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Community mourns loss of mistaken address shooting victim Kaylin Gillis

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:11:21 GMT

SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. (News10)- The community of Schuylerville is expressing its tremendous grief after the loss of Kaylin Gillis. Police say the 20-year-old was shot and killed by a homeowner when she and a group of friends got lost and found themselves at the wrong address. The Washington County Sheriff says Kaylin was a passenger in a vehicle that 65-year-old Kevin Monahan allegedly fired upon from his home in Hebron, a rural community in Washington County, New York. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “She really was a friend to all and cared about everyone around her. And that just demonstrates the type of student she was. The person she was. And the loss that this entire community will feel,” said Katie Elsworth, principal of Schuylerville Middle School.Just two years after graduating from Schuylerville High School, Kaylin’s life was abruptly cut short. Her accused killer, 65-year-old Kevin Monahan, is now charged with 2nd...

Trial date set in case to remove Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:11:21 GMT

ST. LOUIS – A marathon court hearing Tuesday saw teams of lawyers representing St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey debate the merits of a suit filed by the state’s top law enforcer to remove the city’s chief prosecutor.The hearing started with arguments over the circuit attorney’s motion to dismiss. Defense lawyer Jonathan Sternberg argued that the attorney general's office comes nowhere close to proving "willful neglect." Counselor Andrew Crane countered that Gardner repeating a process that continues to fail is the definition of willful neglect.After several hours of legal arguments, which saw both sides go over details of objections and filings to outright dismiss the case, Missouri Court of Appeals Judge John Torbitzky set a timeline for lawyers to respond in writing to certain claims, and scheduled the trial for the end of September.Torbitzky said he will rule quickly after reading additional written arguments, which are due in one...

Top Missouri lawmaker unveils $2.8B plan to expand I-70

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:11:21 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A powerful Missouri state senator on Tuesday unveiled a $2.8 billion plan to widen Interstate 70 to at least three lanes across the state, an even more ambitious proposal than what the governor originally asked of lawmakers.Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Lincoln Hough added the plan to a draft state budget for the upcoming fiscal year during a committee hearing.Half the project would be funded with bonds. Hough estimated the state would pay around $132 million a year over for at most 15 years to pay off the expansion.Republican Gov. Mike Parson earlier this year asked lawmakers for $860 million to expand I-70 in the most congested areas: suburban St. Louis, Columbia and suburban Kansas City. Top story: Overland armored car robbery video reveals surprising actions House lawmakers initially balked at the request but on Tuesday gave initial approval to another budget bill that includes $860 million for the interstate. The House also on Tuesday...

Hearing in effort to oust St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:11:21 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The ongoing efforts of Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to oust St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from office could come to a head Tuesday.The Civil Courts building is where the very first court hearing in the case is set to take place at 1:30 p.m. Motions to be are expected to be discussed, including Bailey's petition to remove Gardner and Gardner's motion to dismiss the case.Bailey first filed suit to have Gardner removed from office back in February following the downtown crash that resulted in 17-year-old Janae Edmonson losing her legs. Kim Gardner faces contempt of court after prosecutor no-shows murder trial There was great controversy over why the driver who police say caused the crash was out of jail on bond in another case, despite the fact that he violated the terms of his bond many times.Bailey then filed a lengthy amended motion last month pointing to numerous reasons why he believes Gardner is failing to do her job and should be removed from of...

North Creek fire burning near Beulah is 100% contained

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:11:21 GMT

The North Creek fire, burning on U.S. Forest Service land about six miles northwest of the Beulah Valley, is 100% contained.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | North Creek fire near Beulah now 80% contained Crime and Public Safety | Evacuations lifted for Northcreek fire near Beulah Crime and Public Safety | Rampart fire west of Colorado Springs fully contained Crime and Public Safety | 403 fire that burned 1,559 acres west of Colorado Springs fully contained; sheriff to press criminal case Crime and Public Safety | Park County sheriff pursuing criminal charges in human-caused 403 fire #NorthCreekFire_CO increases containment to 100%. Crews have worked extensively to secure and strengthen the fireline. Although containment is 100% light smoke may still be visible due to interior fuels smoldering.https://t.co/VQtlyqfP9e— USFS_Pike&San Isabel (@PSICC_NF) April 18, 2023The fire, which starte...

