Campus, the release said. The new space includes a library with a rare book collection, a film screening space and a common area for gatherings.Austin Community College celebrated the reopening of its Latin American Cultural Center Tuesday at the ACC Riverside campus./ Jala Washington KXANAustin Community College celebrated the reopening of its Latin American Cultural Center Tuesday at the ACC Riverside campus./ Jala Washington KXANAustin Community College celebrated the reopening of its Latin American Cultural Center Tuesday at the ACC Riverside campus./ Jala Washington KXANAustin Co...

Amazon creating science hub with UT Austin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:54 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With a goal to prompt new discoveries and create solutions to help society, Amazon and the University of Texas at Austin are creating a new science and engineering hub, the two partners announced Tuesday.The UT Austin-Amazon Science Hub will foster collaboration among faculty and students by developing a pipeline of research talent, a release said. Initial focus areas are machine learning, image/video processing, robotics and networking/communications. Q&A: UT lecturer shares how students are preparing for art careers with AI The science hub will be in the Cockrell School of Engineering but will include researchers from the Cockrell School, College of Natural Sciences, McCombs School of Business and College of Liberal Arts. Amazon will fund research projects, doctoral graduate student fellowships and events to diversity and increase cross-disciplinary innovation, according to the hub. The fellowships are expected to start in the fall 2023 semester. Research gr...

Officer struck by gunfire while serving warrant during drug investigation in Granite Falls

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:54 GMT

GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — A drug enforcement officer was struck by a bullet Monday while he and other officers were executing a search warrant at a Granite Falls residence in southwestern Minnesota.The officer was treated and released from the Granite Falls hospital, according to a news release from the Granite Falls Police Department.According to the release, officers from the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force, the Granite Falls Police Department, the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office and the Upper Sioux Community Police Department executed a knock-and-announce search warrant just after 4 p.m. at a residence on Bergeson Drive in Granite Falls.The suspect was wanted for multiple felony warrants on weapons and drug charges. Upon entry into the residence, officers immediately took gunfire from someone inside. Officers returned fire and retreated outside, where a single officer said he had been struck by a bullet.That officer was transported to the Granite Falls hospital while other o...

Southwestern Minnesota pork plant could close, owner says; 1,000 jobs at risk

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:54 GMT

WINDOM, Minn. — Layoffs may be on the way for some 1,000 workers at a southwestern Minnesota pork processing plant.According to a letter sent to HyLife Foods employees in Windom, the company had been “exploring several strategic options that would have enabled it to continue go-forward operations despite financial challenges resulting from various internal and external factors, including inflationary pressures, high grain costs, foreign exchange rates and the plant’s operational losses.”In the letter, the Manitoba-based company provided “conditional notice” to its employees at the plant “who may experience a job loss if the company’s efforts to sell all or a portion of its business do not succeed or if a buyer chooses not to extend offers to some or all of the employees.”The notice was given under the federal WARN Act, which requires employers to give notice of potential job losses under some circumstances.HyLife took over the Windom p...