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St. Paul City Council sets maximum tax levy at $208.5 million, a 3.7% increase

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:10 GMT

The St. Paul City Council approved the maximum city property tax levy for 2024 on Wednesday, setting the limit on the sum total of all property taxes collected in the city from taxable properties.The levy cannot surpass $208.5 million, a 3.7% increase over the present year. Council President Amy Brendmoen emphasized that the budget numbers proposed by St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s office could yet be revised downward by the time the final 2024 city budget and tax levy are approved in mid-December, but they cannot be increased.In recent years, the council has found ways to trim the mayor’s proposed levy increase.Under the mayor’s budget proposal, the city level for general operations is $160 million. An additional $23 million covers the city’s debt service, and $22.5 million funds the library agency. The St. Paul Port Authority levies $2.6 million.The maximum tax levy for the St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority is an additional $6.3 million.Truth-in-...

Double shooting leaves 1 dead in Dutchtown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:10 GMT

ST. LOUIS – One man is dead and another wounded following a double shooting Wednesday in south St. Louis.The shooting happened just after 4:10 p.m. in the 2600 block of Osage Street, in the Dutchtown neighborhood.A man in his 20s was found at the scene with a gunshot wound to his head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.The second victim, a man in his 30s, arrived at a local hospital with an unspecified gunshot wound. He was said to be conscious and breathing.Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating.

Women’s basketball notes: Veteran transfers fitting in with CU Buffs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:10 GMT

Missouri’s Sara-Rose Smith (2) heads to the basket past LSU’s LaDazhia Williams (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Adding new players to a veteran roster can be tricky, but for the Colorado women’s basketball team, it’s been a smooth transition.CU, which officially started practice on Tuesday, returns four starters and eight rotational players from last year’s team that went 25-9 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.In the offseason, however, the Buffs added senior transfers Maddie Nolan, a 5-foot-11 guard from Michigan, and Sara-Rose Smith, a 6-foot-1 guard from Missouri.“They’re incredible,” CU head coach JR Payne said. “They’ve done a great job. One week in (after arriving this summer), you wouldn’t have known that they were new to Colorado or new to our team. They’re very confident, they are great teammates, they believe in a high level of accountability.“Maddie...

Football notes: Finding run game a priority for CU Buffs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:10 GMT

BOULDER,CO SEPTEMBER 9:Colorado’s Dylan Edwards pops off a big run during the Nebraska at Colorado NCAA football game in Boulder on September 9, 2023.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)Even with a top-notch quarterback and a plethora of weapons in the skill positions, the Colorado Buffaloes are trying to get their offense going.CU was impressive in an opening-game win at TCU, but since then has sputtered through large chunks of the last three games.Slow starts have plagued the Buffs (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12). So have penalties and way too many sacks. But, as the Buffs prepare to host No. 8 USC on Saturday (10 a.m., Fox), perhaps the most pressing need is to find a running game.“We’ve got to run the ball,” head coach Deion Sanders said this week. “Not only that, we’ve got to implement short and intermediate, as well as the deep passing game. But the main thing, you’ve got to protect your quarterback. I don’t care who you are, you’ve got to protect the quarterback.”Shedeur Sanders has ...

Erratic driver in custody after police pursuit in downtown Los Angeles

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:10 GMT

Two people are in custody after a dangerous pursuit through downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday night.During the chase, the driver was seen weaving through tight surface streets, driving on the wrong sides of the road and narrowly missing nearby vehicles at times. The male suspect and a female passenger eventually parked under a canopy of trees near South Hope Street and West Olympic Boulevard before ditching their vehicle and fleeing on foot.Two people are in custody after a dangerous pursuit through downtown Los Angeles on Sept. 27, 2023. (KTLA)Two people are in custody after a dangerous pursuit through downtown Los Angeles on Sept. 27, 2023. (KTLA)Two people are in custody after a dangerous pursuit through downtown Los Angeles on Sept. 27, 2023. (KTLA)Two people are in custody after a dangerous pursuit through downtown Los Angeles on Sept. 27, 2023. (KTLA)Arriving Los Angeles police officers eventually located the two suspects about three blocks away from where they ditched their v...

