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DLI investigation alleges Vikings Lakes contractors carried out wage theft

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:58 GMT

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry filed a case against two contractors on Tuesday for wage theft and unlawful practices.During a three-year investigation of Property Maintenance and Construction LLC, Property Maintenance and Construction Inc. and Advantage Construction Inc., the DLI found “widespread wage theft and related unlawful practices on 19 separate construction projects, including the Viking Lakes project in Eagan,” according to a news release from the DLI.The investigation found that employees of PMC and Advantage were regularly not paid wages they were due, not paid overtime and paid off the books and in cash.The DLI also alleges that the violations were willful and PMC’s owner knew of overtime laws “while flouting them and refusing to pay workers the overtime wages they were owed,” per the release.“It is hard for Minnesotans to afford their lives if wages are being stolen right out of their paychecks,” Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a statement applau...

Schumer stamps out final Tuberville military holds, ending months-long standoff

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:58 GMT

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday evening sought and received unanimous consent to confirm the promotions of 11 four-star generals that had been held up for months by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) to protest the Pentagon’s abortion policies. Schumer broke Tuberville’s blockade of more than 300 lower-ranking military promotions earlier this month, but the Alabama senator insisted at the time on holding up 11 of the highest-ranking officers so as not to capitulate completely to Democrats.  Tuberville demanded at the time that the promotions of the 11 four-star generals go through regular order on the Senate floor. He wanted senators to vote on procedural motions to end debate and then vote again to confirm the military promotions individually.  But Schumer kept the nominees off the floor until a few days before Christmas to ramp up pressure on Tuberville to approve them by unanimous consent. If he didn’t, senators might have been stuck churning through ...

Fiery crash involving tractor trailer closes I-70 in both directions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:58 GMT

O'FALLON, Mo. - Interstate 70 was closed in both directions in O'Fallon, Missouri, late Tuesday afternoon due to a fiery crash involving a tractor trailer.The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of I-70 at TR Hughes Boulevard. An exact time could not be immediately determined.The tractor trailer caught fire, along with another vehicle. Firefighters and other first responders raced to the scene, and the fire was extinguished shortly after 6:50 p.m.This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

Belleville man arrested for October murder in East St. Louis

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:58 GMT

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - A 37-year-old Belleville man is accused of a shooting that left one man dead and two people wounded.The shooting happened on Oct. 22, 2023, in the 500 block of Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis.East St. Louis police found one victim, Marshon Martin, dead at the scene. Martin was 19. Two additional victims were treated for gunshots at area hospitals. Their injuries were not life-threatening. Charges reduced for Bar:PM owner arrested after police crash Local police requested the assistance of the Illinois State Police's Public Safety Enforcement Group.Over the next several weeks, investigators identified Travione Willis as the shooter.On Dec. 4, the St. Clair County State's Attorney's Office charged Willis in absentia with first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery of a firearm.U.S. Marshals located and arrested Willis on Dec. 19 in Belleville. Willis remains in custody at the St. Clair County Jail.

'Shop with a Cop' event brightens holidays for hundreds of kids in St. Francois County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:58 GMT

ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, Mo. – In Farmington, Missouri, the holiday season is getting a dose of warmth and generosity, thanks to the annual Shop with a Cop event.This heartwarming tradition has been touching lives for basically three decades, making it not only the biggest in the region but quite possibly the largest in the nation.Second-grader Ruger Sellers was on a mission at the Walmart on Walton Drive."I want this,” he said holding a PlayStation gift card.Retired St. Francois County Sheriff's Department Lt. Randy Tate was Ruger’s shopping adventure partner.Ruger also threw a toy car and a fishing pole in their cart. Each child participating had $100 to spend. Employees fend off attempted Starbucks robbery in St. Louis; two suspects arrested “If he goes over, I don't mind paying,” Tate said. “I'm not gonna tell him no. Put it that way."While many kids shop for toys, games, and clothes, some like to buy gifts for their families.The Shop with a Cop program receives support from vario...

