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Mother of girl who witnessed shooting of 14-year-old girl asks for help in her disappearance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

The mother of a 12-year-old St. Paul girl whose friends were shot, one fatally, this week is pleading for anyone who knows where her daughter is to get in touch so the girl can come home.Police say the girl was last seen when officers dropped her off at her house the night of the shooting.It is believed that the girl then left her home and went into hiding.“She says she doesn’t feel safe,” her mother, Shaquantae Bates, said Saturday during a news conference held at the site of the shooting.On Wednesday about 7:45 p.m., multiple 911 callers and an officer on patrol reported hearing gunshots, which led officers outside an apartment building on Hazelwood Street near East Maryland Avenue.Officers found 14-year-old Monica Joy Holley, two other girls, 13 and 15 years old, and a 19-year-old woman had been shot outside the apartment building. Paramedics took them to the hospital. Monica died. The other victims have injuries that aren’t life-threatening, police said.Monica ...

Tommies make another last-second goal-line stand to get past Butler 17-10

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

St. Thomas won its third straight Pioneer Football League game on Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium, edging Butler 17-10. And for the third straight week, the game reached its final seconds before the outcome was decided.For the second week in a row, the Tommies (4-2, 3-0 PFL)) needed a goal-line stand to preserve victory. That, after the conference opener was decided by a touchdown pass in the closing seconds that broke a tie game.“I can say that it’s gritty, but I think it’s more than that,” St. Thomas head coach Glenn Caruso said. “This is not necessarily the way we drew it up, but one of the things I love about our little team — and we’re nothing special — is that they are able find ways to have incremental successes, to stack those on top of each other to put them in position to come through at the end.“That’s a quality nowadays that is quite lost, when people are looking for the big win. But don’t get me wrong, I’m fine if we could win by, like, two scores.”Butler (4-2, 2-1) s...

Top 25 songs in St. Louis on Shazam in the past week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

Doja Cat's "Paint the Town Red" has been at the top of the charts for months now. It's broken Spotify record after Spotify record: the most streams in a single day for a female rap song, the first solo female rap song to top Spotify's U.S. Top 50 chart, and the fastest solo female rap song to hit 100 million streams in the platform's history. The song, which was released in early August, has also been sitting comfortably at the top of the list of the 200 most Shazamed songs across the U.S. But joining it now is her latest single, "Agora Hills," for which she just dropped the video in late September.Of course, that's hardly the only new song on Shazam's Top 200 chart. Millennials are relishing the return of Justin Timberlake and 'N Sync, who, after reuniting at the MTV Video Music Awards in September, have a new song for the upcoming "Trolls" movie called "Better Place." Not only that, but Timberlake and Nelly Furtado both appear on Timbaland's new single "Keep Going Up," the trio's ...

Common scams circulating in California, here's what to look out for

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

A series of scams have infiltrated the Golden State causing the California Department of Justice to provide ways to stay protected. Here's a list of scams circulating California and how to avoid them:$20 Bill ScamThe $20 bill scam involves a stranger pretending to return a $20 bill that they say a potential victim dropped, according to the Yuba City Police Department. This usually happens after a scammer learns of the victim's debit card pin number by watching them at an ATM.Moments later the scammer will get the victim to open their wallet and ask for the money back. During the process, the victim gets distracted while the scammer(s) steal the debit card right from under the victim's nose without them knowing. Officials advise people to use caution when using a debit card or providing personal information in a public place. It's also recommended to pay close attention while handling financials in the presence of strangers. Are your old coins and bills valuable? Expert explains w...

2 dead, 1 injured in Richmond shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

UPDATE: As of Saturday morning, a total of two people died as a result of the shooting. Last night, Richmond police said one person died, and two were injured from the shooting.(KRON) -- Two people are dead and another was injured after a shooting in the City of Richmond Friday night, the Richmond Police Department confirmed to KRON4. Richmond police responded to the 900 block of 23rd Street at 7:45 p.m. for a ShotSpotter notification. Officers found all three victims at the scene, but one of them died at the scene before they were able to reach a hospital. Two of the other victims were taken to nearby hospitals, police said. However, one of them died at the hospital, making it a total of two fatalities in the shooting. RPD continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Hajj-Malik Williams throws 2 TD passes to Ezeriah Anderson and Campbell holds off Hampton 30-27

