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Come 'Gather' for the first concert of the season for St. Louis Children’s Choir

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:39:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Great things are happening for the St. Louis Children’s Choirs! First, they’ve named a new artistic director, Dr. Alyson Moore. Next there is a new executive director, Ben Nordstrom and now there’s a new concert to kick off the season! Be sure to get your tickets for 'Gather.' It’s Saturday, October 7, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Manchester United Methodist Church. If your children would like to audition for the St. Louis Children’s Choirs, auditions are held all year long!Slccsing.orgGet tickets to this weekend’s performance of “Gather”

O'Fallon man sentenced for leaving scene of deadly crash

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:39:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - An O'Fallon, Missouri, man who left the scene of a deadly crash in St. Louis City nearly three years ago will spend several years behind bars.A judge has sentenced John W. Springer, 41, to seven years in prison in connection with the crash. Missouri minister among those who died in chemical truck crash According to charging documents, Springer was speeding at least 30 mph above the speed limit when he struck 39-year-old Melissa Bassett on Oct. 16, 2020. The crash happened at North Broadway and Jackson Street in the city’s Baden neighborhood. Bassett died nearly two weeks after the collision. According to charging documents, a witness saw Springer drive off after the crash. He later pleaded guilty last year to a felony count of fleeing a crash resulting in death. Springer was not formally charged with causing Bassett’s death. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News ...

CU 2-way star Travis Hunter likely out until Buffs visit UCLA on Oct. 28

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:39:41 GMT

BOULDER — Travis Hunter is still at least two weeks away from returning to the playing field, CU Buffs football coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday morning.“It would my dream (for him) to stay out until the bye week,” Coach Prime said at his weekly news conference, referring to CU’s open date on Oct. 21. “I would love to see him be out until the bye, that would give him like three extra weeks.”Hunter has missed the Buffs’ last two games, at No. 8 Oregon and vs. No. 9 USC — both losses — recovering from a lacerated liver suffered in the Rocky Mountain Showdown against CSU.CU (3-2, 0-2 Pac-12) visits Arizona State (1-4, 0-2) on Saturday (4:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network), then returns home to host Stanford (1-4, 0-3) next Friday night — two games that could ultimately shape the Buffs’ postseason fate.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | Pac-12 bowl projections: Oregon to CFP, Washington to the Fiesta College Sports | ...

Nationwide emergency alert test scheduled for Wednesday

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:39:41 GMT

Cell phones, TVs and radios across the U.S. will get an alert Wednesday, Oct. 4, afternoon during a nationwide test of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System.FEMA will conduct the test to ensure the Wireless Emergency Alerts and the Emergency Alert System are effective in warning the public about national emergencies.Starting about 12:20 p.m. (2:20 p.m. EST) for about 30 minutes, mobile phones with all major U.S. wireless providers within range of an active cell tower will receive the test for the Wireless Emergency Alerts part of the test.IMPORTANT: On Wednesday, Oct. 4th at 2:20 p.m. ET, there will be a nationwide emergency alert test on cell phones, wireless devices, radios, and TVs.This is a standard test that occurs at least once every three years. No action is needed.Info & FAQs: https://t.co/KKyrIr4e03 pic.twitter.com/xDW92DwcAy— FEMA (@fema) October 2, 2023Even though the test will last for about 30 minutes, phones should only receive the message once.The m...

3 Colorado ski resorts begin snowmaking operations for 2023

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:39:41 GMT

Temperatures in the 30s were widespread across the Colorado high country Tuesday morning, and snow has fallen in many locations. That means it’s time for snowmaking to begin, and at least three Colorado ski areas are doing so, in hopes of opening later this month.Arapahoe Basin began making snow on Sept. 23 while Loveland and Copper Mountain turned on the snow guns overnight Tuesday. Loveland wasn’t able to make snow last year until Oct. 12.Related ArticlesOutdoors | Colorado’s major ski resorts announce opening dates for 2023-24 season Outdoors | Here’s how the Floyd Hill project on I-70 will affect ski traffic this winter “It’s starting to look and feel like winter at Loveland,” Loveland’s chief operating officer, Rob Goodell, said in a news release. “Our snowmaking team capitalized on the cold weather, and we’re off to a great start. The forecast is calling for cold temperatures through the week, and we will make snow ...

