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DOC asks help in locating Level 3 predatory offender who cut off monitoring bracelet

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:46 GMT

Authorities are asking the public for help in finding a Level 3 predatory offender under supervised release who cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet and disappeared from his registered address in Minneapolis, according to a release from the Minnesota Department of Corrections.The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) is seeking the public’s assistance to help locate Archie Demound Randle, 45, a Level 3 predatory offender who is wanted for violations of his intensive supervised release. Randle was released from Minnesota DOC custody on June 27, 2023 to Intensive Supervised Release. (Courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Corrections)Archie Demound Randle, 45, whose convictions include aggravated robbery, first degree criminal sexual conduct and soliciting a child to engage in sex, was released from custody on June 27 under “intensive supervised release.”He cut his GPS monitoring bracelet on August 25 and left his registered address.Since then, he has been spotted near...

Gilberto Celestino hits inside-the-park homer in St. Paul Saints’ 10-3 win over Louisville

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:46 GMT

Gilberto Celestino hit an inside-the-park home run, one of 14 hits and three homers by the St. Paul Saints as they pounded the Louisville Bats 10-3 on Thursday night in Louisville, Ky.The Saints (35-25) stayed in the chase for the Triple-A International League’s second-half title. They trail leader Durham (37-22) by 2 1/2 games with 15 games remaining, but five other teams are also within 3 1/2 games of the Bulls.Simeon Woods Richardson (6-6) delivered a strong start for the Saints. He allowed just three base runners through the first five innings and left after six innings having allowed one run on four hits with five strikeouts and one walk. He threw 86 pitches, 55 for strikes.All nine batters in the Saints lineup had a hit, and Trevor Larnach, Kyle Garlick, Yunier Severino, Anthony Prato and Jair Camargo — the No. 3-7 hitters in the lineup — each had two hits. Both of Garlick’s hits were two-run home runs, giving him 14 on the season.Camargo led off the second inning ...

No charges filed after Schenectady standoff

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:46 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A standoff shut down Upper Union Street in Schenectady for several hours Thursday. The call for the incident came in just after 3 p.m.Police were dispatched to Upper Union Street for a call of a suicidal man. Officers on scene resolved the situation, and the man was taken to the hospital for medical care. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! "No charges for this incident," Schenectady Police Sgt. Bradley Carlton said. "They are getting medical care -- mental health care. There will be no criminal charges in this incident, thankfully."Police also thanked residents for their cooperation during the incident.

FOX 2 photographer run over after community threatens to tow cars

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:46 GMT

HILLSDALE, Mo. - A Hillsdale employee was recently arrested after a FOX 2 photojournalist was run over with the village's top leader in the passenger seat.The incident happened in August as Fox Files investigators were looking into the village's threat to tow multiple cars for code violations.After our colleague's injury, FOX 2 made the editorial decision not to air any of the footage from that day until police had the opportunity to investigate.As journalists, we never try to become the story, but what happened is best told chronologically: From how the Fox Files ended up in Hillsdale to the photographer being rushed to the hospital.Orange stickersDonisha Rayner woke up on August 11 to a bright sticker on her car."Every car on the block had an orange sticker on the car," Rayner said.The Village of Hillsdale threatened to tow her car and several other vehicles in 24 hours for various reasons.Rayner's car had the tow warning because she did not have a valid village permit sticker."Th...

Murder bounties and drug running in St. Louis lead to decades-long sentence

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:46 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Maurice H. Lee II blew kisses to his two young children in court Thursday, right before being sentenced to prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that ordered hits against rival gang members.The massive case includes 17 defendants, all of whom have pleaded guilty.Federal investigators say the elaborate drug network, at its peak, sold more than 20,000 doses of meth and fentanyl every week. Another hidden chamber found under downtown St. Louis sidewalk That drug dealing, investigators say, resulted in murders in our streets, like a summer 2017 killing in north St. Louis. FOX 2 reported at the time that the violence extended for blocks, starting with a car crash on Arlington and MLK, then the drivers getting out and running through the streets firing weapons until it ended at Belt and Wabada, with a man shot in the head.Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul D’Agrosa has been putting together the pieces for prosecution. After the sentencing, he told us, “These homicide...

