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Why a grand jury is hearing evidence 3 years after the 2020 police brutality protests

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:10 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for May 30, 2023.TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- A Travis County Grand Jury is weighing evidence presented by the district attorney in cases of officers accused of deadly conduct. Sources say the DA's office will present a deadly conduct charge to the jury stemming from the May 31, 2020 racial justice protests in downtown Austin.KXAN asked a legal expert if the timing is unusual. "It all depends on what the statute of limitations is, for the particular crime that the charging agency is seeking to prosecute," criminal defense attorney Edmund "Skip" Davis said. "Deadly conduct comes in two forms," Davis said. "It comes as a misdemeanor and it also comes as a felony. As a misdemeanor, the statute of limitations is two years. So if your incident occurred in 2020, that statute of limitations has already expired, and it can't be charged as a misdemeanor." BACKGROUND: 3 more APD officers facing possible indictments rela...

Rescuers pull woman, good Samaritan from St. Paul lake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:10 GMT

Rescuers pulled two people from a lake in St. Paul Tuesday — one was taken to a hospital and one was uninjured.A 911 caller reported two people in Beaver Lake just before 10 a.m. who appeared to be struggling to stay above water, said Steve Linders, Ramsey County sheriff’s spokesman.A good Samaritan saw a woman struggling in the East Side lake and rushed to help her before first responders arrived, Linders said. The St. Paul fire department and sheriff’s office water patrol pulled him out of the water. He was reported to be uninjured.A water patrol deputy assisted with the rescue of the woman using the fire department’s boat. She was taken to the hospital and information about her condition wasn’t immediately known. The sheriff’s office is looking into the circumstances of the woman being in the water. Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Authorities ask for help in finding missing Bemidji woman, 32 Crime & Public Safety...

The easiest way to get a $7,500 tax credit for an electric vehicle? Consider leasing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:10 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Thanks to a boost from the government, leasing — not buying — is becoming the most affordable way to get your hands on an electric vehicle.Last year’s Inflation Reduction Act provided a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 to use toward an EV. Under the rules, a dealer can apply that credit to any leased electric vehicle, no matter where it’s made, to reduce a customer’s monthly payment.Not so for people who buy an EV.For buyers, only EVs made in North America qualify for the full tax credit. And only 10 of the 49 electric vehicles for sale in the United States this year meet that requirement. Even then, the EV must contain certain percentages of battery parts from the United States or countries with which it has a trade deal for the buyer to receive a full $7,500 credit.Why the distinction between leased and purchases vehicles?The Treasury Department says that in establishing the tax credit, Congress classified leased — but not purchased — EVs as “commercia...

Halfmoon Farmer's Market to move outdoors Wednesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:10 GMT

HALFMOON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Halfmoon Farmer's Market will be moving outdoors to Abele Park on Tuesday. The Farmer's Market takes place every Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., June through September. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! If you are looking to become a vendor, you can email [email protected] or call Jennifer Harrell at (518) 371-7410, extension 2272.

Dog Park Nights at June Farms return

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:10 GMT

WEST SAND LAKE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Dog Park Night is returning to June Farms. Every Thursday night in June, July, and August, June Farms will have two dog parks, three bars, food, gifts, and photos for you and your furry friend. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Dogs of all ages are welcome, and admission is free. However, parking is $20 per car. June Farms is located at 275 Parker Road in West Sand Lake.

Gabe Gore sworn in as St. Louis Circuit Attorney

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:10 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The new St. Louis Circuit Attorney was sworn on Tuesday morning. Gabe Gore will certainly have his hands full. He is starting with a backlog of thousands of cases. He is serving for the remainder of the current Circuit Attorney term, which ends on January 1, 2025.Governor Mike Parson appointed Gabe Gore less than two weeks ago. The governor's legal council, Evan Rodriguez has been serving as interim circuit attorney, and Tuesday, will officially be his last day. This all comes as Kim Gardner initially announced her resignation earlier this month.Gore lives, works, and raised his family in St. Louis, and those are some of the reasons why Governor Parson shared that he appointed the former federal prosecutor. He was a partner at the law firm Dowd Bennet and worked there for more than a decade, according to Gore's LinkedIn.18 candidates applied for the circuit St. Louis attorney job, and the governor narrowed it down to three finalists before his announcement of Gore on Ma...

