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St. Louis Department of Health offering free emergency contraception kits today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Free emergency contraception kits are now available for anyone who wants one.The St. Louis County Public Health Department is handing them out. Each kit contains the plan b pill. They're free to anyone who asks. You won't have to give your personal information. Free Trip Tuesday heads to Giant City State Park with Shawnee Forest Country! The kits are available at the John C. Murphy Health Center in Berkley, the North Central Community Health Center in Jennings, and the South County Health Center in Sunset Hills. All three facilities are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Shriner Biking Fundraiser continuing today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Members of Shriner's Children Hospital on Bicycles and not those tiny cars are heading out Tuesday morning to continue a cross-country journey.They're traveling from Long Beach, California to the Statue of Liberty, to Washington D.C. They made a stop in St. Louis Monday night. Person dragged onto front lawn, killed during home invasion on Sunday morning It's all to raise money for kids and families struggling to pay or without insurance for medical issues.

Mizzou student involved in hazing and disabling freshman sentenced today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One of the Mizzou fraternity members who was involved in a hazing incident that severely disabled another student is being sentenced Tuesday.Alec Wetzler pleaded guilty to giving liquor to a minor and buying liquor as a minor - both misdemeanors. Prosecutors said he was one of the members of phi Gamma Delta who ordered freshman Danny Santulli to drink an entire liter of vodka through a tube. Santulli became unresponsive. Free Trip Tuesday heads to Giant City State Park with Shawnee Forest Country! His family shared his blood alcohol level was nearly six times the legal limit. He was eventually taken to the ICU, but is now unable to walk, talk, or see.

Broncos Mailbag: How patient will Sean Payton be with Russell Wilson?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:09 GMT

Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag periodically during the offseason. Click here to submit a question.The Broncos could conceivably enter Chiefs Week 6 with a 5-0 record. Do you believe, as I do, that less than that and certainly a losing record will mean a change at quarterback. I also believe yanking Russell Wilson for the first time will also be for the last time. What are your thoughts on Sean Payton’s patience level, (or lack thereof), at QB?— A Referee, GreeleyRef just ruled the ball out of bounds off of Nikola Jokic. Again.To your question, stripes, a 5-0 start for the Broncos is conceivable since it’s June and no games have been played yet. Getting to that point means ending a long losing streak against the Raiders, winning at Miami and knocking off a Jets team that won in Denver last year and has Aaron Rodgers now, plus winning at Chicago and at home against Washington.Do I think that at 3-2 they’re going to bench Russell W...

Nuggets vs. Heat: Three keys to Game 3 of NBA Finals 2023 as series shifts to Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:09 GMT

MIAMI — As a series shifts, it feels as if the tectonic plates have as well.The Nuggets are finally losers of a home playoff game, vulnerable for the first time this postseason after three 2-0 series leads.Now a team that finished 19-22 on the road during the regular season faces a best-of-five series with three of the games in Miami. In order to win the franchise’s first NBA Finals, the Nuggets must crack the road code, like they did in Los Angeles.Here are three keys to winning Game 3 vs. the Heat on Wednesday (6:30 p.m. MT, ABC) at Kaseya Center.Bam Adebayo (13) of the Miami Heat slam dunks over Michael Porter Jr. (1) of the Denver Nuggets and gets fouled on the play in the fourth quarter during Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on June 04, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)1. M.P.J., Make Perimeter Jumpers: Michael Porter Jr. was stellar on the glass, on defense and on decision-making in Game 1, so his poor shooting night didn’t matter. ...

Mom fatally shot by neighbor after dispute over playing children, Florida sheriff says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:09 GMT

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother was fatally shot through the front door of her neighbor’s home while her 9-year-old son stood next to her, a violent culmination of what police said was a 2½-year feud.Ajike Owens, 35, was fatally shot after going to the Ocala apartment of her neighbor, who earlier had yelled at Owens’ children as they played nearby and threw a pair of skates that hit one of them, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said at a news conference Monday.Deputies responding to a trespassing call at the apartment Friday night found Owens suffering from gunshot wounds. The mother of four was taken to a nearby hospital, where she died. Ocala is about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northwest of Orlando.“I wish our shooter would have called us instead of taking actions into her own hands,” Woods said. “I wish Ms. Owens would have called us in the hopes we could have never gotten to the point at which we are here today.”Since January 2021, Woods said, deputies responded at leas...

