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Large industrial fire prompts evacuation orders in Indiana

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:46 GMT

RICHMOND, Ind. (WXIN) — Evacuation orders have been issued for those living near a roaring industrial fire in Indiana that sent massive clouds of black smoke into the sky Tuesday.The fire broke out at an industrial site in Richmond, near the Ohio border, that lately had been used to store plastics and other materials for recycling or resale, Mayor Dave Snow said.“They were under a city order to clean up and remediate that site,” Snow told The Associated Press. “We knew that was a fire hazard the way they were storing materials.”Residents within a half mile of the fire were asked to evacuate by the Wayne County Emergency Management Agency. Those further than a half mile from the fire were encouraged to shelter in place.As of 9 p.m., Wayne County EMA said that over 2,000 people have evacuated the area. The fire is expected to burn for a few days, said Steve Jones, the Indiana State Fire Marshall on the scene."The smoke is definitely toxic," he added. When crews arrived, the fire "was ...

Central Health President, CEO stepping down by the end of 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:46 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Central Health President and CEO Mike Geeslin announced Monday he plans to "depart" the Travis County healthcare district by the end of this year, according to a news release from Central Health.Geeslin will mark six years with Central Health in May, the release said. “For the past year, I’ve met with the Board about Central Health’s ongoing transformation and thinking about the next generation of CEOs to lead the organization,” Geeslin said in the news release. “Organizations should be deliberate in embracing change and controlling their destiny, and this includes creating leadership change. It’s been almost six years since I started at Central Health, and the time is drawing near for me to move on to the next life phase. With Central Health becoming a more expansive and sophisticated hospital district, the stage is created for a climate of constructive transition.” Central Health to undergo performance review costing more than $845K Since Geeslin joined Central ...

Wild get physical with rival Jets as Central Division title hopes vanish

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:46 GMT

The lonely Northwest Division banner that hangs in the rafters at the Xcel Energy Center will officially go another year without any company.After flirting with the Central Division title for a few weeks, the Wild officially cannot finish in the No. 1 spot.That much was decided on Tuesday night at the Xcel Energy Center when the Wild suffered a 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The result means the Wild will play either the Colorado Avalanche or Dallas Stars in the first round of the NHL playoffs.After looking rather uninspired 24 hours earlier, the Wild got out to another slow start, allowing Jets center Adam Lowry to make it 1-0 minutes into the game.More concerning for the Wild this time around was that they entered the game with their full complement of players. Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello, Jared Spurgeon, and Jonas Brodin all returned the lineup after resting last game.No matter. The struggles continued for the Wild midway through the first period as Jets winger Mark Scheifel...

Saints use four-run 12th inning to finally put away Indianapolis 10-6

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:46 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS — The St. Paul Saints pulled out a 10-6, 12-inning victory over Indianapolis on Tuesday. but the host Indians made them work for it.The Saints (5-4) were three outs from winning in the ninth, 10th and 11th innings, but the Indians (5-5) rallied each time to get to another extra inning. St. Paul finished things with four runs in the top of the 12th, then held Indianapolis scoreless in the bottom half of the inning.The Saints took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but the Indians scored two runs to send the game to the 10th. Both teams scored one run in the 10th and two more in the 11th before St. Paul exploded for four more in the 12th.In the 12th, Kyle Garlick’s RBI groundout with the bases loaded gave St. Paul a 7-6 lead. Mark Contreras followed with a two-run single, and Chris Williams added an RBI single to compete the big inning.The first half of the game seemed detached from the wild ending, but starting pitcher Brent Headrick was terrific for the Sain...

Joint funeral planned Saturday for 2 slain western Wisconsin police officers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:46 GMT

Hundreds of people lined the streets and somberly paid their respects as the flag-draped caskets carrying the bodies of police officers Emily Breidenbach and Hunter Scheel returned home to western Wisconsin on Monday.Breidenbach, 32, of the Cameron Police Department, and Scheel, 23, of the Chetek Police Department, were killed in the line of duty during a shootout in a traffic stop Saturday in Cameron. Their bodies were taken to the Twin Cities for autopsies as part of the investigation.A procession of law enforcement vehicles carried both officers from the medical examiner’s office to their respective funeral homes. Officers stood, and will stand, vigil by each officer’s side until the services are complete.“We are carrying our dead. We are mourning,” said Marianna Fuentes. “We are holding each other up by the skin of our teeth.”Breidenbach and Scheel were conducting a traffic stop shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday when there was an exchange of gunfire, the Wisconsin Department of Jus...

