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Ameren Missouri, Forest ReLeaf ask customers to beware of utilities before planting trees

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

ST. LOUIS – For the past three decades, Ameren Missouri and Forest ReLeaf of Missouri have been educating the community for on proper landscaping around and under power lines.Nick Henderson, head of vegetation management at Ameren Missouri, said they maintain 4,200-line miles a year, which is several hundred thousand trees trimmed annually. He wants their customers to be aware of utilities when looking to plant trees.“Overhead line facilities, power poles, underground transformers, pad mount transformers, and things like that is, really, what we want to try to educate people on,” Henderson said. “Being aware of those utilities and not putting trees that are incompatible with them.”Planting incompatible trees leads to issues with grid reliability, especially when storms roll through, and can also be dangerous.“What we want to have our customers avoid is putting a tree that’s going to get up into the facilities. That’s a safety issue that can conduct electricity on a wet day, even on ...

Kiszla: How much time does Russell Wilson have to show coach Sean Payton he’s the right QB for Broncos?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

A slimmed-down Russell Wilson might be watching what he eats at the dinner table, but the words that come out of the quarterback’s mouth are still as sweet as sunshine, lollipops and rainbows.With Sean Payton large and in charge as the Broncos coach, Wilson is no longer the entitled DangerRuss we saw last season, at least not out on the football field during spring practice. He is No. 3 in orange and blue. Wilson is just one of the guys, on a team that has a lot of guys with much to prove.“I think Sean is one of the best coaches ever to coach this game,” Wilson said Thursday when asked his impression of the new boss. “He’s intense, he’s focused, he’s such a great teacher of the game.”After observing the old-school way Payton conducts his football business and hanging out with him at a Nuggets game, Wilson’s initial impression of his new coach is as warm as freshly baked cookies.But is the admiration mutual?I’m not so certai...

Rep. Leslie Herod sought a job guarantee in exchange for mayoral endorsement, Kelly Brough alleges

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

State Rep. Leslie Herod sought a promise that she would have an important job in Kelly Brough’s mayoral administration when the two were discussing the possibility of Herod endorsing Brough in the runoff race for Denver mayor, according to Brough and a third person involved in the discussion.“She wanted a guarantee of a position and one of importance,” Brough said.Herod, the fifth-place finisher in the first round of the mayor’s race, says the claim is “absolutely not true.” She also said she has no such agreement in place with candidate Mike Johnston whom she endorsed on April 24.Jordan Fuja, spokesperson for the Johnston campaign, said there is no promise that Herod nor anyone else endorsing Johnston will be offered a job at city hall should he be elected.Asked how he intended to staff a possible administration at a forum at The Denver Press Club on Thursday morning, Johnston said “I have been very deliberate on not promising jobs to anybo...

El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy arrested on investigation of menacing

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

A deputy with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Thursday on investigation of menacing and first-degree official misconduct.Daniel Garcia, who has been with the sheriff’s office since 2013, was arrested by the Colorado Springs Police Department and booked into the El Paso County Jail. Garcia, who is assigned to detention operations, is on administrative leave per office policy.An investigation is ongoing.Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

Rockies blow ninth-inning lead, but beat Marlins 7-6 on Ezequiel Tovar’s first career walk-off hit to win series

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

A weird win is a win nonetheless, especially if you’re the 2023 Rockies.Colorado beat the Marlins 7-6 on Thursday in the matinee at Coors Field, clinching the series. The Rockies were down early, rallied and then blew a four-run lead in an ugly top of the ninth that saw rookie Brenton Doyle carted off after crashing into the center field wall.In the end, the game finished on a LoDo high note when rookie shortstop Ezequiel Tovar delivered his first career walk-off hit, an RBI single to lift Colorado to victory in the bottom of the ninth.“That was a crazy game, but we did what we had to do at the end to get the win,” said Ryan McMahon, who had two hits, two RBIs and a walk. “They’re not all pretty.”Kyle Freeland threw five-innings of two-run ball, and the bullpen was solid up until closer Pierce Johnson imploded by giving up a pair of two-run homers in the ninth. Doyle was injured on the first of those while attempting to rob Jorge Soler’s bla...

Police search for 13-year-old boy who disappeared in South Los Angeles

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

Police are searching for a 13-year-old boy who disappeared in South Los Angeles on Wednesday.The missing teen, Carlos Ramirez, was last seen while at school near the 600 block of East 115th Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Ramirez is described as a Hispanic male with short black hair, brown eyes, and a medium build.He stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black pants, and black shoes.Carlos Ramirez, 13, in a photo from the Los Angeles Police Department.Anyone who may have seen Ramirez or knows of his whereabouts is asked to call LAPD’s Southeast Area Police Station at 213-972-7828.During non-business hours or on weekends, calls can be directed to 1-877-527-3247. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or online at lacrimestoppers.org.

L.A. County Sheriff's deputy charged with felony child abuse of his 5-year-old son

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy has been charged with one felony count of child abuse after being accused of beating his 5-year-old son, authorities announced earlier this.  Deputy Jim Devoe, 29, was arrested on May 1, according to a news release from the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office.  The felony charge comes after allegations that the deputy physically assaulted the young boy while he was in his care. “Devoe is accused of slapping and punching his son in the face, causing visible injuries, and then lying to the boy’s mother about the cause of the injuries,” the DA’s office said.  After the incident, the child was examined by doctors who found serious injuries, including facial bruising and swelling, an eye hemorrhage as well as red markings on the boy’s head and arms. The 5-year-old also showed signs of bilateral ear, neck and facial petechiae, which are brown-purple spots caused by bleeding under the skin.  “These injuries serve as a stark reminder o...

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Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

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Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching AG Ken Paxton

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

By Acacia Coronado and Jake Bleiberg | Associated PressAUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the brink of impeachment Thursday after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations that the state’s Republican majority had largely met with silence until now.In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led House investigative committee that spent months quietly looking into Paxton recommended impeaching the state’s top lawyer. The House could vote on the recommendation as soon as Friday. If it impeaches Paxton, he would be forced to leave office immediately.The move sets set up what could be a remarkably sudden downfall for one of the GOP’s most prominent legal combatants, who in 2020 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Joe Biden’s victory. Only two officials in Texas’ nearly 200-year history have been impeached.Paxton has been under FBI investigation for years over accusations that he used his office to help a donor a...

MLB commissioner: Oakland A’s ‘pretty settled’ on Las Vegas site; relocation vote could come within month

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:13 GMT

MILWAUKEE — A vote on the Oakland Athletics’ possible move to Las Vegas could happen within a month, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday on a visit here that coincided with the start of the San Francisco Giants’ series against the Brewers.“It’s possible that a relocation vote could happen as early as June,” Manfred said.While there remain steps to be taken, Manfred said he was “optimistic” about the A’s finalizing a public-financing deal with Nevada lawmakers that would pave the way for the move. On Wednesday, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced a tentative agreement with the club, however it must still be approved by state legislators.The A’s have come to agreements on multiple potential sites for a new stadium in the past month, first on a 49-acre parcel north of the Raiders’ new home and, this week, one on the strip, on the Tropicana Las Vegas property. Per Casey Pratt of ABC7, team officials toured a t...