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Chicago firefighter in court Wednesday for NYE road rage shooting incident

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:53:26 GMT

CHICAGO — A Chicago firefighter is due in court Wednesday in connection to a road rage shooting on New Year's Eve.According to police, 34-year-old Omotayo Kassim is facing several felony charges including aggravated battery by discharge of a firearm, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm from an occupied vehicle.Police said the charges stem from a shooting that unfolded just before 8 p.m. Sunday in the 1600 block of West Foster Avenue in Andersonville.Police say a 35-year-old man who was driving a Jeep attempted to make a U-turn, when Kassim allegedly exited a Chevy Tahoe and opened fire. Chicago firefighter charged in connection with apparent road rage shooting in Andersonville Police say the victim suffered a gunshot wound to his face and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.Kassim was taken into custody at the scene.He is scheduled to attend a detention hearing at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

California retailers now required to have gender-neutral toy aisles

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:53:26 GMT

(KTLA) – Major retailers in California are now required to have gender-neutral toy aisles under a new state law that went into effect Monday.The new law requires retail department stores physically located in California with 500 or more employees to “maintain a gender-neutral section or area, to be labeled at the discretion of the retailer.” New California law to limit how much landlords can charge for security deposits Stores that already have gender-focused toy areas won’t have to get rid of them but instead add a toy section that would apply to children of any gender, according to the law’s text.The law passed the state Legislature and was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021. Retailers that don’t comply with the law will initially be fined $250, followed by $500 for repeat offenders.California Assembly member Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) said it was a child who inspired him to introduce the bill.“I was inspired to introduce this bill after 8-year-old Britten asked, ‘Why should a...

ABJ: Tesla expands to suburb northeast of Austin as footprint grows

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:53:26 GMT

AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) -- Tesla Inc.'s growing footprint in the Austin area now includes a sizable facility in Hutto. But what it's for remains unclear.The Austin Business Journal visited the 36,000-square-foot site at 200 County Road 199 in the fast-growing industrial hub northeast of Austin in late December. The parking lot was full and a nondescript warehouse-style building was bustling with employees in construction vests and helmets, but there were no signs listing any companies and no clear indications of who was occupying it. The only traces it could be Tesla were a handful of the company's electric vehicle charging stations out front.But Elon Musk's EV manufacturing and clean energy company is linked to the site in state filings, and it has been confirmed by Hutto officials. Tesla's expansion to Hutto underscores the company's wide-reaching plans for the region — as far south as San Antonio and, now, as far north as Hutto — as it continues buildout of its multibill...

Biden administration set to sue Texas as US Speaker visits border

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:53:26 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Department of Justice is expected to file a lawsuit against Texas and its controversial new border security law on Wednesday, accusing the state of infringing on federal authority and empowering local police to unconstitutionally arrest suspected illegal immigrants.Last week, federal authorities threatened to sue to block Senate Bill 4 if Gov. Greg Abbott did not assure them the state will not enforce the law by Jan. 3.“SB 4 effectively creates a separate state immigration scheme by imposing criminal penalties for violations of federal provisions on unlawful entry and reentry into the United States…and by authorizing state judges to order the removal of noncitizens from the United States,” the DOJ wrote in a letter sent to Abbott and obtained by Nexstar. “SB 4, therefore, intrudes into a field that is occupied by the federal government and is preempted.” US Department of Justice threatens to sue Texas over new border security law Abbott signed the bill into...

1 dead following convenience store robbery in Fredericksburg

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:53:26 GMT

Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN’s morning headlines for Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2023.FREDERICKSBURG, Texas (KXAN) — One person died in Fredericksburg late Tuesday following an aggravated robbery at a convenience store in the 1000 block of South State Highway 16, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department.FPD said officers responded to a call at 11:47 p.m. regarding a person who was shot. At the scene, police found a man, later identified as 48-year-old Arthur Cortez, outside the store with a gunshot wound.Officers performed first aid, but Cortez was later pronounced dead, according to FPD.A clerk at the store told police a man entered the store, went to the back to put on a white skull mask, and returned to the front before firing a gun.The clerk said the suspect demanded money, so the clerk retrieved it from the cash drawer. The suspect then left the store, and the clerk was unharmed during the robbery, according to police.FPD said surveillance video showed the suspect ...

Ice assessment team formed to decide when Upper Red Lake will reopen for ice fishing

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:53:26 GMT

UPPER RED LAKE, Minn — A large portion of a popular ice fishing destination in the upper Midwest will remain “off limits” to anglers.No motorized vehicles are allowed on the Upper Red Lake in Beltrami County until further notice.It’s a big lake, located about five hours north of St. Paul. In size, the lake is 25 miles east to west and 10 miles north to south.“That day crossing that crack, I didn’t think anything of it,” said Dale Mord.He went out on the lake with his buddies, set to fish on Dec. 18. Then the wind picked up and created a large ice floe, stranding nearly three-dozen fisherman for hours.“You’re fine and then you are screwed within, like, 10 seconds,” Mord said.It was one of seven rescues during the month of December on Upper Red Lake. On Friday night, Dec. 29, 122 anglers were stranded.Beltrami County Sheriff Jason Riggs said that was the “tipping point,” and closed the lake to all vehicle traffic the ne...

St. Paul woman and six kids in hospital after overnight house fire

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:53:26 GMT

Firefighters pulled six children and a woman from a St. Paul home Wednesday morning and they were taken to the hospital in critical condition.The fire department was called at 1:30 a.m. about a residential house fire in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood and found a single-family home with smoky conditions, said Deputy Fire Chief Roy Mokosso.The first crew arrived three minutes and 17 seconds after being dispatched, and more crews were there within five minutes of the dispatch, the fire department said.St. Paul firefighters put out a fire in the 1200 block of Arkwright Street and took seven people to the hospital on Jan. 3, 2024. (Courtesy of the St. Paul Fire Department)Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and began searching the main floor of the house on Arkwright Street near Maryland Avenue. They found seven people and took them outside, where they immediately started CPR.The people were all unconscious at the time, and preliminary reports are the injuries were predominately fr...

Local humane society offers pet care camp on MLK Day

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:53:26 GMT

MENANDS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Mohawk Hudson Humane Society is offering a one-day pet care camp for children on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There will be two sessions from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The camp is offered for children ages 5 to 10. Campers will learn about the shelter, how to take care of pets and be able to meet with some of the current animals. Sign-ups are available online. The cost is $50 per attendee. Space is limited.

Deputies identify Milton drowning victim

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:53:26 GMT

MILTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim in Tuesday's drowning. Deputies say, Adam Kramm, age 40, drowned in Milton and was found in Kayaderosseras Creek. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the Sheriff’s Office got a report of a body in the Kayaderosseras Creek in the Axe Factory Preserve. The Preserve is located off Maple Avenue and Axe Street, just outside the village of Ballston Spa. This case is still under investigation.

TGI Fridays closes in Stuyvesant Plaza

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:53:26 GMT

GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- TGI Fridays in Stuyvesant Plaza has permanently closed. The restaurant officially closed its doors on Tuesday, January 2. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The public relations firm for Stuyvesant Plaza confirmed the closure to NEWS10. A reason for the closure was not provided.The Stuyvesant Plaza location has already been taken off the TGI Fridays website and the Plaza website. It's also been marked as permanently closed on Google. Nani’s Indian Kitchen in Ballston Spa closes after 3 years The chain has over 600 restaurants around the world. TGI Fridays has other Capital Region locations in Wilton and Clifton Park.