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Most high school staff feel unsafe at work, St. Paul school district survey finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:56 GMT

Most employees who work in the district’s high schools feel unsafe on the job, according to a St. Paul Public Schools survey conducted two weeks after the February stabbing death of a student.Thirty-five percent of all district staff said they feel unsafe or very unsafe at work, but that number was 55 percent among high school staff.The survey is one of several efforts by the district to gather input on school safety following the hallway stabbing death of 15-year-old Devin Scott.The school board has held multiple listening sessions and parent meetings, and the district recently surveyed students and families, although the results are not yet available. The district declined an interview request about the staff survey, saying the information will be presented at a future board meeting.Since the Feb. 10 stabbing, spokeswoman Erica Wacker said, the district has added more security staff at Harding, increased hallway supervision, implemented a digital hall pass system and assigned a pa...

Authorities ID Anoka County driver who died after asking for help from crash scene

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:56 GMT

Authorities have identified an Anoka County motorist who died after seeking help from his crashed pickup truck Monday morning.James Arthur Liefert, 56, of Buffalo, Minn., crashed into a light pole off westbound 197th Avenue Northeast in Columbus just before noon, the Anoka County sheriff’s office said Wednesday. Liefert then called someone about the crash, and that person notified authorities.Emergency responders were sent to an area tracked through Liefert’s cellphone and found him in his truck, which was on its side along 197th Avenue near Coon Lake County Park.Life-saving measures were given, but he died at the scene.Related ArticlesLocal News | Coon Rapids man gets 32 years in prison for beating, slashing neighbor to death last year Local News | Driver strikes, kills pedestrian Saturday in Spring Lake Park Local News | Canine influenza causes Animal Humane Society’s Twin Cities shelters to close

NYS Budget finalized: What comes next?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:56 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)--With the budget now over the finish line, the governor is focusing her sights on an issue that didn’t make it into the budget, housing."I had the conversations with the leaders about the time that they want now to let others digest the scale of the initiatives I proposed--- I put on the table that I believe are necessary. We need to go big. We need to be bold and ambitious," said Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday.The governor originally proposed adding 800,000 new homes over the next decade, but an agreement couldn’t be reached during negotiations. She said this would help solve the affordability crisis."The conversations will start in earnest immediately. That will be one of my top priorities," explained Hochul. "I don’t know if it will be accomplished in a session, but while the legislators are here, it gives us a chance to have conversations and I will be looking towards having more initiatives certainly in my next budget."Republican Senator, Jim Tedisco, ex...

Memorial Day events in the Lake George region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:56 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Memorial Day weekend means a lot of things around the Lake George and Glens Falls region. For many, it marks the start of a busy summer season. For many more, it's a time to remember the sacrifice of veterans - near and far. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Parades and other observances are on the way for Memorial Day weekend. Find out what's happening near you, and when:South Glens Falls Memorial Day parade6 - 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 26Parade starts at Main Street and Haviland Avenue, South Glens FallsParade led by local veteran Wayne "Beanie" Bruce serving as Grand Marshal. 7 p.m. wreath ceremony to follow at Veteran's Memorial Park. American Legion, VFW and fire department organizations to take part, joined by the South High Marching Band and the Gaelic Pipe Band.Memorial Day Party at Spring Brook Hollow FarmNoon - 6 p.m. Saturday, May 27Spring Brook Hollow Farm Distillery, 133 Clements St., Fo...

Lawmakers react to NY's official budget deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:56 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- Some say better late than never - the $229 billion state budget was officially passed Tuesday night, around 11:30pm. It includes changes to public safety laws, education funding and more. Our Capitol Correspondent, Amal Tlaige spoke with lawmakers and has their reaction.  NY bans gas stoves in most new buildings, starting 2026 "Like with all budgets, there’s some good and there’s some bad and there’s 63 different perspectives out … in the Senate anyways," said Democratic Senator, John Mannion. He said some things that do work in this year's budget are changes to bail reform, which include removing the least restrictive means standard, giving judges more discretion and issuing non-monetary conditions for those with addiction or mental health issues. "For me, I was proud to lend my voice into the conversation and represent my constituents, and we have additional changes to those laws that are going to give district attorneys and judges the ability to keep our ...