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Hajj-Malik Williams threw two touchdown passes to Ezeriah Anderson and Campbell held off Hampton 30-27 on Saturday.Anderson’s 7-yard catch gave Campbell a 14-7 lead and his 12-yarder made it 21-14 late in the third quarter. Williams, who entered with the FCS’ third-best completion percentage at 75.2, finished 14 of 21 for 238 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Anderson had four catches for 45 yards.Chris McKay raced for a 61-yard gain to set up his 7-yard touchdown run to make it 30-14 early in the fourth quarter. McKay carried it eight times for 97 yards, and NaQuari Rogers added a game-high 29 carries for 90 yards and a TD.Hampton pulled within three points with 58 seconds left, but Campbell recovered the onside kick to end it.Campbell (3-3, 2-2 Coastal Athletic Association), which came into the game ranked 15th in total offense at 434.0 yards per game, totaled 440 yards. Michael Bowles and Ed Dennis each intercepted a pass by Hampton quarterback C...

The auto workers’ strike enters its 4th week. The union president urges members to keep up the fight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The president of the United Auto Workers and other labor leaders headlined a rally Saturday in Chicago to maintain union members’ support for a strike against Detroit automakers that is now in its fourth week.UAW President Shawn Fain, using language that has become familiar over the past month, portrayed the strike a pivotal moment for organized labor and part of a war pitting working people against “the billionaire class and corporate greed.”Fain provided no new details on negotiations or whether talks continued on Saturday. A spokeswoman for Stellantis, which owns the Jeep, Ram and Dodge brands, said there was nothing to update Saturday. Representatives of Ford and General Motors did not immediately reply to requests for comment.The union claimed a breakthrough on Friday, when GM agreed to put workers at new electric vehicle battery plants under the UAW’s national contract. On Friday night, Ford repeated its previous statement that the plants haven’t even been...

Ireland ready for All Blacks in Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after blitzing Scotland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Ireland underlined the burgeoning hype about it as the Rugby World Cup title favorite by reaching the quarterfinals on the back of four impressive pool wins.The 36-14 blitzing of Scotland on Saturday followed an epic victory against defending champion South Africa, androuts of Romania and Tonga.So far, so good.In the quarterfinal next Saturday at Stade de France awaits New Zealand. Ireland has never reached the semifinals and must break this hoodoo against a team looking for a record fourth world title.“Well, it’s what dreams are made of. As far as a quarterfinal is concerned it doesn’t get any tougher,” Ireland coach Andy Farrell said. “The respect we have got for New Zealand is through the roof, and hopefully they have got a bit of respect for us.”Ireland blitzed Scotland by six tries to top Pool B ahead of South Africa, which it beat 13-8 in a titanic contest two weeks ago.This one was never close as Ireland cruised to a 17th straight win — one...

Pulisic scores to move Milan top of Serie A after intense finale sees Giroud take over in goal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Christian Pulisic came off the bench to score a ‘Made in America’ late goal in AC Milan’s 1-0 win at Genoa after an intense finale on Saturday as the Rossoneri took a two-point lead at the top of Serie A.Pulisic combined with United States teammate Yunus Musah to net the winner three minutes from time.Fellow forward Olivier Giroud also had a crucial part to play in the match but in an unusual position. His vital double save in the 14th minute of injury time came as he ended the match wearing the goalkeeper’s gloves and jersey after Mike Maignan was sent off. Milan had already used up all of its substitutes so Giroud took over in goal.Genoa also had its goalkeeper sent off in a separate incident.Milan will spend the international break solo at the top, two points clear of rival Inter Milan, which let slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to Bologna earlier Saturday.Juventus was third, four points behind Milan, following a 2-0 win over Torino in a derby mat...

Harris propels UTSA to 49-34 victory over Temple

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Frank Harris threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score to lead UTSA to a 49-34 victory over Temple on Saturday in the Roadrunners’ American Athletic Conference opener.Harris completed 25 of 33 passes for 338 yards for UTSA (2-3, 1-0).Harris connected with Joshua Cephus for a 17-yard touchdown to pull the Roadrunners even at 14 early in the second quarter. He scored on a 1-yard run on the following possession to give UTSA the lead. E.J. Warner answered with a 31-yard scoring strike to John Adams for Temple (2-4, 0-2), tying the game at 21. Warner was sacked on the Owls’ next possession deep in their own territory and fumbled. Ronald Triplette recovered, Robert Henry scored on the next play on a 6-yard run and UTSA took a 28-21 lead into halftime.Harris fired a 40-yard scoring strike to Tykee Ogle-Kellogg on UTSA’s first possession of the second half to up the lead to 35-21.Warner capped a 12-play drive with a 2-yard touchdown toss to Peter...