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I-44 lanes near Gray Summit closed due to overturned vehicle crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:02 GMT

FRANKLIN, COUNTY, Mo. - Emergency crews are at the scene of overturned vehicle crash on I-44 Wednesday morning. Our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter was flying over the area located near Gray Summit where one driver was taken to a nearby hospital via helicopter. The cause of the crash has not been revealed. Top story: “Easter Miracle” for Lake St. Louis officer critically injured by suspected drunk driver All I-44 westbound lanes have been blocked and drivers are urged to take alternate routes. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

2 Caseyville, Illinois cyclists ride cross-county

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:02 GMT

CASEYVILLE, Ill., - Two cyclists from Caseyville, Illinois are encouraging kids to get off the sofa, stop gaming so much, and get active. They are leading by example, and pedaling across the country.Dave Roberson and Jesse Rochman are about halfway through their journey from San Diego, California, to St. Augustine, Florida. They're raising money for their charity, 'roads to giving.' The duo is hoping to raise about $30,000 to buy bicycles for 300 children."We launched a charity called Roads to Giving with the mission being to improve kids mental, physical, and emotional well-being through the power of cycling," Roberson said. "To get kids off screens and outdoors, and to promote that charity, we came up with the idea to come up with a cross-country cycling ride. We left San Diego, California on March 12. We've been riding for about 24 days, and we made it to the half point in Austin, Texas." Trending: Male bald eagle goes from babysitting rock to an eaglet at World Bird Sanct...

Political showdown in St. Charles County over new development

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:02 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - A political showdown in St. Charles County is pitting the Wentzville School District against the Dardenne Prairie Mayor and Board of Aldermen.The two are battling over the new Prairie Encore development at Feise and Bryan roads. The development would include restaurants, shops, a gas station, and a 190-unit apartment building.The project is funded with $68 million in bonds, with the developer, Kaleco, paying no property taxes for 12 years.The Board of Aldermen is set to give final approval to the deal at a meeting on Wednesday, April 12, at 6 p.m. The meeting date was set for March. However, it comes one week before new members of the board take office. One of those board members, Laura Gittemeier, won a landslide victory over incumbent Kasey Reilly. Prairie Encore was the key issue in the race, with Gittemeier opposing it and Reilly supporting it. Top story: “Easter Miracle” for Lake St. Louis officer critically injured by suspected drunk driver People b...

Ukraine to probe video allegedly showing soldier’s beheading

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:02 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine promised Wednesday to investigate a gruesome video circulating on social media that purportedly shows the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier.The video spread quickly online and sparked outrage from Ukrainian officials. The Kremlin called the footage “horrible” but said it needed to be verified. The Associated Press was not able to verify the authenticity of the video or the circumstances of where and when it was shot.The video appears to show a man in green fatigues wearing a yellow armband, typically donned by Ukrainian fighters. He is heard screeching before another man in camouflage uses a knife to decapitate him.A third man holds up a flak jacket apparently belonging to the man being beheaded. All three men speak in Russian.Since Russia’s forces invaded Ukraine more than a year ago, they have committed widespread abuses and alleged war crimes, according to the United Nations, rights groups and reporting by The Associated Press. ...

A food truck famous for its tacos has opened a restaurant in Brighton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:02 GMT

Christina Richardson has a knack for creating recipes that get attention.A lot of attention.Over the last three years, Chile Con Quesadilla, the two bright pink food trucks that Richardson runs with her husband, Jason, and their son, Dillon, have earned continuing local accolades at events like the Shake + Brake Showdown, Beer & Bacon Classic, and Top Taco Denver, along with honors and recognition from Westword and other media outlets.All of that success meant the family was ready to take the next step. In late March, they opened a 140-seat restaurant, at 227 N. Main St. in downtown Brighton, where Christina will bring her green chile, birria tacos, and brisket quesadillas to a wider audience. A pending liquor license will also allow them to serve margaritas, sangrias, and local craft beers from 16 taps.Christina and Jason Richardson have won numerous awards. (Provided by Chile Con Quesadilla)The 6,000-square-foot location, near where the Richardsons live in Commerce City, featu...

