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Girls state badminton: Edina breaks through for first state title

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

Claire Watz has competed in state tournaments in other activities. But the Edina High School sophomore never came away satisfied with her own performance.“I always seemed to lose under pressure,” she said.That certainly wasn’t the case Wednesday during the state badminton team tournament, played on her home court at Edina High School.Watz’s two wins at No. 4 singles proved decisive in both the Hornets’ 4-3 upset over seven-time defending champion Johnson in the semifinals and their 4-3 victory over Burnsville in the state title match.“In other activities, it seems like we’ve gotten to state and haven’t come through,” said Watz, who also participates in speech, debate and mock trial. “But today we did and I couldn’t be happier.“It feels unbelievable right now.”It was the first state badminton title for Edina and the 199th state team title at the school overall. The Hornets finished 16-5, overcoming an injury that kept No. 1 singles player Betsy Lundberg out for three weeks during the...

A fracture, a contusion and a strain: Twins’ loss in L.A. extra painful

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Nick Gordon fouled a ball off his right shin and crumpled to the dirt in pain. Four innings later, Joey Gallo did the same.Gallo was still dealing with considerable swelling after the game, but he avoided a fracture. Gordon wasn’t quite as lucky. The Twins’ utilityman suffered a fractured shin, manager Rocco Baldelli said, and is expected to miss considerable playing time.To top things off, second baseman Jorge Polanco also left early, straining his hamstring while running to first on a groundball in the fourth inning of what for the Twins became a quite painful 7-3 loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon. That makes Thursday’s off day in Southern California particularly well-timed as the Twins assess the injuries and sift through potential roster replacements.Polanco said after the game that his hamstring felt tight, but he and the team would see how it feels on Friday and go from there.“What happened to me last year (with injuries), it made me more aware,” P...

Limousine safety after Schoharie trial verdict

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Since the Schoharie limo crash happened in 2018, the state has become stricter when it comes to what limos meet standards. According to the President of Premiere Transportation, David Brown, New York had an opportunity to prevent the accident. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! As a member of the governor's Stretch Limousine Passenger Safety Task Force, Brown helps the state come up with ways to keep the industry to a standard. "In fact, after the accident they pulled 52 plates of stretch limousines off the road. They had the power to pull Hussain off the road way before the accident happened," stated Brown. Hussain guilty of manslaughter in Schoharie limo crash trial Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara sees the task force as a way to keep the state preventative of accidents, not responsive. By having the task force to stay a part of government, he says there is a lot the state can learn by having extra in...

State reopens probe into parents’ claim teacher zip tied students

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Department of Social Services has reopened a case involving young kids with disabilities after it was discovered the state may have cut corners in the investigation.The allegations of physical restraint with zip ties were made against a teacher in mid-Missouri. FOX 2 is not identifying the teacher or school district they work for because the state originally found they did nothing wrong.In an email obtained by us, State Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R) formally requested the Missouri Department of Social Services reopen the investigation into the allegations, days after FOX 2's investigation aired into the possible missteps by the state."I would like for your department to watch the below TV story that aired on this incident," she wrote. Top Story: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner resigns Reisch said she was just informed that the state had reopened the case."I take these allegations very seriously and want all agencies involved at the local and state l...

Ballwin Man invited to White House for Eid al-Fitr celebration

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Like most people, Nauman Wadalawala is accustomed to junk email. So one can understand his initial reaction to a recent message in his inbox.“I opened my email, and all of the sudden, I just see, ‘The President and Dr. Biden request the pleasure of your company at a celebration,’” he said.It turns out that the email was the real deal. The White House invited Wadalawala and about 400 other Muslims across the United States to an Eid al-Fitr celebration to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.So of the nearly 3.5 million Muslims in the United States, why was this man from Ballwin, who is also a husband and father, selected?Wadalawala, 37, works as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri. He prosecutes federal crimes and is a member of the office’s Violent Crimes Unit. Prior to that, he worked on narcotics cases. Goat senior prank ends Missouri athlete's competition However, the invitation to the White House had nothing to do with a court case ...

