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South Hays Fire trying to staff all stations amid extreme fire danger in area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) --- Fire crews in Hays County are keeping busy this summer. There was a fire in Kyle on Tuesday near Interstate 35. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Evacuations lifted after small wildfire near I-35 in Kyle Just over the weekend, a fire burned through 400 acres near San Marcos. Aftermath of the Oak Grove Fire in Hays County on Aug. 7, 2023. (KXAN Photo/Jala Washington)Burned land from the Oak Grove Fire (KXAN Photo).Officials responded to a large outside fire, known as the Oak Grove Fire, in Hays County Saturday, Aug. 5. | Jake Sykes/KXAN NewsCommunity members share their gratitude with local firefighters and other agencies responding to the Oak Grove Fire in Hays County. (KXAN Photo/Frank Martinez)Community members gather supplies for those impacted by the Oak Grove Fire Sunday. (KXAN Photo/Frank Martinez) PREVIOUS COVERAGE: ‘We’re not in control’: 75-year-old vet with stage 4 cancer loses home in wildfire Not too far away from where that happened, there is a stati...

Minnesota United edge Toluca in penalty kicks to advance in Leagues Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

No Minnesota United lead seems safe.The Loons were riding high Tuesday, up 2-0 on Toluca in a Leagues Cup round of 16 match.Then MNUFC broke down and Toluca, the tournament’s top-scoring team through the round of 32, broke through in the 66th minute.  Dealing with steady pressure from Toluca, the Loons failed to clear the ball on a handful of occasions, and Valber Huerta scored in the 66th minute.The Loons were backed up again when Hassani Dotson was called for a penalty for contact high on a Toluca player. Goalkeeper Tiago Volpi beat Dayne St. Clair to make it 2-2 in the 76th minute.Ten-man United survived the final 17 minutes of regulation and six minutes of stoppage time, but MNUFC topped Toluca 4-2 in penalty kicks.St. Clair saved Valber Huerta’s shot, and Toluca had another shot go off the post.Emanuel Reynoso, Michael Boxall, Wil Trapp and Sang Bin Jeong made their penalty kicks. Trapp and Jeong make up for recent misses in Loons shirts.MNUFC will play either Club America or N...

Greg Joseph vs. Jack Podlesny: Vikings kicking competition in full swing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

There’s a legitimate kicking competition going on at TCO Performance Center. It will continue on Thursday night at Lumen Field when the Vikings travel to play the Seattle Seahawks in a preseason game.MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – DECEMBER 24: Greg Joseph #1 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates with teammates after kicking a game winning 61 yard field goal as time expired to beat the New York Giants 27-24 at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 24, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)Asked about both kickers on Tuesday afternoon, special teams coordinator Matt Daniels said both incumbent Greg Joseph and rookie Jack Podlesny will see some action.“We have a system in place to make sure that both guys are getting the amount of work that they do need,” Daniels said. “It is a true competition, and I want to make sure that both guys are getting that true opportunity to display their skills.”Though it could change in the coming weeks...

This Metro East school district serves 93 students, but costs $3M to operate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. – An underperforming school district in the Illinois Metro East with fewer than 100 students is costing taxpayers millions of dollars to operate. Parents in Madison County gave their district a failing grade and called on FOX 2 to evaluate this deal for taxpayers.The Venice School District runs only one school building, caters to exactly 93 kids, and costs $3 million per year. On top of that, district leadership received state funds to build a brand-new school for the kids, to the tune of $26 million.Parents say they’re fed up with the way their district is being run.“I have a lot of concerns that building is not suited for those children,” Marquia Tyler said. “Everybody is on top of each other. Lunch is not adequate; they do not have hot lunch. The education is poor.” Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News ...

EMS vehicle rollover crash in Black Jack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

BLACK JACK, Mo. – An emergency vehicle responding to a house fire in Florissant overturned in a rollover crash Tuesday evening.The crash occurred near the intersection of Old Halls Ferry Road and Country Club Court.The vehicle was from the Black Jack Fire Protection District.Sources told FOX 2 that three firefighters were injured in the crash and had to be taken to a local hospital.

