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Police ID man, 21, who died in St. Paul motorcycle crash

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:59:54 GMT

Police released the name on Tuesday of a 21-year-old man who died in a St. Paul motorcycle crash.Sail D. Moo, of St. Paul, was in a single-vehicle crash just before 9 p.m. Sunday near White Bear and Bush avenues.Police continue to investigate the crash and said Tuesday that “investigators believe driver inexperience played a role.”Sail Moo, whose friends called him Taywaywa, “was the core of his family after his father had passed, leaving him little to no choice but to step up and take full responsibility for his family,” according to a GoFundMe established for his funeral. “At a very young age he provided and took care of his family wants and needs. He leaves behind a devastated mother, brother, and a baby sister.”Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Native American groups ask state lawmakers for help at outdated Twin Cities facilities like Ain Dah Yung youth shelter in St. Paul Crime & Public Safety | Stolen...

Habanero Tacos to open soon on Snelling Ave. in St. Paul

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:59:54 GMT

Habanero Tacos Grill, which started as a food truck, but now operates a bricks-and-mortar restaurant in Minneapolis’ Longfellow neighborhood, is opening a second eatery in St. Paul.The Mexican taqueria will occupy the former Jimmy John’s space at 80 N. Snelling Ave.A burrito bowl at Habanero Tacos, which will open a second location at 80 N. Snelling Ave. in St. Paul in June. (Erick Lewis / Habanero Tacos)The restaurant will have more seating than its Minneapolis space, said marketing liaison Jackie Barabash, and will also have a full bar. The menu, which consists of tacos, burritos, quesadillas, alambres and more, with many protein and vegetarian filling options, will likely be the same or similar to the Minneapolis version, but there will be many more seats in St. Paul — they are thinking around 110.The restaurant is slated to open in the first two weeks of June.Habanero Tacos Grill: 80 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul; habanerotacosgrill.comRelated ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Dr...

NYS pushes 10 bills to help sexual & domestic abuse survivors

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:59:54 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- State lawmakers will be passing 10 bills on Tuesday, that are aimed at helping survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Queens man accused of sexual abuse on Wilton bus "Because this package of bills is so critically important, to move our state laws ahead with protecting victims of domestic violence," said Senator Shelley Mayer, who is sponsoring legislation that will require extreme risk protection orders be reported and maintained in a statewide computerized registry. "When you move from Westchester to Western New York, the police department enters someone’s name in that registry, they find out whether a temporary or permanent ERPO had been issued," she said. And when it comes to victim compensation, Senator Julia Salazar is sponsoring a bill that will make it more available by clearly defining the term “welfare” in the law. "Currently, if a crime victim or survivor is seeking compensation, maybe they have property that was damaged or lost as a result...

Albany Police: Suspect arrested after shots fired near Sheridan Avenue

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:59:54 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An Albany man was taken into custody on Monday morning following shots being fired in the area of Sheridan Avenue. The suspect, Saviour Wilkerson, 22, was charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! An officer attempted to stop an individual on Robin Street as part of the investigation. Police say the male, later identified as Wilkerson, then fled on foot. During the pursuit, Wilkerson threw a loaded .40 caliber handgun under a parked car.Wilkerson was arraigned and remanded to the Albany County Jail. Police say this is the second time Wilkerson was arrested for illegally possessing a loaded handgun. Wilkerson was arrested during a traffic stop on December 16, 2021, after he was found to have a concealed loaded 9mm handgun.

Denny's on Wolf Road in Colonie closes permanently

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:59:54 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Wolf Road Denny's location has permanently closed, according to Denny's Corporate. The Colonie diner officially shut their doors as of April 20. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The location, like many businesses, fell on hard times during the COVID-19 pandemic. Years later, the diner struggled with staffing and operational issues and eventually became unable to continue service. The location was a thriving piece of the Wolf Road business community for several years. However the most notable mention in the diner's history came from a viral video from 2017 showing a brawl that took place at the location. No arrests after video of local Denny’s brawl goes viral Several of the remaining employees from the Wolf Road branch were hired by the East Greenbush location, so customers can still continue dining with their favorite Colonie team members.

