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'Americana-themed' amusement park the size of Disney's Magic Kingdom is coming to Oklahoma

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:00 GMT

VINITA, Okla. (KSN/KODE) — A $2-billion "Americana-themed" theme park roughly the size of Disney World's Magic Kingdom is scheduled to open in Oklahoma in 2026, developers announced this week.The American Heartland Theme Park will be located along Route 66 near Vinita, in northeast Oklahoma.An artist's rendering shows the entrance to American Heartland Theme Park, scheduled to open in 2026. (American Heartland Theme Park)"Our whole objective is to bring family entertainment and value to the world," said Larry Willhite, the CEO of development firm Mansion Entertainment Group. The best amusement parks in the U.S. for 2023: report The 125-acre park will offer rides and attractions across "six distinctly American lands" to be known as Great Plains, Bayou Bay, Big Timber Falls, Stony Point Harbor, Liberty Village and Electropolis. The park will also offer "restaurant-quality food" throughout, according to a press release.In addition to the theme park, developers also plan to build what...

APD: Officer shot, killed man in south Austin after he reportedly chased woman through apartment complex

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is investigating after a man was shot and killed by an officer in south Austin Thursday morning. APD Chief Joseph Chacon said during a briefing the department responded to a 911 call at an apartment complex in the 3600 block of Menchaca Road shortly before 5 a.m. That area is near the intersection of South Lamar Boulevard. The caller reported that a woman was knocking on their door asking for help. Chacon said three officers arrived on the scene within five minutes and spoke with the woman, who said she was being chased by a man through the complex and feared for her life. Chacon said the man approached police minutes later and it appeared he had a knife in his hand. Officers told the man to drop the knife then drew their guns and started trying to de-escalate the situation, Chacon said. According to Chacon, the man yelled at police to shoot and kill him. Officers stunned the man to try to stop him but he kept approaching, Chacon said. O...

New street in southeast Austin paves way for affordable housing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A $2.7 million project in southeast Austin is complete.The Meadow Lake Boulevard extension connects what previously were two dead-end streets — Misty Slope Lane and Quicksilver Boulevard — into a quarter-mile stretch.The new road is located near Pleasant Valley Road and William Cannon Drive.It was constructed to create a safer shorter route for cars, pedestrians and bicyclists.Eric Bailey is the assistant director for the City of Austin's Capital Delivery Services. He said the biggest benefit will come to kids commuting to school this fall.“The highlight for us is the improved mobility for school kids to get from point A to point B,” Bailey said. Previously they had to go along Pleasant Valley Road, which is a very busy street, to get to school in the area.”The project added sidewalks on both sides of the street, protected bike lanes and plenty of parking.It also incorporates stormwater management strategies to address environmental concerns. This includes a biofiltr...

Winning Powerball tickets sold in the Capital Region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Three winning Powerball tickets have been sold in the Capital Region for the July 19 drawing. Although they didn't hit the jackpot, the tickets were second and third prize winners. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The second-prize Powerball ticket was sold at Cumberland Farms at 1159 Troy Schenectady Road in Latham. That ticket is worth $1 million.The third-prize tickets were sold at Stewart's Shops at 1560 Central Avenue in Albany and Pilot Travel Center at 1128 Duanesburg Road in Schenectady. Both tickets are worth $50,000 each. Single ticket in California wins $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot The New York Lottery contributed $3.6 billion in fiscal year 2021-22 to help support education in the state. New Yorkers struggling with a gambling problem, or who know someone who is, can visit NYProblemGamblingHelp.org, call the HOPEline at 1-877-846-7369 or text HOPENY (467369) for help.

Two Walmart employees robbed at gunpoint in Ferguson

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:00 GMT

FERGUSON, Mo. - A group robbed two Walmart employees at gunpoint Wednesday evening in the parking lot of a Ferguson store. The robbery happened around 6 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of the store on West Florissant Road. Missouri & Illinois players win $1M in record Powerball jackpot Investigators say a group of suspects, consisting of two adults and two juveniles, approached the employees, showed a gun and retrieved several personal items. Ferguson police arrived to the store and quickly stopped the suspects, all four who were taking into custody in the parking lot. Officers recovered three handguns from the suspects, and the employees got their belongings back. The Ferguson Police Department is handling the investigation.

