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Annual veto session happening today in Jefferson City, Missouri

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:30 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Lawmakers are back in Jefferson City Wednesday to meet their constitutional requirement of a veto session.After adjourning in May, Governor Mike Parson vetoed a large public safety bill; one of the provisions within the legislation was Blair's Law, criminalizing celebratory gunfire. However, Parson says that's not why he rejected the bill.Instead, it was other provisions like expanding qualifications and the amount of money for restitution for people whose convictions were overturned. In the budget, Parson removed 200 line items totaling half a billion dollars, like 28 million to improve a section of I-44.While many people believe it is unlikely that the governor's vetoes will be overridden, some believe that some GOP members will use Wednesday's session to request a chance to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution. Father of teen killed in crash wants more transparency from police "There is nothing they can do during veto session on it; it ha...

Crews responding to 2-vehicle crash, I-55 NB lanes closed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:30 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A two-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 is causing major backups Wednesday morning.Our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter was flying over the area, located on I-55 northbound past Gasconade, where the crash has now been moved into a construction zone in the far right lanes, still causing miles-long backups. School bus stops at house, but some kids are denied rides So far, no injuries have been reported in the crash. Drivers are urged to use Gravois, I-44, and I-64 as alternate routes.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Police investigating shooting at St. Louis County gas station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:30 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Police were responding to a shooting in St. Louis County early Wednesday morning.Our Nissan Rogue Runner reporter, Nic Lopez, was at the scene, located at the 'Phillips 66' gas station on Chambers Road. Upon arrival, officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. School bus stops at house, but some kids are denied rides The man was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Federal Boulevard closed near I-76 due to crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:30 GMT

Federal Boulevard is closed just north of Interstate 76 in Adams County due to a crash.The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the closure just after 4 a.m. Northbound Federal is closed at Interstate 76, and southbound Federal is closed at 60th Avenue.Northbound Federal Blvd. is closed at I-76 and Southbound Federal Blvd. is closed at 60th Ave. All traffic is being diverted. If needing to travel in the area please use alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/WjLv7VtKCU— Adams Sheriff's Page (@AdamsCoSheriff) September 13, 2023The closure is next to the RTD Clear Creek / Federal light rail station.The Adams County Sheriff’s Office recommended drivers find alternate routes if traveling in the area.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Motorcyclist dies after Friday crash in Aurora Crime and Public Safety | Editorial: Growing conflicts around bike lanes are a sign something isn’t working Crime and Public Safety | I-...

Displaced restaurant hot spot finds new home in RiNo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:30 GMT

The restaurant: The Fifth String at Attimo; 2246 Larimer St., DenverAbout: Owner and chef Amos Watts closed The Fifth String’s previous location in LoHi last month. He told The Denver Post at the time that the kitchen was too big for the intimate eatery and he was already on the hunt for a smaller space. Watts quickly got in touch with Attimo owner Jon Schlegel, who’s also the founder of Snooze A.M. Eatery, through a mutual friend. Schlegel was looking for someone to take over the kitchen at Attimo and was a fan of Watts, who previously worked at acclaimed Colorado restaurants Corrida, Acorn and Old Major.The new iteration of the restaurant will be a collaboration between Watts and Schlegel, like the many food concepts within local breweries.“We plan to stay here for at least six months while we look for a brick-and-mortar space, so this gives us some time instead of rushing right into something,” Watts said. “We do hope to be here for the long-term and...

Who needs new COVID-19, flu and RSV shots? A guide to this fall’s vaccine options

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:30 GMT

It’s flu shot season again, but depending on your age and health, you may want to roll up your sleeve three times this fall in hopes of staving off respiratory viruses.Shots to reduce the odds of severe influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, already are available in clinics around Colorado, and an updated COVID-19 booster is expected to start arriving over the next week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended its use Tuesday.Last season in Colorado, COVID-19 hospitalized 8,231 people, while flu hospitalized 3,076 between October and May. Statewide data on RSV hospitalizations isn’t collected, but 2,597 people were admitted for it in the Denver area. Doctors are hoping for a less severe season this year, but predicting how viruses will behave is always fraught.In the last few weeks, Colorado has been seeing more cases of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, though the season hasn’t started in earnest yet, said Dr. Amy Duckro, execut...

