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Illinois Amber Alert over after man taken into police custody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Illinois police were looking for the driver of a 2006 Dodge Charger in connection to an Amber Alert Friday morning. They found the driver at around 7:30 a.m. on Beltline Road under I-55/70 in Collinsville, Illinois. He has been taken into police custody. A 9-year-old girl was abducted in the 2000 block of Mathilda Drive in Belleville, Illinois Friday morning. She was last seen being taken by a noncustodial parent at 4:15 a.m. Friday. The vehicle was spotted about a half hour later on River City Drive in St. Louis Expired tag or derelict? Police called as city tows truck from private driveway The Amber Alert has been canceled after the child was found safe. She has been taken to a hospital to be reunited with her guardians.

St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann will not seek re-election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:16 GMT

ST. CHARLES -- After more than 30 years in public office, St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann says this will be his last term.According to our partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ehlmann will not seek re-election in 2026. He's currently in his fifth term as St. Charles County Executive and will be 77-years-old at the end of it. Expired tag or derelict? Police called as city tows truck from private driveway Before his tenure as county executive, Ehlmann served in both the Missouri house and senate, and was a circuit judge.Saint Charles County has added more than 65,000 new residents in Ehlmann's time as county executive, and has one of the top per capita incomes in the state.

United Airlines cancellations and delays continue to multiply at Denver International Airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:16 GMT

United travelers flying in and out of the Denver International Airport Friday again faced travel disruptions, with 24 delays and 57 cancellations by 6:30 a.m., according to the FlightAware tracking service.United Airlines led the charge, accounting for the bulk of flight problems: 57 cancellations and 23 delays.The delays Friday pushed United Airlines’ total at DIA over six days, starting Sunday, to nearly 700 cancellations and more than 1,400 delays, the FlightAware data shows.Travelers continued to struggle with being stranded at DIA and other airports nationwide.On Monday, United Airlines staffers set up 500 cots for stranded passengers, relying on DIA officials to provide blankets for passengers stuck overnight. Officials said they set up cots again on Wednesday, but passengers stuck overnight Thursday were left to fend for themselves.Earlier this week, United officials pointed to severe weather as a main contributor to cancellations and delays, citing flight crews, pilots and o...

Opinion: Mayor Hancock’s crowning success put the “I” in Denver International Airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:16 GMT

As Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s tenure in office comes to an end, pundits on the right and left will have plenty to say about his stewardship of that office. One point we chattering-class types can agree upon is that through his leadership our state’s Capital has increased its global reach. Mayor Hancock understands the significance of Denver as a national and international gateway to Colorado, the region, and miles beyond. His administration’s work to expand international flights to and from Denver International Airport will benefit the city for many years to come.Sometimes farsighted decisions are underappreciated at the time they are made. Back when Denver’s Stapleton International Airport was a bustling midcontinent hub, the sixth busiest airport in the nation, I wondered why we needed a new airport.I worked a college job selling tourist kitsch on a concourse and the facility seemed adequate to me. A couple of years later, Denver International Airport opened 16 months late, an...

Colorado’s wet start to 2023 brings a surge in mosquitoes — but that doesn’t guarantee a spike in West Nile virus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:16 GMT

The warm and wet start to the year has created the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes in Colorado, but experts say that won’t necessarily translate into a corresponding explosion in cases of the insect-borne West Nile virus in 2023.So far this year, Denver has seen 13.67 inches of precipitation from rain and snow — more than double the city’s total this time in 2022, according to meteorologist Ayesha Wilkinson at the National Weather Service in Boulder. In all of 2022, Denver received just under 12 inches of precipitation.Rebekah Kading, a medical entomologist at Colorado State University and an expert on mosquito-transmitted diseases, said increased rain levels can raise water into areas where mosquitoes already have laid eggs and create new areas for them to do so.“If an increase in rain translates into more sitting water, then we end up seeing more mosquitoes,” Kading said.While the rain increases the number of mosquitoes that can carry the virus...

