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Member of secret panel studying Wisconsin Supreme Court justice’s impeachment backed her rival

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:42 GMT

MADISON, Wis. — One of the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices tapped to investigate impeaching newly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz for taking Democratic Party money accepted donations from the state Republican Party when he was on the court.The former justice, Republican David Prosser, gave $500 to the conservative candidate who lost to Protasiewicz, did not recuse from cases involving a law he helped pass as a lawmaker and was investigated after a physical altercation with a liberal justice.Prosser is one of three former justices tapped by the Republican Assembly speaker to investigate the criteria for taking the unprecedented step of impeaching a current justice. Speaker Robin Vos has floated impeachment because Protasiewicz accepted nearly $10 million from the Wisconsin Democratic Party and said during the campaign that heavily gerrymandered GOP-drawn legislative electoral maps were “unfair” and “rigged.”The impeachment threat comes after Protasiewicz’s win this spring ...

‘Data security incident’ at St. Paul school district involved 43,000+ student names, email addresses

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:42 GMT

The St. Paul school district recently notified more than 43,000 families about a “data security incident” in February.Student names and email addresses were the only information in the “unauthorized access,” according to St. Paul Public Schools.“SPPS has no evidence that any personal email addresses, physical addresses, or sensitive information were impacted,” said district spokesperson Erica Wacker. “We also have no reason to believe that any data from SPPS has been misused as a result of this incident. This incident did not involve ransomware.”In a separate incident, there was a ransomware attack in February on Minneapolis Public Schools that was “orders of magnitude more serious,” said Doug Levin, national director of the nonprofit K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX). But the St. Paul incident is still a reminder to be cautious, he said.“When cybercriminals obtain personal information, they will try to cond...

Oli Marmol will return as Cardinals manager in 2024, Mozeliak confirms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - With the St. Louis Cardinals on the brink of their first losing season in 15 years and nearly eliminated from playoff contention, the team will hang onto its current skipper for at least another year. Oli Marmol will return for his third year as the Cardinals manager in 2024. Lead executive John Mozeliak confirmed the decision Friday to multiple media members. “I do support him. I know he’ll be back next year. I think the job he does is good," Mozeliak told The Athletic's Katie Woo. Study reveals potential health risks associated with household cleaning supplies Marmol has managed to a 158-150 record in two seasons with roughly two weeks remaining in the Cardinals' 2023 schedule. A longtime coach in the Cardinals organization, Marmol was promoted full-time to big-league manager after the team parted ways with Mike Shildt in 2021. The Cardinals will soon conclude a troubled season marred by untimely injuries and prolonged slumps, and Marmol has dealt with a fair share ...

St. Louis raises flag to mark Hispanic Heritage Month

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The City of St. Louis raised a flag Friday afternoon outside of City Hall to mark Hispanic Heritage Month. Friday marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, which celebrates the history, culture, and achievements of Hispanic Americans. Study reveals potential health risks associated with household cleaning supplies Sept. 15 is a key date in Hispanic Heritage Month. It marks the anniversary of when Latin American countries won independence. The flag raised Friday features symbols that represent perseverance, sacrifice, family, courage, prosperity and justice.

Broncos WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey used to find himself in Sean Payton’s dog house. Now he has the coach’s trust

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:42 GMT

Lil’Jordan Humphrey hasn’t always been in this position.The Broncos receiver enters Week 2 not only promoted to the active roster from the practice squad, but as a player coach Sean Payton trusts.Payton earlier this week gave Humphrey one of his most complimentary tags, saying “you know exactly what you’re getting” when it comes to the 25-year-old wide receiver.It would be easy to assume Payton’s always thought that about Humphrey. After all, New Orleans drafted him out of Texas in 2019 and Payton loaded up on several former Saints players during his first offseason as the Broncos’ head coach for a reason.Humphrey, though, had several bumps in the road over his first three years.It’s why he doesn’t take Payton’s trust in him now for granted.“I take a lot of pride in it, especially since, being with him early on in my career, that wasn’t the case,” Humphrey said. “I had to earn that with him. I earned that rapport with him.”From 2019-21, Humphrey appeared in 18 games (six starts) and...

