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Travis County eyes $450M roads, parks bond package

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:01:37 GMT

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- New roadway improvements and parks enhancements in Travis County are on the table this November, with voters slated to weigh in on a $450 million mobility and parks bond package.The proposal comes six years after county voters last approved roadway and parks improvements in November 2017. The majority of Travis County voters approved both a $93.4 million transportation plan as well as $91.5 million in parks investments and conservation efforts.This latest consideration comes as both Travis County and the City of Austin continue to see tremendous growth, with more residents equaling a greater strain on local infrastructure. Travis County Judge Andy Brown told KXAN Thursday he hopes these investments can solidify and preserve county infrastructure for generations to come."Travis County and Austin have grown tremendously since [that last bond]," he said. "What this bond is doing is trying to make sure that we still have the same quality of life, the same ...

Austin busing migrants from San Antonio to AUS as Title 42 ends

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:01:37 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As Title 42 expires Thursday into Friday, Austin says it's working to help other Texas cities with the expected influx of migrants. Five days a week, Austin will bus roughly 50 migrants from San Antonio -- which has a migrant shelter -- to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. From there, migrants will fly to a more permanent spot. "That's gonna help them by being able to move asylum seekers to their sponsor's hometown and be able to bring the number that are in the migrant resource center that down to the level that they can handle," Juan Ortiz, the director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for the City of Austin, said. Title 42 ends tonight: Live updates from the border Ortiz said at this point, the city is only helping with transport and doesn't have the capacity to help anyone who isn't already sent to our city with a ticket, which migrants will get from a nonprofit in San Antonio. When asked why Austin hasn't opened a shelter itself, Ortiz exp...

Elon Musk says he's found a woman to lead Twitter as new CEO

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:01:37 GMT

Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called — and it's a woman. He did not name her but said she will be starting in about six weeks. Musk, who bought Twitter last fall and has been running it since, has long insisted he is not the company’s permanent CEO. The Tesla billionaire said in a tweet Thursday that his role will transition to being Twitter's executive chairman and chief technology officer. In mid-November, just a few weeks after buying the social media platform for $44 billion, he told a Delaware court that he does not want to be the CEO of any company.While testifying, Musk said “I expect to reduce my time at Twitter and find somebody else to run Twitter over time.”More than a month later, he tweeted in December: “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job.” The pledge came after millions of Twitter users asked him to step down in a Twitter poll the billionaire himself created and promised to ...

Trump’s defiance at the CNN town hall may scare off many voters — but not the GOP base

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:01:37 GMT

NEW YORK — The Republicans in the audience laughed when former President Donald Trump mocked a woman who accused him of rape. They cheered when he defended his role during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. And they applauded again after he said he was “honored” to “terminate Roe v. Wade.”Trump’s defiant performance at the CNN town hall on Wednesday may ultimately hurt his standing with key groups of voters in next fall’s general election, especially women, suburbanites and independents. But the reaction of those who attended also demonstrated his extraordinary grip on the conservative voters who will soon decide the fight for the GOP presidential nomination.The magnitude of the challenge ahead for Trump’s Republican rivals was clear as the former president repeatedly turned his greatest political liabilities into jokes and applause lines for the GOP base. On Thursday, a day after the town hall, Trump’s Republican critics conceded they don’t know how to stop him.“GOP voter...

All 40 Lynx regular-season games will be televised this season, including seven on local broadcast TV

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:01:37 GMT

Each of the Lynx’s 40 games this season will be televised on a variety of outlets, the team announced Thursday.Bally Sports North will again be the primary carrier, broadcasting 31 games that will air on Bally Sports North or Bally Sports North Extra.The other nine games will be televised nationally, with two on ESPN — a July 22 game against Las Vegas and an Aug. 1 meeting with Connecticut — and the other seven airing on Ion. Ion is a new national partner of the WNBA this season that will air games every Friday night throughout the regular season.Ion is channel 41.1 on broadcast television in the Twin Cities.Related ArticlesMinnesota Lynx | Refreshed Kayla McBride hopes to lead young Lynx Minnesota Lynx | In third season with team, Kayla McBride in Lynx’s training camp for first time Minnesota Lynx | Newcomers shine as Lynx top Mystics 72-69 in preseason opener Minnesota Lynx | Rachel Banham is confident, comfort...