D.C. bagel shop Call your Mother to open in Hilltop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:30 GMT

An out-of-state bagel shop has some news from Denver to phone home back east.Call Your Mother Deli, founded in Washington, D.C. in 2018, plans to open in the Hilltop neighborhood at 217 S. Holly St., according to the property’s owner.It’s the third spot Call Your Mother has leased in Denver. The company opened in May at 3880 Tennyson St. in Berkeley, and has another location in Cap Hill at 1291 Pearl St. in the works.The Hilltop property is owned by The Robert L. Naiman Co. Leasing Director Nikki Naiman said the company  reached out to Call Your Mother to see if the shop wanted to open in the space previously occupied by The Rotary, which closed in May.“We had been looking for a new tenant … and we honestly just tried their (Call Your Mother’s) Tennyson location and thought it was really really good,” Naiman said.She said the bagel shop’s space, located next to High Point Creamery and Park Burger, is 1,474 square feet. She did not know Call Your Mother’s timeline for opening.“We tho...

Forget pick-your-own apples. Colorado farm allows locals to harvest hemp this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:30 GMT

In Colorado, local farms allow you to pick your own apples, peaches and pumpkins. And one on the Western Slope even permits you to pick your own hemp plant.From Sept. 15 to 17, Typhoon Farma will open the gates at its 186-acre hemp farm in Montrose to the general public for its third annual pick-your-own weekend. The event, which serves as a kickoff to the fall harvest season, enables visitors to stroll through the rows of mature plants and choose one to take home, much like they would a Christmas tree.Ryan Eakes, chief operating officer, began hosting these open house-style events in 2021 as a way to educate locals about hemp and demystify the plant, which he said struggles from a perception problem.Ryan Eakes, chief operating officer at Typhoon Farma, shows off one of the hemp plants available for sale to the general public. (Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post)Hemp looks identical to marijuana, its not-so-distant-cousin, and often people believe it produces the same high. But the pl...

World community does not recognise "elections" held by Karabakh separatists

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:30 GMT

With a UN mandate, the OSCE Minsk Group has engaged in negotiations with Armenia and Azerbaijan for 30 years with the aim of settling the conflict while considering the Armenian community in Karabakh - writes Mazahir Afandiyev, Member of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of AzerbaijanIn order to implement the four well-known resolutions that the UN Security Council had adopted as a result of negotiations held in the Minsk Group format regarding the liberation of our lands that had been occupied by Armenia for 30 years, Azerbaijan unilaterally withdrew the illegal armed groups that had occupied our lands on September 27, 2020. On November 10, after the 44-day Second Karabakh-Patriotic War, through the mediation of the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a cease-fire as well as the act of capitulation of Armenia.The implementation of the Nine Point Statement is planned until 2025, and in the post-war period, practical measures were taken to implement these points. As a re...

Temecula school board approves controversial flag policy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:30 GMT

A new controversial flag policy for the Temecula Valley Unified School District was passed with a 3-2 vote during Tuesday night's meeting.School officials discussed whether certain flags should be limited for display, which some critics believe will be used to censor LGBTQ+ support. Following the policy's approval, only state and U.S. flags can be displayed at schools. All other flags would require the superintendent’s approval.The school board president placed the policy on Tuesday night’s agenda. A large showing of parents, teachers, students and community members gathered at the meeting as tensions flared at times."This rainbow flag is infiltrating every corner of education and we need to talk about that," a supporter of the policy said.No text in the policy specifically mentions Pride flags on school campuses, however, members of the LGBTQ+ community believe the ban is being aimed at preventing Pride flags from being flown.“Taking down a Pride flag is telling people they're...