Father of Marine killed in Afghanistan believes government is lying about son's death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – Family members of the 13 service members killed in the Aug. 26, 2021, U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan say the government is lying to them.A St. Charles County father tells FOX 2 he believes videos of their son’s final days and moments have been wiped clean.Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz of Wentzville was one of the 13 killed that day. Nearly two years later, Mark Schmitz is still not sure what to believe about Jared’s death.“To this day (I) don’t have an answer to whether or not my son dropped, felt no pain, and was just killed instantly, or he was one of these others,” Mark said. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW Kelly Barnett, mother of Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, who was among those killed, says witnesses tell ...

61-year-old man reported missing in Arvada

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation issued a missing person alert Tuesday for a 61-year-old man last seen in Arvada on Aug. 4.Howard BruinHoward Bruin was on foot without access to a vehicle when he was last seen in the 8700 block of Kendall Court. Bruin is described as 6 feet tall, weighing 140 pounds with salt-and-pepper hair and blue eyes. He has a cognitive disability and has previously walked away but returned a short time later.Bruin was last seen Aug. 4 but was heard from his cell phone Tuesday before it died or was turned off.Anyone who has seen Bruin is asked to call 911 or Arvada police at 720-898-6900.Please share this missing senior alert for Howard Bruin who was last seen August 4 in Arvada. He is on foot. His phone has been shut off or dead. If seen please call Arvada Police or 911. pic.twitter.com/Vbx5Yj2tzA— CBI (@CBI_Colorado) August 9, 2023Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Missing man found dead in canal at Harmony Golf Club in Timnath ...

Keeler: CSU Rams’ best conference realignment option? Follow (gasp!) San Diego State’s lead. Build biggest monster you can.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

Only Frankenstein’s Monster can save CSU now. One leg, shuffling painfully, is Oregon State. The other — same shuffle, same pain — is Washington State.The torso of the beast comprises the best football brands from the Mountain West. The left arm is Memphis; the right is UT-San Antonio. The head is Tulane, a green wave with metal bolts attached to either side of its neck.Is it an abomination? Absolutely. But the Atlantic Coast Conference is now talking, with a straight face, about adding two teams — Stanford and Cal — from northern California. Oregon’s volleyball team will soon to be flying to Maryland for a conference match. Sense went out the window two golems go.“I’m just dumbfounded at how quickly this all moved and transpired,” Craig Thompson, the former longtime commissioner of the Mountain West, told me as our convo turned to realignment. “It’s like, ‘Oh, man, we better do something.’ I don’t know if we’re going to rue (this) day.”The painful truth? The boat the Rams nee...

Pasadena woman shot, killed following early morning fight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

The Pasadena Police Department is investigating after a woman was shot and killed following reports of a fight at an apartment complex early Tuesday morning. Police responded to an apartment complex on the 2000 block of North Fair Oaks Avenue around 1:11 a.m. after receiving a call regarding a fight and shots fired. When police arrived on scene, they found 34-year-old Tynisha Houston suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The Pasadena woman was transported to the hospital but later died from her wounds.Police searched the same apartment complex where Houston was found and eventually arrested a suspect. That suspect has been identified only as a 54-year-old resident of Pasadena.Additional details regarding the suspect are being withheld due to the developing nature of the investigation, police said. Police did confirm that a search warrant was served and a firearm was recovered.The Pasadena Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Bureau is handling the investigation. Anyone with inf...

78-year-old hiker missing for days rescued

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:31 GMT

A 78-year-old man who had been missing in the Chumash Wilderness area of Ventura County for two days has been rescued, authorities announced on Tuesday.  Calls about Balaji Keshava’s disappearance came in at around 3 p.m. on Aug. 5, officials with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department said.  According to investigators, Keshava had been hiking with a group of individuals when he somehow became separated from the group near Grouse Mountain. “Dispatchers were able to determine Balaji’s general location using information gathered from the cell phone call he placed after dialing 911,” a VCSO news release stated.  Members of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team, assisted by a Kern County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, began their search in the area of Cerro Noroeste where a trailhead was located. The teams searched through the night, even deploying a Ventura County helicopter equipped with a thermal imaging camera.  The following day, on Aug. 6, search...