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Gophers football vs. Nebraska: Keys to game, how to watch, who has the edge

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:51:16 GMT

NEBRASKA vs. MINNESOTAWhen: 7 p.m. ThursdayWhere: Huntington Bank StadiumTV: FOXRadio: KFAN, 100.3 FMWeather: 80 degrees, partly sunny, 12 mph north windBetting spread: Minnesota, -7Records: Season opener for both teams. Gophers coach P.J. Fleck is 5-1 against Nebraska — 1-0 versus Mike Riley (2017) and 4-1 against Scott Frost (2018-22). First-year Nebraska coach Matt Rhule did not play against Minnesota during his coaching stints at Temple and Baylor.History: Frost’s demise at Nebraska came with a brutal 5-22 record in one-score games; the U’s three wins in the past three years each came by seven-point margins.Key matchup: Nebraska quarterback Jeff Sims vs. Gophers linebackers. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Georgia Tech transfer has dual-threat capabilities with 1,152 rushing yards and 4,464 passing yards across three seasons in the Atlantic Coast Conference. All-Big Ten-caliber LB Cody Lindenberg and Co. will need be strong tacklers for the Gophers to limit big plays from Sims.Who has t...

Glenville man arrested in child pornography investigation

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:51:16 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Glenville man was arrested on Monday, August 14 following an investigation of child pornography possession. New York State Police (NYSP) say Peter Rothrock, 34, damaged a device he had stored the content on purpose. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! The investigation, which stemmed from a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, included personnel from the State Police of Princetown, Troop G Computer Crimes Unit, Homeland Security Investigations, The Rotterdam Police Department, and the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce. Police say Rothrock intentionally damaged a device that had evidentiary value during the investigation. Charges:Promoting a sexual performance by a childPossessing a sexual performance by a childTampering with physical evidenceRothrock was arrested at his home and taken to Princetown State Police for processing. He was taken to the Schenectady County Corre...

Proud to Serve: Florissant Police Sergeant receives $500 for creating Future Leaders Academy

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:51:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Sergeant Kim Berry is a veteran and longtime first responder with the Florissant Police Department.When she was just 6 years old, she explored the inside of a Maryland Heights police car and decided she was going to become a first responder. After high school, she joined the Marines, where she served overseas, specifically in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and then in Kuwait in support of Operation IRAQUI FREEDOM.  During her military service, she achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. She then attended the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Academy and has been a first responder with the City of Florissant for 15+ years, where she is currently a Sergeant.Her passion for law enforcement meant assignments as a School Resource officer, which led her to create the Future Leaders Academy, a week-long free summer camp for teens to be introduced to various areas of law enforcement and other careers. Sgt. Kim Berry not only coordinates the week-long camp but also collab...

2 people fatally shot within minutes in north St. Louis County

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:51:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Two people were fatally shot in separate shootings in north St. Louis County within minutes.Police were called to Glen Owen Drive Near Bahama Drive at 8:46 p.m. Upon arrival, police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died. St. Charles asks residents to send pics of cars with illegal temp tags The officers explained that the shooting could have been the result of a robbery.Less than ten minutes later, a woman was found fatally shot on Whisper Lake Drive Near Blackjack. The police are still working to find out what led to that shooting.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Spire begins installing smart meters in St. Louis homes

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:51:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Spire is in the process of installing new high-tech gas meters for all of its customers in the St. Louis area.FOX 2's John Pertzborn spoke with Spire Director Jim Rieske about the new all-electronic ultrasonic meter and why homes need it. Rieske also shared the differences between the new meters and the older models. St. Charles asks residents to send pics of cars with illegal temp tags For more information about the new gas meter, click here.

