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Annual 'Shop with a Cop' program taking place today

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:52 GMT

FARMINGTON, Mo. - The region's largest 'Shop with a Cop' program is taking place Tuesday in Farmington.In a couple hours, more than 500 kids will get to go on a shopping spree alongside law enforcement and first responders. It's a day where law enforcement officers and first responders come together to spread holiday cheer.Last year, the St. Francois County Shop with a Cop program served 584 children, providing them with gifts they might not have received otherwise. Around 200 police officers and other first responders from throughout the state are known to participate. This year's event is taking place at the Walmart on Walton Drive in Farmington. You Paid For It: St. Charles City employees to receive paid holiday break The St. Francis County Shop with a Cop program receives support from all corners of the region, including St. Louis.The i-b-e-w/{neek-uh} Neca Electrical Connection has been a generous supporter for almost three decades. They've donated $5,000 for the cause this y...

New lighting systemin place at Gateway Arch

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The lights are coming back on Tuesday at the Gateway Arch.A new lighting system is now in place. The updated system will save energy by 60%. It will also make the arch appear brighter. Brazen gunmen seen in Central West End in stolen cars The new computer-controlled system will automatically turn on the lights every day at sunset.        

Rep. Crystal Quade proposing eliminating Missouri grocery tax

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A Missouri House leader wants to save you money at the grocery store.House Minority Leader Crystal Quade is proposing a plan to eliminate Missouri's tax on groceries. The Springfield Democrat says her plan would make food more affordable. You Paid For It: St. Charles City employees to receive paid holiday break She plans to introduce her plan at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. Quade is running for the Democratic nomination for governor next year.

Local property tax relief? Governor’s plea is finding few takers — as state rebuffs Douglas County’s own attempt.

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:52 GMT

After a bruising, losing battle over Proposition HH, a breakneck special session and a public plea from Gov. Jared Polis for local governments to lower their property tax rates, further relief appears to be a trickle more than a torrent for Coloradans.Few local officials have taken up Polis’ request so far, including in metro Denver. And Douglas County, which separately had pursued a 4% across-the-board cut to residential property values, was rebuffed Monday when a unanimous state board rejected the move, citing fairness and the impact on other taxing entities, including schools.The decision added a crosscurrent to the larger suggestion by Polis: That the state’s hundreds of taxing districts voluntarily take a smaller piece of the property tax pie by temporarily reducing their mill levies. Those are the tax rates used to calculate tax bills, and they will be finalized as the budget season wraps up in coming weeks. The mill levies don’t need to be certified until ea...

Broncos Mailbag: Can Sean Payton’s offense generate enough production to finish season 3-0?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:52 GMT

Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag weekly during the season and periodically during the offseason. Click here to submit a question.No question, just a thank you. Always grateful. Love your coverage of all things Broncos. Really appreciate everyone in the Post sports department. Go Broncos!— Dennis, Mt. Laurel, N.J.Hey Dennis, thanks for the note! A good way to kick things off today. There’s a lot of folks at The Post that make it go. Many of them don’t have their name on stories every day, like Matt, Sarah, Lori, Joe and Jeff, but we appreciate them all the same! And we appreciate everybody who reads and supports our work.Whatever happened to Greg Dulcich? Is he still on IR? I was looking forward to him returning to the field to give our offense a boost. What’s up?— Lou Hanebury, Billings, Mont.Hey Lou, good question, it’s been sort of a developing situation. Dulcich has been on injured reserve since Week 6 with the latest in a seri...

Rapids Notebook: Previewing Colorado’s vital 2024 SuperDraft

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:52 GMT

The Colorado Rapids’ front office will be looking to put the word ‘super’ in SuperDraft on Tuesday.Colorado has a total of six 2024 MLS SuperDraft picks, with four in the first round, three in the top 15 and two in the top five, creating one stellar opportunity to add depth to a roster that needs it. Halfway to the 12 days of ‘Pidsmas’ or not, the mood around Colorado’s front office is one of intrigue.“We’re full steam ahead on the SuperDraft,” Rapids sporting director Fran Taylor told The Denver Post last week. “That’s a particularly exciting draft pool considering it’s the first time you can take underclassmen outside of the (Generation Adidas) process. It’s just a ton of interesting underclassmen that are gonna be involved this time around.”The stakes are high on Colorado, which has the Nos. 2, 4, 12 and 21 picks in the the first round. It’s the first time Colorado has at least three first-round picks since 2000, t...