Football: CU Buffs announce five games on future nonconference schedule

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:58 GMT

Colorado has added five games to its future nonconference football schedule, the program announced on Tuesday.The Buffaloes will face Delaware on Sept. 6, 2025; Weber State on Sept. 12, 2026; Northern Illinois on Sept. 18, 2027; and Northern Colorado on Sept. 16, 2028, and Sept. 13, 2031.All five games are slated to be played at Folsom Field in Boulder.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | Deion Sanders, CU Buffs crushed the transfer portal again. But what will it take for Coach Prime to give Colorado high school football recruits a look? College Sports | Deion Sanders is luring linemen to Colorado to protect QB son. Now, those blockers need to jell. College Sports | Shedeur Sanders will participate in spring ball at CU Buffs after back injury, Coach Prime tells AP College Sports | Football recruiting: CU Buffs get commitment from Houston NT Chidozie Nwankwo, lose OL transfer College Sports | Football recruiting: ...

Colorado Supreme Court bars Donald Trump from the state’s ballot in 2024, ruling he’s disqualified by Jan. 6 actions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:58 GMT

Donald Trump cannot appear on the state’s primary ballot, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a legal challenge that has gained national notice as the former president seeks the 2024 Republican nomination.The Supreme Court, in a 4-3 opinion, found that Trump is barred under a provision of the 14th Amendment that prohibits people who engaged in insurrection from running for office, based on his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach and riot by his supporters.“We conclude that because President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section Three (of the 14th Amendment), it would be a wrongful act under the Election Code for the Secretary to list President Trump as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot,” the court’s majority wrote in its opinion. “Therefore, the Secretary may not list President Trump’s name on the 2024 presidential primary ballot, nor may she count any write-in votes cast for ...

Woman shot and killed by Boulder police Sunday identified

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:58 GMT

A woman shot and killed by Boulder police officers on Sunday has been identified as Jeanette Alatorre.The 51-year-old woman was killed Sunday after police said she brandished a replica gun near the North Boulder Recreation Center. The Boulder County Coroner’s Office said her cause and manner of death are pending further investigation.At 4:10 p.m. Sunday, police received a 911 call from a driver who said they were approached by a woman who had a gun in the driveway exit of the recreation center. At 4:12 p.m., police arrived on scene. They located a woman two minutes later, near the center. Boulder police Support Services Deputy Chief Ron Gosage said Monday during a news conference that the woman did not cooperate with police and fled north on Broadway, on foot.Gosage said the woman was seen removing what appeared to be a firearm from her purse and that police used forms of less lethal force against her, to no avail. He said that after several de-escalation attempts, police shot...

Ruptured water main causing traffic delays in Van Nuys

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:58 GMT

Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a ruptured underground pipeline that was spewing water onto the streets in the San Fernando Valley Tuesday.  Calls about the burst pipeline at the intersection of Hazeltine Avenue and Van Owen Street came in at just after 3 p.m., fire officials said.  Video posted to the Citizen App showed a heavy stream of water gushing out of the pipeline in the middle of the roadway.  Water gushing from an 8 inch water main rupture in Van Nuys on Dec. 19, 2023. (Citizen App)Crews on the scene of a water main rupture causing traffic delays in Van Nuys on Dec. 19, 2023. (Citizen App)Crews on the scene of a water main rupture causing traffic delays in Van Nuys on Dec. 19, 2023. (Citizen App)Fire officials said there was no serious risk of flooding, but that broken pipe had caused both street pavement and soil damage in the intersection.  According to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the burst line is an 8 inch ...

Leroy Don Smith, Youkhana Atrmiz Killed in Head-On Collision on Hatch Road [Ceres, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:58 GMT

Two Pronounced Dead after Head-On Accident near Boothe RoadCERES, CA (December 19, 2023) – Leroy Don Smith and Youkhana Atrmiz died Tuesday night in a head-on crash on Hatch Road and Booth Road. Dispatchers responded to the scene around 8:20 p.m.Reports indicate that the operator of a white Chrysler 300 traveling east veered across the double yellow lines. The Chrysler then collided head-on with a blue Toyota Prius, trapping three individuals in both vehicles.Shortly after, a passenger inside the Toyota succumbed to their injuries on-site. The deceased was later identified as 89-year-old Smith from Castro Valley.The Chrysler’s driver, identified as 36-year-old Atrmiz from Ceres, also succumbed to their injuries at the hospital. Meanwhile, the 64-year-old female Toyota driver remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition.Those with additional information about the incident are urged to contact Officer Aaron Pinon at 209-538-5678.In this sorrowful time, the Sweet J...