Aurora dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her protein shakes set to enter plea

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:51:16 GMT

James Toliver Craig, 45. (Photo provided by Aurora Police Department)By JESSE BEDYAN, Associated Press/Report for AmericaAn Aurora dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison is set to enter a plea in court to a first-degree murder charge on Tuesday.Police said James Craig, who began an affair before his wife’s March 18 death, had searched online for answers to questions such as “is arsenic detectable in an autopsy?” and “how to make murder look like a heart attack.” In the following days, Craig’s wife, Angela Craig, then Googled symptoms she was having including vertigo, shaking and cold lips, said District Attorney John Kellner at a July preliminary hearing.Angela Craig, a mother of six who was married to her husband for 23 years, died of poisoning from cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, the latter a substance found in over-the-counter eye drops, according to the Arapahoe County coroner Kelly Lear.At the preliminary hearing, James Craig’s attorneys argu...

Fees for camping, parking likely to rise in national forest land near Steamboat

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:51:16 GMT

Officials of the Routt National Forest near Steamboat Springs are soliciting public comments regarding fee increases they have proposed at nearly three dozen recreation sites to fund improvements and deferred maintenance.Across the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, which are jointly administered, there are 93 recreation sites where fee increases are being proposed, 33 of them in Colorado. The Medicine Bow National Forest is located in Wyoming and is contiguous with the Routt on the Colorado side of the state line. The public comment period began in June.“We have received over 75 comments from the public so far and hope there is more to come,” said Kristi Murphy, recreation program manager, in a news release. “We want to hear from you.”Aaron Voos, public affairs specialist for the Medicine Bow and Routt, said the vast majority of the proposed increases would be for campgrounds or rental cabins where fees already are charged.“We are millions of dollars...

Denver weather: Sunny and warm with clear blue skies

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:51:16 GMT

A wave of warm and dry conditions kicks in Tuesday and will bring sunshine and summer heat to metro Denver through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.Light wind will blow across the city in the afternoons, weather service forecasters said.The high temperature Tuesday will be 85 degrees, decreasing to 57 degrees at night, forecasters said. On Wednesday, temperatures are expected to hit 94 degrees, increasing to 95 on Thursday and staying above 90 through Saturday.Meteorologists anticipated possible afternoon rain and thunderstorms on Friday and over the Labor Day weekend.Related ArticlesColorado News | Denver weather: Scattered thunderstorms likely with brief reprieve from warmer temps Colorado News | Denver weather: Warm, cloudy with chance of afternoon thunderstorms on Sunday Colorado News | Heavy rain, flash flood shuts down I-70 through Glenwood Canyon Colorado News | Denver weather: Cloudy skies with a c...

I-70 westbound reopened after multi-vehicle crash with serious injuries that forced lane closures

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:51:16 GMT

The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 have reopened following a multi-vehicle crash near the intersection with Havana Street early Tuesday that forced the closure of all but one lane.I-70’s westbound lanes were reopened around 7:30 a.m., Colorado Department of Transportation officials said in a posting on X, the social media site formerly called Twitter.#I70 westbound: Roadway reopened to traffic between Exit 281 – Peoria Street and Exit 280 – Havana Street. https://t.co/JYco9FpxCT— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT) August 29, 2023Three people suffered serious injuries in the crash on I-70 between Peoria and Havana streets, and one was taken to a hospital, Denver Police said in a posting on X. The authorities advised drivers to find alternative routes during the closure.Related ArticlesColorado News | Coloradans’ top concerns? Cost of living, housing, environmental issues and homelessness, poll says Colorado News...

Hold On with Lil Kayla

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:51:16 GMT

Hold On with Lil Kayla: Bay Area rising rapper Lil Kayla has released new single and video “Hold On” through Asylum Records/Atlantic Records.According to the press release, “‘Hold On’ serves as the follow-up to her previously released single and visual ‘Twenty-Three.’ The single and visual also come on the heels of her first headlining tour that wrapped last month, Young & Turnt, which featured special guests Nef The Pharoah and Mally Bo. Stay tuned for Kayla’s debut project releasing this fall and more to come from the young star.”She’s not messing around on this one, laying out exactly what she wants. “He’s gonna eat it like his last meal, he’s a fool with a tongue, you know how that feels… Hold Ooooooooon!” Alrighty then.“She drops no shortage of head-turning rhymes delivered in a downright deadly cadence, but she also infuses her city’s distinctive West Coast bounce with a fresh fire al...