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Season preview: New Gophers kicker Dragan Kesich used to the spotlight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:55 GMT

College football kickers are often found the shadows — or tucked away on the sideline, solemnly using their practice net to kick and stay loose — until it’s their moment to make a field goal in a game.Not Dragan Kesich.The Gophers’ fourth-year kicker from Oak Creek, Wis., towers over his colleagues at 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, shares his opinions and stands out with bold hair colors as if he’s channeling Dennis Rodman.He has hosted the U’s social-media dispatches, “Camp with Kesich,” where he provides interviews with teammates and adds banter for short video snippets.“You know exactly who he is and the confidence he has,” head coach P.J. Fleck said.Kesich steps into a bigger role this season, replacing Matthew Trickett, who made 83 percent of his field goals (15 of 18) in his final collegiate season in 2023. Trickett also was 46 for 46 on extra points a year ago.Kesich has attempted only one field goal in his college career (a missed 53-yard attempt at Iowa in 2021), but has di...

Pets featured in the Morning Report in August

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:55 GMT

From pools to ponds to patios, we’ve had plenty of dogs and cats enjoying the outdoors in the August edition of the Morning Report.In August, we’ve also had readers participate in our “camera roll challenge,” in which they send us the last photo they took of their pet.To subscribe to our free newsletter and get local news (and see readers’ photos of their pets on weekeday mornings), go to twincities.com/newsletters and following the prompts to the Morning Report signup.Snoop Dog, adopted from Secondhand Hounds, enjoys his first camping trip.Canela and Zuzu were rescued into the good life here in Minnesota.Atticus likes to supervise when people are in the pool."This is Winnie," Kenneth writes. "Winnie is now approximately 18 years old and has dementia as well as cataracts that have diminished her vision. However, she still remembers that if she comes into my office in the morning that there will be chicken pieces cut up for her as her brea...

Plane traveling to Texas crashes in Delaware County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:55 GMT

FRANKLIN, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Delaware County Sheriff's Office responded to a plane crash on Saturday evening. The plane was piloted by a father and son traveling from Maine to Texas. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The Delaware County 911 received a call from the Boston Air Traffic Control Center on the evening of August 26 about a mayday transmission. The pilot indicated that his aircraft was experiencing failure issues. Delaware County 911 then received a call that a small plane had crashed in Franklin.Officers and members of the Walton Fire and EMS, Franklin Fire and EMS, Delaware County Emergency Services, and Delaware County Fire Coordinators responded to the location. The pilot, Ron Galuppo, 72, and his son Nathan Galuppo, 22, extracted themselves and were transported to a roadway by the person who called 911. Multiple agencies respond to Crossgates Mall fights Police say the aircraft was traveling from Maine to Texa...

HVCC Vikings to be featured on ESPN+

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:55 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Hudson Valley Community College's upcoming football game against Nassau Community College will be nationally-televised on ESPN+. The game is scheduled for September 16 at 1 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The HVCC Vikings will host the nationally-ranked NCC Lions at home in Troy. The annual matchup between the two programs was chosen by the National Junior College Association as its NJCAA Game of the Week. The game will mark the first time in the Vikings program history that they have been featured on ESPN. The team has won three consecutive NJCAA Region 3 championships since 2019 (no season in 2020), and is coming off a 21-3 win over Castleton State University JV, which kicked off their regular season. Arcangelo takes the Travers Stakes for trainer Jena Antonucci The matchup is one of 13 NJCAA football games being streamed this season on ESPN+. To catch the game, you can visit the ESPN+ website ...

Missouri governor weighs in on St. Louis and Kansas City gun laws

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:55 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Governor Mike Parson is weighing in on proposed St. Louis and Kansas City gun bans. Mayor Tishaura Jones and other St. Louis leaders are pushing for legislation to prohibit “military-grade weapons” on city streets. It would make it a crime for “insurrectionists” and those convicted of hate crimes to possess firearms. Five new Missouri laws to know that become official Monday "I think you have to be very careful to stay in your lanes. Cities can’t just go out there and do what they want to do, and when there is a constitutional issue to it, or state legislature do it, they can’t supersede that. Just like we can’t supersede the federal government," said Gov. Parson. "Whether you like it or not, when the law is passed, you’ve got to obey the law, is the way I look at it, and there are no exceptions."Mayor Tishaura Jones announced the wide-ranging legislation last week, noting support from several members of the Board of Aldermen. The board could begin ...

