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Austin Animal Center director addresses audit, council criticism

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:12:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After an audit and external review of the Austin Animal Center were released last week, KXAN sat down with Chief Animal Services Officer and director, Don Bland, to respond to the concerns found in it. Bland pointed to overcrowding at the shelter as a major issue and said he wants the City of Austin to lean on public feedback to form next steps. He also responded to harsh criticism from Austin City Council members. The conversation is edited for conciseness. KXAN's Grace Reader: This is the first time that folks are really hearing from you after that audit came out. So first, I want to open it up to you to just respond to what you saw in it.KXAN's Grace Reader sits down with Austin Animal Center Director Don Bland (KXAN photo)Chief Animal Services Officer Don Bland: We appreciate the auditors and the work that they did, they did a lot of work. You know, there's only so much they could touch on, it would have taken them more years to fully develop an audit that cove...

Breezy cold front brings coolest highs since April

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:12:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Friday was a noticeably warmer day across Central Texas thanks to some extra sunshine that pushed temperatures into the middle and upper 80s, however a second cold front is just hours away.That cold front, currently working into North Texas, will arrive for most of us just before midnight and bring increasing winds and the coolest air in months.Tonight skies will range from partly to mostly cloudy. Wind gusts 20-25 mph will be possible as the front arrives and even after the front slides south. Breezy Saturday morningOvernight lows drop down into the upper 50s by the time you wake up Saturday morning.Tonight's forecastWe're forecasting the coolest high temperatures in Austin since April 24 for Saturday. Highs in the low to mid 70s will be a full 10-15 degrees below normal for this time of year. Saturday will have a mix of sun and clouds on a very fall-like second day of ACL Weekend One.Sunday will have more sun and temperatures will approach 80.ACL Weekend OneLows ...

Corinth woman pleads guilty to vehicular homicide

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:12:42 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Corinth woman has pleaded guilty to causing the death of Anne Burchhardt on July 17 in the Town of Niskayuna. Maureen Morrow, 43, was accused of driving while under the influence of drugs when she crashed into a vehicle driven by Burchhardt. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the indictment, Burchhardt died as a result of injuries sustained from the crash. Analysis of Morrow's blood showed the presence of Alprazolam, Amphetamine, Benzoylecgonine, Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Methadone, and Nordiazepam. Morrow had a prior conviction for DWI in 2018 in Saratoga County and a felony weapons possession charge in Warren County from 2012.Sentencing is scheduled for December 8. The District Attorney's Office recommended a sentence of eight-and-a-half to seventeen years of incarceration for the charge of aggravated vehicular homicide in the first degree. Morrow will also be required to pay $1,875 ...

It takes a city: 23 turtles hatch at Crandall Park

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:12:42 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The painted turtle is one of the most common types seen around New York. The ponds around Crandall Park are no exception. Turtles with orange stripes on their shells and necks can be seen basking on stumps and poking their heads out of the water. Around the start of the summer, one turtle was seen doing something else - laying a clutch of eggs in the middle of the park. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "I run through the park most days," said Elizabeth Little Hogan, of the Crandall Park Beautification Committee. "I was coming around a hill and saw a turtle there. I talked to another lady who had taken a picture, and when I called the Department of Public Works, they already knew about it."This summer, a sunny spot on a sandy bank near the park's central-south wetland area became a nursery for 23 painted turtle eggs buried in the sand. Once the nest was found, DPW employees set up a barrier with cones...

LIVE: VP Kamala Harris to speak in St. Louis during fall DNC meeting

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:12:42 GMT

LIVE: Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to speak sometime between 4-4:15 p.m. Friday afternoon. Follow the live stream above for Harris' upcoming remarks. ------ST. LOUIS - Vice President Kamala Harris is coming to St. Louis on Friday. She and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will be here for the fall meeting of the Democratic National Committee. They're meeting this week at the Marriott Grand Hotel on Washington Avenue. The vice president will also deliver remarks at a campaign reception Friday evening. This Missouri town’s water is testing above the limits for radium Aldermanic President Megan Green will also speak at the DNC meeting. She is slated to speak at 5:00 p.m. on Friday during a poverty caucus, and then she will take part in a panel discussion.We’re told the event is open to all Democrats, but the DNC is asking that you register online. The meeting there comes just after the drama played out earlier this week with the dismantling of the homeless encampment outside o...

