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'See Tracks? Think Trains!,' police warn after 11-year-old barely escapes collision in Mount Prospect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. — Police in Mount Prospect are cautioning locals after an 11-year-old boy narrowly escaped being struck by a Metra train on Tuesday. According to police, the boy was riding his bicycle in the area of Union Pacific Railroad Crossing at Emerson Street near Prospect Avenue as train gates were down. With warning devices activated, the juvenile rode around the lowered gates just as a train was incoming, police added.SEE ALSO: Best public high schools in IllinoisThe engineer on board sounded his train horn, alerting the 11-year-old. According to police, the boy jumped off the bike and cleared the train's path. Though the train struck the bike, the child was not injured.Mount Prospect police used this incident to remind locals about the importance of railroad crossing safety. 2 arrested after stolen mail, IDs, credit cards seized in Mount Prospect traffic stop "Never pass flashing lights or go around lowered gates. Always wait until lights have stopped flashing and ...

Carnival bans cruise passengers over video of fishy behavior: 'They will not be cruising on Carnival again'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – If you want seafood, just head to the ship’s buffet, all right?At least two passengers on a recent Carnival cruise have been banned for life from sailing with the company after footage appeared to show one of them fishing from the balcony of their room, Carnival confirmed.“Fishing from our ships is prohibited,” a representative for the company wrote in an emailed statement shared with Nexstar on Wednesday. “We have identified the guests and they will not be cruising on Carnival again.”The incident first came to light after a TikTok user posted footage of the couple’s behavior, according to Cruise Hive, a cruise news and resource site. It was unclear whether that now-deleted TikTok video, which reportedly amassed millions of views, was originally shared by one of the offending guests themselves.Copies of the video, which remain on TikTok, appear to show one passenger reeling in what appears to be a greenish-yellow fish, about a foot in length. After pulling it up several ...

ISU Alum Jane Lynch visits Central Illinois

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD)-- Celebrity Jane Lynch returned to her old stomping grounds at ISU to speak to current students on Monday.Lynch says ISU is a bucolic university with an experience that is the prototype for the American University.She considers it one of the highlights of her life. Owner of euthanized cat sues animal control and vet "Most of the trajectory of my life, I had nothing to do with. It just kind of happened. A lot of times I tell people, 'Don't have any goals, just see what's right in front of you.'" Lynch said. "This was not a goal but when the thought came to me and I picked up the phone and it happened, I was like, 'Oh so this is what I'm doing next.'"Lynch would go on to have a successful career in Hollywood, playing parts in Glee, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and others.

Surveillance video helps identify man connected with Texas cheerleader shooting, document says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

Editor's note: The video above shows previous reporting surrounding the shooting.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Elgin police used surveillance video to identify the man believed to be connected with Tuesday's shooting that sent a Round Rock ISD student and cheerleader to the hospital, according to criminal complaint documents.The man was accused of firing shots into a car in the parking lot of an H-E-B, located at 1080 E. U.S. Highway 290 in Elgin. Officers initially responded to the shots fired call around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday.While at the scene, EPD obtained surveillance footage of the parking lot where the shooting occurred. The surveillance footage displayed a Texas license plate for the suspect, the document states.The documents also showed there were four young adult women in the vehicle the suspect shot at. Two people were injured in the shooting, police said. PAST COVERAGE: Father of teen cheerleader injured after shooting at Elgin H-E-B parking lot says she’s stable Payton Washington was ...

City of Kyle to honor Vietnam veterans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

KYLE, Texas (KXAN) – To honor Texas veterans of the Vietnam War who died after returning to the United States, the City of Kyle will host "The Wall That Heals" exhibit from May 4 through 7 at Lake Kyle Park. The In Memory program, founded by Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), will feature an honor roll display at The Wall That Heals and feature names and photos of the veterans. “We want to honor as many Vietnam Veterans from Hays County as possible,” said American Veterans Post 115 Commander Kerman Hammond. “If your loved one served in Vietnam, returned home and later died – we want to be able to proudly display their name and photo in our community." Veterans honored through In Memory will have their name and photo on display as well as an online personal remembrance page with biographic information. Applicants will receive a printed tribute certificate and an invitation to In Memory weekend in Washington, D.C. Submissions were due on Tuesday, April 4, and required pr...