Blues forward Kasperi Kapanen suspected of drunk driving in Finland

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:46 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Kasperi Kapanen, who joined the St. Louis Blues late last season, has been suspected of aggravated drunk driving in Finland.According to a report published Thursday by Finland’s national broadcasting company Yle, a case that linked Kapanen to drunk driving was brought to the attention of the district court of Pohjois-Savo last month. It's expected to be reviewed in February 2024. Additional details pertaining to the situation are limited. However, the St. Louis Blues and Kapanen have confirmed various details around the report, according to reports from The Athletic and St. Louis Post Dispatch. ‘It didn’t seem real’: Friends reflect on loss of teens in fatal crash "I made an unacceptable error in judgement and take full responsibility for my actions. I offer my apologies to my family, the Blues organization, my teammates and fans. I understand the severity of my mistake and am committed to doing everything I can to earn back trust," said Kapenen in a statement sent to...

Gov. Pritzker celebrates new construction at SIUE

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:46 GMT

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker paid a visit to the Metro East on Thursday to celebrate the new health and sciences building at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.Construction is underway on the building, which is expected to be ready by summer 2025. The project will connect two existing facilities for the school of nursing and the school of pharmacy. ‘It didn’t seem real’: Friends reflect on loss of teens in fatal crash "With today's groundbreaking, we usher in a new era for Southern Illinois and its world-class university with greater access to quality health care education and first-rate healthcare," said Pritzker. "Together, we are building a more prosperous future for the student, faculty and families of this region. Funding is for the project is made possible by the Rebuild Illinois Capital Program.As for SIUE, freshman enrollment at the campus is up nearly five percent, the highest increase in at least six years.

Braves spoil Wainwright's homecoming, win 8-5 over Cardinals to avoid sweep

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:46 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit two of Atlanta's five home runs, Matt Olson increased his major league-leading total to 47 and the Braves beat slumping Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 on Thursday night.Acuña raised his season total to 34 homers with his third multihomer game this season and the 12th of his big league career. Olson homered for his fourth straight game, and Michael Harris II and Travis d'Arnaud also went deep for major league-best Atlanta (91-48), which leads second-place Philadelphia by 14 games in the NL East.Max Fried (7-1) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings, improving to 5-0 in his last seven starts. He is 5-0 in his career against the Cardinals.Wainwright (3-11), pitching in his home state of Georgia for the final time against the team that drafted him in 2000, allowed six runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings, including four solo home runs. He is stuck at 198 wins, losing seven straight starts and dropping to 0-10 in 11 outings sin...

Al-Qaida-linked insurgents in Mali kill 49 civilians and 15 soldiers in attacks, military says

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:46 GMT

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Two attacks by al-Qaida linked insurgents in the restive north of Mali on Thursday killed 49 civilians and 15 government soldiers, the country’s military junta said.A passenger boat near the city of Timbuktu on the Niger River and a Malian military position in Bamba further downstream in the Gao region were targeted, according to a statement from the military junta read on state television. It said the attacks have been claimed by JNIM, an umbrella coalition of armed groups aligned with al-Qaida. The Malian government killed about 50 assailants while responding to the attacks, the announcement said. It said also declared three days of national mourning from Friday to honor the civilians and soldiers killed in the attacks.Al-Qaida affiliated and Islamic State-linked groups have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, the United Nations said in a report last month, as they take advantage of a weak government and of armed g...

Motorcyclist killed in Westminster crash

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:46 GMT

A motorcyclist died after crashing into the back of an SUV on 120th Avenue near Federal Boulevard on Thursday afternoon, according to the Westminster Police Department.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Reward offered for info on woman who abandoned cat next to Capitol Hill dumpster with no food, water Crime and Public Safety | Westbound lanes of I-70 reopen; eastbound lanes, U.S. 6 remain closed near Eagle Crime and Public Safety | Colorado family of five injured in horrific wrong-way crash in Seattle Crime and Public Safety | Woman found dead in rural Arapahoe County ID’d as homicide victim Crime and Public Safety | Rail crossing gates fixed after being stuck in down position on Alameda in Aurora Officers responded to the scene at about 3:30 p.m. to reports of a motorcycle striking the back end of a white SUV. The motorcyclist, an adult male, was transported to a local hospital and pronoun...