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Tuesday Forecast: Temps in mid 80s, cooler lakeside

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

CHICAGO — Last full day of spring. Hazy sun Tuesday with breezy and warm conditions, except lakeside. Winds: E 10-20 mph. Air Quality Alert in Indiana. High: 85/73 by the lake. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here Hazy evening and a bit breezy-- then partly cloudy overnight. Winds: ENE 5-10 mph. Low 65 in the city, upper 50s in the suburbs.Wednesday Forecast: Happy solstice! Hazy sunshine and a bit warmer. Cooler lakeside. Winds: ENE 5-15 mph. Highs 87/75.Extended outlook calls plenty of sunshine but a bit less wildfire smoke when we see some SE winds later this week. We look to warm up, especially for the second half of the weekend when temps look to get up towards 90 again with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Full forecast details and more at the WGN Weather Center blog

14-year-old wounded in drive-by shooting on West Side

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

CHICAGO — A 14-year-old boy was shot Monday night in East Garfield Park.At around 8:50 p.m., CPD said the boy was walking on a sidewalk when someone in a sedan fired shots toward him.The 14-year-old was shot in the arm and right leg. He was transported to a local hospital in fair condition. Man shot in head in River North, suspect in custody No one is in custody.

Over 42K pounds of Johnsonville sausage links recalled in 8 states

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Johnsonville, LLC is recalling over 42,000 pounds of pork sausage links that may be contaminated.Approximately 42,062 pounds (4,807 cases) of Johnsonville's ready-to-eat (RTE) “Beddar with Cheddar” pork sausage links may be contaminated with very thin strands of black plastic fibers, which were discovered after a customer complained, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)."Due to the small size and flexible nature of the material, FSIS (Food Safety & Inspection Service) believes it poses a very low risk for adverse health effects if consumed, but the safety of our consumer is our primary concern, which is why we’re issuing the recall," Johnsonville said in a statement.Courtesy: U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection ServiceThe affected products are 14-ounce packages of Johnsonville Beddar with Cheddar Smoked Sausage links. The pork sausage has a "Best By" date of July 11, 2003...

Rape, trafficking charges filed against Andrew Tate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Divisive social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have been charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women, prosecutors in Romania said Tuesday.Romania's anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, said prosecutors filed the charges against the brothers, who are both British-U.S. dual citizens, along with two Romanian women.In a statement, the agency said that the four defendants formed a criminal group in 2021 “in order to commit the crime of human trafficking” in Romania as well as the United States and Britain. It alleged that seven female victims were misled and transported to Romania, where they were sexually exploited and subjected to physical violence by the gang. Andrew Tate detained by Romanian officials in human trafficking case, lawyer says The Tate brothers and the two Romanian suspects were detained in late December in Romania’s capital Bucharest. The brothers won an appeal on March 31&nb...

Police investigating man’s death at North St. Paul apartment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

North St. Paul police are investigating the death of a man found in an apartment Monday.Officers responded to an apartment complex in the 2100 block of McKnight Road shortly after 6 p.m. on a report of a disturbance where a weapon was mentioned, according to police.Police found a man dead in an apartment. His body was taken to the Ramsey County medical examiner’s office for an autopsy and formal identification, after which his name will be released.The Ramsey County sheriff’s office and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are assisting North St. Paul police with the investigation.“There is no active public threat at this time that investigators are aware of,” police said in a statement. Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | North St. Paul woman charged in South St. Paul crash that killed her ex-husband, injured 2 others Crime & Public Safety | MN native Carolyn Wiger talks ‘Survivor’: ‘I had this mi...

Police respond to active larceny, four juveniles arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

WATERVLIET, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Four juveniles were arrested on Thursday, June 1, after police responded to an active larceny from a vehicle. According to the Watervliet Police Department, they recovered a loaded, illegally-possessed handgun at the scene. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police responded to the area of Sixteenth Street and Fourth Avenue for active larceny from a vehicle complaint. After searching the area, officers saw several juveniles who matched the description of the offenders driving nearby.Police pulled the car over near the Congress Street Bridge. Law enforcement says they found a loaded, illegally possessed, .380 caliber handgun, along with several items from the larcenies inside the car. Albany International Airport to offer non-stop flights to Dallas All four were charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. They were arraigned in the Albany County Family Court and were released to t...

Crash on I-787 southbound closes 1 left lane

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A crash on I-787 southbound at Exit 7W; NY 378 westbound in Colonie has closed one of three left lanes. The crash has significantly slowed traffic in the area.Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!Drivers en route should expect delays. Stick with NEWS10 for more information when the crash clears.

2-vehicle crash closes I-70 WB lanes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Emergency crews are at the scene of a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning. The crash took place on Interstate 70 westbound at the Missouri River and Blanchette Bridge a little before 7:00 a.m. Heavy backups can be seen in the area as a car and semi-truck are heavily damaged. What to know about Missouri's gun laws The cause of the crash have not yet been revealed and so far, no injuries have been reported. Drivers are urged to take alternate routes.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

2 St. Louis officers injured in line of duty honored today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Two St. Louis police officers injured in the line of duty last year will be honored at the annual St. Louis Police Awards Luncheon Tuesday.Officers Collin Ledbetter and Nathn Spiess will be recognized as Officers of The Year. Both were critically injured in January of last year. They were shot while chasing a man wanted for murder. What to know about Missouri's gun laws FOX 2's Jasmine Huda will emcee Tuesday's luncheon at Orlando's Event Center in South County.

Opinion: Search and rescue overwhelmed by a generation “expecting to get rescued”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

When I was leading groups into the Wyoming wilderness in the 1990s, once we left a trailhead we were on our own.If somebody got hurt, we could walk or carry the injured person out or send runners to the road to call for support. In the case of a life- or limb-threatening emergency, we could use a transponder to try to send a coded message to a passing aircraft, pleading for help.Things have definitely changed.“People expect to be rescued,” said Tod Schimelfenig, who has been on the search and rescue team for Fremont County, Wyoming, since the 1970s. “Maybe it’s that a whole generation has grown up with instant communication, and that drives what they do when they go into the wilderness.”What they do, according to Schimelfenig, is go farther and attempt more difficult objectives, which means demands on search and rescue teams have increased sharply over the last decade.The United States has a patchwork of search and rescue organizations charged with responding to backcountry emergenc...