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Affy Tapple hosts family fun day in Niles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:52 GMT

NILES, Ill. — The World renowned Affy Tapple company hosted a family fun day in celebration of its 75th anniversary Saturday in Niles. More from Sean: Co-founder of Go brewing with non-alcoholic drinks WGN's Sean Lewis travelled to the Northwest Suburbs to see what all the caramel apple anticipation was about at the time of year where the time is just right to indulge in one of Chicagoland's favorite fall treats.

Coolest night since April coming before a Sunday warmup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Highs today in the mid 70s were the coolest since May and tonight's lows should be the coldest since April!We'll have a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky tonight as some of the clouds we've had on Saturday thin out. Still, it will be clear enough with light enough winds to allow temperatures to drop into the low 50s with some Hill Country spots starting Sunday morning in the 40s!Sunday morning low temperaturesAs winds swing around from the northeast to the southeast we'll notice warmer temperatures on Sunday with highs near 80º in the afternoon, it's fair to say ACL Weekend One will end without any weather worries.Sunday forecast at ACLTemperatures warm into the mid 80s on Monday.Three features we're watching this week. Tropical Storm Lidia in the eastern Pacific, a cold front and a Pacific Low.Tropical Storm Lidia will try and throw moisture and potentially some rain and storms our way Tuesday into Wednesday. Tropical Storm Lidia may throw rain into Texas next we...

Instant Analysis: Sooners QB Dillon Gabriel created many of Texas' problems

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel didn't play in last year's Red River Rivalry due to a concussion, so this year was his time to give the Longhorns headaches.Gabriel rushed for a career-high 113 yards and engineered the go-ahead drive late in the fourth quarter to lift the No. 12 Sooners to a 34-30 win over No. 3 Texas on Saturday at the Cotton Bowl.Gabriel drove Oklahoma 75 yards in about a minute to set up a 3-yard game-winning touchdown pass to Nic Anderson with 0:15 left in the game. Texas had a chance with a hail mary at the end of the game, but Quinn Ewers' pass was batted down at the goal line.Jonathan Thomas and Billy Gates discuss the game in this edition of Instant Analysis.

Prominent Minnesota lawyer arrested for allegedly hitting I-35 worker in Pine County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:52 GMT

A prominent Minnesota attorney was arrested Friday after allegedly striking a construction worker on Interstate 35 and fleeing the scene.James Patrick Carey, 64, reportedly failed to stop after hitting the worker on the right shoulder of the northbound lanes near Hinckley at approximately 11:41 a.m., according to the Minnesota State Patrol.James Carey, president and managing partner of the SiebenCarey law firm in Edina, was arrested was Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, after allegedly striking a construction worker on Interstate 35 in Pine County and fleeing the scene. (Courtesy photo)His 2016 GMC Acadia was found a short time later near Moose Lake and he was taken into custody, authorities said. Alcohol was reported to be a factor in the incident.Carey is president and managing partner of the SiebenCarey law firm, which is based in the Twin Cities. The firm, which advertises extensively across Minnesota, is one of the oldest and largest personal injury practices in the state.Carey, of Edina, ...

Mother of girl who witnessed shooting of 14-year-old girl asks for help in her disappearance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:52 GMT

The mother of a 12-year-old St. Paul girl whose friends were shot, one fatally, this week is pleading for anyone who knows where her daughter is to get in touch so the girl can come home.Police say the girl was last seen when officers dropped her off at her house the night of the shooting.It is believed that the girl then left her home and went into hiding.“She says she doesn’t feel safe,” her mother, Shaquantae Bates, said Saturday during a news conference held at the site of the shooting.On Wednesday about 7:45 p.m., multiple 911 callers and an officer on patrol reported hearing gunshots, which led officers outside an apartment building on Hazelwood Street near East Maryland Avenue.Officers found 14-year-old Monica Joy Holley, two other girls, 13 and 15 years old, and a 19-year-old woman had been shot outside the apartment building. Paramedics took them to the hospital. Monica died. The other victims have injuries that aren’t life-threatening, police said.Monica ...

