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St. Louis soon plans to crack down on short-term rentals

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Board of Aldermen has approved new regulations to try and crack down on concerns with short-term rentals, specifically violence and large crowds linked to such properties. There are thousands of short-term rentals available in the City of St. Louis. City leaders have been trying to come up with solutions after heightened concerns. Many late-night parties hosted at the rentals have been spilling into the streets and leading to violence. St. Louis youth football coach recovering after shooting, suspect charged Two bills advanced Friday, but not without debate. One bill would impose new rules for short-term rentals, like requiring owners to have a permit to operate a short-term rental that can be used as a party house. Another would enforce zoning codes in the City of St. Louis.City leaders say the new rules will also include a designated contact person for each short-term rental and a required permit that will be completed and reviewed annually.City leader...

Endangered SILVER Advisory issued for missing Normandy man

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:24 GMT

NORMANDY, Mo. - An Endangered SILVER Advisory has been issued for a man reported missing after he left a Normandy nursing home. The Normandy Police Department is searching for 62-year-old Edward Francis. Francis is described as 6 feet tall and 200 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black veteran's hat, a dark zip-up hoodie and dark jeans. Missouri deer painted with ‘pet’ sign raises concern Police say Francis has been diagnosed with dementia and other health issues. He was seen leaving the nursing home on foot and previously told staff about wanting to go to Ohio. If you have any information on Francis' whereabouts, contact the Normandy Police Department at 636-529-8210.

Lack of child care providers continues to be a crisis in Missouri

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:24 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Chamber of Commerce is sounding the alarm as half of the state sits in a child care desert. It's a top concern for Missouri businesses and a major hurdle for Missouri families: the lack of child care providers and the overall cost of having someone watch their child. Roughly one in every three child care facilities in Missouri is no longer open following the pandemic, according to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.  St. Louis youth football coach recovering after shooting, suspect charged "We know people want to go to work, but they can't go to work because they don't have quality child care," said Brenda Lohman, director for the University of Missouri Center for Family Policy and Research. "We need to think of early childhood education and child care as a backbone to Missouri's economy, not just immediately but long-term."According to the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, the state's economy lost out on more than $1.3 billion last...

Indigenous teen girl reported missing from Lakewood

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:24 GMT

A 14-year-old Indigenous girl is missing from Lakewood, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.The agency issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert for Valerie Griego-Ayala on Friday.Griego-Ayala was last seen at 3 p.m. Thursday in the 6100 block of West 13th Avenue in Lakewood, according to the agency.She is described as 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 140 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She has a Young Blood tribal affiliation.Anyone who sees Griego-Ayala should call 911 or the Lakewood Police Department at 303-980-7300.MISSING INDIGENOUS PERSON ALERT – ACTIVATION14 YEAR OLD VALERIE GRIEGO-AYALA WAS LAST SEEN ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023 AT 3:00 PM.Please contact Lakewood PD at 303-980-7300 with any information. pic.twitter.com/2VwkxpVORl— CBI (@CBI_Colorado) October 13, 2023Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

Four-bedroom home sells for $1.7 million in Fremont

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:24 GMT

5254 Reeder Court – Google Street ViewA 1,710-square-foot house built in 1959 has changed hands. The property located in the 5200 block of Reeder Court in Fremont was sold on Sept. 11, 2023. The $1,675,000 purchase price works out to $980 per square foot. This single-story home offers a roomy layout with four bedrooms and two bathrooms. In addition, the house includes a two-car garage.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:A 2,425-square-foot home on the 38200 block of Ballard Drive in Fremont sold in November 2022, for $2,090,000, a price per square foot of $862. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In April 2023, a 1,584-square-foot home on Farwell Drive in Fremont sold for $1,500,000, a price per square foot of $947. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Eggers Drive, Fremont, in August 2023, a 1,584-square-foot home was sold for $1,780,000, a price per square foot of $1,124. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Letters: Animal carnage | Not representative | History of conflict | Palestinians suffer | Extended war | Clinging to Trump