‘Dear Mama,’ a TV miniseries about rapper Tupac and his mom, premieres Friday on Hulu

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

Mary Carole McCauley | Baltimore SunThe late Baltimore rapper Tupac Shakur’s complicated relationship with his mother, Afeni, is explored in a new five-part television miniseries starting Friday.“Dear Mama,” the title of one of Shakur’s most famous songs, also is the name of the miniseries debuting at 10 p.m. on FX network, and streaming on the subscription service Hulu on Saturday.The first two episodes will be released simultaneously, and the series will wrap up May 12, two days before Mother’s Day.Director Allen Hughes was given access to the late rapper’s estate, according to the online website Deadline. Hughes reportedly told members of the Television Critics Association that the miniseries will feature never-before-seen audio and video footage of mother and son.The documentary slides back and forth in time between the 1970s, when the rapper was a 17-year-old high school student living in California, and the 1990s, when he was gunned down during a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas...

Column: With warmer weather, Joshua Tree National Park beckons again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

The weather was so unsettled in March that I postponed my annual trip to Joshua Tree, where it was even colder than it was here. Rather than travel, my primary birthday-month activities were 1) shivering and 2) wringing out my socks.With the forecast calling for a sunny and warm Easter weekend, though, the timing felt right. I booked a cheap motel and headed east in my trusty Fiat for my first overnight trip in months. Gangway!This was my third visit to Joshua Tree. I like it.For starters, the landscape is compelling, especially in the national park, which is primarily dirt, rocks and scrubby plants, including picturesque Joshua trees.More on Joshua TreeBirthday road trip to Joshua Tree is a gasA Fiat must really be foreign in Joshua TreeJoshua Tree, a desert trip worth takingIn the commercial districts of Joshua Tree and its neighboring communities, quirky shops and galleries add flavor, and many restaurants have eclectic fare. If you are vegetarian or vegan, you would not starve. ...

Wild taking note of Ryan Suter’s shots on Kirill Kaprizov: ‘I think it’s going to fire him up’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

DALLAS — Dean Evason made himself very clear when asked how the Wild will balance being disciplined with making sure they don’t get pushed around by the Dallas Stars.“We don’t get pushed around,” the Wild coach said. “I’m not worried about that.”In other words, if things get out of hand in the first-round playoff series, the Wild have more than enough physicality to hold their own. Whether it’s Marcus Foligno, Ryan Reaves or Brandon Duhaime, among a handful of others, there is no shortage of players willing to respond if the moment calls for it.“When push comes to shove, we’ll stand up,” Evason said before adding an important caveat. “We’ve got to stay on that line.”That’s the name of the game in the NHL playoffs. You have to stay disciplined. You can’t do something retaliatory that runs the risk of giving the opposing team the upper hand. The margin for error is so minuscule at this point that sitting for...

New Schenectady, new ad campaign

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A new marketing campaign coming to the Capital Region. NEWS10 in the “Electric City” with the latest on the buzz there. Boil water advisory issued in Brunswick A number of state and local officials gathering at Proctors for the announcement of “New Schenectady."“It's an initiative to tell them about the rejuvenation of the wonderful city and county and villages and towns we have,” said Senator Jim Tedisco.“We are not doing enough to tell the world that we are a new and we are a better city, and this is a place that we need we need to share that information with the world, so that's how it happened,” said Neil Golub, spokesperson for New Schenectady.Schenectady has played a role in many of the country’s firsts like radio, tv and of course, General Electric that has been here since the 50’s. But, in the last few decades, that electric energy was fading. Now with many city projects in the works, that power seems to be coming back on.“Over the pa...

Reaction to Native American mascot ban

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- Now that the Native American school mascot ban has been made official by the Board of Regents, over 100 schools across New York will need to change their school mascots or team name. "Our identity is being used predominantly by non-Native people for their amusement and entertainment and oftentimes it's just terribly inaccurate," said John Kane, Native activist and NYSED Indigenous Mascot Advisory Council member. Cambridge school board files appeal to keep mascot Kane said the goal for schools across the state is to come up with an action plan by the end of this school year and actually eliminate any Native American mascots or team names by the end of next school year. When the directive was first issued, some schools challenged it, which is why Kane said the mandate is necessary. "Between you and me, I think there were schools that were, hoping that this would come… because it becomes very tumultuous, and there’s a lot of anger that gets expressed between t...