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Burns to Mairs and Power, Kristine Williams to Port Authority. In downtown St. Paul, two moves in commercial real estate

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:15:44 GMT

In downtown St. Paul, an investment company’s new venture capital subsidiary has made a notable hire with ties to the world of start-ups and commercial real estate — as has the St. Paul Port Authority.Scott Burns, the founder of successful downtown St. Paul-based online ventures GovDelivery and Structural, now wears a new hat, one that should be familiar to fans of the reality television show “Shark Tank.”Burns, a ubiquitous presence in metro-wide civic circles — including the governing board of the Star Tribune, and previously the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce and the St. Paul and Minnesota Foundation — has been named general partner at Mairs & Power Venture Capital, a new subsidiary of the century-old investment company.Based within the First National Bank Building on Seventh Street, the long-term investment company dates back to 1931 and considers itself something of a burgeoning king-maker when it comes to backing young businesses and ...

After selling out Target Center earlier this month, Zach Bryan to play U.S. Bank Stadium next August

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:15:44 GMT

Just weeks after he filled Target Center with more than 20,000 fans, country singer Zach Bryan has announced his 2024 tour dates, which include an Aug. 24 stop at U.S. Bank Stadium.Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 8, and fans can register for a presale that starts Sept. 6 at zachbryanpresale.com. Neither the venue nor the promoter announced prices. Turnpike Troubadours and Levi Turner open.Bryan, 27, followed his family’s tradition of service when he enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17. He used his spare time to write and record music, which he began posting online in 2017. He self-released albums in 2019 and 2020 that landed on several Billboard charts as his single “Heading South” went platinum.In 2021, he toured for the first time (and played a show at Fillmore Minneapolis that November), made his Grand Ole Opry debut, signed a major-label deal with Warner and was honorably discharged by the Navy to pursue music full time after serving for eight years.RELATED: Who is Z...

Which Vikings players are on the bubble ahead of cutdown day?

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:15:44 GMT

Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell spent a good chunk of his NFL playing career on the roster bubble. As a result, he empathizes more than most with all fringe players sitting by their phone this week, waiting to hear if they did enough in training camp to make his team.“All of them tried like crazy to make it,” O’Connell said over the weekend after the Vikings wrapped up the preseason with an 18-17 exhibition game loss to the Arizona Cardinals. “Now we’ve transitioned to really the toughest part of this job is the next 72 hours or so for me.”There are a lot of players on the bubble this week with tons of difficult decisions ahead for the coaching staff. Here are the players who feel like locks to make the team with a couple of weeks before the Sept. 10 season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Quarterback: Kirk Cousins, Nick Mullens … Running Back: Alexander Mattison, Ty Chandler … Fullback: C.J. Ham … Receiver: Justi...

Uptick in Capital Region COVID hospitalizations

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:15:44 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- COVID-19 hospitalizations in Albany County are up 200 percent in the past week, according to the CDC. The same is being reported in Rensselaer County. Both counties are considered to have a "medium" level of COVID-19 hospital admissions. The rise in local hospitalizations echoes similar trends elsewhere in the country. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “We’re doing everything that we can in the hospital to protect our workforce, so that we’re here for you to take care of all of your needs," said Kassandra Foley, St. Peter's Health Partners Regional Director of Infection Prevention, "not just COVID or respiratory season.”Albany County Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen said wastewater data is also showing an uptick in detection of COVID. This metric is now a leading, predictive indicator of the spread of the virus, as the county is no longer asking people to report individual cases of COVID."It’s imp...

3 arrested in Otsego County pharmaceutical bust

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:15:44 GMT

ONEONTA, N.Y. (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) – According to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, three people connected with the Phinaliz Communications corporation in Otsego County were arrested last Thursday, August 24 on fraud charges. This was after they allegedly tried to steal over $1 million from the Medicaid program.The arrests were part of a multi-year joint investigation between several state, local and federal agencies. The three men – Philip Mtui, Mbaga Kaiza, and Tony Taylor – were allegedly running a scheme that involved billing the Medicaid program for fake transportation services, duplicating and inflating costs, and paying kickbacks to Medicaid recipients. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “The disruption of this criminal behavior and associated kickbacks for fraudulent charges has an impact beyond theft,” Oneonta Police Chief Christopher Witzenberg said in a statement. “The kickbacks were undoubtedly used to fuel subst...

