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Trump has been indicted in a fourth case. Here’s where all the investigations stand

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:40:53 GMT

Donald Trump has now been indicted in a fourth case, with the former president being charged Monday in Georgia over his efforts to overturn his 2020 general election defeat in the state.The probe by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis began shortly after the release of a recording of a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which the then-president suggested that Raffensperger could “find 11,780 votes” — just enough to overtake Joe Biden.Trump, a Republican, has described his phone call to Raffensperger as “perfect” and has portrayed the prosecution by the Democratic district attorney as politically motivated.Here’s a look at some of the other top probes against Trump as he campaigns for the 2024 Republican nomination:CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS CASESpecial counsel Jack Smith has been leading two federal probes related to Trump, both of which have resulted in charges against the former president.The first charges to result ...

Driver gets 10-year prison term for crashing stolen car during Anoka County police chase, killing passenger

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:40:53 GMT

A St. Paul man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for crashing a stolen car into another car while fleeing police in Anoka County, killing his passenger and seriously injuring the other driver.Joseph Mario Cady, 42, received his sentence Friday in Anoka County District Court after pleading guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and criminal vehicular operation in connection with the July 11, 2022, head-on crash in Linwood Township that killed Jessica Lynn Sellers, 30, of St. Paul.The 60-year-old driver of the car that Cady struck, Debra Lee Hirsch, was taken to the hospital in serious condition, with a broken foot and toe, cracked ribs, cuts and other trauma. A family dog in the car died and another was injured.Hirsch was 15 minutes from home in Wyoming, returning from the family cabin, her son, Nick Hirsh, wrote on a fundraising website.According to the criminal complaint and the Anoka County sheriff’s office:An employee at Cartfull reported just before 11 a.m. that a man stol...

Cohoes community reacts to deadly shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:40:53 GMT

COHOES, N.Y. (NEWS10) — After Friday night’s shooting, people who live in this normally quiet area are now upset and frightened. News10 spoke with one resident, who wanted to remain anonymous, and was friends with the victim, who has lived in Cohoes for the last few years- just a few doors down from where the incident happened. She says he was a loving father of two young girls and did not deserve this, and she is surprised this happened so close to home. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Now neighbors like Ronald Baecany are echoing that same feeling of shock. In fact, one resident just found out today about the shooting.“Yeah, it’s very surprising,” he said. “I live right around the corner. And not only am I surprised that it happened in this neighborhood, I’m surprised it’s not spoken about more.”Emily McFeters says her father has owned a business down the street from the incident for over 30 years and says there is a sense of...

Road rage mystery solved as ghost driver gets prison time

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:40:53 GMT

BOURBON, Mo. – It was a mystery for months in Bourbon, Missouri, after Jamie Peters was found unconscious outside of her car in the middle of the road.Peters, 41, continues to struggle with a brain injury following an August 2021 road rage incident. She’s still learning to talk and walk again with the help of her boyfriend, Cullen Oldham.“For us, it’s going to be a lifetime sentence,” Oldham said.But now she can concentrate solely on her healing.“I can’t feel my face on this side at all,” Peters said, explaining her partial paralysis.Last month, a judge sentenced Joseph Voisey, the man who attacked Peters, to seven years in prison.“I was so relieved,” Peters said. City of St. Charles shuts down water treatment plant due to ammonia drop The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office began its investigation with few leads.Surveillance video revealed a mystery driver following Peters’ car on Highway JJ back in 2021, as they continued four miles into Bourbon. Eyewitnesses saw bits and pieces of...

You Paid For It: North St. Louis County community demands better police protection

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:40:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A community in unincorporated north St. Louis County contacted the You Paid For It team for help dealing with a spike in cases of vandalism of their cars, as well as car thefts and other property crimes.Residents are pleading for more police protection; they didn’t see an adequate number of patrols in the area. They believe that encouraged criminals to target their area."We've got kids—young men—coming through the neighborhood, destroying our property, knocking our mailboxes down, breaking our windows out of cars for no apparent reason,” Radford Beasley said.Beasley’s wife, Michelle, has lived in the neighborhood for more than 20 years. She says police used to patrol the area regularly but don’t anymore.“I don’t know what it is or why, but we just need to see more of a police presence,” she said. City of St. Charles shuts down water treatment plant due to ammonia drop There is even a state trooper living in the neighborhood with a marked patrol car. Radford...

