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Family-friendly summer fun St. Louis activities

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:47 GMT

Butterfly HouseST. LOUIS – With summer less than a month away, families with children might be seeking family-friendly activities in and around St. Louis. The following are some suggestions based on experiences shared by parents.  To explore additional suggestions beyond those covered in this article, visitors may check out this list which focuses on local fun. Educational entertainment: Brittney Ashby, pets a camel named Gumby at Grants FarmThe Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield, Mo. This place has a big habitat for butterflies, a merry-go-round, a lot of room for picnics, and an educational center for visitors.  Big Joel’s Safari. This attraction has a large herd of goats that you can pet and play with in their pen. Grant's Farm has horses from Anheuser-Busch's farms. The location is also full of farm animals, some “exotic” animals you would see in a zoo, and they have a large petting area full of pygmy goats that are fun to feed. Just b...

Barry Morphew seeks $15 million in lawsuit over his arrest, prosecution for missing wife’s murder

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:47 GMT

Suzanne Morphew (Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office)The Colorado man once accused of killing his missing wife filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday alleging the now-dropped criminal prosecution violated his constitutional rights.Barry Morphew, 55, is seeking $15 million for what he says was a malicious criminal prosecution in his wife’s disappearance. He is suing Chaffee County, the sheriff’s office and board of commissioners, 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley and members of her staff, as well as Colorado Bureau of Investigation and FBI agents.Morphew claims in the 185-page complaint that authorities conspired to wrongly arrest him, fabricated evidence, concealed exculpatory evidence and conducted a reckless investigation that led to Morphew’s being wrongly held in jail and prosecuted.The lawsuit follows a professional complaint that his attorney, Iris Eytan, lodged last month against Stanley and several members of her office in which Eytan accused ...

Rockies’ German Marquez will undergo Tommy John surgery

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:47 GMT

Rockies right-hander German Marquez, the team’s opening-day starter, will undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his 2023 season.“It looks like I’ll have to have Tommy John,” Marquez said Tuesday afternoon in the Rockies clubhouse. “I kind of thought this was coming.”On Friday, Marquez, 28, was placed on the 15-day injured list for the second time this season. Marquez said that he anticipated being out for about six weeks after Thursday’s MRI revealed inflammation in his right elbow but also was fearful he would need reconstructive (Tommy John) surgery.“I want to be 100% healthy before I pitch (again),” he said.On Tuesday, Marquez said he’s coming to terms with the news, adding that believes now is the time to repair his elbow.“I could have done a PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injection but if I waited two months and tried to come back, I might be been hurt again,” Marquez said. “So I think this is the right time to ta...

Cities say shelters full, budgets hit by immigration uptick

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:47 GMT

By KATHLEEN FOODY, MELISSA PEREZ WINDER and TERESA CRAWFORD (Associated Press)CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. cities already struggling to shelter thousands of migrants are calling for federal help and an end to Republican political gamesmanship over immigration, concerned that an expected increase in the number of people entering the country when pandemic-era asylum restrictions end on the U.S.-Mexico border May 11 will further strain their budgets and resources. Chicago has long pledged to welcome migrants. But a tenfold increase in recent days has taxed resources. Migrants awaiting beds in city-run shelters are sleeping on floors in police stations and in airports surrounded by suitcases. They’re depending on donors for food, medicine and clothing.When border crossings increased last summer, Republican governors of border states bussed migrants to cities led by Democrats including Chicago, New York City and Denver, arguing that their own cities were overwhelmed. Texas’ Repu...

PERA board axes state pension fund’s executive director

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:47 GMT

The head of the pension fund for Colorado’s 660,000 former and current public employees was ousted by its governing board Monday.Ron Baker had led the Public Employees’ Retirement Association, known as PERA, since 2018. He had been part of its executive leadership team since 2009.Baker had been on a leave of absence since March 8 and will remain so until his formal termination on June 1. His contract, which was originally scheduled to expire in September, provides for 30 days’ written notice of termination. A statement from PERA confirming his termination did not offer any details as to why he was being fired.Related ArticlesPolitics | Colorado property tax relief: Polis, lawmakers reveal plan to ease skyrocketing tax bills Politics | Colorado lawmakers “belly flop” on water crisis, opting for further study of Colorado River over action, experts say Politics | Colorado lawmakers look to TABOR surplus to pay for...

