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APD searches for missing, endangered man last seen in downtown Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:56 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Saturday, the Austin Police Department said it was attempting to locate a missing and endangered person last seen in downtown Austin.APD said 33-year-old Nikko Jackson was last seen near the Dell Seton Medical Center on Thursday at approximately 9 p.m."Jackson’s relatives are worried for his wellbeing due to his need for immediate medical assistance related to a serious chronic illness," police said.APD described Jackson as a 5-foot-6-inch tall Black man weighing 190 pounds. Police said he has black hair and was last seen wearing a dark jacket over a hospital gown. Anyone with information on Jackson’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or contact the Austin Police Department’s missing persons unit at 512-974-5250.

Urgent care, freestanding ER or hospital? How to choose

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:56 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – When Kathy Gassman’s dog, Sophie, has to go outside to do her business, she has to go.Even if it’s in the middle of that brutal ice storm at the start of 2023.“It was the ice storm of Jan. 31,” Gassman recalled.When she opened the back door to let Sophie out, Gassman slipped on some ice on the patio.Kathy Gassman looks at paperwork associated with her injuries (KXAN Photo/Mike Rush)Kathy Gassman plays with her dog Sophie in her Round Rock backyard (KXAN Photo/Mike Rush)Kathy Gassman's foot soon after slipping on ice on her patio (Courtesy Kathy Gassman)“Boom, I went right down,” she said. “I still opened the gate for the dog and I went in to see what was happening with my body.”Gassman’s right wrist and left foot were hurting. “So, I went to this freestanding emergency place, which I thought was like an urgent care,” she said.It was called the Brushy Creek Family Hospital, and it's just minutes from her house in Round Rock.After a quick exam and a couple of X-rays, t...

Bodycam video shows former Colorado officer punching handcuffed woman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Just-released body camera video shows a now-former Colorado police officer punching an in-custody woman in the face after she spits on him.Loveland Police Chief Tim Doran explained in a video released Friday why he fired Russell Maranto, 28, for unnecessary use of force. He included a short clip of the body camera video showing the minutes before Maranto punched Angelia Hall, 59, in the face while she was in custody in a hospital ER room and after. She is using explicit language and yelling at the officers and nurses. She spits at Maranto and he immediately punches her in the face. The other officer in the room grabbed Hall and separated her and Maranto. The video below is an excerpt from the body camera footage released by the Loveland Police Department. The blurring seen in the clip was in the original video posted by LPD. Edits to the audio were made by FOX31. Viewer discretion is advised. The full video posted by Loveland police can be seen on their YouTube page....

LIST: Study ranks Texas's best resorts, 3 Austin locations make the cut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:56 GMT

DALLAS (KDAF) — Texas is home to some of the best resorts in the world. From luxury ranch getaways to beachfront escapes, there are plenty of options to choose from. Here are some of the top resorts in Texas, according to USnews.comRosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek - Dallas Commodore Perry Estate, Auberge Resorts Collection - AustinHyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa - San AntonioJW Marriott San Antoni Hill Country Resort & Spa - San AntonioThe Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa - HoustonLake Austin Spa Resort - AustinLa Cantera Resort & Spa - San Antonio Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa - AustinThe Woodlands Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton - The WoodlandsGaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center - GrapevineThe Westin Dallas Stonebriar Golf Resort & Spa - FriscoMoody Garden Hotel, Spa, and Convention Center - GalvestonHyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa - Lost PinesLakeway Resort & Spa - LakewayHorseshoe Bay Resort - Horseshoe BayThe San Luis Resort, S...

Texas is known for what? Here are 25 things Texans love about themselves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:56 GMT

DALLAS (KDAF) — Texans love themselves, but why? Do they love the cowboy boots, the Texan accent, or is it something else?Texas is known for its legendary cowboy culture, its large cities, its diverse landscapes, its delicious Tex-Mex cuisine, and its strong southern hospitality.It is also famous for its cattle and oil industry, its rodeos, its music, and its unique Texan culture. An animal information website, A-Z Animals, listed 25 things Texans love about themselves.A-Z animals said, "The food, history, wildlife, and culture are so unique that the state is renowned throughout the world". The top 25 things Texans love about themselves: Texas is known for its size above all elsePersonal Freedoms and IndependenceTexas is also for Hot foodsNASA Trains and Launches Astronauts from HoustonMassive RanchesThe AlamoCountry Music State Fairs Embracing Guns Rattlesnakes Abound Drilling for OilThe State has a profound love of footballAutomobile ManufacturingBarbeque FoodCowboys Blazing Hot W...