Colorado’s psychedelic journey begins this week with first advisory board meeting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:02 GMT

On April 13, the 15 people who will advise Colorado regulators on the rollout of legal psychedelics will meet and speak in public for the first time since they were appointed by Gov. Jared Polis.The members of the Natural Medicine Advisory Board will play a significant role in how the state’s psilocybin-assisted therapy industry takes shape, offering recommendations to the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as it writes rules to govern the manufacturing, testing and application of psilocybin and psilocin – two psychoactive compounds in “magic mushrooms.”Related ArticlesPolitics | Some Colorado communities don’t want psychedelic healing centers — but can they stop them? The board is due to make its first set of recommendations by Sept. 30, 2023, and DORA is expected to adopt rules and begin accepting license applications by Sept. 30, 2024. Regulations regarding facilitator training and qualification criteria will be adopted early, by Jan....

Sandlot Brewery at Coors Field hires first female brewer in 28-year history

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:02 GMT

Abby Lundien estimates she attended at least 25 Colorado Rockies games over the years growing up in Brighton, but she had never visited the Sandlot Brewery, located inside Coors Field, until she started working for Molson Coors.Now she’s there practically every day. Lundien, 31, joined the Sandlot team as a brewer in September and notably, she’s the first woman on staff in the famed beer maker’s 28-year history.As a Colorado native, Lundien is well aware of the legacy she’s stepping into. Blue Moon Belgian-style white ale was first developed at the Sandlot in 1995 (the same year Coors Field opened) before it became one of the most popular beers in the country, and the brewery has won at least 45 medals at the Great American Beer Festival over three decades.That heritage is the main reason why, following a longtime brewer’s retirement, Lundien jumped at the rare opportunity to work at Sandlot, which only has one other employee, lead brew master Mike Miller. And she’s already ma...

Who has the best burger in metro Denver? These 12 places fit the bill.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:02 GMT

There are many qualities to consider when finding the perfect burger. It must have top-notch beef, first and foremost, with the right amount of umami — that fifth taste beyond sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. The patty needs to be moist and semi-charred and sandwiched between a slightly toasted, soft bun that shouldn’t disintegrate in your hands.Melty cheese is a great addition to blend with the crunchy pickles and lettuce, as well as the freshness of the tomatoes. And an awesome signature sauce is always a bonus.And as the purported birthplace of the cheeseburger, Denver needs to make a strong showing to keep the legacy alive. That’s right: many people believe the cheeseburger was first created or popularized here when Louis Ballast starting serving one in 1935 at his restaurant the Humpty Dumpty Barrel. He tried Hershey bars and peanut butter as toppings before he landed on cheese. A small monument next to a bank at 2776 Speer Blvd. commemorates that bit of hungry histo...

Private Jefferson County mountaintop where ladybugs breed and lions and bears live soon will be public open space

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:02 GMT

A mountain summit in Jefferson County where millions of ladybugs breed with surrounding foothills that are home to elk moose, mountain lions, bears and other animals long has been off-limits as private property.Now this 9,741-foot Mount Tom, 30 miles northwest of Denver, is public open space following a $25 million deal by the Conservation Fund, Great Outdoors Colorado, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and Jefferson County. They’ve acquired ownership of about 2,000 acres that eventually will be accessible to the public.“Even if our population stopped growing, all you have to do is go skiing on a weekend, or go camping in the summer, and see all the vehicle traffic heading up into the mountains,” the Conservation Fund’s state director Justin Spring said.The emerging new Mount Tom Conservation Corridor “is much closer to home,” Spring said, “and in a few years it will be a really accessible mountain recreation area.”For wildlife including th...

Could the most delicious pizza on the Front Range be in Longmont?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:02 GMT

Editor’s note: This is part of Hidden Gems, a monthly series in which we take a look at those restaurants you should know about but may not. They are either tucked away in strip malls or otherwise off the beaten path. Try them out, and if you like what you eat, pass the word.  It’s easy for those of us who don’t live in Longmont to miss some of the Front Range’s best pizza. (Some East Coast transplants might try to tell you that it’s the best, but pizza is far too important of a subject to have a single slice bear the burden of such a heavy crown.)Longmont is outside the busy Denver-Boulder corridor, and Rosalee’s Pizzeria is pretty small, so yeah, there are reasons we may not have tried this New York-style-but-crispier pie.But that shouldn’t matter when we’re talking thin, cheesy, just-greasy-enough slices and house-made Italian sausage that’s the star of sausage rolls, your 18-inch pizza and, unless you’re getting engaged or meeting your first grandchild, probably your night...