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In pilot program, Anoka to allow public alcohol use in specific parks, streets and sidewalks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:15 GMT

Under a special law, Anoka will be the first — and for now only — city in Minnesota where people can wander the streets freely drinking alcohol.(Courtesy of the City of Anoka)Under a special provision during last year’s state legislative session, a law was passed under the Omnibus Liquor Bill that allowed Anoka to establish a “social district” as part of a pilot program to help the state determine if other cities will be allowed to do the same in the future.Under the pilot program, the city has declared a certain area as a “social district” where people can purchase and then freely drink alcohol on specific streets, parks and sidewalks.The program kicks off with a concert Wednesday, Sept. 6 and several other live music events are scheduled throughout the length of the pilot program, which ends Saturday, Oct. 7. The city will report back on how the program went to see if the state will allow other cities to designate areas as “social districts.R...

Copake man pleads guilty to possessing child porn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:15 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 35-year-old from Copake pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography. Christopher Stickles admitted that he downloaded over 15,000 images and video files from file-sharing websites that contained child porn. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Sentencing is scheduled for December 20. Stickles faces 5 to 20 years in prison and at least five years of post-release supervision. He will also be required to register as a sex offender upon release from prison.

Things to do in the Capital Region this weekend: August 25-27

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:15 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The weekend is almost here! It's a busy one in Saratoga Springs, but there are many things happening throughout the area on August 25, 26, and 27. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Here are some of the events going on around the Capital Region this weekend.Friday, August 25Phish, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. You can still buy tickets on the Live Nation website.Washington County Fair, Washington County Fairgrounds in Greenwich, 9 a.m.Dutchess County Fair, Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, 10 a.m.Julia Alsarraf, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 6 p.m. Free.Music Haven: Will Kempe’s Players perform Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, Central Park in Schenectady, 7 p.m.Lake George Antique & Classic Boat Show Rendezvous, Lake George Village Docks, preview at 9 a.m. Where to find a Spirit Halloween store in the Capital Region Saturday, August 26Travers Day, Saratoga Race Course. Gate...

Gov. Hochul addresses Asylum Seeker situation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:15 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Thursday at 1 p.m., Governor Kathy Hochul addressed New Yorkers regarding the current asylum seeker situation. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On Wednesday, a court conference on a right-to-shelter lawsuit took place in New York City. The lawsuit involves New York State, New York City, and the Legal Aid Society following a 1980s ruling requiring New York City to take in asylum seekers.

North St. Louis school students transferred due to AC issues

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:15 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Extreme heat and a failing air conditioning system led to kids being transferred out of a north St. Louis school for the day. It all happened Thursday morning at Pierre Laclede Elementary School on Kennerly.Around 200 students in kindergarten through the eighth grade were put on buses and taken to nearby Stevens Middle School for the school day. Stevens is no longer an open school, but it has been renovated for various functions, and the AC works well there.School officials shared that the air conditioning system at Pierre Laclede is old and is struggling in the heat. The school is also an old brick building that was built way back in 1904. BTK killer named ‘prime suspect’ in unsolved cases in Missouri, Oklahoma We’re told the AC system at Laclede has been scheduled to be replaced for some time but keeps getting delayed because of supply chain issues.District leaders did not want to take any chances with the system breaking down completely, so they transferred the kids...

Unhoused Coloradans are seeking help in record numbers to obtain ID documents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:15 GMT

A Colorado nonprofit is on track to help a record number of people in 2023 who need help obtaining identification documents, according to a Colorado Legal Services monthly report.Colorado Legal Services provides free legal help to eligible low-income and senior Coloradans. This year, the organization recorded an increase in people across the state seeking vital identification documents often required when securing housing, jobs and other necessities, the organization said.The CLS ID Project helped 481 people, who mostly identified as being homeless, with their identification needs in the first half of 2023, the organization said. That number puts the organization on track for another record year with 676 cases in all of 2022, 571 in 2021 and 556 in 2020.“Most of our clients are those who get stuck in a loop, because people need an ID to get most of the documents that are required to get a Colorado ID, so we are able to help break up that logjam for clients as legal representatives,”...

Four Denver Public Schools releasing early Thursday due to excessive heat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:15 GMT

Four Denver Public Schools buildings are releasing students early Thursday due to excessive heat, according to the district.Impacted schools include Asbury Elementary, Bradley Elementary, Cory Elementary and Thomas Jefferson High School.Schools should have sent an email to their communities the night before announcing the early release.On Tuesday, DPS released 14 schools early because of the heat and 17 on Wednesday.More than 40 schools within the district lack air conditioning, throwing a wrench in DPS’s first week back to classes amid record-high temperatures.Related ArticlesColorado News | Some Denver Public Schools still don’t have air conditioning. Seventeen will close early Wednesday because of it. Colorado News | With Denver now “so darn hot,” is air conditioning going from nice perk to absolute necessity? Colorado News | Denver weather: Near-record-breaking heat expected Tuesday Colorado News | ...

Company focused on space security opens satellite plant in Centennial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:15 GMT

A company focused on providing security for space operations crucial to the nation’s economy and defense has opened a manufacturing plant in Centennial and has received authorizations from two federal agencies to help carry out its work.True Anomaly Inc. recently started operations at its 35,000-square-foot facility named GravityWorks. An assembly-line approach to manufacturing satellites will enable the company to produce a fully tested, mission-ready satellite every five days, said Even Rogers, CEO and co-founder.“We’ve already started building the first two spacecraft. We’ll start building the third and fourth soon,” Rogers said.The first two spacecraft, named Jackal, are scheduled to launch in February on a SpaceX mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.Rogers served in the Air Force as a space operations officer and was with the Joint Task Force-Space Defense with U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs.“My military background r...

Here are 11 “promising” sites where Denver aims to house homeless in hotels or “micro communities”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:15 GMT

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration released the location of 11 sites across the city Thursday morning, describing nine of the sites as likely locations for so-called micro-communities designed to house people experiencing homelessness.All told, the 11 properties, owned by public agencies or private partners willing to work with the city, could provide enough space to house 1,000 people living on the streets. Johnston set a goal on his second day in office of offering housing to 1,000 unhoused residents of the city by the end of the year.The preliminary list released Thursday does not mean the administration’s work is near-finished, Johnston emphasized. There is still permitting and site work required at many of the 11 preliminary options and the administration is continuing to negotiate with other property owners privately to secure more options.“We think all of these are promising sites that could work and they provide us a path to 1,000,” Johnston ...

Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy carted off practice field with apparent right leg injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:15 GMT

On the real last day of training camp, the Broncos’ run of injury woes at wide receiver continued.This time, arguably Denver’s top option went down.Jerry Jeudy, the 2020 first-round pick out of Alabama, took an end-around during a team period against the Los Angeles Rams but pulled up along the sideline and grabbed at his right hamstring.Jeudy was helped away from the fans in attendance by trainers and the got a cart ride to the Denver locker room. On the way, he held both of his hands around his right leg above his knee.The severity of the injury was not immediately known. Broncos head coach Sean Payton is slated to speak with reporters after practice, as are Denver’s coordinators.Jeudy, 24, was the No. 15 pick overall in the 2020 draft. He used a strong finishing kick to the 2022 season to make it his best as a professional so far, finishing with 67 catches for 972 yards and six touchdowns.That prompted the Broncos to exercise his fifth-year option for 2024, guaranteeing him $12.9...