Sam Page vetoes road ban, tobacco bills

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:10 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - St. Louis County Executive Sam Page is vetoing a pair of bills Tuesday; one that would prohibit pedestrians from being on a roadway, and another that targeted tobacco sales near schools.The roadway legislation, known as Bill 86, passed the St. Louis County Council earlier this month. The bill, introduced by Councilman Ernie Trakas, prohibits pedestrians from walking, running, sitting, or simply standing in a roadway when a sidewalk is provided.If a sidewalk isn't nearby, then people would be allowed to move on the left side of a roadway or on a shoulder facing traffic coming in the opposite direction. Woman ‘saving up’ as Ferguson PD cracks down on expired tags The bill passed the council by a narrow 4-3 vote on May 16. Trakas said the bill was about improving public safety. Others raised concerns that the bill targets the homeless, and those with disabilities who might have a difficult time navigating sidewalks that are in poor condition.Doug Moore, a spok...

Is Jimmy Butler's new St. Louis Browns hat a source of NBA trash talk?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:10 GMT

BOSTON - There's a little bit of St. Louis heading to the NBA Finals, but maybe not quite in the way most would expect. St. Louis native and Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum just missed out on an opportunity to compete in his second consecutive NBA Finals. The Celtics went down 3-0 to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Final, stormed back to even the series at 3-3, then lost Game 7 at home on Monday night in blowout fashion. Tatum is loyal to St. Louis just about as much as any professional athlete from the area, though it appears he has competition in representing his hometown. Heat star Jimmy Butler, following a Game 7 win and on-court celebrations Monday, sported a St. Louis Browns hat during postgame press conferences. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 29: Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat arrives prior to game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on May 29, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)Butler wore ...

Man accused of choking woman at her workplace in Florissant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:10 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - One man has been jailed for allegedly walking into a Florissant business and choking a woman working there.The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Brandon Dailey, 35, with two counts of third-degree assault. Dailey is in custody on a $75,000 cash-only bond.According to a report from the Florissant Police Department, the incident took place on May 17 at a business on North Highway 67. Woman ‘saving up’ as Ferguson PD cracks down on expired tags Police claim Dailey walked into the business, strangled the victim, and struck her several times.Several people witnessed the attack, and the incident was partially recorded on security video.If convicted, Dailey faces up to four years in prison and a $10,000 fine on each charge.“No one should be subject to any kind of attack at one's place of work or business, and it is particularly egregious when it is someone from your personal life,” St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell said. 

One Colorado speller remains in the Scripps National Spelling Bee after first two rounds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:10 GMT

Pasta was the perpetrator of a 10-year-old Boulder student’s undoing in the first round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Tuesday, but Denver’s 12-year-old speller remained in the running after two rounds.Sofia Tommey Wu, a fifth-grader at Douglass Elementary School, met her match when she misspelled “pappardelle,” the broad, ribbon-like pasta, in the first round Tuesday morning.Aditi Muthukumar, the seventh-grader from Northglenn’s Hulstrom Options K-8, correctly spelled “hsaing-waing,” a Burmese traditional orchestra, in the first round.Muthukumar also aced the second round, the vocabulary round, by knowing the definition of “accomplice.”Both Sofia and Aditi are newcomers to the national spelling competition. Sofia takes after her mom, Rita Wu, who went to the Scripps National Bee in 1998. Aditi defeated Aurora speller Vikram Raju in the 2023 Denver Post-sponsored state spelling bee. Vikram came in second at the Scripps N...