Special honor for four vets at 40th annual St. Louis Veterans Day parade

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:30:02 GMT

Special honor for four vets at 40th annual St. Louis Veterans Day parade ST. LOUIS - Veterans Day is a time to honor the dedication, sacrifices, and contributions of those who have served in the military. There were many celebrations to honor local veterans Saturday in the St. Louis area. One of the biggest draws in St. Louis was the 40th Annual Veterans Day Parade in Downtown St. Louis. The festivities started at the corner of 18th and Olive streets. During the event, the Missouri National Guard inducted four individuals into its hall of fame. Among those heroes: Chief Warrant Officer Paula Prosser, who graduated from Jefferson City High School in 1974, and recently reached 40 years of military service. Brigadier General Harvey C. Clark, who was born in Bates County in 1869, and organized the sixth Missouri volunteer infantry during the Spanish-American war. Lieutenant Robert El-Eell, who was raised in Warrensburg and served in the Korean War, earning Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals.Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Madden, from University City, who was...

Early-morning fire damages Hazelwood home

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:30:02 GMT

Early-morning fire damages Hazelwood home HAZELWOOD, Mo. - A house in Hazelwood suffered significant damage after a fire Saturday morning. The fire damaged a home in the 7300 block of Cartwheel Lane. burning the home to the ground. It's unclear what led up to the fire. No injuries were reported from the blaze. Taylor Swift’s heartfelt tribute to Lindenwood alumna during ‘Eras’ tour Neighbors tell FOX 2 that the home belonged to a woman who has been an advocate for the homeless community. Additional details are limited. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.

State playoffs wrap-up: Battle Mountain denies Northfield’s bid for a Class 4A boys soccer repeat

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:30:02 GMT

State playoffs wrap-up: Battle Mountain denies Northfield’s bid for a Class 4A boys soccer repeat The Northfield boys soccer team’s bid for a Class 4A three-peat fell one match short.Leo Martinez and Cooper Skidmore scored goals in the first and second half, respectively, as Battle Mountain avenged a title-game loss to Northfield last fall with a 2-0 victory for its first state championship in 11 years.Top-seeded Northfield (19-1) had lost just once — 4-0 at eventual 5A champion Denver East in 2022 — over the past three seasons entering Saturday’s championship match at Weidner Field in Colorado Springs. But the third-seeded Mustangs (18-1-1) shut them out for just the second time since 2021.Congratulations to Battle Mountain for winning CHSAA’s 2023 4A Boys Soccer State Championship! It’s Battle Mountain’s second title in boys soccer, and their first since 2012!Congratulations, also, to Northfield for finishing as 4A’s runner-up pic.twitter.com/ocK66oJdrb— CHSAA (@CHSAA) November 12, 20233A final — Colorado Academy 3, Coal Ridge 1: Senior Simeon Woldeyohannes s...

Colorado Mines secures RMAC title with 82-0 demolition of Fort Lewis

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:30:02 GMT

Colorado Mines secures RMAC title with 82-0 demolition of Fort Lewis Top-ranked Colorado School of Mines broke records, secured a fifth consecutive RMAC football championship and finished the regular season undefeated Saturday in Durango with an 82-0 win over Fort Lewis.Win the RMAC #HelluvaEngineer pic.twitter.com/3c3ZRt5GTJ— Mines Football (@MinesFootball) November 11, 2023Orediggers quarterback John Matocha put up eye-watering numbers in the rout, throwing for 264 yards and three touchdowns on 13-of-17 passing and running in another TD for good measure. The performance pushed him past Houston’s Case Keenum and Central Iowa’s Blaine Hawkins for the most career touchdowns produced in college football history with 181 — 155 passing, 25 rushing and one receiving.But it wasn’t just the Matocha show: Six different players scored for Mines, racking up a program-record 798 offensive yards while shutting out a winless Fort Lewis team. Sophomore Landon Walker led a prolific day for the running game with three scores, while Chris Yoo contributed two. N...

PHOTOS: CU Buffs lose to Arizona Wildcats at Folsom Field

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:30:02 GMT

PHOTOS: CU Buffs lose to Arizona Wildcats at Folsom Field The University of Colorado Buffaloes took their fourth straight loss against the Arizona Wildcats at Folsom Field on Saturday, November 11, 2023.Want more sports news? Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver’s teams.