Albany Police arrest armed man on Brevator Street

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:15:44 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Police Department arrested Albert Lindh, 33, on Sunday, August 27. Lindh was charged with menacing in the second degree, one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and three counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the police, they received reports of a person with a weapon in the area of Brevator Street and Western Avenue. Responding officers located a male victim who told them Lindh pointed a handgun at him following an altercation inside a residence on Brevator Street.The victim said Lindh was known to him. Police observed Lindh exiting the residence and took him into custody. They discovered that Lindh had a revolver and an AR-15 at the time of the incident. Lindh was arraigned in Albany City Court and remanded to the Albany County Jail.

Suspect injured in shoot-out with police after attempted carjacking

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:15:44 GMT

FLORISSANT, Mo. -- There is a heavy police presence in the 6800 block of Parker Road. Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting after an attempted carjacking.Police say the suspect approached a woman in the parking lot of the strip mall Monday at around 11:30 a.m. and attempted to steal her car. He was able to take her keys, but she was able to stop him from stealing the vehicle, and the suspect walked away from the woman.Police later saw the suspect near the intersection of Parker Road and Partridge Run. When police approached, the suspect fired shots at an officer, striking his police cruiser. The officer returned fire, striking the suspect with a bullet.While waiting for an ambulance, the officer gave the suspect medical aid. The suspect has been taken to the hospital for treatment. The officer was uninjured during the shootout.St. Louis County Police say that Parker Road is shut down between Partridge Run Drive and Ranch View Drive for the shooting investigation.

Colorado high school football rankings, Week 2: Palmer Ridge takes top spot in Class 4A

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:15:44 GMT

A look at this week’s Post Preps Top 10 for Class 5A, 4A and 3A:Class 5ATeamRecordPvsLW1. Cherry Creek1-01W (35-9 vs. Ralston Valley)Comment: One week in, and the Bruins defense looks stingy as ever. Ralston Valley’s lone TD came on a fumble return. This week: vs. Legacy, 7 p.m. Thursday.2. Regis Jesuit1-06W (24-21 vs. Valor Christian)Comment: After taking down Valor Christian — three TDs from Albert Medina and a game-winning field goal from sophomore Jack Manthey did it — the Raiders face another stiff test. This week: vs. Kennedy Catholic (Burien, Wash.), 7 p.m. Saturday.3. Grandview1-04W (48-6 vs. Overland)Comment: The Wolves couldn’t have been much more impressive in Week 1. This week: vs. Fossil Ridge, 7 p.m. Friday.4. Ralston Valley1-12L (35-9 at Cherry Creek)Comment: Hard to ding a team too much for losing to Cherry Creek. Still, it’s a tad concerning RV has 22 points through two games. This week: Bye.5. Pine Creek1-03W (Forfeit vs. Las Vegas)Comment: ...

A CU Boulder nanoengineer teamed up with Rihanna’s tattoo artist to make ink that can be turned on and off

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:15:44 GMT

BOULDER — Mad-scientist kind of moments happen fairly often for nanoengineer Carson Bruns. A few months ago in his lab at the University of Colorado Boulder, he tested his latest invention on his own arm and asked a colleague for help.“We were like, ‘OK, we’re going to tattoo ourselves. Can you help us today?’” he said.The tattoo is like a freckle, a little blue dot. But he can turn it on and off. Like the way a mood ring changes color with temperature, this tattoo changes with light: Ultraviolet light to turn it on, daylight (or even a flashlight) to turn it off.“You can go to court and turn it off, and then go to the party and turn it on. And then go to Grandma’s house and turn it off,” said Bruns, who is affiliated with the university’s ATLAS Institute, which prides itself on fostering out-of-the-box ideas.Bruns started a company with tattoo-artist-to-the-stars Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy, along with a former doctoral student. Early next year, they plan to release their first...

Denver to pay $4.7 million to protesters in largest settlement stemming from 2020 demonstrations

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:15:44 GMT

The Denver City Council is expected to approve a $4.7 million settlement Monday to compensate protesters for the Denver Police Department’s response to the racial justice demonstrations in the summer of 2020.The payment stems from a class-action claim over the arrests of protesters mostly for curfew violations. It is poised to be the largest settlement to date in a series of cases related to law enforcement officers’ actions in Denver during protests motivated by the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.A resolution approving the proposed settlement is on the agenda for the council’s 3:30 p.m. meeting.The class-action claim was lodged in a set of cases that separately led to a federal jury last year awarding $14 million to 12 protesters for excessive force. The jury found officers violated the civil rights of demonstrators who were hit by pepper balls and a bag filled with lead.The verdict and portions of that lawsuit, which include now-state Rep. Elisabeth...