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NASCAR makes major announcement on Chicago Street Tuesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:35 GMT

CHICAGO - As the inaugural event in downtown Chicago gets closer and closer, more and more about the Chicago Street Race is being announced.That's the case on Tuesday as NASCAR is being joined by members of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois to make a major announcement ahead of the event on July 1 and 2.You can watch this announcement live from WGN News Now in the video above.

After 32 years, a viewer gets a 2nd chance at 'The Grand Prize Game'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:35 GMT

CHICAGO — The luck was with her on that special day at the WGN studios in 1991, but the timing wasn't great. While in the audience on "The Bozo Show," Michelle Kunath held the number picked by the "Bozoputer" to play "The Grand Prize Game." The problem was that she was only three, so her older sister Jenny was the one who got to play "Bozo Buckets" while she sat on her mother's lap.Well 32 years later, she got her second chance to play.Appearing with Jenny on WGN Morning News on Tuesday, as part of WGN's 75th anniversary celebration, Michelle's 32-year wait to play the "The Grand Prize Game" ended as she tested her skills on the "Bozo Buckets."You can watch this edition of "Second Chance Grand Prize Game" from the March 28 show in the video above. Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

“Canada Rejoins Japanese Beef Market After Two Decades”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:35 GMT

Herban Farm’s Honey Hot Sauce Just May Be The Tastiest On The Planet

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:35 GMT

Day 1 in court for murder trial of man accused of shooting, killing protester in Austin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:35 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With Garrett Foster's family sitting front row in the Travis County Courthouse on Tuesday morning, Daniel Perry entered a not-guilty plea. Perry is an Army sergeant, who was stationed at Fort Hood in 2020. He admitted to shooting and killing Foster in the streets of downtown Austin on July 25, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest. Trial set to begin this week for man accused of shooting, killing Austin protester in 2020 Opening statements from the state revealed Foster — engaged to a Black quadruple-paraplegic woman at the time — was a frequent BLM protester. In fact, prosecutors said he was protesting nearly every day that summer. Follow reporter Jala Washington's live updates from court below:Tweets by Jala__WashTV Defense opening statements detailed Perry as a dedicated army sergeant from Killeen. They said during the summer of 2020, to help supplement his income from the Army, he drove for Uber. According to Perry's attorneys, he was in Austin on July 25 ...

Rodney Terry officially announced as Texas head men's basketball coach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:35 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Rodney Terry era of Texas Longhorns men's basketball has officially begun.Terry was formally introduced as the permanent head coach of the program Tuesday after taking over in December in an interim role following Chris Beard's suspension and eventual firing. Terry signed his contract, reportedly a 5-year deal worth $3 million annually, Monday. Coincidentally, Monday was also his 55th birthday.New Texas NCAA college basketball head coach Rodney Terry celebrates with his team following a news conference Austin, Texas, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Rodney Terry, right, poses for a photo with Texas Athletic Director Chris Del Conte, left, during a news conference after he was named full-time head basketball coach coach in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)New Texas NCAA college basketball head coach Rodney Terry talks to the media during a news conference in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Rodney Terr...

St. Paul man sentenced for shooting during pot deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:35 GMT

An 18-year-old St. Paul man has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for shooting a man last year on the city’s East Side while robbing him of money during a marijuana deal.Dorian Michael Slife pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated robbery in connection with the shooting, which left the 20-year-old man in “grave condition” with a gunshot wound to his upper torso, according to court records. Slife was sentenced Thursday.Dorian Michael Slife and Marjani Nayan Johnson-Clomon (Courtesy of the Ramsey County sheriff’s office)His co-defendant, Marjani Nayan Johnson-Clomon, 18, of St. Paul, faces the same charge. A pre-trial hearing is set for Wednesday in his case.Police officers at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 21 responded to a 911 call from a man who said he’d been shot. The call was made in the area of Payne Avenue and Beaumont Street.Officers found the man’s car in an alley behind 655 Payne Ave., then found him nearby behind a garage and privacy fence. He underwent life-saving sur...

Coyote Pancake Mix celebrates 100 years in Magrath

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:35 GMT

By Erika MathieuSunny South NewsRockport Flour Mills in Magrath is celebrating 100 years of production of the famous Coyote Pancake Mix in Magrath.Although the Magrath operation has been open since 1923, the history of Rockport Flour Mills dates back to 1895. The first milling operation was established in Alexandria, South Dakota on land owned by the Rockport Hutterite Colony. Shortly after, the Coyote Pancake Mix brand name was registered in 1897. In the mill’s infancy, water flow from the nearby James River drove a forty-barrel flour mill. This flour would later become a staple ingredient in the iconic Coyote Pancake Mix. Years later, Magrath become home to an offshoot of the South Dakotan settlement, and the second mill was made operational in 1923.Despite the brand’s humble beginnings and a rich history in southern Alberta, Coyote Pancake Mix is now a national brand with 100 years of history.The product took off as a convenience item taking the mixing and measuring out of pancak...

Horsefly spillway expansion project starting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:35 GMT

By Trevor BuschSunny South [email protected] Horsefly Regional Emergency Spillway project sunk shovels in the ground earlier this month to commence Phase 1 expansion of the key flood mitigation project for southern Alberta.Once complete, the Horsefly Spillway project will help address overland flooding concerns and stormwater runoff problems impacting several regions in southern Alberta which have sometimes seen extensive flooding in recent years.Federal, provincial and municipal dignitaries gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony near ongoing work on the project just north of Taber Lake.“Flood irrigation is one thing, but uncontrolled flooded irrigation is not what we need. I remember the ditches and the shovels and the dams, but it was too big of a flood, too big of a challenge,” said Bow River MP Martin Shields, referencing regional flooding in 2018. “There’s people standing around in this crowd here who took leadership – they took real leadership – they went out and di...

Former Jays southpaw Ricky Romero talks about his road to MLB success

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:35 GMT

By Trevor BuschSunny South [email protected] Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ricky Romero headlined the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball Awards and Scholarship Dinner earlier this month, imparting words of wisdom for up and coming athletes while reflecting on his career in the big leagues.Romero was a first round draft pick by the Blue Jays in 2005 at sixth overall, was a 2011 MLB Allstar, pitched opening day for the Blue Jays in 2012, and currently works as an analyst with Sportsnet. Romero was with the Jays at the MLB level from 2009 – 2013, and posted a career 51-45 win-loss record.As the keynote speaker at the VAB banquet, the southpaw initially talked about his life before baseball growing up as the child of first-generation Mexican immigrants in East L.A., and the special relationship he had with his father.“To this day, he’s still on cloud nine with everything that I accomplished,” said Romero. “And you know, he had a vision for me at a young age. And it’s crazy how...