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Second arrest made in Cherokee St. shooting, no charging decision yet

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One man wanted in a Cherokee Street shooting over the weekend is behind bars, leading to two arrests in the investigation. Police announced the arrest of Darion Benton, 33, one day after reporting the arrest of Amber Booker, 33. Both are accused in a shooting Saturday evening as a Cinco de Mayo festival was wrapping up for the day. Photos shared by police Monday in connection with the case showed two people, presumed to be Benton and Booker, holding weapons around the time of gunfire. Prosecutors have not yet issued charges to Benton, though police say he is awaiting a charging decision from the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office. Crime ring based in St. Charles targeted small towns On Wednesday, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department told FOX 2 that the circuit attorney’s office refused all possible charges against Booker. Despite the police photographs, the office cited a “lack of evidence” and stated the “victim refuses to assist” in the case of each charge....

Missing Minnesota woman found in St. Louis County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:48 GMT

Update: Nakeita Campbell was found by St Louis County Policew and reunited with family members. ST. LOUIS - Police are asking for the public's help with finding a missing Minnesota woman who is possibly around the St. Louis area. Nakeita Campbell, 21, was last seen in Downtown St. Louis around two weeks ago on April 28. Her family members contacted the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday to report her disappearance. Crime ring based in St. Charles targeted small towns SLMPD days that Campbell left her home in Maplewood, Minnesota on April 1, and she likely came to St. Louis to stay with a man she met online. Police say Campbell has a disability that makes her vulnerable. She also does not have a phone. When she was last seen, police said Campbell was wearing a pink tank top, blue jeans, a pink multi-colored jacket, with her hair in a ponytail “puff ball.” If you have any information on her whereabouts, contact SLMPD at 314-444-5738.

Colorado brewers earn impressive 24 medals at World Beer Cup 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:48 GMT

The World Beer Cup, an international competition billed as the largest and most prestigious in the industry, honored craft breweries from across the globe Wednesday. Awards were dolled out during the Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville.Typically the competition happens every other year, but the Boulder-based Brewers Association, which hosts the competition, decided in 2022 the event would be an annual occurrence. This year marked the first time the competition took place in consecutive years, and while some Colorado beer makers suspected that would cause fewer breweries to enter, it didn’t stop them from collecting hardware.Judges evaluated 10,213 beers from 2,376 breweries – down from 10,542 beers and 2,493 breweries in 2022, the competition’s biggest year.Despite that drop, the number of medals awarded to local breweries increased. Colorado beermakers took home a total of 24 awards, including seven gold medals, 10 silver and seven bronze. That’s up from 22 medals in 2022.L...

Boulder’s Police Oversight Panel to suspend most operations in wake of member’s removal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:48 GMT

Less than a week after the Boulder City Council removed Lisa Sweeney-Miran from the city’s Police Oversight Panel, the panel voted Wednesday evening to suspend some of its operations until the city ordinance that governs the panel is modified.Daniel Leonard, co-chair of the oversight panel, said at Wednesday’s meeting that he and fellow co-chair Hadasa Villalobos were calling for a vote on the matter because they were “concerned about the number of people telling us they are considering resigning or intending to resign” after Sweeney-Miran’s removal.“We’re in an unprecedented situation,” Leonard said. “A member of the panel was removed because of their critical viewpoints of police and not for misconduct, and was not recommended for removal by this panel body.”“I think we’re all Lisa,” said panelist Madelyn Strong Woodley. “In terms of someone not liking what you said, your viewpoint — I lived a lot of my life with people not liking the color of my skin. … Just keep in m...

Fire destroys building in Montecito Heights park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:48 GMT

A one-story building in a park in Montecito Heights was badly damaged by a fire early Thursday morning.The fire at Hermon Park, also known as Arroyo Seco Park, was reported a few minutes after 2:30 a.m.When firefighters arrived at the scene in the 5600 block of Via Marisol, they found an unoccupied one-story building ablaze.Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames in about 20 minutes, but not before large portions of the structure collapsed, footage from the scene shows.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Jay-Z's RocNation publishes open letter for Times Square casino bid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:48 GMT

