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Johnson Bros. Liquors seeks relocation from St. Paul to former Blue Cross site in Eagan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:33 GMT

Johnson Brothers Liquor Co., the third largest wine distributor in the nation, is in talks with the city of Eagan to potentially relocate its St. Paul headquarters to a future six-story, 460,000-square foot warehouse distribution facility where the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota campus currently sits on Blue Cross Road.Johnson Brothers Liquor Co. has proposed relocating its headquarters and distribution facility from 1999 Shepard Road in St. Paul to the former Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota campus in Eagan. (Courtesy of the City of Eagan)On Tuesday evening, the Eagan City Council will consider the company’s request to rezone a 55-acre swathe of the campus from office to industrial development, setting the stage for the liquor company’s arrival. Johnson Bros. also is eyeing some 230,000 square feet of potential future expansion space, including retaining a former Delta Dental office building to the south of the site largely as-is for its office headquarters....

Minnesota Court of Appeals to livestream arguments

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:33 GMT

The Minnesota Judicial Branch has announced that oral arguments made before the state appeals court will be available for viewing live and on-demand.Beginning Tuesday, which is the start of the court’s 2023-24 term, broadcasts of all in-person oral arguments heard at the Minnesota Judicial Center and also in greater Minnesota courtrooms will be available on the appeals court page — under the “Calendar tab” — at mncourts.gov.A recent survey found that litigants, attorneys and the public strongly support remote viewing of oral arguments, the state judicial branch said.RELATED: Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Natalie Hudson to make history as state’s next chief justiceEstablished in 1983, the appeals court reviews more than 2,000 decisions by trial courts, state agencies and local governments each year. Typically, about five percent of the appellate cases are accepted by the state Supreme Court for further review.The Minnesota Supreme Court began webcasting oral...

Report: Ladue students died in crash following aborted police chase

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:33 GMT

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. - Three teenagers who died last week after their vehicle smashed into a vacant University City home were fleeing from police in the moments leading up to the fatal crash.New information from the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the University City Police Department also shows the crash occurred much earlier than previously reported.Investigators said a 2016 Hyundai Accent was traveling at a high rate of speed on the morning of Sept. 6 when the driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve in the 1000 block of Groby Road in University City and crashed into a home.The three teens, later identified as Deion Robinson, Johnnie Ursery, and Demetrius Ingram, were students at Ladue Horton Watkins High School. They were 15.The crash was initially reported to have occurred sometime after sunrise, since police did not receive a call about the crash until 6:30 a.m. On the day of the crash, the state patrol said authorities would seek out and analyze any surveillance video in th...

U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:33 GMT

WASHINGTON — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter.The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they’ve never had a coronavirus vaccination. It’s part of a shift to treat fall updates of the COVID-19 vaccine much like getting a yearly flu shot.There’s still another step: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must sign off. A CDC advisory panel is set to issue recommendations Tuesday on who most needs the updated shots. Vaccinations could begin later this week, and both the COVID-19 and flu shot can be given at the same visit.A third vaccine maker, Novavax, said its updated shot is still being reviewed by the FDA.COVID-19 hospitalizations have been rising since late summer although –- thanks to lasting immunity from prior vaccinations and infections –- not...

Broncos pass rush remains ineffective in loss to Las Vegas Raiders

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:33 GMT

Sometimes old habits die hard.That was true for the Broncos’ pass rush against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon.With the opportunity to start the season on the right foot, Denver struggled to generate pressure on quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo — continuing a run of poor production that dates back to the trade of Bradley Chubb to Miami after Week 8 last season.The Raiders faced third-and-7 with a one-point lead and two minutes left in regulation when Denver blitzed six defenders. But as had been the case all game, the pass rush failed to get home. Instead, Garoppolo stepped up in the pocket and scrambled eight yards for a first down, solidifying a 17-16 victory on Sunday.The Broncos finished the game with zero sacks and only three quarterback hits.“I do not feel like (Garoppolo) dropped back much early on,” outside linebacker Randy Gregory said. “I know for me that probably messed me up a little bit. As a pass rusher, you would like to get more opportunities for one-on-one rush...

