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Skilling: Cold, rainy start to the week for Chicagoland

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:26:52 GMT

Chicago's is headed for is heaviest round of precip in the form of cold, wind-driven rain—in more than a month.Modeling suggests rain overspread to city and close-in suburbs in the 7 to10pm Monday time and won't wind down until 3 to 5pm Tuesday.  That's a 17 to 20 hour spell rainy period which may produce soaking rains of 0.60" to 1.30" range across the metro area.  No snow's expected here—but wet snowflakes may mix in—mainly north of the Wisconsin line before the incoming system exits later Tuesday. Rain is needed here. November to date (i.e. Nov 1-19) has seen just 0.10" of rain at O'Hare going into this system----which is just 6% normal.Rainfall in the predicted range would amount to the heaviest rain here since 1.48" fell which last fell in Chicago over a 5-day period from this past Oct 11-15.Gusty NE overnight and Tuesday morning winds will shift NW Tuesday afternoon with top velocities of 24-28 mph likely—even a higher over Lake Michigan—are likely to churn the waters there wi...

Evanston city council to vote on Ryan Field rebuild

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:26:52 GMT

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Evanston may finally decide on the future of Northwestern's Ryan Field Monday night.A special meeting of the Evanston city council set to convene at 6 p.m. on Monday for an all important vote of the redesign of Ryan Field.Northwestern University wants to rebuild their almost century old football stadium, Ryan Field, which would cost an estimated $800 million.The university also want to host six concerts a year and other events at the new venue, which would require to be rezoned. But, a lot of people in the area are not on board the plan after citing problems such as noise and traffic congestion. Stadium Showdown: Will Evanston City Council block Northwestern’s plan for Ryan Field concerts? To get the greenlight, Northwestern has put forth a package of concessions originally valued at around $100 million over 10 years. But, the university dug a little deeper and made a new offer last week now worth about $175 million to the city over 15 years.Some of those concess...

CDC stresses the importance of HIV prevention

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:26:52 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - As Congress continues to debate the country's budget, health officials warn HIV prevention cannot be a part of any spending cuts.A Trump-era plan aims to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. by 2030."Nationally, we have made really great strides in HIV prevention," said Dr. Robyn Neblett Fanfair, the acting director of the CDC's HIV Prevention Division.According to the CDC, new infections are down nationwide about 12 percent."However, this progress is not fast enough, and we know it is not reaching all communities equitably," Fanfair said. First lady Jill Biden receives official White House Christmas Tree Fanfair said that gap is most notable in the South, where a majority of new infections are occurring, particularly in Black and Latino communities."So many people, especially Black women, don't realize PrEP is for them," she said.PrEP is one of the most effective drugs to prevent HIV, but CDC data shows about two-thirds of people who can benefit from it have no...

Chilly air for several days to come

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:26:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Get ready for the colder air now that Monday's cold front has passed. The high at Camp Mabry was 82°. We won't have any 80° for at least the next week.What rain that did fall did not measure to much more than a few hundredths up to .10". One gauge in Lometa did record .23".Gusty north winds will buffet the area. Gusts of 20 to 30+ mph are forecast overnight to Tuesday afternoon. Wind speeds will subside by Wednesday.Strong north winds forecast overnight to Tuesday afternoon A weak area of low pressure will approach the state in the next few days. It will have a little influence on the Thanksgiving Day forecast with a cloudy start along with a very low chance of rain. Only a few models are hinting at rain before noon Thursday so, for now, the chance of measurable precipitation will be 20%.Gray and cold to start Thanksgiving The day will start with most lows in the mid to upper 30s. Highs Thanksgiving Day will be in the upper half of the 50s.Black Friday will be par...

MPCA investigating origin of infectious waste found at trash facility

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:26:52 GMT

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is investigating how loads containing infectious human and animal waste ended up at the Ramsey/Washington Recycling and Energy Center in Newport.Employees at the waste-to-energy facility began noticing the loads – which included blood and organs – in May. They reported the illegal materials to supervisors, who, in turn, notified officials from the MPCA, said Michael Reed, Ramsey County’s division manager for public health and environment.“It wasn’t just one load and then we didn’t see anymore, it was a number of loads coming in,” Reed said. “The safety of our employees is our highest priority, and this represents an unacceptable risk to them. It is disgusting, and it’s unacceptable.”Among the items found: human tissue; IV tubing containing liquids that could be blood; suction devices or suction canisters used in surgery centers that contained blood, and bandages with an excessive amount of blood on them, Reed said.“One load contained intestines...