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:24 GMT

Animal carnage onhighways ignoredI would like to start off by saying that I am an animal lover.My biggest complaint is about all of the dead animals on both sides of Highway 4. Between Alhambra Road and the Highway 80 interchange, there are at least 15 dead animals. What happened to someone picking them up? Some have been there for months. There was a dead deer that sat for two days last weekend. It’s gone.There are freeway workers, yet they are still there. There was a time when those animals would have been picked up.Lora Lee MartinEl SobranteHamas doesn’t representall PalestiniansWe must not confuse the plight of the Palestinians with the evil of Hamas. To do so would be like condemning all Americans because some are Proud Boys.We also need to appreciate the possible consequences for Palestinians of the Netanyahu/Saudi deal.Finally, I am worried about the hysteria that Netanyahu and his supporters are promoting here in the United States. A terrible situation needs coo...

OBIT: Louise Glück, Nobel-winning poet, dead at 80

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:24 GMT

By Hillel Italie | Associated PressNEW YORK — Nobel laureate Louise Glück, a poet of unblinking candor and perception who wove classical allusions, philosophical reveries, bittersweet memories and humorous asides into indelible portraits of a fallen and heartrending world, has died at 80.Glück’s death was confirmed Friday by Jonathan Galassi, her editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Additional details were not immediately available.Over more than 60 years of published work, Glück forged a narrative of trauma, disillusion, stasis and longing, spelled by moments — but only moments — of ecstasy and contentment. In awarding her the literature prize in 2020, the first time an American poet had been honored since T.S. Eliot in 1948, Nobel judges praised “her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.”Glück’s poems were often brief, a page or less in length, exemplars of her attachment to “the unsaid, to suggesti...

Hamas appears to have practiced border assault in plain sight

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:24 GMT

By Michael Biesecker and Sarah El Deeb | Associated PressLess than a month before Hamas fighters blew through Israel’s high-tech “Iron Wall” and launched an attack that would leave more than 1,200 Israelis dead, they practiced in a very public dress rehearsal.A slickly produced two-minute propaganda video posted to social media by Hamas on Sept. 12 shows fighters using explosives to blast through a replica of the border gate, sweep in on pickup trucks and then move building by building through a full-scale reconstruction of an Israeli town, firing automatic weapons at human-silhouetted paper targets.The Islamic militant group’s live-fire exercise dubbed operation “Strong Pillar” also had militants in body armor and combat fatigues carrying out operations that included the destruction of mock-ups of the wall’s concrete towers and a communications antenna, just as they would do for real in the deadly attack last Saturday.While Israel’s h...

Letters: More than gaming | Helping police | Who benefits? | Dumping Trump | Hurting democracy

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:24 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Lottery is morethan gaming onlyRe: “Powerball ticket sold in Kern County wins $1.76 billion jackpot” (Oct. 11).The recent Powerball jackpot, reaching $1.76 billion, undeniably captured public attention and excitement. The article rightly celebrates the life-changing impact this windfall will have on the fortunate winners and highlights the shared optimism that lotteries like these bring to millions.I believe such events, beyond their entertainment value, significantly contribute to public initiatives, enhancing education and social services. I think people should recognize the broader implications of supporting lotteries. Beyond individual fortunes, these games serve as vital revenue streams for essential public services.My appeal is for the public to consider how their participation in lotteries can be a force for good, enabling continued contributions to societal progress. Let’s view ...

Warriors notebook: Why rookie Brandin Podziemski has Steph Curry’s attention in practices

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:24 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Steph Curry is one of a handful of Warriors pointing to rookie Brandin Podziemski as a standout so far in training camp.“BP really has been showing how much he understands the game of basketball at a young age and how confident he is in himself and that shows every time he steps on the floor,” Curry said at shootaround in Los Angeles on Friday before the Warriors’ preseason game against the Lakers. “That’s a nice surprise.”Curry praised Podziemski, the No. 19 overall pick from Santa Clara, for his ability to stick out among a roster full of superstars.“You expect Klay (Thompson) to ball, you expect (Kevon Looney) to do what he does, you expect (Andrew Wiggins) to come back and assert his dominance on both sides of the floor,” he said. “All the guys we know, you don’t take it for granted, but you expect them to do what they do. I’ll add myself to that.”A poor scoring and shooting performance i...