Gophers, Tommies hockey to open 2023 season with Oct. 13 doubleheader at the X

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:01:37 GMT

With the University of Minnesota already a mainstay in the college hockey ranks, and the University of St. Thomas trying to catch up, the schools have set their first date for this fall.The weekend doubleheader between the Gophers and Tommies will start on Oct. 13 at the Xcel Energy Center with the women’s teams playing at 4 p.m. and the men’s teams playing at 7:30 p.m.“We are excited to play the Gophers, one of the best programs in all of college hockey,” Tommies men’s hockey coach Rico Blasi said in a release. “It’s also a great opportunity to play in one of the best hockey venues in the country, and we are appreciative of the hospitality from Xcel Energy Center staff and the Minnesota Wild.”“We are very excited to play in a premier venue like Xcel Energy Center,” Tommies women’s hockey coach Joel Johnson added in a release. “The opportunity to have this matchup in downtown Saint Paul, in the ‘State of Hockey,’ against a storie...

Carlos Correa’s clutch double in seventh lifts Twins to second straight win over Padres

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:01:37 GMT

Carlos Correa knew this was coming. Even if some Twins fans had their doubts.For the second time in 18 hours, Correa delivered a key hit as the Twins knocked off San Diego. On Thursday, it was a tie-breaking two-run double in the seventh inning, lifting the Twins to a 5-3 victory over the Padres.Correa has struggled offensively so far this season, and Minnesota’s $35 million man was greeted with more than a smattering of boos on Tuesday after a 4-for-25 road trip dropped his season batting average to .193.He responded on Wednesday with a blast off the bullpen fence for a RBI double.On Thursday, he one-upped himself, lacing a shot down the third-base line and into the corner, driving home two runs.“A hit like that was coming,” said Correa, who had noticed recent trends indicating that a course correction was imminent. “I’ve been feeling pretty good for the last week, hitting some balls hard. Eventually things are going to come, so just keep trusting the process, keep working in the c...

Small plane crashes at South Albany Airport

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:01:37 GMT

SELKIRK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a plane crashed at the South Albany Airport in Selkirk on Thursday. The crash took place around 3:40 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police said a Cessna single engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff and landed about 100 ft. off the runway. Three people were on board at the time. All three were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.The National Transportation Safety Board has also been contacted.

Pursuit ends on I-64 in Downtown St. Louis; officer hurt, suspect arrested

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:01:37 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One officer was hurt Thursday afternoon in a pursuit that ended on Interstate 64 in Downtown St. Louis. The officer's injuries are considered non-life-threatening. Police have arrested one suspect in the investigation. Crime ring based in St. Charles targeted small towns The pursuit began around 3 p.m. Thursday in Overland. According to the Overland Police Department, officers spotted a vehicle wanted out of St. Louis City near Page and I-170. As the officer approached the vehicle, the driver took off, leading to a miles-long pursuit.The Overland Police Department says the suspect was arrested near I-64 and 7th Street in Downtown St. Louis. Before that, there was a crash on I-64 near Hanley Road. Police say the suspect was wanted for domestic violence, in addition to the stolen vehicle. SkyFOX, powered by Bommarito Automotive Group, flew over I-64 in Downtown St. Louis and noticed some eastbound traffic delays amid the investigation. Additional details are limited. FO...

Man convicted of killing St. Louis County police officer challenges guilty verdict

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:01:37 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. - Trenton Forster was convicted of first-degree murder for killing St. Louis County police officer Blake Snyder in October 2016. Forster is challenging that verdict, seeking post-conviction relief."A post-conviction relief is generally collaterally attacking a conviction and trying to establish that something was constitutionally infirm with the conviction, such as ineffective assistance of counsel or jurisdictional issues," said attorney Scott Rosenblum, Rosenblum, Schwartz & Fry.Trenton did not appear in court Thursday morning. Judge Kristine Kerr said he will not testify.The defense claims Foster is bipolar, and made a snap decision when he saw Officer Snyder in the dark outside the house where he was staying that October morning. They are making a case for diminished capacity defense. Crime ring based in St. Charles targeted small towns "Diminished capacity is not what we would typically call ‘not guilty by reason of insanity,’" Rosenblum said. "[It] is a defe...