Wisconsin governor vetoes $2 billion tax cut, calls Republican plan ‘completely unserious’

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:26:52 GMT

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers on Monday vetoed a $2 billion Republican tax cut bill, calling it “completely unserious.”Evers’ veto was expected, as he opposed the GOP plan from the moment it was introduced as a substitute to the Democratic governor’s own workforce development package. Evers has previously vetoed a similar income tax cut passed by the Legislature.Republicans don’t have enough votes, without help from Democrats, to override the veto. Lawmakers are not scheduled to return in session until mid-January.Republicans gutted a $1 billion Evers proposal to invest in child care he called on the Legislature to pass in a special session in September.Instead, the Legislature passed a measure that would have cut income taxes, created a child care tax credit, and increased income tax deductions for private school tuition. The vetoed bill also had provisions to recognize some out-of-state professional credentials in Wisconsin, and to prohibit state examining boar...

Important hunting season tips for everyone to exercise

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:26:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) –  The Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating three separate hunting related fatalities that involved two people and one dog within the last five days. Experts warn everyone, hunters and non-hunters alike, to be aware of hunting season safety tips. The most popular hunting season in the state kicked off on Saturday in the southern zone. Hundreds of thousands of hunters hit the fields this past weekend. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “This is an exciting time for us at D.E.C. as well as for a number of hunters throughout the state. It's the start of the regular southern zone big game hunting season,” said Big Game Biologist for the Department of Environmental Conservation (D.E.C.) Brendan Quirion. There are approximately 550,000 big game hunters throughout New York State. And the highly anticipated deer and bear hunting season brings out 85 percent of those hunters during the openin...

Metro East rapper Mudd Bughatti killed in Stan Musial Bridge shooting

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:26:52 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A well-known rapper from the Metro East was shot and killed Sunday evening in a frightening episode on the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge.Someone opened fire on Troy Edwards as he drove across the Stan Musial Bridge from St. Louis to Illinois, the Illinois State Police said. Edwards, who went by the stage name Mudd Bughatti, was pronounced dead just after 11 p.m. He was 25.Mudd Bughatti. (Courtesy: Blanco Tarantino TV)This was not the first time Edwards was a victim of a shooting. Nearly two years ago, Edwards was shot multiple times in an incident in which one person died.News of Edwards’ death spread quickly on social media in the music industry.DJ Shay Money knew Edwards and said he had a bright future.“Working in the music industry, I have encountered him at the radio stations, concerts, events. Whenever he had new music coming out, he would text me,” Money said. “I was a supporter of his records. He was just a very happy person; always smiling, good...

Bowl projections: Mizzou eyeing NY6 bid; what about K-State and KU?

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:26:52 GMT

NOTE: All rankings in this article are referencing the CFP rankings that were released on Nov. 14. Unlike the AP which releases rankings every Sunday, the CFP reveals theirs every Tuesday night. However, the final rankings prior to Bowl selection will be released on Sunday, Dec. 3.KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- No. 9 Missouri's game-winning kick against Florida has them in a great position to make their first ever New Year's Six bowl. The College Football Playoff put it into existence at the start of the 2014-2015 season. The last time the Tigers made a bowl of this caliber was the year prior to the CFP's berth when they took down Oklahoma State 41-31 in the Cotton Bowl.Missouri TigersAll Mizzou has to do is beat a struggling Arkansas team on Saturday for the final regular season game, and they should be locked into one of the four bowls just outside CFP contention. Mizzou enters top 10, K-State rises in newest AP poll This season, those bowl games that the Tigers could be in line for inclu...

Not even rain can dampen the holiday mood at Santa's Magical Kingdom

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:26:52 GMT

EUREKA, Mo. - Santa’s Magical Kingdom has become a popular holiday staple for families in its 34 years. A little rain on Monday could not shake the holiday spirit among employees.“The rain doesn’t affect us much. In fact, sometimes it looks the lights kind of have a shimmer or gleam to them when there’s water on them,” Jeff Borcherding, general manager at Santa’s Magical Kingdom, said.They’ve brought back all the favorite scenes, including three tunnels of different themes and something brand new this year“It’s a pixel forest. It’s an animated pixel forecast which we really, really think it turned out awesome. The kids are going to love it. Families are going to enjoy it,” Borcherding said.They offer wagon and train rides, which can be reserved online.“It’s become a tradition for a lot of families, they come every year. Some families actually come on the same day every year whether it be Thanksgiving or New Year’s Eve,” Borcherding said. “And you know, seeing the kids’ faces, it mak...