Deion Sanders’ home finale in first CU Buffs season ends in another heartbreaking defeat to Arizona

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:30:02 GMT

Deion Sanders’ home finale in first CU Buffs season ends in another heartbreaking defeat to Arizona BOULDER — The Buffs are just good enough to break your heart. Lord knows they’ve spent more than a month breaking Coach Prime’s.“‘We’re so close’ is what I told the team, but yet so far,” Deion Sanders said after his first CU team fell to 4-6 (1-6 in Pac-12 play) and closed out the home part of his inaugural season in Boulder with a 34-31 loss to Arizona late Saturday afternoon.“We just simply don’t know how to win yet. And it’s not for lack of effort, not for lack of coaching with the staff or the support staff, the trainers and strength (and) conditioning, and everybody around (us) — they’re doing a phenomenal job. We just can’t get over that hump.”Colorado head coach Deion Sanders walks off the field after losing to the Arizona Wildcats 34-31 at Folsom Field November 11, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)Sanders’ long, wistful gaze when asked how 3-0 became 4-6 bore the tones of a man who...

Photos: Veterans honored throughout the Bay Area

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:30:02 GMT

Photos: Veterans honored throughout the Bay Area In San Jose the United Veterans Council of Santa Clara County held the city’s annual Veterans Day Parade. The parade, considered to be the largest in Northern California honored veterans as it has every since 1918.The parade included various military and civilian vehicles, from vintage cars to even a few tanks and members of the Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive all making their way down Santa Clara Street.Members of Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive march during the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (Thien-An Truong for Bay Area News Group)A member from Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive during the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (Thien-An Truong for Bay Area News Group)Members of the Vietnam Veterans of America march during the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (Thien-An Truong for Bay Area News Group)Cynthia Frybarger, of San Jose, honors her dad Charles ...

A Fremont man’s armed romantic rival allegedly taped security camera and broke into his home. What followed was a life-or-death struggle

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:30:02 GMT

A Fremont man’s armed romantic rival allegedly taped security camera and broke into his home. What followed was a life-or-death struggle FREMONT — Faced with a decision to either accept an armed intruder’s challenge to a fight or flee, a city resident jumped from the second story balcony of his Walnut Avenue apartment and darted off, while the assailant chased behind him, occasionally firing the weapon, according to Fremont police.A few minutes later, the victim somehow disarmed his assailant and placed him in a chokehold, knocking him unconscious, until police arrived.Now, 43-year-old Jason Kamae, of Tracy, has been charged with attempted murder, residential burglary and illegal gun possession by a felon in relation to the harrowing Oct. 16 incident. Kamae denied he was out for blood that night; according to police, he claimed he only fired during the foot chase in order to “scare” the victim, court records show.The alleged victim, who this newspaper is not naming, would later tell police that he was home in his apartment when Kamae allegedly duct-taped over his security camera and yelled at ...

2 suspects at large after stealing wallet from elderly woman at Gilroy Safeway: police

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:30:02 GMT

2 suspects at large after stealing wallet from elderly woman at Gilroy Safeway: police (KRON) -- Authorities are looking for two suspects who stole a wallet from an elderly woman at a Safeway, the Gilroy Police Department said on social media. The alleged theft happened Thursday when the suspects stole the victim's wallet from her shopping cart. Police said the male suspect (pictured on bottom right) distracted the woman by having a conversation with her. The female suspect (bottom left) then allegedly walked to the victim's shopping cart and stole a purse that contained the wallet. Dog killed, pedestrian injured after San Mateo hit-and-run (Giroy Police Department)(Giroy Police Department)The suspects tried using the elderly woman's credit cards to make purchases at Walmart, according to Gilroy police. No other details about the suspects' descriptions were provided by Gilroy PD. Police say anyone with information about the suspects is asked to contact the department at 408-846-0350.

Latvia’s president says West must arm Ukraine to keep Russia from future global adventures

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:30:02 GMT

Latvia’s president says West must arm Ukraine to keep Russia from future global adventures UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Latvia’s president says Russia is planning for a long war in Ukraine and he has a message for countries wavering on continuing military support to Kyiv: Keep supplying arms or the Ukrainians will lose and Russia will have a green light for threatening others in the future.Edgars Rinkēvičs said in an interview with The Associated Press that “it is important to actually fight for international peace, and peace in Europe, because if we stop Russia in Ukraine, then Russia is not going to be able to challenge other countries.”He pointed to the disruptive role that Russia’s Wagner mercenary group is playing in Africa and to Russian meetings with officials from Hamas, the Gaza Strip’s ruling militants whose surprise attack in Israel on Oct. 7 killed some 1,200 people.In July, Rinkēvičs was sworn in as president of Latvia, which was part of the Soviet Union until its break-up in August 1991. The Baltic nation, population 1.9 million, in 2004 joined both the European Un...