Adam Wainwright, days after final game, set for MLB playoff broadcasts

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:12:42 GMT

HOUSTON - It didn't take long for Adam Wainwright to pursue another opportunity in baseball after wrapping up his MLB career last week. Wainwright will join the FOX Sports broadcast team as a color commentator for the upcoming American League Division Series against the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins. This Missouri town’s water is testing above the limits for radium The newly-retired Wainwright is no stranger to the broadcast booth either. He joined FOX Sports for various broadcasts during the 2020 NLDS and 2021 ALDS. "I had a blast both times before," Wainwright recently told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "Probably the way I want to stay in the game is to broadcast. I love watching the game, and I love talking pitching. That's what they have me there for." Wainwright will join play-by-play announcer Adam Amin and analyst A.J. Pierzynski on the broadcasts. Pierzynski has some notable chemistry with Wainwright, working together on previous FOX Sports broadcasts and briefly as a...

Mizzou Football set for first home ranked-vs.-ranked in nearly a decade

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:12:42 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. - It's not only a clash of two Tigers this weekend in mid-Missouri, but also the first ranked-vs.-ranked home matchup for Mizzou Football in nearly a decade. The undefeated Missouri Tigers have a tough task ahead this weekend against a college football juggernaut in the Louisiana State University Tigers. Mizzou is ranked 21 in AP's Top 25 at 5-0, while LSU is ranked 23 at 3-2, albeit with losses to two ranked teams. St. Louis CITY SC playoff tickets go on sale next week The last time Mizzou hosted an AP-ranked opponent as an AP-ranked squad was Oct. 11, 2014. Though the Tigers lost in shutout fashion to the Georgia Bulldogs, they ended the season as SEC East Champions. The Mizzou-LSU matchup seemed daunting earlier in the year, but there's perhaps new optimism that Mizzou could prevail in the battle of Tigers. "I give them more than a little bit of a shot in this game, and part of it is because of the defense, not just the offense," said Matt Stinchcomb via the SEC...

Pi Pizzeria robbery suspect arrested days later

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:12:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Police have arrested a man wanted for a frightening robbery of Pi Pizzeria on Monday. Kamron Walker, 29, faces robbery charges. He is being held by police with no bond allowed.A Pi Pizzeria employee was surprised while counting the cash from that evening's sales. An armed man wearing all black and a mask suddenly appeared in the back office. She complied when he motioned to put the money in his bag with his gun. The suspect walked out of the rear door. This Missouri town’s water is testing above the limits for radium Police were able to identify the suspect's vehicle. The Real Time Crime Center spotted it Tuesday near the intersection of Kingshighway and Chippewa. They pulled it over in the 4400 block of South Kingshighway. Walker matched the description of the suspect in the robbery.Walker was placed under arrest on Wednesday. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office filed robbery and armed criminal action charges against him.

US expels two Russian diplomats to retaliate for the expulsion of two American diplomats from Moscow

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:12:42 GMT

By MATTHEW LEE (AP Diplomatic Writer)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday ordered two Russian diplomats expelled from the United States in retaliation for the expulsion of two U.S. diplomats from Moscow last month. The State Department said it had taken the action in response to Russia declaring the two American diplomats persona non grata because of contacts with a Russian national who had once worked for the now-closed U.S. consulate in Russia’s far-eastern city of Vladivostok and was arrested this year.“The department will not tolerate the Russian government’s pattern of harassment of our diplomats,” spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement. “Unacceptable actions against our embassy personnel in Moscow will have consequences.”The expulsions come at a time of animosity between Washington and Moscow over the war in Ukraine and as diplomatic relations have plummeted to their worst level since the Cold War.On Sept. ...

CU Buffs face pivotal game in visit to Arizona State

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:12:42 GMT

Game at a GlanceMatchup: Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona State Sun DevilsKickoff: 4:30 p.m. MTWhere: Mountain America Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.Capacity: 53,599. Playing surface: Bermuda grass.TV: Pac-12 NetworkRadio: KOA (850 AM)Odds: Colorado by 4Series: ASU leads 10-3For the first time this season, it feels as if the Colorado Buffaloes are simply playing a football game.There is no national pregame show on site to cover the Buffs. There’s no team involved that’s in the national rankings. Heck, the game isn’t even on national TV.“This is the first week I can count all of you (in the media),” head coach Deion Sanders joked as he sat down for his weekly press conference on Tuesday.This might be more of a low-key game than CU (3-2, 0-2 Pac-12) has had so far this season, but Saturday’s visit to Arizona State (1-4, 0-2) is pivotal for a team that harbors bowl hopes for this season.Related Articles CU Buffs vs. Arizona State football: How to watch, storylines and staff predictions...