Trump's federal Jan. 6 case set for trial on March 4

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:55 GMT

Former President Trump is set to face trial in March 2024 in the Justice Department’s case targeting his efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election.The decision from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to begin jury selection on March 4 comes after special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked for a Jan. 2, 2024, trial date, while Trump’s team suggested a trial date in April 2026."These proposals are very far apart and for reasons I'll get into shortly none of them is acceptable," Chutkan said at the start of the hearing.“While Mr. Trump has the right to prepare, the public has a right to prompt and efficient resolution of this matter,” she added later. In setting the date, Chutkan noted Trump would face trial more than three years from the day a mob of his supporters ransacked the Capitol after attending his rally.Chutkan at turns criticized both prosecutors and Trump’s legal team for proposing a trial date either too soon or too distant, risking either faili...

Man charged in St. Louis Place police chase

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- A man is accused of leading police on a high speed chase with a stolen car over the weekend. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office is charging Treveon Horton, 19, with burglary, resisting arrest, property damage, and leaving the scene of an accident. He is currently in jail with no bond allowed.Officers spotted someone driving a stolen Dodge Durango in the St. Louis Place neighborhood at around 9:45 p.m. Saturday. The vehicle sped off when officers tried to pull it over. They followed in a "Tactical Pursuit." Five new Missouri laws to know that become official Monday The stolen vehicle ran over spike strips placed by police at the intersection of 11th and Madison. The driver continued to drive through the St. Louis Place neighborhood as the tires deflated to avoid officers and ran over more spike strips.The Durango eventually hit a St. Louis Forestry vehicle while speeding through the alley in the 1300 block of Clinton. This disabled the stolen SUV and Horton rand f...

What is fentanyl?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:55 GMT

Fentanyl is a highly addictive, synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Here’s what you need to know about it:There is pharmaceutical fentanyl prescribed to treat pain and illicitly manufactured fentanyl.Illicit fentanyl can be found both as a white powder and a clear liquid. It is frequently mixed into drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine, or pressed into pills made to resemble other prescription opioids.Fentanyl is tasteless and odorless. The only way to determine whether it is in a drug is using fentanyl test strips.Smoking is the primary method used to deliberately consume illicit fentanyl. Fentanyl can be injected, but this poses a higher risk of overdose due to the drug’s potency.Illicit fentanyl is mainly manufactured in foreign labs and smuggled into the United States through Mexico.Illicit fentanyl first arrived in Los Angeles around 2016, but its use started increasing exponentially in 2019 and has continued growing e...

Colorado AG confirms Wyatts Towing investigation: “You shouldn’t have to be a state senator to be treated fairly”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:55 GMT

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Monday took the unusual step of publicly acknowledging his office’s investigation into Wyatts Towing, days after a state senator who helped write last year’s towing legislation said she was illegally towed.Weiser told The Denver Post in an interview that Sen. Julie Gonzales’ case exemplifies the concerning behavior from Colorado’s largest towing company that prompted his office’s probe last year.“You shouldn’t have to be a state senator to be treated fairly,” Weiser said. “Sen. Gonzales didn’t have to pay the substantial fee only because she had the knowledge and ability to advocate for herself. Most people wouldn’t be in that position.”State investigators will be contacting Gonzales, Weiser said, and adding her testimony to the growing body of evidence the office has collected.“We want to make sure we’re protecting consumers and taking on any company that pre...

“I still get joy from my life”: Blind former inmate reflects on life after Boulder jail settlement

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:55 GMT

On Wednesday, Ryan Partridge received about $1.5 million of his $2.5 million settlement after a lawsuit against Boulder County Jail for employees’ “excessive force” and “deliberate indifference” against him while he was an inmate facing serious psychiatric needs in 2016.Partridge, 37, settled the lawsuit Aug. 9, almost seven years after he was released from Boulder County Jail. Throughout his stay, Partridge made multiple suicide attempts and committed forms of self-harm, including gouging his eyes out, which led to permanent blindness, and banging his head on a metal toilet that caused him to break seven teeth.Today, Partridge lives with his two divorced parents, who got back together to help care for him. He is on medication to treat his schizophrenia and is seeing a local care team. However he will likely remain blind for the rest of his life.Ryan Partridge with his father, Richard, left, and mother, Shelley, at their home in Boulder on Wednesday. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photograp...