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Canadian wildfire smoke spurs another air quality warning for Northwest Minnesota

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:11:38 GMT

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, or MPCA, issued an air quality alert for northwestern and far west-central Minnesota on Monday. Parts of North Dakota may also be affected.The alert is effective through 10 p.m. Tuesday, the MPCA said in a news release.Smoke from wildfires in Quebec has cycled around a large, low-pressure system near Hudson Bay and has looped around into the northwestern part of the state. The smoke will continue to move south along the Red River Valley and will linger across northwestern and west-central Minnesota through Tuesday evening, the MPCA said.The smoke will be slow to dissipate, and the alert may need to be locally extended depending on how fast the smoke clears on Tuesday, the MPCA said.The affected areas in Minnesota include East Grand Forks, Moorhead, Roseau, Thief River Falls, Bemidji, Crookston, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls and Ortonville, as well as the tribal nations of Leech Lake and Red Lake, the MPCA said.“We are seeing that upper-lev...

Matt Wallner out of Twins’ starting lineup again

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:11:38 GMT

SEATTLE — The Twins recalled Matt Wallner in time to play in last Friday’s victory at Oakland, but as the team started its fourth game of this seven-game road trip, the outfielder from Forest Lake had yet to see his name on manager Rocco Baldelli’s lineup card.Minnesota likes to recall players who will have a chance to play regularly, but in this case it might be difficult.Wallner, 25, was called up for his third stint with the big league team after third baseman Jose Miranda was lost to an impingement in his right shoulder. A left-handed hitter, he joins a team that already has left-handed-hitting outfielders Max Kepler, Joey Gallo and Alex Kirilloff, plus switch hitter Willi Castro.“You know,” Baldelli said, “we lose a third baseman, we get a left-handed-hitting outfielder.”Optioned May 29 to the Saints after hitting .636 with a 1.692 OPS in his last four big league games, Wallner remained hot in St. Paul, hitting .308 with 11 doubles, two triples, seven home runs, 31 RBIs, 20 wal...

For Twins’ Emilio Pagán, highs and lows starting to even out

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:11:38 GMT

SEATTLE — Every major league team, every season, has a relief pitcher who becomes a punchline. For the Twins last season, it was Emilio Pagán — and the reputation has largely stuck.“That comes with the territory of being a reliever,” he said. “You come in with a one-run lead and you blow it, you give up a run, you suck. … I get it. It doesn’t bother me at all. We wouldn’t have a job if it wasn’t for the fans. They’re allowed to be passionate. They’re allowed to hang on every pitch and every outcome.”Through more than half of this season, though, Pagán hasn’t quite deserved the residual ire from 2022.The right-hander has rebounded from a disappointing, and sometimes confounding, season that finished with a 4-6 record, seven blown saves and a 4.43 earned-run average in a year that saw the Twins fall from first in the American League Central to 14 games out over the final month.Pagán started the season as the closer, and had seven saves in the Twins’ first 46 games, but by July, the on...

NYSP investigating two-boat crash in Mayfield

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:11:38 GMT

MAYFIELD, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York State Police are investigating a boat crash on the Great Sacandaga Lake. Police said the crash happened in the area of Lakeside Drive in the town of Mayfield on Saturday morning. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! One person was injured in the two-boat crash. They were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.The crash remains under investigation. No charges have been filed.

Albany College of Pharmacy eight-story dorm for sale

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:11:38 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany College of Pharmacy is looking to sell one of its dormitory buildings. The building is located on Notre Dame Drive in Albany and has an asking price of nearly $6 million. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The building is eight stories tall and has more than 150 bedrooms and 30 bathrooms. The college is looking to sell the building in order to pay for future developments.

