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Children injured and forgotten; here’s how you can find St. Louis daycare violations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:56 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Dozens of daycares have recently been cited for everything from losing children, to threatening them with violence. FOX 2 has compiled the childcare violation reports and plotted them on a searchable map.The Missouri Office of Childhood, under the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, generates detailed violation reports if an inspector substantiates a complaint. This report, along with our searchable database, is based on those substantiated ‘Complaint Investigation’ reports. We requested all such reports completed in 2023.One report notes a February complaint at the Clayton Early Childhood Center – in which a “citizen found a 5-year-old unattended…outside at the (next door park) for 30 minutes.”State inspectors “substantiated” the complaint, which was noted to be corrected in March, with meetings and training. 2nd Missouri man sentenced in death of woman who was caged, dismembered At a Lake St. Louis church operated Bridge Kidz Academy in January, state i...

Complaints over problematic home in Fenton neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:56 GMT

FENTON, Mo. - Fenton residents want something done about a house that has become a source of foul odor, rats, and insects, in a well-kept neighborhood.FOX 2 confirmed the homeowner died years ago and squatters apparently moved in and stayed until earlier this month.Rodents and bugs appear to be the only things now living in the 26-year-old house on Winter Park Drive. Residents captured video of what appeared to be a rat clamoring for attention just inside a window on the side of the house.“This morning, I was sitting on my back stoop and a rat ran by on my back porch, which I’ve never seen,” said Eric Patterson, who lives next door. 2nd Missouri man sentenced in death of woman who was caged, dismembered The homes in the neighborhood boast tidy lawns, landscaping, backyard decks, and an occasional swimming pool.The one house started to decline quickly around the time the pandemic hit three years ago, according to neighbors.In January 2022, MidFirst Bank initiated foreclosure procee...

Cure Violence contract with St. Louis coming to an end 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:56 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A three-year contract between the City of St. Louis and Cure Violence, a program aimed at reducing violence, ends in July. The program trained individuals familiar with certain neighborhoods to intervene and meditate to prevent violence before it’s too late.City leaders said the end of the contract is not the end of the work that’s been done to keep neighborhoods safer.“We’ve worked with partners to make sure that there are still trusted messengers, credible messengers that will be working in the communities that had Cure Violence sites,” said Wilford Pinkney, Office of Violence Prevention director for the City of St. Louis.He said the city is also looking to enhance future collaborations. St. Louis man drowns at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park “All the work we do around our re-entry work, around our youth diversion work is about bringing partners together," Pinkney said. "Because we want to meet people where they are, but then we want to connect to them to the services ...

How parents plan to escape Thursday's triple-digit temperatures

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:56 GMT

ST. LOUIS - It didn't take long to get a sweat going on Wednesday, and tomorrow will be even hotter with triple digits for the first time this year. "Triple digits are pretty dangerous, like that will keep us inside," said Claire Field, parent, and park goer.According to the Missouri Health Department, 23 Missourians died last year from heat-related illnesses, and the smoke from Canadian wildfires is not helping either. There are around 50 cooling centers in the St. Louis area, which can be found here. "Yeah, it is a little bit harder to breathe during the heat of the day and the index, and the last few days we've had the smoke," said Sean Aden, a park goer and parent. The most vulnerable groups are children and senior citizens, but everyone starts to feel the effects of heat once the temperature hit the 90s.  2nd Missouri man sentenced in death of woman who was caged, dismembered Field was at the park with her two young children. "You need hats, you ...

New initiative petition pushes for local gun regulation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:56 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Local leaders took a step closer to having the power to regulate gun laws on Wednesday.FOX 2's Missouri Capitol News Bureau first brought you the story Monday about the push to let the voters decide. Sensible Missouri filed an initiative to get an amendment on next year's ballot."It gives the people that are closest to the problem an opportunity to fix the problem," said Jimmie Edwards, one of the organizers for Sensible Missouri.Edwards is also a former circuit judge in St. Louis and knows firsthand the impact of gun law changes."Back in 2014, we had the benefit of gun statutes. For example, the unlawful carrying a concealed weapon," he said. "Well, after 2014, we no longer had the benefit of those statutes. So what this would allow respective cities and counties to address that if they will." 2nd Missouri man sentenced in death of woman who was caged, dismembered The idea of the amendment is to give local governments the ability to regulate gun laws within their coun...