Sunhee's Farm and Kitchen wins nationwide contest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:56 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Thousands of small businesses entered Barclay Bank's annual "Small Business Big Wins" contest, submitting essays and photos describing the challenges of building a business and sharing their unique journeys. Of the plethora of entries, ten finalists were selected and showcased for public voting. On Wednesday, Barclays announced the grand winner. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Sunhee's Farm and Kitchen, a restaurant based in Troy, took home the top spot, winning a grand prize of $60,000. Sunhee's Kitchen, known for authentic Korean food, also employs immigrant Americans from around the world and offers free virtual English classes for adults.“We are incredibly grateful to our supporters in the community who rallied behind us during the voting process,” said Jinah Kim, owner of Sunhee’s Farm and Kitchen. “A big mission for us is working with immigrants and providing educational programming and professi...

Patrick Mahomes' brother Jackson charged with sexual battery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:56 GMT

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was booked into jail Wednesday on aggravated sexual battery charges over an alleged altercation at a Kansas restaurant in late February. The 22-year-old Mahomes was charged Tuesday in Johnson County, Kansas, with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of battery. He was being held on $100,000 bond. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! During a brief virtual court appearance Wednesday, the judge scheduled the next online hearing for May 11. Under conditions of his bond, Jackson Mahomes won't be allowed to discuss his case publicly.The probable cause affidavit in the case was not immediately available. But The Kansas City Star reported that police previously confirmed they were investigating a February 25 incident involving Jackson Mahomes at a restaurant in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas. ...

As legal battles mount, Kim Gardner takes nursing classes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:56 GMT

ST. LOUIS - As challenges mount for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, FOX 2 has learned that she is enrolled in a nursing program at St. Louis University. Gardner faces legal battles through quo warranto and indirect criminal contempt cases, along with a growing number of prosecutors resigning from her office. It's a situation some in court proceedings have dubbed a "rudderless ship of chaos." FOX 2 learned that Gardner, while serving as circuit attorney, enrolled in courses at Saint Louis University. It's unclear when exactly she began enrolling in these courses, though it came sometime since she became circuit attorney. Grieving mom alleges CAO ‘negligence’ in daughter’s murder case The Circuit Attorney's Office released the following statement:"Circuit Attorney Gardner believes the issues in our criminal justice system often relate to our broken healthcare system. After serving as a line attorney at the Circuit Attorney’s Office and seeing firsthand the underlying issues...

‘Access Hollywood’ video played at New York Trump trial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:56 GMT

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — The infamous “Access Hollywood” video in which Donald Trump bragged about grabbing women sexually without asking was played Wednesday for a jury considering columnist E. Jean Carroll’s claims that he raped her two decades before he became president.Before the video was shown, Trump’s legal team said it would not call any witnesses in the case, raising the possibility that jurors could begin deliberations sometime next week.The 2005 video was played in Manhattan federal court, along with excerpts of Trump’s videotaped deposition. The videos were presented to jurors on the same day that onetime People magazine writer Natasha Stoynoff testified that Trump forcibly kissed her against her will while showing her around his Florida home for a 2005 article about the first anniversary of his marriage to Melania Trump.Trump lawyers unsuccessfully challenged the video and StoynoffR...

United plans to hire 15,000, adding to surge in airline jobs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:56 GMT

By DAVID KOENIG (AP Airlines Writer)DALLAS (AP) — Airlines expecting a hectic summer travel season are planning to hire thousands of new workers this year, lifting a job market that has been hit by layoffs in technology and turmoil in the banking industry.United Airlines said Wednesday that it hired 7,000 new workers in the first four months of this year and plans to hit 15,000 new hires by year-end, matching the number it hired last year.By 2026, United projects adding 50,000 workers to a workforce that was about 93,000 at the start of this year.“We are in hiring mode here at United Airlines,” Kate Gebo, the company’s executive vice president of human resources, told reporters. Airline officials said they already have enough pilots to operate the peak summer schedule. Airlines have been in a hiring frenzy since being caught understaffed when air travel bounced back from the depths of the pandemic more quickly than anticipated. Shortages of pilots and flight ...