SPORTIME Schenectady catches fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:46 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) —SPORTIME Schenectady was hosting their school vacation week programs when a fire forced them into action. Carman Fire Chief, Scott Sloan, was in the area for a different call. "A lot of the wires were down, there was a traffic accident. Originally, we were on our way there. We then got the call to come here," stated Sloan. Teen steals firearms from Calamity Jane’s Fire investigators are still looking into whether the downed wires led to the fire. The conditions caused by the accident made the fire difficult to put out until National Grid could step in. "Initially there was a large power line down across the driveway, so responding apparatuses couldn't get in," explained Sloan. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Even with conditions working against them, the fire department responded as quickly as possible. "We had one working hydrant on the compound here. The next one was out in the road, we had t...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is just as tired of potholes as you are 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:46 GMT

If you were driving through Brentwood and thought you saw The Terminator filling a pothole, you weren't completely wrong.Movie star and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was out personally fixing a pothole in his neighborhood on Tuesday, with motorists stopping by to thank him for taking action to repair the pothole that had been in the road for weeks.Potholes have been ravaging streets across Los Angeles and the rest of California, especially after the torrential downpours the region saw this past winter. Now, a former Governor has taken it upon himself to fix a pothole in his neighborhood. Recently, nearly 50 drivers on the 71 Freeway in Pomona were forced to pull over, many of them with flat tires, due to massive potholes that opened in the northbound span of the freeway. The problem is affecting all California drivers, including former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Video posted on Twitter by Schwarzenegger on Tuesday showed him personally repair...

Athletics destroyed by Ryan Mountastle’s two homers, nine RBIs in loss to Orioles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:46 GMT

What happens when you intentionally walk someone to load the bases and bring up a hitter that has already driven in five runs?If you’re the Athletics, Dany Jimenez serves up a grand slam to Ryan Mountcastle in a 12-8 loss to the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday night at Camden Yards.Mountcastle’s nine RBIs in the game is three more than A’s team leader Jace Peterson has for the season (seven).The loss was the latest disappointment, especially considering the A’s at one point had a 7-3 lead in the fifth inning courtesy of a three-run homer by Shea Langeliers, and had their No. 1 starter on the mound in rookie left-hander Kyle Muller.With their sixth straight loss, the A’s fell to 2-9, with Baltimore improving to 6-5. Bryan Baker got the win for the Orioles with one inning of scoreless relief, with Sam Moll taking the loss for the A’s, having put on two of the baserunners before Mountcastle’s slam.Mountcastle drove in his first five runs off Muller w...

UC Berkeley sexual assault suspect connected to assault in Palo Alto

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:46 GMT

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) -- A suspect in a series of sexual assaults on UC Berkeley's campus was taken into custody on Tuesday, university police confirmed to KRON4. The Palo Alto Police Department said that the suspect was also believed to have committed another sexual assault at a Palo Alto underpass. Video shows ex-SF fire commissioner assaulted with pipe in Marina District The suspect was identified as 34-year-old Daniel Widyanto Condronimpuno of San Francisco. He was arrested on the UC Berkeley campus at about 12:40 p.m. UC Berkeley police believe four on-campus assaults were connected, and they released images of the suspect on Tuesday morning. The most recent assault happened just after midnight on Tuesday, involving a young woman being grabbed from behind and knocked to the floor near the Foothill Complex residence hall. The woman was able to fight back and get away.In the other three cases, the suspect grabbed female students in inappropriate areas over their clothes. On ...

Whale found on San Leandro shore was likely struck by boat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Scientists with the California Academy of Sciences and The Marine Mammal Center said a juvenile gray whale that washed ashore near the San Leandro Marina last week likely died from injuries sustained in a vessel strike. In a necropsy conducted Saturday, scientists identified several areas of hemorrhage found in the soft tissue around the whale’s eye, lower jaw, and shoulder indicating blunt force trauma that occurred while the whale was alive. In addition, they noted severed tail flukes and propeller lacerations along the body of the whale consistent with vessel collision."This specific gray whale incident puts into perspective the added challenges that human activity poses for a species that has lost nearly 40 percent of its population since 2019," said Dr. Jeff Boehm of The Marine Mammal Center.According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the number of gray whales migrating along the West Coast has dropped 38 percent since the last popu...