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Help identify bizarre burglar who targeted VFW

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:50 GMT

HAWK POINT, Mo. – A burglar struck Hawk Point VFW Post 7560 on the morning of New Year’s Eve and may have attempted to cover his tracks with a fire.“Why pick on the VFW?” Quartermaster Mike Norman said. “He walked with a crowbar in one hand; gas can in the other hand.”Surveillance video shows his face is mostly covered with a bandana, but his unique hoodie may give him away. It appears to be a Hard Rock Café zip-up, picturing a guitar with wings.He reportedly hit five machines, with about $800 in each one. From the video, it looks like he knew exactly what he was doing, striking each machine in a spot that appeared to pop out the cash container.“He had to have been here before,” Norman said. “He knew how to get into the games.”Police believe the burglar may have intended to burn the place down, a move that appears to have left the biggest clue. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking New...

ATM at St. Louis County bank stolen for second time in three months

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – It’s a new year, but the St. Louis County police are investigating the same crime again.On Thursday, the St. Louis County Police Department released security camera footage of a suspect in an ATM theft investigation. The theft happened around 2 a.m. on Jan. 2 at the Regions Bank along Lewis and Clark Boulevard in Jennings. Police claim the suspect got away with thousands of dollars.It’s the second time an outdoor ATM. has been stolen. A similar incident happened in November 2023.Detectives also believe the same Jeep Grand Cherokee, but painted a different color, was used in both crimes.“That’s a strange activity,” bank customer Arlando Travis said.Travis uses the ATM for his lawn maintenance business. He specifically used the ATM that was stolen because of how spacious it was for his truck and trailer.“I like the one at the end, so I can get my trailer through, but they are gone,” Travis said.Anyone with information on the suspect or the vehicle involved in t...

St. Louis Fire Department reminding residents not to park near hydrants

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis firefighters are urging people to pay attention to where they are parking, especially if it is near a fire hydrant. You could end up with a ticket on your windshield, like two cars on Kensington Place, where firefighters said the cars created obstacles during a recent house fire."We did have two cars parked not directly in front of the hydrant, but there was maybe a foot-wide space between two cars that we were able to squeeze the hose through to the hydrant for our water source," Battalion Chief Mike Killingsworth said.Firefighters said they see more people parking in front of fire hydrants during the winter months."They get in a hurry, they get in a rush, and don't want to drive the extra 10 or 20 feet to park in a legal spot. So, the first open spot is normally in front of a fire hydrant," Chief Dennis Jenkerson said. When is Missouri & Illinois getting snow? Tracking the storms The chief said, according to the city ordinance, they need 15 feet on eith...

Illinois State Police targets road rage with new campaign

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:50 GMT

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - When it comes to road rage, the Illinois State Police reports drivers are reacting more aggressively and dangerously. A new awareness campaign by the state police aims to save lives.The campaign is called “Road Rage. Don’t Engage.” Police are offering ways to identify signs of road rage and advice for avoiding conflict. “I’ve seen some people pull over and let other people by that they thought were reckless,” Belleville resident Todd McArthy said. When is Missouri & Illinois getting snow? Tracking the storms He said engaging with someone who is showing signs of road rage is just not worth the risk.One recent survey ranked Illinois in the top ten of states considered to have the most confrontational drivers. Another survey found reasons for becoming violent were often linked to something like another driver not allowing someone to pass or tailgating.Belleville resident Jeff Wetzler said he avoids road rage conflicts because you never know what the other per...

Luetkemeyer discusses decision to retire at end of term

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:50 GMT

ST. ELIZABETH, Mo. – Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer, a longtime Missouri representative in Washington, D.C., said Thursday that he would not seek reelection in 2024 and announced his retirement.Luetkemeyer spoke with FOX 2 about his 16 years in Washington and why now is the time to step away, even with so much at stake in the upcoming November elections. He was considered a shoe-in to retain the seat for the GOP, which is clinging to an ultra-thin majority in the House of Representatives.“I really think we’re looking at another ‘wave’ election this fall,” Luetkemeyer said. “I come from and actually live in the smallest town of anybody in Congress.”St. Elizabeth’s population is less than 400.Luetkemeyer, 71, won’t be running for a ninth term. He represents Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District, which stretches from St. Charles County and Jefferson County in suburban St. Louis, around Jefferson City, and much of the Lake of Ozarks.“My whole family was together over the holidays. We sa...