Two Denver deputies suspended for not stopping jail shower assaults

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:33 GMT

Two Denver sheriff’s deputies will be suspended for 10 days for not stopping assaults on two inmates in the showers at the Denver County Jail in September 2022.Deputies Alana Majors and Samone Walker violated the department’s rules on “Full Attention to Duties” when they failed to see two inmates being attacked in the showers on surveillance video, according to decision letters issued by the Denver Department of Public Safety in August.Majors and Walker were tasked with watching video feeds of the facility and conducting regular rounds as part of their duties.Majors and Walker both told city officials they did not see any altercation among inmates during the time of the assaults.Descriptions of facility surveillance video detail how an inmate, PM, went to clean the showers just after 11 a.m. and was followed and attacked by other inmates. Six minutes later, an inmate identified as JH entered the showers and was also attacked.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Denve...

Jewish groups sue California school district

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:33 GMT

A coalition of groups representing the Jewish community has filed a lawsuit against the Santa Ana Unified School District alleging the school board adopted anti-Semitic curriculum, and did so without allowing for adequate input.Plaintiffs in the 86-page suit, which was announced on Monday, include the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law. The suit claims SAUSD violated the Brown Act, California’s open meetings law, and is demanding the court block the controversial curriculum.Among their claims is that SAUSD has allowed Ethnic Studies courses to include teachings that equate Israel with “settler colonialism,” and call Zionism “a nationalist, colonial ideology” that calls for the expansion of the Jewish state in “historic Palestine by any means necessary.”When they were developing the curriculum, plaintiffs allege, the school board committee discussed how to “address the Jewish question” – meaning potential ...

Man rescued 6 miles off coast after kayak capsizes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:33 GMT

A 49-year-old man from Los Angeles had to be rescued some six miles out to sea, off the Ventura County coastline over the weekend, officials announced on Monday.  Blair Boyle told first responders with the Ventura County Aviation Unit that he paddled his kayak to Anacapa Island Saturday morning and that when he was returning to Oxnard Harbor, he accidentally overturned the kayak.  “He attempted to right the kayak several times but was unsuccessful before using his cell phone to call for help,” a joint news release from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and Fire Department said.  At 2:20 p.m., fire officials received a 911 call requesting assistance in locating Boyle. A Ventura County helicopter was dispatched with a search and rescue team after receiving Boyle’s approximate GPS coordinates. A sheriff’s boat and a fire department boat were also dispatched to help locate the kayaker. “Ventura County Copter 9 responded to the area of the GPS coordinates and immediately loca...

Man Hurt in Pedestrian Crash on Bullard Avenue [Fresno, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:33 GMT

37-Year-Old Man Hurt in Pedestrian Crash near First StreetFRESNO, CA (September 11, 2023) – Saturday afternoon, an elderly man was hospitalized after a pedestrian crash on Bullard Avenue.Authorities responded to the scene around 5:30 p.m., at Bullard Avenue and First Street.Per reports, a young driver was turning onto First Street from Bullard Avenue in the west. A pedestrian was struck by the driver as they entered the intersection.Medical responders arrived and transported the 70-year-old male pedestrian to a hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.At this time, the factors that caused the incident were not yet known and the police are still conducting a thorough investigation.When driving, it is vital to always be alert for pedestrians and other vehicles. This is especially true when you are driving through a residential area, an intersection, or a parking lot. Also, always drive within the posted speed limit. These are set and enforced to reduce accidents and save...

Oil lobby pressure dooms state bill aimed at curbing refinery pollution

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:33 GMT

A bill that would have tripled the fines paid by oil refineries for emitting toxic pollutants, like those released last year in Martinez, has stalled in the California Legislature.The bill would have served as a way to hold companies accountable for incidents like the one last November in which residents woke up to a layer of fine white dust on their gardens and cars from a toxic chemical release by the Martinez Refining Co. Instead, the bill, AB 1465, was unceremoniously pushed to 2024 after Democratic Sen. Nancy Skinner sent it to the “inactive file” last Thursday. Skinner’s senate district includes cities in Alameda County and Contra Costa County along the 880 corridor, but not Martinez.Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat who sponsored the bill, requested the delay. “Over the past week it became apparent that we were going to need more time to work on AB 1465 with our sponsor, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and with opposition groups who engaged u...