What you should know about the deadly outbreak tied to cantaloupes

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:52 GMT

Hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada have been sickened and at least 10 people have died in a growing outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated whole and pre-cut cantaloupe.Health officials are warning consumers, retailers and restaurants not to buy, eat or serve cantaloupe if they don’t know the source.That’s especially important for individuals who are vulnerable to serious illness from salmonella infection and those who care for them. High-risk groups include young children, people older than 65 and those with weakened immune systems.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is especially concerned because many of the illnesses have been severe and because victims include people who ate cantaloupe served in childcare centers and long-term care facilities.Here’s what we know about this outbreak:How many people have been sickened in the cantaloupe salmonella outbreak?Overall, at least 302 people in the U.S. and 153 in Canada have been sickened in this o...

Skelton: Most California Democrats don’t want U.S. siding with Israel

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:52 GMT

This just seems startling to me: California Democrats think overwhelmingly that America should not take sides in the horrific war in Gaza. But Republicans side strongly with Israel.That’s based on a statewide poll conducted by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California.It’s startling because for most of my life, the Democratic Party has emphatically backed Israel and has been solidly supported by Jewish voters and campaign donors. Democrats and Israel have been closely tied.“Democratic candidates get support from Jews because of social issues and their advocacy on behalf of people of color and those struggling financially. That’s the Jewish culture,” says longtime Democratic strategist Darry Sragow, who is Jewish.Bob Shrum, a former Democratic strategist who now is director of the Center for the Political Future at USC, points out that “the Democratic leadership still firmly supports Israel. Some people are outliers, but they don’...

East Bay boyfriend eyed in Capitola woman’s disappearance

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:52 GMT

Theobald “Theo” Brooks Lengyel. (El Cerrito Police Department — Contributed) CAPITOLA — Bay Area police are investigating a missing Capitola woman’s case as a potential homicide.The El Cerrito Police Department, which is leading the investigation, said that the family of Alice “Alyx” Kamakaokalani Herrmann, 61, reported her missing Dec. 12. The family had not heard from Herrmann for more than a week and she was last seen on Dec. 3 in Santa Cruz, according to police.Hermann had missed her flight to Hawaii, scheduled for Dec. 12, according to Capitola police.Police are treating Herrmann’s boyfriend, Theobald “Theo” Brooks Lengyel, of El Cerrito, as a person of interest in their investigation. Lengyel, who also goes by the name of Mylo Stone, allegedly drove his blue 1989 Ford pickup to Portland, Oregon, in the days after Herrmann’s disappearance and has “not cooperated with the police investigation,” according to El Cerrito police. Hermann’s red 2007 Toyota Highlander SUV was fou...

Vans, North Face owner VF Corp. says a hack is disrupting holiday orders

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:21:52 GMT

By Tonya Garcia | BloombergStruggling apparel and footwear maker VF Corp. said it’s working to restore its ability to fulfill orders following a cyberattack, though the company hasn’t yet determined the full scope of the incident.“Unauthorized occurrences” were detected on a portion of the company’s information technology system on Dec. 13, the North Face, Timberland and Vans parent said in a filing. The “threat actor” also stole personal and other data. The company is working with external cybersecurity experts and has shut down some systems.Also see: Apple to halt Apple Watch 9, Ultra 2 sales in US over patent dispute with Irvine’s MasimoRelated ArticlesBusiness | Apple to halt sales of some Apple Watches in US over patent dispute Business | Move over rotisserie chicken, Costco’s hottest item is a $2,000 gold bar Business | Milpitas police arrest five at Great Mall in anti-shoplifting operation Business | S.J.’s Berr...