Police: Teen allegedly tries to hire hitman to kill 7-year-old

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:56 GMT

STORM LAKE, Iowa (KCAU) -- A 17-year-old is facing a felony charge after officials said she allegedly attempted to order a hit on a 7-year-old. According to a release from the Storm Lake Police Department, officials were contacted Friday for a report at midnight of someone visiting a parody website called "rentahitman.com" with the intention to hire someone to kill a young child. The webmaster of the website told officials the person had allegedly visited the website two times and provided the child's private information including their name and location. The release stated an investigation was launched immediately and officials were able to identify the child and a possible suspect. An officer went undercover and posed as a hitman while making contact with the suspect. The officer was able to confirm that their potential suspect allegedly wanted their target killed. The 17-year-old suspect was taken into custody Friday afternoon and further interviews were conducted. Officials were...

State Fair of Texas performance lineup released — see whose playing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:56 GMT

DALLAS (KDAF) — The State Fair of Texas has released its 2023 performance lineup. Get ready for 24 days of music, essentially giving Texans the choice to create their own Texas music festival lineup."Only in the Lone Star State can these many Texan musical artists be experienced in one place! No matter the genre, the State Fair of Texas has something for you and it’s all FREE with your admission ticket," the State Fair of Texas said. According to the fair, there would be multiple stages located throughout the grounds filled with live music every day.Acts include Chrisette Michelle, Lil Jon and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Get your tickets for the state fair here.@StateFairOfTX

In upcoming gallery show, artist Fidencio Fifield-Perez explores ‘the pursuit of getting there’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:56 GMT

Tattoos of plants are visible under Fidencio Fifield-Perez’s shirt sleeve and shorts.Potted monsteras and other leafy houseplants sit on tables and shelves in the painter and paper artist’s studio, tucked deep inside a University of Minnesota building in the Como neighborhood. Some of his intricate two-tone paper weavings hanging on the walls depict plants, too.Artist Fidencio Fifield-Perez poses for a portrait in 2018. Fifield-Perez, who was born in Mexico, is currently the Dr. Harold R. Adams Artist-in-Residence Fellow in the University of Minnesota’s art department. (Photo courtesy Fidencio Fifield-Perez)Right now, he’s finishing up an incredibly photorealistic painting of a bunch of plants lovingly stuffed into the back of a U-Haul, ready to move cross-country. It’s on a massive square canvas, probably almost as tall as he is.His work is about immigration, movement, the labor of both doing and waiting. And visually, plants are the main characters. They’re “the placeholder for a ...

Walker West Music Academy closing in on $12 million relocation, expansion in St. Paul

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:56 GMT

The first time Grant West heard Carl Walker improvise on a church piano, he almost thought he’d met a long-lost twin.“I felt like I’d known him for a very long time,” said West, 76, who would go on to co-found a Selby Avenue music school bearing both their names. “Every now and then, I would hear somebody play, and I’d say, ‘That must be one of Carl Walker’s students,’ and it was. You could tell who was studying with him. He left his fingerprints.”Walker, who had once won a college scholarship by playing “Clair de Lune” at an Illinois gospel convention, was equally impressed. “We started out as good musical friends, and have been that ever since day one,” said the 85-year-old reverend, who keeps busy in retirement raising four of his great-grandchildren.On a winter’s day in early 1988, with the two church musicians eager to move beyond hosting lessons in their living rooms, the Walker West Musi...

Janae Edmondson set to have another surgery Monday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:56 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Tennessee teen who almost died after being struck by a car in downtown St. Louis is scheduled to have another surgery this week.Back in February, doctors amputated both of Jane Edmondson's legs after a driver hit her. Edmondson was in town for a volleyball tournament. Janae Edmondson set to have another surgery Monday Her mom says she's having another surgery Monday, and it's another step toward getting her prosthetics.Monday is also Janae's 18th birthday. There's a GoFundMe page set up for the teen that's raised over $815,000.