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Queensbury brings STEM to Hovey Pond Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Hovey Pond Park is often a place to relax and get closer to nature, offering a peaceful pond and community garden. On Friday, though, it was busier than usual - and the main attraction never left the parking lot. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The "Q-Munity Bus," a blue school bus created by Queensbury Union Free School District, was parked outside Hovey Pond Park on Friday for a host of educational kids activities. Focused around STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - those activities are exactly what the bus was made for."Whatever we think that kids need, we can put on this bus," explained Queensbury Middle School STEM teacher Jacqueline Moeller. "We can bring this bus as a library, to different areas, and we tailor it to the needs of who we're going to visit."On Friday, that meant an elementary school-level introduction to coding, using an OSMO learning kit. Kids slide lett...

This Missouri home for sale comes with an underground cave

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

LOUISIANA, Mo. - One home for sale in northern Missouri not only offers the everyday basics for living, but also comes with its own underground cave system. Ravenscraft Realty has listed a unique home for sale in Louisiana, Missouri on Realtor.com. The cabin-styled home stands on study steel stilts along Highway 79 near the Mississippi River. The current asking price is $125,000, and the listing describes it as "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Two qualities the next owner will need: A knack for small living and a spirit of adventure. The home itself is only 575-square feet and consists of just a few rooms. Everyday access to the cave, one with at least 100 years worth of local history, is a big drawing point. Mayor refuses to talk about expired tags until he gets 25 push-ups John Davis, real estate agent and founder of Ravenscraft Realty, says the cave has served the Louisiana community in many ways over the years. "The cave was first used to mine oolitic limestones," said Dav...

Man beaten, robbed near Collinsville shopping plaza; suspect wanted

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a man was beaten and robbed Thursday evening in the parking lot of a Collinsville shopping plaza. The robbery happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of Beltline Road. The victim avoided serious injuries, but had his cell phone stolen. Mayor refuses to talk about expired tags until he gets 25 push-ups When the victim started walking to his car, which he parked near Club Fitness, he was approached by an unknown suspect and struck in the head with a blunt object. The suspect didn't make any demands to the victim, but took off with the victim's cell phone, which came loose when the victim fell to the ground. The Collinsville Police Department is searching for a suspect who is described as a Hispanice man around 5 feet, 8 inches tall and possibly in his 30s. He was last seen entering a white panel type vehicle. If you have any information relevant to this investigation, contact Collinsville police at 618-344-2131.

More than $1 billion up for grabs in Illinois lottery jackpots

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

CHICAGO (WMBD)-- The jackpots for the Illinois lottery are close to bursting as the grand total has swollen to a staggering $1.065 billion.An Illinois Lottery press release confirms the Mega Millions jackpot for Friday's drawing stands at $450 million, while the Powerball jackpot for Saturday's drawing is even higher at $615 million.As of this writing, five Illinoisans have won $1 million prizes through Mega Millions or Powerball this year. What is causing the mysterious St. Louis County hum? There are 7,000 lottery retailers across Illinois. For anyone thinking of purchasing a ticket, both Mega Millions and Powerball tickets run only $2.Illinois Lottery has given $24 billion (since 1985) to the state’s Common School Fund to assist K-12 public schools, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars to the Capital Projects Fund and to special causes.More information can be found here.

WATCH: Gov. Pritzker announces program to improve roadways in Illinois

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced a multi-year program to improve roadways in Illinois at 9:30 a.m. Friday.The Fiscal Year 2024-29 Proposed Highway and Multimodal Improvement Program is expected to invest more than $40 billion into improving roads, bridges, bike and pedestrian accommodations, railways, airports, and waterways.“Over the next six years, we’re investing over $40 billion to improve all modes of transportation across our great state. That means better roads and bridges, modernized transit and aviation, and expanded and faster passenger rail service,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Rebuild Illinois has increased safety, efficiency, and opportunities for residents all over the state — and over the next few years, we will keep building on that progress, with all 102 counties of Illinois included in the multi-year program.” Mayor refuses to talk about expired tags until he gets 25 push-ups According to IDOT, some of the projects coming to Central...

