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Low tech makes cleaner water in Iowa; so what’s stopping it?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:11:17 GMT

SLATER, Iowa (AP) — Nick Helland’s central Iowa farm looks much like every other nearby farm on this chilly March day, with corn stubble stretching from a gravel road up over a low hill to the northern horizon.But look closely, and you can see patches of muddy ground where a few months ago crews buried low-tech systems called bioreactors and streamside buffers that filter fertilizer-borne nitrates from water as it drains from Helland’s field into nearby Big Creek and eventually the Des Moines River.The underground devices work. The question is whether one Iowa county’s promising new approach to an old problem can be expanded enough to finally address nitrate pollution that, for years, has endangered drinking water, made more than half the state’s waterways unfit for fish or humans, and fueled a giant dead zone nearly 1,000 miles away in the Gulf of Mexico.Polk County is doing it by making it painless for farmers — handling all the logistics and arrangements for the syste...

Warm Front To Swing Through And Pump Warm Air Into The Area—But Markedly Cooler Pattern For The Weekend

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:11:17 GMT

HUGE NORTH/SOUTH CHICAGO AREA TEMP SPREAD--FROM 40s NORTH LAKESHORE TO LOW 80S SOUTH SUBURBS (59 AT O'HARE)--BUT WARM FRONT TO SWING THROUGH AND PUMP WARM AIR INTO THE AREA--T-STORM CLUSTERS SPORADICALLY IN THU EVENING WITH 70s THURSDAY--BUT MARKEDLY COOLER PATTERN FOR THE WEEKEND AND BELOW NORMAL TEMP REGIME TO DOMINATE NEXT 2 WEEKSWEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SATELLITE VIEW OF THE LATEST SPRING STORM SYSTEM which is sending warmer air into Chicago overnight and Thursday:A CLUSTER OF HAIL GENERATING T-STORMS PORTIONS OF THE METRO AREA---generating reports of hailstones ranging in size of 0.75" to as much as 2" in diameter.The storms have flared as two very different air masses clash. Chicago area is bisected by a northbound warm front--with mid afternoon temps ranging from 41 at Waukegan Harbor, 42 at Kenosha, WI, 43 Lake Forest, 48 at the offshore Harrison-Dever Crib, 50 Waukegan and 54 at Belmont Harbor-----to 82 at Dwight, Kankakee, Peotone and Roselawn, IN. The near 80 deg temps had swe...

PHOTOS: Denver Nuggets top Minnesota Timberwolves 122-113 in NBA playoff Game 2

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:11:17 GMT

The Denver Nuggets hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves in game two of a best-of-seven first-round NBA playoff series at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Denver won 122-113.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Nuggets Podcast: Reactions to Game 1 of Denver-Minnesota, and looking ahead to Game 2 Denver Nuggets | Nuggets coach Michael Malone sends pointed message ahead of Game 2: We haven’t done anything yet Denver Nuggets | PHOTOS: Denver Nuggets trounce Minnesota Timberwolves in game 1 of first round NBA playoff series Denver Nuggets | Kiszla: These Nuggets are spicy and the T-Pups don’t have enough dawg to stay in this NBA playoff fight Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray, Nuggets throttle T-Wolves in resounding Game 1 win

Michael Porter Jr.’s fourth-quarter eruption, Jamal Murray’s 40-point night give Nuggets 2-0 lead

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:11:17 GMT

Three-letter chants have been commonplace at Ball Arena this season, only this one sounded different.“M-P-J” boomed throughout the lower bowl in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s tense Game 2 playoff game in homage to Denver’s supremely talented sniper. Michael Porter Jr. dashed Minnesota’s hopes with an enthralling 13-point fourth quarter as the Nuggets survived, 122-113.Though Porter came alive in the fourth, Game 2 was Jamal Murray’s show. Without his stunning 40-point night, the Nuggets don’t head to Minnesota for Friday’s Game 3 up 2-0. Murray carved up the T-Wolves’ backcourt with six 3-point daggers and even more devastating dribble penetration as he went 13 of 22 from the field.“The kid is a warrior,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said, joking they’d need to carry Murray onto the plane to Minnesota after playing 39 minutes.If Game 1 was a reminder of Murray’s playoff credentials, Game 2 was a time capsule to his scoring eruptions in the Bubble.By...

Southern California woman with stage 4 ovarian cancer hopes to check off bucket list

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:11:17 GMT

A Southern California woman diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer is putting away her dreams of starting a family and instead hoping to check off her bucket list and enjoy the time she has left.Marlisse Reina and her husband Brock had only been on two dates when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2019. The bond they felt, however, was immediate and they’ve been together ever since.The couple had dreams of becoming parents, but with Marlisse’s terminal diagnosis, the couple is now focused on enjoying the time they have left together to see the world and make memories.“Marlisse and I are devastated that we won’t become parents, especially since she was able to freeze her eggs prior to her diagnosis,” said Brock. “But time is no longer on our side. She wants to be well enough to care for our baby and be around to raise our child. But this is not in the cards for us. So we’ve decided to channel all of our energy into spending the time we have left focused on joy!”Two years ago, Ma...