Opinion: CU is hiring a conservative scholar. Here’s how to save it from the disaster that was John Eastman

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:39:41 GMT

The University of Colorado visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy is open for hire!Want the job?  Apply here.If the new selection isn’t right, this likely should be the last. Sure, for the most part they have been good and decent people, but have you heard of any of the first 10? It’s a trick question.You’ve likely heard of the 9th person to hold the job as he, second to only one, played a lead role in potentially ruining the greatest experiment in self-rule in the history of the human race: The United States of America.Guess that should be the first interview question: Are you willing to overthrow the United States Government stopping the peaceful transition of power for the 2nd time in our history? Is that too harsh of a question for an interview question?  How ‘bout: Do you believe in pluralism or is violence sometimes necessary to achieve your political goals?Will let you be the judge on these and many other questions of whether this position is an asset or a liabil...

Bomb threat cleared at charter school in University Park

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:39:41 GMT

Police responded to a bomb threat made against a charter school in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday morning. The threat made via telephone against New Designs Charter School was received at about 8:17 a.m. Tuesday, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed to KTLA.Officers were sent to the school, located at 2303 S. Figueroa Way, to determine if the threat was credible. LAPD officials cleared the scene by 10 a.m. and declared that there was no credible threat.Nancy Fontan contributed to this report.

So fetch! It's Oct. 3 and 'Mean Girls' is now on TikTok

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:39:41 GMT

Get in, loser. It's Mean Girls Day and we're heading straight to TikTok to watch the 2004 pop-culture classic written by Tina Fey.Paramount Pictures announced an official "Mean Girls" TikTok account on Tuesday and now fans can watch the movie in 23 parts for free.To add to the fun, there will be a live watch party at 4:00 p.m. PST on the Paramount Pictures TikTok account.While that may not be the most ideal way to watch a movie, it offers fans a way to share the iconic clips and even use the memorable lines for their own videos. Mean Girls Day is celebrated on Oct. 3 because it's when Lindsay Lohan's character Cady Heron asks Aaron Samuels, played by Jonathan Bennett, what day it is and he responds "It's Oct. 3.""Mean Girls" starring Jonathan Bennett and Lindsay Lohan the famous Oct. 3 scene. Photo: Paramount PicturesFans of the film honor the occasion by wearing pink, the Wednesday uniform of the Plastics, played by Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert.Following...

How to watch the historic swearing in of appointed U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:39:41 GMT

Laphonza Butler, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pick to be appointed to the seat of late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, is scheduled to be sworn in at noon Pacific time Tuesday on the Senate floor by Vice President Kamala Harris.The historic appointment of Butler, who will become the Senate’s only Black woman and just the third to serve as one of the chamber’s 100 members, will be broadcast on C-SPAN, the Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network, and livestreamed on the Senate’s floor webcast.Related ArticlesPolitics | California’s Senate candidates vow to work with Laphonza Butler Politics | Laphonza Butler: Who is California’s newly appointed senator? Politics | Gov. Gavin Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein’s Senate replacement Politics | What impact Sen. Feinstein’s death could have nationally Politics | Assemblymember Evan Low: Why California courts must weigh in on Trump’...

With ouster vote ahead, McCarthy says he won’t deal with Dems

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:39:41 GMT

By Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is confronting his hard-right critics head-on Tuesday as he faces a historic challenge to oust him from leadership, insisting he will not cut a deal with Democrats to remain in power and setting the stage for an extraordinary and unpredictable showdown on the House floor.The Republican McCarthy’s fate is deeply uncertain as he faces what’s known as a “motion to vacate” from Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a strident critic allied with Donald Trump. It would take the support of only a handful of Republicans from his slim majority to remove McCarthy as speaker if Democrats vote in favor alongside the conservative rebels.Behind closed doors early Tuesday, McCarthy told fellow Republicans: Let’s get on with it.“If I counted how many times someone wanted to knock me out, I would have been gone a long time ago,” McCarthy said at the Capitol after a private morning...