Rockies edge Dodgers, 9-8, behind clutch performances from young stars Ezequiel Tovar, Nolan Jones and Justin Lawrence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:56 GMT

When LoDo’s silver linings are shining, it’s easy to forget about playoff droughts, divisional cellars and the prospect of 100 losses, and just enjoy a prime Denver summer night at a beautiful ballpark.That was the case Wednesday, when Ezequiel Tovar belted the game-winning, bases-clearing double to help the Rockies edge the Dodgers, 9-8. Tovar’s swing was preceded minutes before by Nolan Jones’ laser assist to cut down a run at the plate, and followed by Justin Lawrence’s gutsy four-out save.Those three young players continue to ignore the citywide memo that it’s just another lost season for the Rockies as their critical play catalyzed Colorado to victory in the second game of the series at Coors Field.In doing so, Tovar, Jones and Lawrence helped atone for a 5-0 blanking in Tuesday’s series opener and for Kyle Freeland’s implosion earlier in the game when the Dodgers scored six runs with two outs.In a see-saw battle in front of a liv...

Aurora residents can go back to watering their lawns three times a week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:56 GMT

After weeks of heavy rainfall, the Aurora City Council on Wednesday removed the city’s drought declaration, returning to normal water availability conditions.The vote comes after city staff emailed council members about removing the restrictions, as The Denver Post first reported earlier this month.That means residents and businesses will, as of Thursday, no longer be restricted to watering their lawns only twice a week — those who watered them more were faced with a surcharge on their bills during the drought declaration. They can now go back to watering three times a week before 10 a.m. and after 6 p.m.“With that, we feel we’re in good shape for the remainder of this year and prepared well headed into next year,” Aurora Water Manager Marshall Brown told council members on Wednesday.It wasn’t just the consistent rain that led to the change, which doesn’t directly increase water in the reservoirs — Aurora gets most of its water from mo...

LAPD volunteer who was attacked by bees returns to duty

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:56 GMT

A Los Angeles Police Department volunteer who was attacked by bees while offering assistance during an outbreak in Encino has returned to duty.The volunteer, identified only as Gary, was stung anywhere from 50-100 times as he tried to help with traffic control in a residential neighborhood that was actively being terrorized by a swarm of aggressive bees.On Wednesday, the Police Department announced that Gary was back on duty after an "extended recovery."The attack happened in mid-May on the 17100 block of West Adlon Road in Encino.Sky5 captured video of LAPD volunteer Gary being stung by a swarm of bees that shut down a residential neighborhood in Encino on May 15, 2023.Gary, an Air Force veteran who has been an LAPD volunteer for nearly 18 years, was attacked by hundreds of aggressive bees as he swatted them away and then fell face-first onto the asphalt. Gary's son, Daniel, watched the event unfold live on TV.Daniel described the helplessness he felt as he watched his father bleed...

Sharks add size, skill with second first-round pick of NHL Draft

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:56 GMT

The San Jose Sharks added some size and skill to their prospect pool Wednesday night by selecting Sudbury Wolves left winger Quentin Musty with the 26th overall pick in the first round of the NHL Draft in Nashville, Tennessee.Musty, listed at 6-foot-2 and 197 pounds on the Wolves’ website, had 78 points in 53 regular season games, with most of his production coming at even strength after he missed some time with injury.Musty played for Team USA at the Hlinka-Gretzky tournament and had five points in four games. With the Wolves, Musty enjoyed an 18-game point streak early in the season in which he had 35 points.Going into the draft, Musty was ranked as high as No. 12 by Elite Prospects, No. 20 by Daily Faceoff, and No. 25 by TSN’s Bob McKenzie.Musty said he had about 60 or 70 friends and family in Nashville for the event.“There were some serious sweat stains going,” Musty said of the wait. “Obviously the nerves are going, just trying to get through and it was a big ...

Curry trolls Chiefs' Mahomes, Kelce ahead of Las Vegas golf match

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:56 GMT

(KRON) -- Let the trash talk begin. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson will face Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs on a golf course Thursday in "The Match." Curry has already started the trash talk between the 2022 NBA champions and the Super Bowl LVII champions. The Warriors superstar posted an Instagram video Wednesday of him laughing as he looks up highlights from Super Bowl LV. Who’s still left on the Warriors’ 2022 championship team? That was the February 2021 game in which Mahomes and the Chiefs lost 31-9 at the hands of the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "It'll be the same thing in Vegas baby," Curry said in the video to his 52.7 million followers. "Idk if y’all are ready for us @killatrav @patrickmahomes 🤣. See you on the course ⛳️," Curry wrote on Instagram.Brady seemed to enjoy it as the now-retired quarterback commented three laughing emojis on Curry's Instagram post. As of Wednesday evening, neither Kelce nor Mahomes has responded with trash ...