Apocalypse is Colorado’s best socially-conscious secondhand clothing store | Opinion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:16 GMT

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s new series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we will offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems).On the west end of Boulder’s Pearl Street, the city’s most famous restaurants and stores attract pedestrians strolling the brick-laden streets. On the other end, however, is where some of Boulder’s best-hidden gems lie, like Paradise Found Records & Music, Boxcar Coffee & Bakery and, most notably, Apocalypse, the gold standard for Front Range vintage clothing.Apocalypse has been a center of gravity for fashion in Boulder since it replaced the old Buffalo Exchange storefront after the disgraced chain’s 2020 closure. If you see a cool twenty-something sporting a pair of ’60s-inspired platform heels or a print dress that looks like it transported directly from the year 2000, chances are they got it at Apocalypse....

Historic Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park to open for summer travel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:16 GMT

Historic Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, a narrow and winding unpaved road from the Endovalley picnic area to Fall River Pass near the Alpine Visitor Center on Trail Ridge Road, will open for the season on Saturday.The scenic, one-way, 9.4-mile road climbs from 9,000 feet to the pass at 11,796 feet. Park crews typically try to get the road opened by the Fourth of July. Vehicles longer than 25 feet and those pulling trailers are prohibited.Related ArticlesOutdoors | Reservation requirements for Rocky Mountain National Park, other popular destinations going into effect Outdoors | Campground closure at Rocky Mountain National Park could have ripple effect across Colorado forests Outdoors | Which national park is most popular for hikers? Conde Nast says Rocky Mountain is No. 2 Timed-entry reservations are required from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. There are two reservation levels for the park, and the one excluding the Bear Lak...

“Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” is a little waterlogged, but its namesake is seaworthy | Movie review

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:16 GMT

Early on in the development of the digitally animated, theater-bound film “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken,” the story is said to have centered more on the titular character’s family, all of whom are secretly krakens.The pivot to an emphasis on Ruby — a 16-year-old high school student having to hide the fact she is, in fact, of the sea while navigating the highs and lows of adolescence — was a wise one. Although that focus isn’t sharp enough, the movie spending too much time on side characters, Ruby is the biggest reason this saltwater-flavored coming-of-age story stays afloat.Residing in the self-explanatory town of Oceanside, the Gillmans seem a little odd but attempt to chalk that up to their cover story: that they’re originally from Canada. (We’re pretty sure Canadians don’t have fin-like ears, but whatever.)Sam Gillman, voiced by Blue Chapman, Agatha Gillman, center, voiced by Toni Collette, and Ruby Gillman, voiced by Lana Condor, are in the midst of a busy morning in a sce...

Cherry Creek Arts Festival is an outdoor fair that showcases small, creative businesses

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:16 GMT

The painters, potters, glassblowers, metalsmiths and other exhibitors who bring their goods to Cherry Creek each year are, without a doubt, the hardest working people in the art business.Not only do they make their own wares, spending countless hours standing over kilns, canvases, looms, blow torches and saws, they also load up their products, assemble their booths and peddle their goods, often with little outside help.In a sense they are fabricators, shippers, merchandisers, shopkeepers and accountants all at once. And getting a spot in the Cherry Creek Arts Festival is not easy: The 255 presenters set to show this year were selected from more than 1,800 applicants.There are rewards for all that effort. The outdoor fair, always held over Independence Day weekend, is the biggest visual arts event on the region’s cultural calendar, and can attract more than 300,000 attendees over its three-day run.That equates to high visibility for any artist or craftsperson — along with a financial...

Woman, young child killed in head-on collision in Van Nuys

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:16 GMT

A woman and a young child were killed and several others were hospitalized after a violent head-on collision in Van Nuys Thursday night.The two-car crash occurred on Woodley Avenue between Victory and Burbank boulevards around 9 p.m.Investigators believe a white Honda Accord was traveling northbound on Woodley Avenue and for unknown reasons went into the southbound lanes where it collided with a dark-colored Honda Civic. Two people were killed and several others were hospitalized after a violent head-on crash in Van Nuys on June 29, 2023. (KTLA)A woman in her 60s who was inside the Civic was pronounced dead at the scene, Los Angeles Police Department officials confirmed. A child around the age of 5 who was in a car seat was transported in critical condition but was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The remaining occupants were transported with unknown injuries. Two people in the Accord were also hospitalized. The driver was believed to be in critical condition. A child and...