Tommies make another last-second goal-line stand to get past Butler 17-10

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:52 GMT

St. Thomas won its third straight Pioneer Football League game on Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium, edging Butler 17-10. And for the third straight week, the game reached its final seconds before the outcome was decided.For the second week in a row, the Tommies (4-2, 3-0 PFL)) needed a goal-line stand to preserve victory. That, after the conference opener was decided by a touchdown pass in the closing seconds that broke a tie game.“I can say that it’s gritty, but I think it’s more than that,” St. Thomas head coach Glenn Caruso said. “This is not necessarily the way we drew it up, but one of the things I love about our little team — and we’re nothing special — is that they are able find ways to have incremental successes, to stack those on top of each other to put them in position to come through at the end.“That’s a quality nowadays that is quite lost, when people are looking for the big win. But don’t get me wrong, I’m fine if we could win by, like, two scores.”Butler (4-2, 2-1) s...

Top 25 songs in St. Louis on Shazam in the past week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:52 GMT

Doja Cat's "Paint the Town Red" has been at the top of the charts for months now. It's broken Spotify record after Spotify record: the most streams in a single day for a female rap song, the first solo female rap song to top Spotify's U.S. Top 50 chart, and the fastest solo female rap song to hit 100 million streams in the platform's history. The song, which was released in early August, has also been sitting comfortably at the top of the list of the 200 most Shazamed songs across the U.S. But joining it now is her latest single, "Agora Hills," for which she just dropped the video in late September.Of course, that's hardly the only new song on Shazam's Top 200 chart. Millennials are relishing the return of Justin Timberlake and 'N Sync, who, after reuniting at the MTV Video Music Awards in September, have a new song for the upcoming "Trolls" movie called "Better Place." Not only that, but Timberlake and Nelly Furtado both appear on Timbaland's new single "Keep Going Up," the trio's ...

Common scams circulating in California, here's what to look out for

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:52 GMT

A series of scams have infiltrated the Golden State causing the California Department of Justice to provide ways to stay protected. Here's a list of scams circulating California and how to avoid them:$20 Bill ScamThe $20 bill scam involves a stranger pretending to return a $20 bill that they say a potential victim dropped, according to the Yuba City Police Department. This usually happens after a scammer learns of the victim's debit card pin number by watching them at an ATM.Moments later the scammer will get the victim to open their wallet and ask for the money back. During the process, the victim gets distracted while the scammer(s) steal the debit card right from under the victim's nose without them knowing. Officials advise people to use caution when using a debit card or providing personal information in a public place. It's also recommended to pay close attention while handling financials in the presence of strangers. Are your old coins and bills valuable? Expert explains w...

2 dead, 1 injured in Richmond shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:52 GMT

UPDATE: As of Saturday morning, a total of two people died as a result of the shooting. Last night, Richmond police said one person died, and two were injured from the shooting.(KRON) -- Two people are dead and another was injured after a shooting in the City of Richmond Friday night, the Richmond Police Department confirmed to KRON4. Richmond police responded to the 900 block of 23rd Street at 7:45 p.m. for a ShotSpotter notification. Officers found all three victims at the scene, but one of them died at the scene before they were able to reach a hospital. Two of the other victims were taken to nearby hospitals, police said. However, one of them died at the hospital, making it a total of two fatalities in the shooting. RPD continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Hajj-Malik Williams throws 2 TD passes to Ezeriah Anderson and Campbell holds off Hampton 30-27

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:52 GMT

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Hajj-Malik Williams threw two touchdown passes to Ezeriah Anderson and Campbell held off Hampton 30-27 on Saturday.Anderson’s 7-yard catch gave Campbell a 14-7 lead and his 12-yarder made it 21-14 late in the third quarter. Williams, who entered with the FCS’ third-best completion percentage at 75.2, finished 14 of 21 for 238 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Anderson had four catches for 45 yards.Chris McKay raced for a 61-yard gain to set up his 7-yard touchdown run to make it 30-14 early in the fourth quarter. McKay carried it eight times for 97 yards, and NaQuari Rogers added a game-high 29 carries for 90 yards and a TD.Hampton pulled within three points with 58 seconds left, but Campbell recovered the onside kick to end it.Campbell (3-3, 2-2 Coastal Athletic Association), which came into the game ranked 15th in total offense at 434.0 yards per game, totaled 440 yards. Michael Bowles and Ed Dennis each intercepted a pass by Hampton quarterback C...