Men swing clubs, smash vehicle windows trying to save dog in distress at JeffCo’s Foothills Golf Course

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

While Colorado and more than a dozen other states have made laws protecting people who break the windows of locked vehicles on hot days to save pets and children, glass-smashing seldom happens.But this week in south Jefferson County at the Foothills Golf Course, men swinging golf clubs, after a manager dialed 911, powered their way into a vehicle trying to rescue a dog in distress.It was the first case Jefferson County Sheriff‘s officials could recall where rescuers acted and likely will receive protection under one of the laws, which require that rescuers first notify the police and make reasonable efforts to find the owner of the locked vehicle.Even when temperatures outside are as mild as 70 degrees, the heat inside a locked car can spike above 100 degrees within a half hour, according to veterinary authorities.On Tuesday, a woman at the golf course spotted the dog in distress, went inside the clubhouse, and notified a manager, sheriff and golf course officials said. The ma...

Owner of Crystal Mill closes trail after iconic Colorado site was damaged by trespassers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

Access to the historic Crystal Mill near Marble, one of Colorado’s most iconic photo locations, was blocked in May by owner Chris Cox to prevent trespassing and vandalism at the fragile, 131-year-old structure.The closure, first reported by the Colorado Sun, came in response to trespassers who have stolen pieces of the building and defaced it in other ways. But it does nothing to diminish the experience of visiting the area and photographing the mill, according to Sam Smith Wilkey, who owns Crystal River Jeep Tours in Marble. In fact, she said, it has “enhanced” it.A viewing area, from which generations of photographers have captured images of the building, remains accessible. The closure of a 50-foot trail merely blocks access to Crystal River and the building. In fact, Wilkey is grateful that visitors can no longer congregate beside the river and ruin photos that she takes from the viewing area.“Everyone wants to get the shot — photographers, influenc...

Swimming at Chatfield State Park gets all clear, still closed at Cherry Creek due to E. coli

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

Swimming at Chatfield State Park has been reopened but remains closed at Cherry Creek State Park due to elevated E. coli levels in the water.Park employees have put up signs at the park entrances, along the beach at and other areas at Cherry Creek to let people know. Colorado Parks and Wildlife employees said routine water-quality testing Thursday showed that levels of the bacteria at both parks were above levels considered safe by state health officials.But CPW spokeswoman Kara Van Hoose said that swimming resumed at Chatfield after water samples collected and tested Friday passed Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment standards.The public can monitor conditions at the parks through their websites and CPW Northeast Region Twitter account will announce when Cherry Creek’s swim area will reopen.“While these closures are not common, we test the water often to make sure the public is safe while enjoying the reservoir,” said Cherry Creek State Park Operations M...

Downey man tied to brutal killings of 3 women in Mexico is compared to Ted Bundy: Report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

A Southern California man believed to have killed at least three women in Mexico has been compared to notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, according to a Vice News report.Bryant Rivera, of Downey, was arrested Thursday by U.S. authorities, nearly two years after he began his alleged killing spree, Vice reported.Before his capture, Baja California Attorney General Iván Carpio Sánchez said the killer had “violent and psychopathic behavior,” and compared him to Bundy.Though implicated in the deaths of three women, Rivera was arrested in connection with the January 2022 killing of 20-year-old dancer and sex worker Ángela Carolina Acosta Flores, and Mexico is seeing to extradite him, according to the report.Rivera and Acosta met at a popular strip club in Tijuana where she worked, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Vice News.On the night of Jan. 24, 2022, the two went into a hotel above the club, but Rivera left alone and was later seen entering the U.S. on foot at the San Ys...

More than $1 billion is up for grabs as California Lottery jackpots soar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:50 GMT

More than $1 billion is up for grabs as jackpots for three California Lottery draw games soar heading into the weekend.The jackpots for the Mega Millions, Powerball and Super Lotto Plus equal about $1.13 billion, without accounting for taxes, the California Lottery office announced Friday. Three California Lottery players become instant millionaires from Powerball ticket, scratcher games The Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $450 million, the Powerball jackpot is $615 million and the Super Lotto jackpot is $74 million. The California Lottery, created to provide supplemental funding for California schools, has raised nearly $150 million from lottery ticket sales.“When jackpots climb, excitement climbs as well. And no matter if a Californian wins a jackpot or not, the lottery’s beneficiary, California public education, has already won,” a news release said.Californians will have their first chance to win some money during Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing at 7:59 p.m. Mega Mi...