Man guilty in Texas protest killing posted 'I am a racist'

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:59:54 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors sought Tuesday to portray as racist a U.S. Army sergeant who fatally shot an armed man during a Black Lives Matter protest in Texas, saying he was hostile toward social justice causes and looking for trouble before the encounter. Daniel Perry's two day-sentencing hearing began with the introduction of dozens of texts and social media posts that he wrote, shared, or liked, including some shockingly racist images. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The texts and posts had been excluded from Perry's trial, but were publicly released after his conviction and introduced as evidence at sentencing by District Judge Clifford Brown. Perry was convicted of murder in April and faces up to life in prison. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, meanwhile, has been pressing for the chance to pardon Perry under the state's “Stand Your Ground” law. Perry, who is white, was working as a rideshare driver in downtown...

Disney Junior Live is coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre this fall

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:59:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Disney Junior Live is coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre this fall. Audience members are encouraged to dress up for this show featuring characters from many Disney Junior programs. The St. Louis show is on November 2, 2023, at 6 p.m. Tickets go on-sale to the general public beginning May 12 at 10:00 a.m.This is the show description from the Fox Theatre:In "Disney Junior Live On Tour: Costume Palooza," Mickey, Minnie and their pals are getting ready to throw a huge costume party but mysterious weather keeps interrupting the fun. Can Team Spidey help save the Costume Palooza? The show is geared toward Disney Junior's most beloved super fans and offers an immersive, interactive concert experience that includes singing, dancing, 3D special effects and acrobatics with cirque-style performances including incredible trampoline routines from renowned acrobatic director John Brady. The live show is written and directed by Amy Tinkham and produced by Jonathan Shank of Terrapin St...

Washington University professor wins Pulitzer Prize for book of poems

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:59:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - An acclaimed poet and English professor at Washington University in St. Louis has won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Carl Phillips won the award and $15,000 cash prize for the collection "Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020." In selecting Phillips, the Pulitzer committee described "Then the War" as "a masterful collection that chronicles American culture as the country struggles to make sense of its politics, of life in the wake of a pandemic, and of our place in a changing global community."Phillips is the third faculty member to win the Pulitzer for poetry. Howard Nemerov received the award in 1978 for his “Collected Poems,” and Mona Van Duyn was bestowed the honor in 1991 for “Near Changes,” a collection of poems.The Pulitzer Prizes were established in 1917 by Columbia University thanks to an endowment by Joseph Pulitzer, a politician and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and New York World newspapers. They're awarded in the fields of journalism, books, ...

Another Army Corps report on Jana Elementary deems school ‘safe’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:59:54 GMT

FLORISSANT, Mo. - A new report released Tuesday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, like another published last month, deems Jana Elementary School as “safe” amid prolonged concerns over radioactive waste.The USACE St. Louis District released the second of three anticipated reports on sampling and testing for radioactive waste at the north county school. The report released Tuesday focused on lead sampling. The latest findings indicate that the school did not have any unusual levels of lead-210 isotopes on its campus. Jennings man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend over $36 USACE says anys levels of lead-210 detected were "consistent with natural background conditions" and "not associated with historic activities" tied to the Manhattan Project. “Like the first report released April 25, this report also builds upon the preliminary results we shared with the community last November. It provides additional data from our structural surveys and sampling that confirms there are no ar...

$2,000 reward offered for tips leading to conviction in Denver teen’s shooting death

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:59:54 GMT

Denver police are asking for the public to help identify a suspect in the shooting death of a teenager, and a $2,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.#Denver, do you have any information about these investigations? If so, call @CrimeStoppersCO at 720-913-7867 — you can remain anonymous and earn a cash reward! pic.twitter.com/mgw0ah739a— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) May 9, 2023Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Road rage may have led to fatal Edgewater charging station shooting, police say Crime and Public Safety | Children ages 10 to 12 can still be arrested in Colorado after lawmakers gut bill to raise minimum age of prosecution Crime and Public Safety | Man convicted of murder in death of homeless man in Denver Crime and Public Safety | Man dead after shooting in northeast Denver, homicide investigators appeal to public for help Crime and Public Safety | ...