Video captures erratic driver smashing into SUV on 405 Freeway

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:10 GMT

Video captured the moment a driver lost control and smashed into another vehicle on the 405 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley on Wednesday.California Highway Patrol received reports of the crash around 11:50 a.m. located about a half mile from the Rinaldi Street exit in Mission Hills.Video shows the moment the suspect, driving in what appears to be a dark blue Chevy Suburban SUV, begins driving erratically. The suspect dangerously merges to the right, cutting off a driver and nearly colliding into a wall before overcorrecting back to the left.As the suspect makes a hard left, it zips across the freeway lanes and smashes head-on into a white Jeep SUV in the carpool lane. It narrowly misses several oncoming vehicles in the center lanes.The impact with the Jeep sent the Chevy SUV spinning back out into the center lanes. After a momentary pause, the Chevy appears to overcorrect once more and returns in front of the Jeep once more before crashing into the center median.A dashcam caught ...

Gerardo Granados Pronounced Dead Following Pedestrian Crash on Beach Boulevard [Huntington Beach, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:10 GMT

SUV Versus Pedestrian Collision Near Speer Drive Kills 46-Year-Old ManHUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (September 27, 2023) – Sunday night, a pedestrian accident on Beach Boulevard fatally injures Gerardo Granados.The deadly collision happened around 10:00 p.m., just north of Speer Drive and south of Slater Avenue.According to the police, a southbound gray 2003 Lincoln Navigator hit the pedestrian for reasons under investigation.Responding emergency personnel transported the victim to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Meanwhile, the Lincoln driver, identified to be a 33-year-old woman, stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigators.Later, authorities identified the deceased male pedestrian as 46-year-old Gerardo Granados of Huntington Beach.The investigation is currently being led by the Huntington Beach Police Department’s Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team. Anyone who witnessed the fatal incident is urged to contact traffic investigator Rattancha...

MLB’s Manfred hopes owners will vote in November on A’s-to-Vegas

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes owners will hold a vote on the Oakland Athletics’ proposed move to Las Vegas when they meet from Nov. 14-16 at Arlington, Texas.Manfred discussed the timetable Wednesday during an interview with The Associated Press discussing 2023 attendance. Las Vegas would become the fourth home for a franchise that started in Philadelphia from 1901-54, moved to Kansas City for 13 seasons and arrived in Oakland for the 1968 season.Since the Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers for the 1972 season, the only team to relocate was the Montreal Expos, who became the Washington Nationals in 2005.The A’s said in April they planned to move to a ballpark to be constructed in Las Vegas and agreed the following month with Bally’s and Gaming & Leisure Properties to build a stadium on the Tropicana hotel site along the Las Vegas Strip.The Nevada Legislature approved $380 million in public financing in June in legislation signed by...

Kurtenbach: The 49ers’ new-look defense was already impressive. It’s about to get even better

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:10 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Nick Bosa’s preseason-long holdout ended on a Wednesday. The following Sunday, he played more than half of the Niners’ defensive snaps against the Steelers.One Sunday later, he played 79 percent of the Niners’ snaps. Four days after that, another 78 percent.That’s a lot of snaps to play after coming in cold.And while Bosa played well — one sack, seven tackles, with two for a loss — the soon-to-be 26-year-old defensive end said Wednesday that he underestimated the challenge of revving up the engine.“Just getting thrown right into football, I was feeling it,” Bosa said. “I think my body is adapted to football now.”That’s a scary thought if you’re Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Dobbs, who will come to the South Bay to play the Niners on Sunday.In fact, it should scare anyone on the 49ers’ schedule and any team interested in playing in the NFC playoffs.Related ArticlesSan Francisco 49ers | Kur...

How the Warriors could be surprisingly impacted by the Damian Lillard trade

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:10 GMT

The NBA had at least one more blockbuster trade to complete before the 2023 season began. Golden State wasn’t directly involved, but the big swap will surely impact the team this year and beyond.All-Star Damian Lillard will join forces with former MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks in a three-team trade featuring Milwaukee, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns. Former Suns center Deandre Ayton and Bucks guard Jrue Holiday move to Portland along with a 2019 draft pick and two pick swaps as part of the deal, while center Jusuf Nurkic and guard Grayson Allen move to the Suns.For the Warriors, though, the trade will impact their short- and long-term roster plans.Steph Curry has long praised Holiday as the toughest defender he has played against, and reports indicate the Blazers are open to moving Holiday for assets. With Holiday in the last season of his four-year contract with a player option for next season, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Warriors check in to see wha...