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P.J. Fleck: Gophers football’s strong retention rate a credit to Dinkytown Athletes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

The foundation of the Gophers football team is in place for the 2024 season.Of Minnesota’s 22 starters from this season, six are departing seniors and only one (quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis) has exited via the NCAA transfer portal.That leaves 15 returning starters (seven on offense, eight on defense). Most of the players in that group have announced they are coming back with help from the U’s name, image and likeness (NIL) collective, Dinkytown Athletes.Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck said Thursday that level of success with the rampant amount of players nationwide entering the portal comes down to a few reasons.“At the end of the day, you have to have full transparency, where they fit in the program, where they are, what you are looking for, who you are bringing in (via the portal), how many are you bringing in,” Fleck said on the Quick Lane Bowl media call. “Some guys are going to be able to accept that challenge and some aren’t.”During the season, Fleck had challenged Gophers fans...

How to make traffic stops less nerve-wracking? St. Paul police hosting ‘Project Self Stop’ to provide info, taillight replacement vouchers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

When St. Paul’s police chief is off duty, he feels like everyone else does when they notice a police squad behind them.“I start to question, ‘Was I speeding? Did one of my taillights just go out? Did I go through a red light and not notice it?” said Axel Henry.With the aim of decreasing nervousness around traffic stops and helping to educate people about such stops, the St. Paul police department is holding its first Project Self Stop on Saturday. Drivers can go to a parking lot south of the Minnesota Fairgrounds to ask officers questions about traffic stops and get advice. They also can get coupons for free taillight replacement.Saturday’s event is an opportunity for new drivers to go through a no-stress traffic stop, Henry said.People who pull into the parking lot will be directed to talk to an officer. Instead of an officer’s typical line during a traffic stop — “Do you know why I’m stopping you today?” — a driver ...

St. Paul officer, suspect wounded in shooting, police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

A St. Paul officer and another person were both injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon, according to police.The officer was wounded in the leg and a suspect was reported to be “down” with CPR being performed, according to initial emergency radio dispatches.The police department confirmed the shooting happened near the intersection of Cretin and Marshall avenues just after 2 p.m. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which investigates police use-of-force cases, will be investigating.“There is no threat to the public from this incident,” police wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.Police recovered a gun at the scene, according to a police radio dispatch.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | How to make traffic stops less nerve-wracking? St. Paul police hosting ‘Project Self Stop’ to provide info, taillight replacement vouchers Crime & Public Safety | 25 schools, 9 Jewish facilities ‘swattedR...

APD investigating shots fired near Temple Israel of Albany

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Police Department announced they are investigating a shots fired incident that occurred on Thursday afternoon. The incident took place near the Temple Israel of Albany. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Police say no injuries have been reported and that one person was taken into custody. Police said a man fired two shotgun shells near the Temple. The incident resulted in the temporary lockdown of nearby St. Peter’s Health Partners facilities. Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Police Chief Eric Hawkins announced they will be holding a press conference at 4:30 p.m. Stay with NEWS10 as more information becomes available.

Colorado AG Phil Weiser files lawsuit opposing NCAA transfer rule

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

By JOHN RABY and AARON BEARD (AP Sports Writers)CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states that includes Colorado alleges the NCAA’s transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law.The lawsuit, filed in West Virginia’s northern district, challenges the NCAA’s authority to impose a one-year delay in the eligibility of certain athletes who transfer between schools. The suit said the rule “unjustifiably restrains the ability of these college athletes to engage in the market for their labor as NCAA Division I college athletes.”The lawsuit filed by West Virginia and six other states alleges violations of the Sherman Act. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is listed as a plaintiff in the lawsuit, and he released a statement Thursday afternoon in the wake of it being filed.“The spirit of athletic competition at the heart of college sports is undermined by this rule, which is another in a long line of NCAA policies that courts have overturned for har...