Nuggets Podcast: Reactions to Game 1 of Denver-Minnesota, and looking ahead to Game 2

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:11:21 GMT

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Mike Singer and deputy sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene after the Nuggets put the smackdown on the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their first-round series. Among the topics discussed:Denver absolutely manhandled Minnesota without even getting an A-plus game from superstar center Nikola Jokic. What does this say about the T-Wolves’ chances? Will Jokic be held below 20 points again in this series?Jamal Murray got his playoff legs in the second half after a slow start in Game 1. What did Murray have to say about the game afterward? What does this mean for the Nuggets going forward?Christian Braun is already flexing his muscle as a playoff irritant, gutting under Kyle Anderson’s skin in the waning moments of Sunday night’s blowout. Singer gives his thoughts on the dust-up and what makes Braun such a nuisance for opposing teams.Singer and Schubert react to the opening three days of the NBA playoffs,...

Nuggets coach Michael Malone sends pointed message ahead of Game 2: We haven’t done anything yet

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:11:21 GMT

Nuggets coach Michael Malone treated Tuesday’s practice like his team was trailing 1-0 in their first-round playoff matchup against Minnesota and not the other way around.Ahead of Wednesday’s Game 2, where the Nuggets will attempt to seize a 2-0 series lead, Malone had no appetite for resting on the 29-point pounding his team handed down against the Timberwolves.“We haven’t done a (darn) thing,” Malone said. “… This wasn’t a film session, like, ‘look how great we are.’”Before honing in on specific areas to address with his team, Malone said he pored over game film from the opener three separate times. His conclusion: Game 2 will be markedly different.“When you lose by 29, we all know what’s about to happen,” Malone said pointedly.The last thing he wanted his team thinking was that Nikola Jokic had solved Minnesota’s frontcourt, or that they’d shoot over 40% from 3-point range again. Malone said his job was to hold his team accountable and ensure they stayed humble despite Sund...

5 children injured, 1 critically, after car plows into them in Thousand Oaks

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:11:21 GMT

Five kids were injured, with one of them in critical condition, after a traffic accident involving a vehicle that rolled over in Thousand Oaks Tuesday, authorities with the Ventura County Fire Department announced. Calls about the crash outside Westlake High School, located near the intersection of Thousand Oaks Boulevard and Lakeview Canyon Road, came in at around 3:40 p.m. While details are limited, officials with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office told KTLA that a vehicle plowed into a group of children. One child was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Several others were transported in various conditions, officials said. Authorities with Thousand Oaks Transit said that traffic in the area is at a standstill and that it's Route 43 bus "cannot proceed." "The route is significantly behind schedule and will be for the balance of the day. If you are able to use a nearby Route 44 stop, we suggest it at this time," officials tweeted. Thousand Oaks Boulevard is clos...

Pop star Aaron Carter’s cause of death revealed

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:11:21 GMT

Pop singer Aaron Carter drowned after ingesting prescription drugs and huffing chemicals, according to the autopsy report released Tuesday by the Los Angeles Country Medical Examiner-Coroner.Carter, 34, was found unresponsive by a house sitter in a bathtub at his home in Lancaster, California on Nov. 5. The house sitter was told to perform CPR until paramedics arrived on the scene, at which point he was pronounced dead, officials said. According to the autopsy report, Carter passed out after inhaling difluoroethane and ingesting alprazolam.Difluoroethane is a compressed gas often found in household items such as spray cleaners and alprazolam is a generic form of Xanax. Carter "became incapacitated while in the bathtub as the drugs took effect, slipping under the surface of the water and ultimately drowning," the report states.The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner determined Aaron Carter died from inhaling difluoroethane and ingesting alprazolam. April 2023. Carter rose to ...

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass presents her first city budget 

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:11:21 GMT

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass unveiled her first city budget on Tuesday that contains funds to tackle the homelessness crisis, expand mental health services and increase LAPD recruitment. Bass’ budget commits nearly $1.3 billion to combat homelessness, $250 million of which will go towards her Inside Safe program, which aims to get homeless individuals out of encampments and into hotel and motel rooms. “This budget is a reflection of our values and invests in the most critical needs of the city,” Mayor Bass said at a press conference on Tuesday. “This budget breaks new ground by funding the purchase of hotels and motels, which will reduce costs compared with renting rooms. This is long overdue, and something the community sees as common sense.”  L.A. Mayor Karen Bass delivers her first State of the City address In addition, Mayor Bass is also calling for the creation of the Mayor’s Office of Community Safety. “We want to have the office of community safety build out the i...