Years ago, Jay-Z declared that he isn't a businessman he's a business, man. The "Blueprint" rapper's ventures have surpassed music with stakes in Uber, a luxury champagne brand and a music streaming service, among other things. Now, Hov is hoping to open a casino in New York City's Times Square. Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour to stop at L.A.’s SoFi Stadium The Brooklyn native's company, RocNation, published an open letter obtained by TMZ detailing its plans for a casino within one of the world's top tourist destinations. “A gaming license is going to be awarded to New York City,” the letter began. “A bill was passed in the state legislature confirming it. The question is: which applicant will get the license? Some conflicted parties have attempted to spread misinformation, so we wanted to speak to you, New York City, directly.”The letter then laid out the company's business plan that would "enhance the lives of everyday New Yorkers." It gave examples of how the casino would do ...

Chef Shuffle at Camphor, Coucou, Ruby Fruit And The Federal Bar In NoHo – Here’s What’s Popping Up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:48 GMT

At Camphor on Sunday, May 21, at 5 p.m., James Beard Award finalist chef, author and restaurateur Maya-Camille Broussard will collaborate with chefs Max Boonthanakit and Lijo George of Camphor to create a unique four-course tasting menu inspired by her new cookbook, Justice of the Pies: Sweet and Savory Pies, Quiches and Tarts + Inspirational Stories from Exceptional People.This collaborative dinner will feature communal seating priced at $195 per person, which includes taxes, fees and service charge, as well as a signed copy of Broussard’s cookbook. The menu will showcase a variety of dishes inspired by the cookbook, highlighting both Camphor’s and Broussard’s take on pies, quiches and tarts. Starting today, there’s a chef residency taking place at The Ruby Fruit for the month of May featuring Domenica Dinette by Chef Sera Domenica, the Michelin trained private chef. The residency includes menu takeover alongside Ruby Fruit classics for dinner service, Tuesday through Saturday, ava...

US Supreme Court upholds California pork regulations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:48 GMT

The Supreme Court upheld a California law that bars the sale of pork produced in other states unless the sow was housed in conditions that allowed her to move freely.The law was the brainchild of animal rights activists in the state, who worked for its passage saying it was necessary to reduce disease from crowded conditions. But the National Pork Producers Council brought a constitutional challenge to the law, arguing that it impermissibly regulates commerce between the states, because nearly all pork production occurs outside of California.The decision of the court was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting.“While the Constitution addresses many weighty issues, the type of pork chops California merchants may sell is not on that list,” said Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the majority.At issue is Proposition 12 — a California law that bans the sale of pork meat, no matter where it is produced, in the st...

Does the Fed need layoffs to cure inflation?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:48 GMT

Is the Federal Reserve silently rooting for layoffs to help its battle with stubbornly high inflation?Well, let’s just peek at inflation rates and how they vary in a curious collection of 23 metropolitan areas tracked by the Consumer Price Index. My trusty spreadsheet tells me that places with high inflation rates also happen to have strong job markets.Remember that the Fed has two goals – keep employment high and inflation low. When cost-of-living increases hit levels not seen in four decades last year, the central bank deployed its key tool – surging interest rates – in an attempt to cool an overheated economy. It’s a less-than-subtle wink at bosses to slow hiring – at a minimum.Geography helps us see the Fed’s challenges in taming inflation. Mull over these 23 local economies, sliced into two groups ranking their latest monthly cost-of-living increases.You have high-inflation towns – Miami, Tampa, Phoenix, Seattle, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Baltimore, San Diego and Chicag...

US immigration policy ‘Title 42’ expires tonight. Here’s what happens next

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:48 GMT

By Dakin Andone and Priscilla Alvarez | CNNThere are just hours left before the expiration of a pandemic-era public health restriction will significantly alter several years of US immigration policy, threatening chaos as an estimated tens of thousands of migrants mass near the US-Mexico border in anticipation.Issued during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Title 42 allowed authorities to swiftly turn away migrants at the US borders, ostensibly to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. But that will change at 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday, when the public health emergency and Title 42 are set to lapse.Here’s how border crossings could be impacted after the order expires:Title 8 will be back in effectTitle 42 allowed border authorities to swiftly turn away migrants encountered at the US-Mexico border, often depriving deprived migrants of the chance to claim asylum and dramatically cutting down on border processing time. But Title 42 also carried almost no legal consequences for...