Jordan Walker's bases-loaded triple sparks the Cardinals to a 7-5 win over the A's

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:40:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Jordan Walker hit a bases-loaded triple in the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics in a matchup of last-place teams on Monday night.Walker's first career triple capped a four-run seventh. Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the fifth, his 19th, for St. Louis.Jo Jo Romero (3-1) worked 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the Cardinals, who had lost their previous six meetings with the A's.In the seventh, Angel Felipe (1-1) walked the bases full with one out and gave way to Francisco Perez, who walked Lars Nootbaar on five pitches to move the Cardinals within 5-4.Perez struck out Luken Baker looking, then yielded Walker's triple to right-center on a 3-2 fastball. The ball glanced off the glove of Oakland right fielder Seth Brown.Miles Mikolas departed with a 3-2 lead after yielding consecutive one-out singles in the seventh. Giovanny Gallegos, pitching on his 32nd birthday, entered and gave up a ...

How local agencies are helping trafficking victims

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:40:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS – The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently announced the results of a nationwide effort to help victims of sex trafficking.According to the FBI’s St. Louis office, Cross Country 13 resulted in locating several local, missing juveniles. Jay Greenberg, the special agent in charge of the St. Louis office, encourages anyone who suspects trafficking to report their suspicions to authorities.“If you see something that looks out of the ordinary, go ahead and report it,” Greenberg said.Greenberg says there’s a misconception that trafficking typically involves a victim being kidnapped or abducted. According to authorities, luring a victim into danger through a friendship or relationship is more likely. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW ...

Members of U.S. House Ag committee hold listening session for Missouri farmers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:40:53 GMT

SEDALIA, Mo. – Even with many parts of the state receiving rainfall over the past week, this summer's drought is still taking a toll on Missouri farmers.While some might think the recent rain has improved things for the state's agriculture industry, stakeholders say the impact of the drought will be felt for months and years to come. During a listening session at the Missouri State Fair on Monday, the state told the federal delegation that Missouri needs help."We've been blessed to have had the rain we've recently had, but the reality of it is, for the row croppers, for cattle, for livestock producers, that problem doesn't stop with the rain," Gov. Mike Parson said. "Going into fall, we're going to be short on pasture, we're going to be short on supply, and we're going to have to get through the winter somehow."After the driest April and May since 1988, farmers across Missouri are left to make tough decisions like sending cattle to market early, due to a lack of hay."We were down in...

Rockies piece together 6-4 comeback win over Diamondbacks in Charlie Blackmon’s return to lineup

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:40:53 GMT

Three hours before the return of Charlie Blackmon, Rockies manager Bud Black attempted to manifest osmosis.Now that Colorado’s young hitters could finally observe the lineup’s bearded bastion of contact hitting in action, Black reasoned, they could absorb and replicate Blackmon’s experienced approach at the plate.It took eight often-aggravating innings, but his intuition was right.The Rockies rallied for a 6-4 series-opening win over the Diamondbacks on Monday night to welcome back Blackmon, who returned to the top of the lineup after missing 52 games with a fractured hand. He went 2 for 3 with a walk and set the table in the bottom of the eighth with a leadoff infield single, beating out a close play. Colorado trailed 4-2 at the time; it had been 4-1 in the sixth before an Ezequiel Tovar home run.“Chuck beat out a ground ball up the middle, because of course he did, obviously,” said Nolan Jones, who singled home the game-winning run later in the inning...

911 dispatch trainee helps save man's life

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:40:53 GMT

An Orange County couple who had a harrowing experience after the husband suffered a heart attack last month met with the 911 dispatch trainee who answered the wife’s frantic call and helped save the man’s life.  Sharon and Steve Kielty were all smiles as they walked into the fire station in Rancho Santa Margarita on Monday to meet Chris Carvalho, the 911 dispatch trainee. It was on July 1 that 62-year-old Steve went into full cardiac arrest and Sharon called the emergency hotline.  "What’s your emergency,” Dispatcher Carvalho can be heard saying in audio of the 911 call.  “Yeah, my husband just had a heart attack. He collapsed on the floor and he’s turning red and purple. Please come!” Sharon, panic-stricken, is heard responding. At the time, Carvalho, a probationary dispatcher, had only been on the job for three months.  “We’ll be there soon, but you’re going to keep doing this until we take over, okay? Do not stop,” Carvalho is heard saying.  As far a...