Visitation held for fallen 19-year-old Rutland officer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:11:38 GMT

RUTLAND, Vt. (NEWS10) -- Law enforcement from around Vermont gathered Monday to pay respects to the youngest Vermont police officer killed in the line of duty.Only July 7, Rutland City Officer Jessica Ebbighausen, 19, was killed in a crash while in pursuit of a stolen vehicle. Those who knew her said Ebbighausen wanted to become a police officer since she was nine years old.She dedicated much of her teenage life to serving her community and the Rutland Police Department. She was a few months shy of continuing training at the police academy. The Rutland city mayor spoke Monday on how the tragedy has impacted the community. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "The outpouring of support has been unbelievable. In all honesty, it's because of a tragic situation, and that's the part that's hard," Mayor Mike Doenges said. "You hope that groups like this can come together for positive things, but to come together at a time when it's to...

Aurora won’t deploy officers to Denver during protests until Denver agrees to protect them from all liability

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:11:38 GMT

An agreement between Denver and Aurora that allowed the two cities to deploy their police officers to help each other during protests has been suspended after an Aurora City Council vote on Monday night.Aurora won’t be sending its officers to Denver, as it did during the 2020 racial justice protests after the killing of George Floyd, until Denver agrees to fully indemnify — or take on full legal responsibility — for Aurora officers’ actions during such events.The Aurora City Council voted in favor of the resolution, 5-4, with Councilmembers Ruben Medina, Alison Coombs, Juan Marcano and Curtis Gardner voting against it.While several of the members who opposed it said they believed Denver should indemnify Aurora’s officers after such events, a new Denver mayor was sworn in just hours before the meeting. Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman could not come to an agreement with then-Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, but he should try to come to one with Mayor Mike Johnston...

Man In Critical Condition After Jumping Into Lake At Magic Johnson Park

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:11:38 GMT

A man is in critical condition after jumping into the lake at Magic Johnson Park in Willowbrook.The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a call that the man jumped into and had not come out.“Units are on scene at Magic Johnson Park for reports of one adult jumping into the lake who has not emerged from the water,” the fire department said in an update. “Dive team is en route for search operations.”Crews found the man and transported him to a nearby hospital where he is reportedly in critical condition.Additional details were not made immediately available.**UPDATE** #LakeIC Victim recovered from Lake in critical condition. Being transported to local area hospital.— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) July 17, 2023 The 104-acre park and recreation center was named after Johnson, the former Lakers star, in 1993. In 2020 the park underwent $83 million in renovations, adding a new community center, a loop trail with picnic spaces, and a chil...

Suspect arrested in South San Francisco armed robbery

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:11:38 GMT

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – Authorities on Monday announced the arrest of a 30-year-old Eureka man in connection with an armed robbery at a South San Francisco convenience store.The robbery was reported around 10:30 a.m. on July 12 in the 1100 block of Mission Road, South San Francisco police Sgt. Amy Sariotti said in a news release. The suspect reportedly brandished a knife at a clerk before leaving the store with stolen items.Officers obtained video surveillance footage and identified the suspect from prior contacts, Sariotti said.On Saturday, officers searched for the suspect in parts of the city he was known to frequent and found him in the area of Junipero Serra Boulevard and Southgate Avenue, Sariotti said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | San Mateo County: Fake Snapchat account used to lure teenage girl ahead of sexual assaults, prosecutors say Crime and Public Safety | San Mateo woman kidnapped in Mexico released by captors Crime and Public ...

Rain postpones SF Giants’ game against Reds tied 2-2 in eighth inning

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:11:38 GMT

Going for their sixth win in a row, the Giants were positioned to retake the lead late Monday evening against the Cincinnati Reds when weather got in the way.The opener of their three-game series in Cincinnati entered a rain delay in the top of the eighth with the score tied at 2. After a delay of approximately an hour, they decided to pick it up Tuesday where they left off. The game will resume at 2:40 p.m. PT before the regularly scheduled second game of the series at 4:10 p.m.San Francisco had runners at second and third and one out after a pinch-hit walk from Joc Pederson and Wilmer Flores’ second double of the game. The Reds had tied it in the bottom of the seventh on an opposite-field home run against Logan Webb.This grounds crew member was eaten by the tarp pic.twitter.com/G0m80IQHO2— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) July 18, 2023All of the game’s four runs came on four solo home runs: opposite-field shots by the Reds’ Matt McClain in the first and Jon...