2.5 million vehicles with ‘urgent recalls’ remain unrepaired in U.S.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS – According to data from CARFAX, more than 2.5 million vehicles tagged with “do not drive” or “park outside” safety recalls remain unrepaired as of May 1, 2023.“I worry there is recall fatigue. People have been hearing about recalls a lot for the last 10 years,” said Patrick Olsen, editor-in-chief at CARFAX.Olsen is aware of some 200 vehicles from various automakers over multiple model years currently under recall. Just this week, nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee’s were recalled due to fire risk. Two weeks prior, BWM issued a “do not drive” warning due to recalled airbags. And in late April, General Motors issues a “park outside” warning on 40,000 recalled pickup trucks.“These are more serious, more urgent recalls than most because they require drivers to do something unusual,” he said. “Either do not drive it, or in the case of a lot of these cars, they get a park outside order which means don’t park it in your garage, don’t park it next to your garage. If you can park it awa...

Eureka homeowner gets result on driveway she says the city caused

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

EUREKA, Mo. - A Eureka homeowner says the city messes up the apron of her driveway.There was a city street project where the City of Eureka paved the street and the aprons of the driveways on the street, except Tina Driver’s. So at her house, half the apron was new, and the other half was old. A large crack formed where the two sides met, and water seeped in.Driver said she did all she could to get city hall to fix the problem it created."Two-thirds of my driveway has the new apron, and the other third does not, so it’s still raised up and cracking," she said. "I’m kind of aggravated that they are not returning my phone calls at the street department. I’ve left three messages. I haven’t gotten any emails back. I think it's pretty rude because we do pay our taxes, and at least they could respond." Goat senior prank ends Missouri athlete's competition FOX 2 contacted Mayor Sean Flower, who promised to immediately look into this deal, and he did."I think we had some work that was don...

Regional leaders push for cooperation in effort to reduce crime 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Wednesday’s crime summit was aimed at reducing what some say is the number one issue holding back St. Louis.“To spur development in communities that badly need it in our region, we have to bring down levels of violent crime,” said Richard Rosenfeld, a UMSL criminologist.Richard Liekweg, BJC HealthCare President & CEO, said a heightened number of post-traumatic stress disorder cases are being reported among healthcare workers treating gunshot wounds. He said last year, the BJC hospital system treated 1,830 patients for gunshot-related injuries, including a pregnant mother.“Gunshots went through her uterus and through her baby, causing serious injury to both mom and her baby,” Liekweg said. Top Story: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner resigns He added that St. Louis Children’s Hospital reported a record number of gunshot wounds last year.Thomas Abt is a criminologist and leader with the Violence Reduction Center at the University of Maryland. He said trust in th...

Atlanta United piles it, thrashes Rapids 4-0 with three late goals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

Missing 10 men and on the road Wednesday night at Atlanta United, the Colorado Rapids were tactically set up to bunker in.In the final 10 minutes of the game, the floodgates opened.Colorado (2-5-6, 13 points) was peppered with shots across the 90 minutes Wednesday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. While the team only trailed 1-0 through 80 minutes, the legs gave out and three goals came in a 4-0 loss. Atlanta United outshot Colorado 27-6 and broke a four-game losing streak across all competitions. Meanwhile, Colorado has lost two straight.“There’s disappointment that we gave up too many goals in the dying moments,” Rapids head coach Robin Fraser said. “It’s one thing to chase a game … and give up a goal (in an effort to get back into it). It’s another to chase a game and give up three goals — it’s not OK.”In the first half, Colorado was under pressure almost immediately from the opening whistle. The Rapids had two chances, on...

Man knocked unconscious during brawl caught on video at Dodger Stadium

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

A cell phone camera was recording when a brawl erupted outside Dodger Stadium Tuesday night after the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Minnesota Twins.A witness, Jonathan Lopez, told KTLA that a group of drunken fans started fighting outside of the centerfield entrance around 10:15 p.m.“They started pushing each other and then they got into a fight … and then a couple of seconds later (one guy) was knocked out on the floor, unconscious,” he said.Cell phone video shows several people wrestling and exchanging punches. May 16, 2023. The cell phone video shows several people wrestling and exchanging punches. Suddenly, a man in a white Clayton Kershaw shirt charges at another man in a dark-colored Dodgers jersey who, with a left hook, knocks him out.The man's head appears to hit the pavement.Lopez says stadium security guards broke up the fight, put the unconscious man on a stretcher, and handcuffed the man who knocked him out.Cell phone video shows several people wrestling and exchangin...