Oilers beat Kings 4-2 in Game 2 to tie first-round series

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:11:17 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Klim Kostin broke a tie at 2:20 of the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to tie the first-round Western Conference playoff series.Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists to help Edmonton rebound from a 4-3 overtime loss in the opener. Derek Ryan and Evander Kane — into an empty net — also scored for the Oilers.NHL scoring champion Connor McDavid had an assist and Stuart Skinner made 23 saves in his first NHL playoff victory.Joonas Korpisalo stopped 33 shots for Los Angeles. Gabriel Vilardi and Philip Danault scored for the Kings. Vilardi returned after missing the last nine games of the regular season and first game of the series because of a lower-body injury.Game 3 is Friday night in Los Angeles.On the go-ahead goal, Draisaitl’s neutral-zone check on Arthur Kaliyev along the boards forced a turnover for Kostin to skate the puck into the zone and wire a shot to the far side on Korpisalo.Edmont...

On the move? Oakland Athletics announce Las Vegas land deal

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:11:17 GMT

OAKLAND — In the wake of an apparent accord on a land purchase in Las Vegas by the Oakland Athletics, Mayor Sheng Thao said Wednesday night that she will cease negotiations with team leadership on the city’s Howard Terminal site.Reporting by this news organization had indicated as recently as last month that the clock was ticking on time to finalize a deal that both the city and the team could live with, but a Las Vegas Review-Journal report Wednesday night saying that the team has reached a binding purchase agreement on a 49-acre site near the Las Vegas Strip appears to show that time has finally run out.The A’s are mired in one of the worst starts in team history. They have lost the first six series in a season for the first time ever, stretching back to the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics. After losing Wednesday to the Cubs, their seventh straight loss, the A’s dropped to 3-16, the worst record in baseball.Over the past two off-seasons, they have nearly completed a full teardown of a...

Man dies after being pulled from surf in Pacifica

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:11:17 GMT

PACIFICA – A man died after being pulled from the surf Wednesday morning in Pacifica, police said.Around 11:05 a.m., officers were called to a beach in the 100 block of Esplanade Avenue for a report of a possible drowning, the Pacifica Police Department said in a statement.Officers arrived to find people providing CPR to a man who had been pulled from the surf. The man, who was unconscious and not breathing, was later pronounced dead.The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office will release the man’s identity after it is confirmed and his next of kin is notified.Other people have gone missing in the area this year. On Jan. 19, 22-year-old San Francisco State University student and wrestler Hamzah Alsaudi disappeared while swimming with two teammates at Esplanade Beach. Alsaudi had not been found as of Feb. 6, according to a GoFundMe organized to raise money for a search.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Bay Area physician faces state discipline over DUI crash Crashes ...

Not just a basketball star: Alec Blair’s two HRs lift De La Salle over Granada

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:11:17 GMT

CONCORD — There is no denying Alec Blair’s talent on a basketball court.In his first two high school seasons, the 6-foot-5 sophomore led De La Salle to consecutive appearances in the North Coast Section Open Division final and Open Division state playoffs, receiving all-area honors along the way.But even as he flourished on the hardwood, there was always a question about the basketball star.Isn’t he good at baseball, too?For those who weren’t sure, Blair peeled back the curtain Wednesday against Granada.Batting from the left side, he smashed a tape-measure shot over De La Salle’s right-field fence in the fourth inning to tie the score.Two innings later, with two out and the score still deadlocked, Blair launched another no-doubt-about-it homer to right that lifted the Spartans to a 2-1 victory in a matchup between the East Bay Athletic League’s hottest teams.“It felt pretty good,” said Blair, the Spartans’ center fielder. “...

Softball: Mitty rallies to defeat No. 1 St. Francis, snaps streak. ‘This is huge for us’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:11:17 GMT

SAN JOSE — Kyleigh Mace thought she would spend her first Archbishop Mitty vs. St. Francis game cheering from the home dugout. But the freshman was ready to go when an injury to Mitty’s senior ace Ava Markert on Tuesday thrust Mace into the starting role.She wasn’t exactly unproven.After all, Mace pitched a six-inning perfect game against Sacred Heart Cathedral on April 5. Mace wasn’t quite perfect on Wednesday, but she still threw a complete game to give the Monarchs a 3-2 victory, snapping an eight-game losing streak to the Mountain View school with their first win since 2019.The right-hander held the prolific St. Francis offense to six hits in a nail-biter between the West Catholic Athletic League’s best teams.“This is huge for us,” Mace said. “It’s a confidence booster.”SAN JOSE – Mitty pitcher Kyleigh Mace throws a pitch in the first inning. St. Francis and Archbishop Mitty played in a high school softball game at Archbishop Mitty high school in San Jose...