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Ameren uses recycling program to repurpose old power poles

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:57 GMT

MARYVILLE, Ill. - There are a variety of reasons power poles are taken out of service. In some cases, they simply age out.  “The average life span of a pole is 40 years,” said Brian Bretsch, spokesman for Ameren Illinois.   Storms and vehicle crashes can also lead to power poles being replaced. In the past, Ameren workers would pile the poles and eventually put them in a dumpster.    Triple shooting at North St. Louis gas station one dead, two injured “They used to take chain saws and have to cut them up into pieces,” said Bretsch.   Beginning last year, Ameren partnered with recycler Blackwood Solutions. Ameren continues to remove old poles and pile them in the St. Louis metro. Now, Blackwood Solutions hauls them away and repurposes the poles into fence posts, parking barriers and other products. The recycling program is operational in Missouri and Illinois.  “We really like this program because it allows us to be really good environmental stewards,”...

Skidding Cards lose sixth straight, 6-1 to Mets to open road trip

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Tylor Megill won for the first time in almost a month, slumping Daniel Vogelbach homered in his return to the lineup and the New York Mets beat the skidding St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Friday night in a series opener between two of baseball’s most disappointing teams.Brett Baty hit a two-run double off Miles Mikolas in a three-run first inning, and Tommy Pham added a pair of two-out RBI singles against his former team as the fourth-place Mets (33-36) won their second straight after losing nine of 10.Willson Contreras homered for the Cardinals (27-43), who have dropped six in a row and 13 of 16. After winning the NL Central last season, St. Louis has the worst record in the National League and is off to its worst start in 45 years.Megill (6-4) allowed four hits in six innings, striking out seven and walking none for his first victory since May 18 against Tampa Bay. He was 0-2 in his previous four outings, including a dreadful performance last Friday in Pittsburgh when ...

Colorado homebuyers struggle with limited inventory, high-interest rates

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:57 GMT

Despite a double-digit percentage increase in new listings on the market, the continued low inventory and interest rates that hover around 7% hindered potential buyers in May, according to the Colorado Association of Realtors monthly report.While the median prices of statewide and Denver metro area remain below last year’s record highs, limited inventory pushed prices up for the fourth month.“Have you noticed a few less ‘sold’ signs in your neighborhood? If you live in Denver County, you’re not wrong with roughly one-third fewer sales taking place across freestanding homes and condos alike this May,” said Matt Leprino with Remingo.Despite the limited inventory, sellers can’t bank on anything selling and must make necessary improvements before listing their homes.“Sellers, if you’re looking for top dollar, then your home better be priced ‘right on’ and your condition needs to be superior to your competition. Being R...

Officials raising awareness about rising crime in O.C.

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:57 GMT

Republican and Democratic congressional members are raising awareness of foreign criminals coming into Southern California to commit violent crimes.  Amid news that Chilean criminal gangs have been burglarizing homes in Orange County, officials are concerned about a particular visa program that allows Chilean nationals to come into the United States on 90-day visas without having to provide a criminal background check. O.C. District Attorney Todd Spitzer says the program causes issues in court when someone is arrested and comes before a judge and they are unable to prove a criminal background, if any. If they are released on a lower bail or no bail at all, they usually don’t show up for future hearings. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy held a roundtable discussion in O.C. with law enforcement and lawmakers on Friday to address the rising crime and discuss concerns and potential changes to the visa waiver program. Democratic Congressmen Lou Correa and Mike Levin ...

Viral TikTok rap star Van Van dreams of working with Beyoncé

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:57 GMT

TikTok star, Savannah McConneaughey, also known as Van Van, quickly rose to social media stardom with her creative rap lyrics and energetic beats. With the help of her parents, the 4-year-old self-made rapper garnered millions of views on TikTok from her freestyle raps about her ABCs and 123s. Van Van, who has more than 200,000 social media followers and over one million TikTok video views, says that she feels “great and happy” to be a TikTok star. “Ever since she was a child, I’ve just been recording her because she just had something about her, like a spark,”  said Van Van’s dad and hype man, Reggie Savannah McConneaughey. “When she was younger, she would just memorize songs so easily and dance to them. Her mom could be singing a song and then stop and Vannah would fill in the words. That’s when she was like one or two years old. She had rhythm when she was younger. I was like, 'Yeah, she’s special.'” Van Van, who credits her inspiration to child star That Girl Lay ...

