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How are movie ratings decided in the US?

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

(WHTM) - Hundreds of films come out in the United States every year, and each one of them has a rating. These ratings are in place to advise parents and others about the kind of content each movie contains. The current movie rating system was created by the Motion Picture Association of America in 1968 and was established to help parents make informed viewing choices for their children. Movies are reviewed and rated by the Classification and Rating Administration, which is a part of the Motion Picture Association of America. There were only four categories when the ratings were first established in 1968. Rated G: For general audiences. Rated M: For mature audiences and parental discretion is advisedRated R: Restricted and no one under 16 is admitted unless with a parent or guardian. Rated X: No one under 16 is admitted under any circumstance. Between 1972 and 1984, M was replaced with PG, while the rest of the ratings remained the same. In the mid-1980s, the association recognized t...

Dean's Reviews: 'Boop:' The Betty Boop Musical

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Check out Dean's review on the new 'Boop:' The Betty Boop Musical, now playing at the CIBC Theater now through Dec. 24.Get Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too!

12/11 ICYMI: What happened last week?

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Here's a recap of the top stories you may have missed over the weekend and last week:Biden administration pushes for more aid.Ukraine’s President Zelensky will meet with President Biden at the White House this week as the Biden administration urges Congress to give billions more in aid to the country...(Read more)By Hannah BrandtAdvocates, lawmakers mark 11 years since Sandy Hook shooting.It’s been more than a decade since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary took the lives of 26 people....(Read more)By Basil JohnTransportation Department announces billions in funding for new passenger rail projects.New passenger rail projects across the country are getting a major funding boost from the Transportation Department...(Read more)By Hannah BrandtSecond Gentleman Doug Emhoff Condemns Antisemitism at National Menorah Lighting.The National Menorah’s first two flames were lit in a ceremony on the Ellipse last night to commemorate the start of Hanukkah...(Read more)By Justin Kounelias

ATCEMS: Major bus collision in southeast Austin, 6 patients involved

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crews are responding to a major collision involving a bus in southeast Austin near Del Valle Street.Austin-Travis County EMS said at least six patients were involved and CPR was in progress.ATCEMS said it had three ambulances, a physician assistant and two commanders assigned to the incident.The Austin Fire Department said it also had three engines and a battalion chief at the scene of the incident assisting with patient care and scene management.Officials said to avoid the area.This is a developing situation. Check back with KXAN for details.

Person hit, killed by vehicle in downtown Austin overnight

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A person was hit and killed by a vehicle in downtown Austin overnight. According to Austin-Travis County EMS, an adult was pronounced dead on the scene of an auto-pedestrian collision at 7th Street and Red River Street around 2:30 a.m. That area is in the Red River Cultural District close to several bars. It's not clear if the driver remained on the scene during the investigation. KXAN will update this story if we receive any further details.

San Antonio Zoo to offer overnight savanna stays

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (KXAN) — Starting next year, the San Antonio Zoo will begin offering overnight stays in a private lodge that oversees the zoo's savanna exhibit. Guests will be able to wake up to the newly expanded African landscape perched over a range of animals including giraffes, zebras, sitatungas, gazelles, ostriches and more. The Spekboom Lodge will offer views of the habitat in addition to a primary suite, kitchenette, living area, kid bunk beds and a private outdoor patio.A rendering of the new Spekboom Lodge coming to the San Antonio Zoo. (Courtesy: San Antonio Zoo)"You have expanded and all around 360 (degree) windows, and so it's a really cool visual into the life of the giraffe," said San Antonio Zoo Public Relations Director Cyle Perez.The addition of the lodge comes as the zoo works to expand its current savanna habitat. The space is more than doubling, combining the former elephant habitat with the existing giraffe savanna."This gives them more space to roam, but a...

Austin 1 of 10 selected for criminal justice mental health program

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Monday, Austin’s Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC) announced it was selected as a partner for the Criminal Justice Mental Health Learning Site Program.DACC said the program was meant to help improve outcomes for people with behavioral health needs in the criminal justice system.“The Program is built around sharing best practices and successful strategies to ensure that advancements made by these learning sites can be replicated and scaled across the country,” DACC said.According to the City of Austin, the program offers free training, resources and support to communities wanting to improve outcomes or enhance current responses for people with behavioral health needs in the criminal justice system. Austin was one of only 10 communities selected to partake in the program, according to the city.“This Program is an essential step towards building a more equitable and compassionate criminal justice system that addresses the underlying mental health issues of ...

Townhall meeting on Ramsey County’s bail reform effort set for Tuesday

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

A townhall on Ramsey County’s bail reform effort will be held Tuesday night.For the past three years, the county has been taking steps to reform its bail system and eliminate the disparities it can create. A work group includes the Ramsey County Attorney and Sheriff’s offices, St. Paul police, the nonprofit Justice Point and crime victims.Among the goals: moving away from the current cash bail system to one based on risk. A pretrial risk assessment would be administered — which would conclude while the individual is being booked into jail — to determine if they can be released until their first court appointment, county officials say.The county is one of seven sites selected across the country to be granted five years of research and policy support from Arnold Ventures to carry out the effort.The townhall will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 451 N. Lexington Parkway, in St. Paul. The public can also attend via Zoom.To register,...

Where will Gophers football look next in NCAA transfer portal?

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Sunday was a jarringly bittersweet day for the Gophers football program.Minnesota saw defensive coordinator Joe Rossi leave for the same job at Michigan State, but the U added four players via the NCAA transfer portal. All helped fill positions of need.The two headline additions are Indiana running back Trent Howland, a bruiser at 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, and Florida International (FIU) defensive lineman Jordan Guerad, a 6-3, 295-pound nose tackle named first team all-Conference USA this season.The Gophers also added a defensive end in JUCO product Eddy Toussom from Navarro College in Texas and a cornerback in Ethan Robinson from Bucknell.Since the end of the regular season in late November, the Gophers have had seven total scholarship players exit via the transfer portal, and with Sunday’s influx, now five players have announced they will come to the U starting in 2024.Each one of the additions can be tracked to revisions made on the Gophers roster at those position group, consider...

St. Paul investigate fatal shooting in Hamline-Midway area

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

St. Paul police are investigating a fatal shooting in the city’s Hamline-Midway area.The overnight shooting happened in the 1300 block of Englewood Avenue, where one person has died, police said Monday morning.Additional details were not released, although police are planning a media briefing.This is a breaking story and will be updated.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | GoFundMe set up for father of 3 injured in crash that killed Mahtomedi hockey player Crime & Public Safety | Catalytic converter thefts in St. Paul down 95% since pandemic peak, police data shows Crime & Public Safety | Minneapolis grocery store clerk dies after customer impales him with a golf club, police say Crime & Public Safety | Judge acquits first defendant in fatal shooting of Alex Becker in St. Paul alley Crime & Public Safety | Man shot by St. Paul officer during exchange of gunfire has died, BCA says