WATCH: Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying major dam, warns of ecological disaster

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:09 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The wall of a major dam in a part of southern Ukraine that Moscow controls collapsed Tuesday after a reported explosion, sending water gushing downriver and prompting dire warnings of ecological disaster as officials from both sides in the war ordered residents to evacuate.Ukraine accused Russian forces of blowing up the dam and hydroelectric power station, while Russian officials blamed Ukrainian military strikes in the contested area.The fallout could have broad consequences: Flooding homes, streets and businesses downstream; depleting water levels upstream that help cool Europe’s largest nuclear power plant; and draining supplies of drinking water to the south in Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed.The dam break added a complex new element to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, now in its 16th month. Ukrainian forces were widely seen to be moving forward with a long-anticipated counteroffensive in patches along more than 1000 kilometers (6...

Dad pleads with carjackers to get son out of his car

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:09 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — It was a scary moment for a Tennessee couple who thought carjackers might drive off in their vehicle with their son still strapped in his car seat.It happened Sunday at the Canterbury Woods Apartments in Northeast Memphis.Marlen, who only wanted to be identified by her first name, said they had gone to the apartment complex to visit her aunt and swim in their pool. Canterbury Woods Apartments in Northeast Memphis (Photo by Melissa Moon, WREG)Marlen said when it was time to go, her boyfriend went ahead of her and put their 18-month-old in her Dodge Charger. She explained that when she left the pool area, she saw a car stop in front of her Charger. Then, a man allegedly put a gun to the back of her boyfriend's head."I'm freaking out. First thing I do is call the cops while this is going on," she told Nexstar's WREG. The suspected carjacker demanded the car keys and took her boyfriend's wallet and the diaper bag he was carrying, Marlen explained. She said her b...

Bay Area sex offender sentenced for deadly crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:09 GMT

A man who is registered sex offender for crimes in Marin County has been sentenced for causing a crash that led to the death of a Marysville woman, the Yuba County District Attorney’s Office announced.Dominik Oshay Cash, 30, received 21 years to life in prison for the incident that occurred Jan. 16, 2021, in which he ran a red light at 80 mph in Marysville and crashed into Dawn Loralee Ritter, 55, who died on impact, the prosecution said Wednesday.Dominik Cash (Marin County Jail photo) Cash fled California Highway Patrol officers after a traffic stop for speeding. Officers would later discover he had a 9mm handgun in the seat next to him at the time and multiple warrants for his arrest, prosecutors said.The prosecution said despite that multiple attempts from law enforcement to stop his vehicle safely during the pursuit, he entered the intersection and struck Ritter’s vehicle.After the impact, the prosecution said, Cash continued to flee from law enforcement on foot but was tak...

Oh rats! How to get rid of them humanely

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:41:09 GMT

Last week, I discovered two rat traps in my backyard, close to my neighbor’s fence. They were a strange and disturbing find because I didn’t put them there so whomever did gained access without asking me and leaving rat traps outside makes no sense.The reason it makes no sense to leave rat traps outside is simple — it does nothing to deter more rats. If there are attractants — like gardens, woodpiles, pet food left outside, birdseed on the ground, etc. — they’ll keep coming.The best method of rodent control is prevention and exclusion. According to Alison Hermance, director of communications and marketing at WildCare, “Rodents tend to set up camp near our homes when food and space are made available to them. If we remove debris, ivy, construction waste, etc., there are fewer hiding places for rats. It’s also important to eliminate their food sources like unsealed garbage, fallen fruit and birdfeeders left outside at night.”Vegetable gardens are big attractants as well but you can ke...