Fontana street vendors accuse city of violating their civil rights

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

Street vendors have filed a lawsuit against the city of Fontana for allegedly violating their civil rights.The lawsuit stems from a city ordinance passed in October that allows officers to arrest and charge unlicensed vendors. Some vendors say the ordinance is discriminatory.This ordinance, meant to crack down on unlicensed street vendors, is now under scrutiny as a lawyer claims it is unlawful. The lawyer filing the governmental tort claim alleges that the city has engaged in discriminatory practices targeting street vendors. According to the claim, in the middle of the year, the city engaged in a campaign that included discarding vendors' foods and using excessive force on street vendors.The governmental claim states that on Oct. 10, the Fontana City Council voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance that is unconstitutional and was passed to unlawfully target street vendors."Passing unlawful laws, passing unlawful ordinances, and passing unlawful laws that target street vendors, ...

Why the Lakers are barred from wearing their black uniforms tonight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

The Los Angeles Lakers won’t be allowed to wear their black “city edition” uniforms for Thursday night’s semifinal game against the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA’s first in-season tournament.According to ESPN, the NBA has barred the black unis because they create a difficult contrast with the league’s specialized court at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the site of the tournament’s final rounds.The Lakers (13-9) are 4-0 while wearing their black uniforms this season and would prefer to wear them for the semifinal game, league sources said.Instead, the Lakers will take the court in their gold "icon" jerseys.“When one Lakers player was informed the team wouldn't be allowed to wear black on Thursday, he replied, 'That's ass,'" ESPN reports.Milwaukee plays Indiana in the East semifinal.This initial in-season tournament is an opportunity for teams to hoist the league’s newest trophy, medals for each of the players on the champion team, along with bragging rights.There are also big financi...

Actor Alan Ruck sued over Hollywood pizza shop car crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

"Succession" and "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" star Alan Ruck is being sued by one of the drivers he allegedly hit in a Halloween night crash in Hollywood.According to the lawsuit obtained by KTLA, Horacio Vela was waiting at a red light at the intersection of North La Brea Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard when Ruck’s Rivian R1T "abruptly and forcefully accelerated" into the rear of his Hyundai Elantra.Security camera video shows the Hyundai lunge into the intersection where it hit another vehicle that was making a left turn onto La Brea.Ruck’s Rivian, meanwhile, careened across Hollywood Boulevard, striking another vehicle before crashing through the wall of Raffallo’s Pizza. According to TMZ, actor Alan Ruck's Rivian collided with the back of a car in Hollywood and eventually slammed into the wall of a pizza restaurant. Oct. 31, 2023. (KTLA/AP)Actor Alan Ruck's Rivian collided with the back of a car in Hollywood and eventually slammed into the wall of a pizza restaurant. Oct....

What to consider before taking the second-home plunge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

The no-going-back moment is etched in my memory. After four months of looking at beach condos, of flirting with the idea of a buying a getaway that we could also rent out, we finally had an offer in play. My husband, DC, and I were standing in the kitchen when our realtor — we call him Saint Bob — called to say that the sellers had accepted it.DC and I locked eyes. We mentally replayed all the discussions where we’d reasoned that this was the time, now that the kids were on their own, and while we were both still working. We’d rather have tried and been sorry, than never tried and wondered.I nodded. DC told Saint Bob to send the contract.Never mind that this was the first time in my adult, self-supporting life that I felt financially under control. I needed to mess that up.Saint Bob had taken us to see more than a dozen condos and sent links to many more to view online. Some were nice, but lacked an ocean view. Some had the view, but the complex was rundown. Some needed ...

Bay Area pilot accused of trying to crash plane is released from Oregon jail pending trial

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

A former Alaska Airlines pilot and Pleasant Hill resident who allegedly tried to cut the engines to a passenger flight while off-duty and in a cockpit jumpseat has been released from custody, according to media reports out of Oregon.Joseph Emerson had been in custody at the Multnomah County (Ore.) Detention Center since his arrest following the Oct. 22 incident aboard Horizon Air flight 2509 from Everett, Wash. to San Francisco.Emerson was originally charged with endangering an aircraft and 83 counts of attempted murder in the incident. This week, an Oregon grand jury indicted him on the endangering charge, and replaced the attempted murder counts with 83 counts of recklessly endangering another person.He has pleaded not guilty.Judge Thomas Ryan said Emerson was free to travel back to his Pleasant Hill home but that he was not allowed to fly. According to Oregon TV station KOIN, the conditions of Emerson’s release also require him not to use any controlled substance, including...