Crews work to extinguish brush fire burning in Napa County

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:57 GMT

(KRON) -- A brush fire is burning in Napa County Friday evening, Cal Fire LNU tweeted. The fire was first reported to be 15 acres on the 1100 block of Snell Valley Road in Pope Valley.As of 7:30 p.m., the fire is at 80 acres and is 0% contained, officials said. Cal Fire says crews are making "good progress" on their response to the blaze.(Cal Fire LNU)Eighteen fire engines, two air tankers, two helicopters, two water tenders, three hand crews and four dozers were deployed to the scene. Travelers in the area are advised to use caution and give way to emergency vehicles.Cal Fire first tweeted about the fire at 6:11 p.m., which was initially 15 acres. It has now spread to 80 acres approximately one hour later.No other information was immediately available.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: abso...

Travis D’Arnaud homers twice in the Braves’ 8-1 victory over the Rockies

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:57 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Travis d’Arnaud hit two massive homers and the Atlanta Braves won for the 11th time in 13 games, beating the Colorado Rockies 8-1 on Friday night.D’Arnaud hit a 474-foot, two-run shot in the first inning for the 100th homer of his career to stake Jared Shuster to a 3-0 lead. He added another two-run homer in the third off Dinelson Lamet, this one a 433-foot drive that put the Braves up 5-0.Eddie Rosario also hit a two-run homer for the Braves to make it 7-0 in the fourth. Shuster (4-2) went 5 2-3 innings for the win, giving up five hits with three walks while surrendering the only Rockies run.Limet (1-4) went four innings for Colorado, allowing all eight Atlanta runs on five hits and five walks. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Florida 6, Virginia 5

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:57 GMT

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NCAA College World Series Glance

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:57 GMT

At Charles Schwab Field OmahaOmaha, Neb.All Times EDT(Double Elimination; x-if necessary)Friday, June 16Game 1 — Oral Roberts 6, TCU 5Game 2 — No. 2 Florida 6, No. 7 Virginia 5Saturday, June 17Game 3 — No. 1 Wake Forest (52-10) vs. No. 8 Stanford (44-18), 2 p.m.Game 4 — No. 5 LSU (48-15) vs. Tennessee (43-20), 7 p.m.Sunday, June 18Game 5 — TCU (42-23) vs. No. 7 Virginia (50-13), 2 p.m.Game 6 — Oral Roberts (52-12) vs. No. 2 Florida (50-15), 7 p.m.Monday, June 19Game 7 — Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser, 2 p.m.Game 8 — Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 7 p.m.Tuesday, June 20Game 9 — Game 6 Loser vs. Game 5 Winner, 2 p.m.Game 10 — Game 8 Loser vs. Game 7 Winner, 7 p.m.Wednesday, June 21Game 11 — Game 6 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner, 2 p.m.Game 12 — Game 8 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 7 p.m.Thursday, June 22x-Game 13 — Game 6 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner, TBAx-Game 14 — Game 8 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 7 p.m.Champion...

Condenan a Vladimiro Montesinos a 23 años de cárcel en Perú por el homicidio de una agente de inteligencia

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:57 GMT

(CNN Español) –– La justicia de Perú condenó a 23 años de prisión al exasesor presidencial Vladimiro Montesinos (como autor mediato) y a Martín Rivas (como autor) por homicidio calificado con la agravante de alevosía por el asesinato de la agente de inteligencia del Ejército Mariella Barreto, ocurrido en 1997.La Cuarta Sala Penal Liquidadora Transitoria de la Corte Superior Nacional de Perú, presidida por la jueza Miluska Cano, estableció que las penas impuestas deben computarse desde el año en que están recluidos. En el caso de Vladimiro Montesinos se debe contar desde junio del 2001. Rivas, que ha sido el consejero más cercano de Fujimori, también purga una condena tras ser juzgado y hallado culpable junto a Montesinos por las masacres de La Cantuta y de Barrios Altos, ambas registradas a comienzos de la década de 1990.Montesinos fue el asesor de inteligencia del entonces presidente Alberto Fujimori y permanece en prisión por una serie de sentencias por delitos de corrupción y vio...