Man dies after being shot multiple times in Aurora’s Hoffman Heights area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:47 GMT

A 28-year-old man shot several times died in surgery and Aurora police have opened a homicide investigation.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Reward for info leading to conviction in American Elm double homicide is now $5K Crime and Public Safety | Aurora homicide investigators seek public’s help in locating a suspect vehicle and driver Crime and Public Safety | Rock-throwing suspects turned back to take photo of fatal crash as memento, Jeffco affidavit says Crime and Public Safety | Denver police seek tips from the public in parking lot homicide investigation Crime and Public Safety | 3 suspects arrested in rock-throwing spree that killed Alexa Bartell in west metro Denver About 11:40 p.m. Monday, police responded to a hospital on a report of a man, who was shot several times, arriving at the emergency room, the Aurora Police Department said in a news release.Police “secured” t...

LAUSD unveils new mobile app for families 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:47 GMT

LAUSD unveiled its new mobile app on Tuesday, giving families and educators real-time information and new accessibility features. The LAUSD Mobile App 3.0 will have a new resource menu that features new FAFSA accessibility and significant upgrades in Parent Portal web access. Upgrades in Parent Portal access will help establish relationships with families through school workshops, programming and recruitment of over 12,000 parent volunteers, the school district said in a statement. Real-time information on student attendance, bus routes and individualized education plans will also be available through the new app.  LAUSD, teachers union reach tentative labor agreement “The most important thing a school and district can do is provide parents with offerings, resources and the most up-to-date information about their child,” said LAUSD Board President Jackie Goldberg. “The LAUSD Mobile App 3.0...streamlines pertinent information, so families are equipped with the power ...

Wendy's bringing back fan-favorite Frosty flavor, adding new items to the menu

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:47 GMT

As temperatures warm, fast-food giant Wendy’s announced Tuesday that it's bringing back a fan-favorite Frosty flavor and adding new items to its menus nationwide.The Strawberry Frosty will join the Chocolate Frosty on menus for a limited time, the company announced. The beloved flavor debuted last year and quickly became a fan favorite. McDonald’s fans can get this popular menu item at Wendy’s “The sweet and real strawberry puree we use delivers the refreshing taste of summer in every spoonful. After the response we saw last year, we knew it was something that deserved to reclaim its place on this summer's menu,” John Li, the vice president of culinary innovation at Wendy's, said in a statement.The fast-food chain isn’t known to debut new Frosty flavors often since its introduction in 1969, only offering the chocolate flavor until introducing the vanilla frosty in 2006, Mashed, a food publication, reported. Taco Bell bringing back fan-favorite item with a spicy twist this week T...

Buy TikTok Followers: 6 Best Sites To Buy TikTok Followers in 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:47 GMT

The best way to grow your audience on TikTok is to buy TikTok followers. With 800 million monthly users, TikTok is a goldmine for brands and content creators looking to grow their following.TikTok has changed the social media game permanently. They figured out that the best way for content creators to communicate with audiences is through short-form video content. This approach mimics real-life human interaction in which information is exchanged in short bursts. The result is a platform where users are far more likely to watch your videos and engage with your content.While this is great news, there’s the problem of building an audience on TikTok. Growing your TikTok follower count can be a slow and difficult process. To achieve this, you need to catch and hold the attention of the platform’s algorithm.TikTok’s algorithm ensures the app’s users are constantly exposed to content from relevant accounts. While this often happens by chance, it is better to take concrete steps to guarante...

Midtown Immersive joins San Jose’s night market scene

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:47 GMT

There’s a new night market in San Jose, with food trucks, artists, vendors, music and a beer garden — all the usual features you’d expect from one of these popular events. But Midtown Immersive, centered around a century-old grain warehouse off San Carlos Street, launched last Friday with a funky vibe all its own.Most of that comes down to its location on McAvoy Street — a largely industrial area of San Jose just west of the Caltrain tracks and downtown — and the hodge-podge layout, with planter boxes and benches serving as barriers where a sidewalk would be. On opening night, artist Francisco Ramirez worked on a painting in front of the crowd as a DJ played tunes, people sold “San Jose” T-shirts, jewelry and comic books. There was a flower bar, where you could put together your own bouquet, and even San Jose’s famed Antiques Colony had a few tables featuring an array of items for sale.Asiel Design's Jonathan Gomez stands inside t...