Broncos OLB Frank Clark will not play vs. Commanders due to hip injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:42 GMT

The Broncos will be short-handed in the pass rush department, which struggled in the season-opening loss to the Raiders last week.Outside linebacker Frank Clark was ruled out for Sunday’s home matchup against the Washington Commanders due to a hip injury. Clark, a two-time Super Bowl champion, has missed the last two days of practice after being a limited participant on Wednesday.According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Clark is expected to miss multiple weeks, but the injury is not considered serious. On Friday, Broncos head coach Sean Payton said he doesn’t expect Clark’s injury to change the team’s plan of rotating edge rushers.Against the Raiders, outside linebackers Randy Gregory and Jonathon Cooper played in more than 60% of the defensive snaps. Clark was in 42% of the defensive snaps, while second-year edge rusher Nik Bonitto was in 25%. Undrafted rookie Thomas Incoom was inactive, but there’s a chance he could play Sunday due to Clark’s absence.Tight end Greg Dulcich (hamstr...

No jail time for Colorado police officer who locked woman in SUV struck by train

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:42 GMT

The Fort Lupton police officer who locked a handcuffed woman in a police vehicle that was hit by a freight train was sentenced to probation Friday.Jordan Steinke, 29, was sentenced to 30 months of supervised probation during an hour-long hearing in Weld County District Court. The former officer was convicted in July of reckless endangerment and assault after the Sept. 16, 2022, crash on railroad tracks near U.S. 85 and Weld County Road 38.That night, Steinke and then-Platteville police Sgt. Pablo Vazquez stopped driver Yareni Rios-Gonzalez after a reported road-rage incident, took her into custody and locked her in a police SUV parked on railroad tracks. The officers then failed to move the SUV as a train barreled down the tracks, horn blaring, and crashed into the SUV.Rios-Gonzalez survived but suffered serious injuries.Both officers were criminally charged; Steinke was the first to go to trial. She opted for a bench trial before Weld County District Court Judge Timothy Kerns, who ...

Coach Prime, CU Buffs ready for Rocky Mountain Showdown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:42 GMT

Never one to miss a business opportunity, Deion Sanders handed out pairs of Blenders brand sunglasses to the hosts of ESPN’s First Take and the Pat McAfee Show on Friday morning.And, of course, the head coach of the 18th-ranked Colorado Buffaloes handed out glasses to each player on the football team.“I just wanted to see how you look in them. You look good,” said Sanders, who endorses Blenders.The gifts were, of course, in response to a comment made by Colorado State head coach Jay Norvell earlier this week, when he took a shot at Sanders, who often wears sunglasses and hats in public appearances.“When I talk to grownups, I take my hat and my glasses off. That’s what my mother taught me,” Norvell said on his radio show Wednesday.Sanders also isn’t one to miss an opportunity to throw material on the bulletin board, as he and the Buffs have taken Norvell’s comments and run with them this week in preparation for Saturday’s Rocky Mountain Showdown at Folsom Field.BOULDER,CO SEPTEMBER 1...

Mount Evans, named for disgraced Colorado territorial governor, officially has a new name

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:42 GMT

Mount Evans, the Colorado fourteener named after the state’s disgraced territorial governor, now has a new name: Mount Blue Sky.The U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted 15-1 on Friday afternoon to accept the proposal for the new name, which was one of six suggestions for the Front Range peak in Clear Creek County that’s prominently visible from across metro Denver. Three board members abstained.Territorial Gov. John Evans was forced to resign following the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864, when U.S. soldiers attacked and killed Cheyenne and Arapaho people in southeastern Colorado territory, even after they had tried to broker peace.Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Governor Reggie Wassana called the renaming vote “a huge step” in a statement issued after the vote. Wassana credited several tribes and allied groups “who worked diligently to begin the healing process, bringing honor to a monumental and majestic mountain.”“We must better face the dark hist...

Why rush hour isn't as bad in post-pandemic L.A.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:42 GMT

Traffic congestion in Los Angeles and other metropolitan areas is simply a way of life, but a new study finds that the usual rush hour traffic jams aren't as bad in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.The study, conducted by the University of North Carolina, found that, while traffic plunged to record lows during the height of the pandemic, overall traffic has returned to its pre-pandemic levels.But even with the same number of drivers on the road, rush hour traffic isn't as bad as it was prior to the pandemic. The 110 and 101 freeways are shown nearly empty on March 19, 2020, hours before California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an order to stay home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. (Getty Images)The reason, researchers found, is that heavy traffic is being spread out throughout the day, rather than concentrated around specific times.The study utilized the thousands of California traffic sensors located on freeways and highways across the state, scouring data over a six-y...