Missouri Powerball players win $1M and $50K prizes in record jackpot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Lottery says that there are "an impressive number of winners" across the state after Wednesday night's billion dollar Powerball drawing. Someone won a million dollars in Saline County and four other players on $50,000 each.A winning ticket has been sold in California for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1.08 billion. The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and red Powerball 24. The jackpot is the sixth highest in US history. The winner could take the $558.1 million lump sum before taxes or get $1.08 billion paid out in yearly increments.The million dollar Missouri winning ticket matched all five white-ball numbers drawn. They only missed the Powerball number. It was sold at the Casey's on Eastwood Street in Marshall. The chances of winning a million dollar Powerball prize is about one in 11.6 million.Winning Missouri Powerball $50,000 tickets were sold at the following locations.QuikTrip, 140 O’Fallon Loop Road, in ...

Man bites two Maplewood officers during attempted arrest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:00 GMT

MAPLEWOOD, Mo. - A man is behind bars after he allegedly bit two Maplewood officers during an attempted arrest. Prosecutors have charged Nathaniel Odom, 52, with two counts of third-degree assault to a special victim and resisting arrest. The incident under investigation unfolded on July 15, 2023, outside a Schnucks store. Thieves target car washes, business owners band together to fight back According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Odom was wanted for making a false police report. Police noticed him outside the Schnucks store and attempted to take him into custody.Investigators say Odom physically resisted the arrest and ignored all police commands, which led him to biting one sergeant. Per court documents, the sergeant required medical treatment and was bleeding. Later on, Odom reportedly bit another officer in the leg, who also was bleeding and required medical treatment. Odom is jailed on a $150,000 cash-only bond. If convicted, he could spend up to seven years in jail...

One player beat the one in 292.2 million odds, walked away with $1 billion Powerball jackpot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:00 GMT

A mini market in Los Angeles sold the only ticket in the country to match all six numbers in the Wednesday night PowerBall draw.After the pot built for months, passing $1 billion dollars in reward, a single player in California walked away with the third largest PowerBall jackpot and sixth largest U.S lottery jackpot ever won.The jackpot sits right behind last year’s $2.04 billion record and and the $1.586 billion PowerBall jackpot won in 2016.The last time someone won the PowerBall jackpot was April 19, with a jackpot of nearly $253 million.As the jackpot grew, attracting players from all 45 states where the PowerBall is played, many players fell just short of the grand prize.According to a PowerBall news release, stores across the country sold 36 tickets that won $1 million and three tickets that won $2 million. There were also 195 tickets that won $50,000 prizes, and 62 tickets that won $100,000 prizes.Related ArticlesNews | Denver weather: Afternoon thunderstorm...

Downtown Los Angeles store owner sold $1B Powerball ticket

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:00 GMT

When Nabor Herrera got to work Thursday morning, he thought all the cameras were for a film shoot. As it turns out, they were there for him, as his Las Palmitas Mini Market on Wall Street in downtown Los Angeles sold a Powerball ticket worth more than $1 billion. "It's a surprise for me," he told KTLA. "I don't know what it is, filming or what." Jackpot! Winning $1 billion Powerball ticket sold in Los Angeles Because his business sold the winning ticket, Herrera will get a $1 million bonus, which he says he plans to invest in his business.At least, after he takes a vacation to Cabo San Lucas or Cancun with his four children.

Thieves arrested after stealing lottery scratch off games from liquor store, driving into dead end  

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:00 GMT

A pair of suspects were arrested after stealing lottery tickets from a liquor store in Orange County and leading authorities on a very brief chase. According to the Seal Beach Police Department, the two suspects, identified only as Zoryon and Marcus of Long Beach, used a crowbar to smash the glass window of West Beach Liquor located in the 400 block of Pacific Coast Highway around 3 a.m. on Tuesday. A patrol car in the area heard the store’s alarm sounding and upon arriving on the scene, located the two suspects fleeing the scene in a black Nissan Altima. After a short chase, the suspects were arrested in the 100 block of Coastline Drive – about a block away – when they drove up a dead-end street. Police recovered the stolen unused scratchers, the crowbar used to break into the store and a “few other items of evidence” in the suspects’ vehicle.  Downtown Los Angeles store owner sold $1B Powerball ticket Police recovered the stolen unused scratchers, the crowbar...