Five people charged in threats against CSU’s Henry Blackburn following Rocky Mountain Showdown hit to Travis Hunter

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:50 GMT

Five people are facing charges related to threatening CSU Rams safety Henry Blackburn following his controversial hit on CU Buffs two-way star Travis Hunter at the Rocky Mountain Showdown in September.Blackburn received about 7,000 threats on social media following the game, according to a Fort Collins Police Service post on Facebook. The post did not specifically name Blackburn and did not describe the nature of the charges, except that they were misdemeanors.Detectives spent more than 100 hours investigating the threats, according to Fort Collins police, and identified one adult and four juveniles “that there was probable cause for misdemeanor charges.”For Collins police declined to release the specific charges, citing statutory protections, and referred questions about the identity of the adult suspect to the agency’s records division.The five suspects were issued a court summons, according to Fort Collins police.Blackburn and his family reportedly received a deluge of threats, i...

Kiszla: Why longtime Denver sportscaster Todd Romero refuses to go quietly from his dismissal at Altitude

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:50 GMT

Sports that were a lifeline as his escape from physical abuse as a child are now too painful for longtime Denver sportscaster Todd Romero to watch.“Sports saved my life as a kid. I had an abusive, alcoholic stepfather. From ages five through 15, I got beaten by him three or four times a week,” Romero told me, with tears turning his eyes into puddles as we sat in a local coffee shop. “What saved me was getting out of the house to play baseball, basketball and football. Those coaches mentored me, fed me and made me feel somebody cared.”Sportscaster Todd Romero. (Photo provided by Melinda Romero)Born in Denver, raised in Fort Collins and educated at the University of Denver, where he graduated in 1986, Romero has been the strongest, most consistent and recognizable Hispanic voice in the Colorado sports community for the better part of a generation.When the Broncos upset Green Bay at Super Bowl XXXII, he was the first TV journalist to conduct live interviews in the winning locker room, ...

Sara-Rose Smith relishing role with fifth-ranked Colorado women’s basketball

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:50 GMT

In making the move from Missouri to Colorado this past summer, Sara-Rose Smith knew she might have to sacrifice some playing time and statistics.Two months into her first season with the fifth-ranked Buffaloes, it’s been a small price to pay.“You sort of sacrifice those five to seven minutes that I was averaging a little bit higher at Missouri,” she said. “I was totally OK with that because I knew that I was going to be a part of a winning program and a successful program. In saying that, it doesn’t change my work ethic once I finally hit the court. Yeah, I’m not putting up quite as many of the numbers as what I was last season, but I think that’s, again, just attributed to the fact that I am playing with a high level of players and teammates.”The 6-foot-1 senior guard from Australia has been an extremely valuable piece of the puzzle for the Buffs (11-1, 1-0 Pac-12), who visit Arizona on Friday (6 p.m., Pac-12 Network).A role player at Missouri last year, Smith averaged 21.7 minutes...

CU Buffs women’s basketball fully focused on road test at Arizona

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:50 GMT

As the honors kept rolling in for Colorado point guard Jaylyn Sherrod earlier this week, her teammates were thrilled.“I think everyone’s loving it,” senior Sara-Rose Smith said. “We were laughing in the locker room, like they might be making up awards at this point for how many she’s gotten. She’s just racking them up, not leaving any to anyone else. It’s so awesome. It’s just such a good feeling.”After scoring 34 points in CU’s 76-65 win against then-No. 12 Utah on Saturday, Sherrod, a fifth-year senior, was named Pac-12 player of the week, as well as national player of the week by the Associated Press, ESPN and the USWBA.True to the nature of Sherrod and the fifth-ranked CU women’s basketball team, however, there hasn’t been much basking in the glow of the Utah win or the recognition that has come with it.“You wouldn’t know that she’s gotten those awards with the way that she carries herself,” Smith said.As the Buffs’ emotional leader, Sherrod knows the Utah win, while important, ...

Loveland Pass reopens following safety closure

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:50 GMT

Loveland Pass reopened at approximately 8 p.m. following a nearly four-hour closure in both directions due to safety concerns, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Related ArticlesTransportation | Colorado road conditions: Crashes, snow close highways Transportation | Northbound I-25 reopens north of Mead after crash Transportation | RTD to pause downtown rail line service Thursday for National Western Stock Show Parade Transportation | Denver man saved 2-year-old daughter from oncoming car, died days after crash Transportation | Two lanes of westbound I-70 near Morrison closed for emergency roadwork The pass is closed between Interstate 70 and Montezuma Road as of 4:13 p.m., according to the agency. Cameras show snowpacked roads near the summit.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter.