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Austin FC gets former MLS defender of the year in trade with Toronto FC

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — To bolster the back line, Austin FC secured a former Major League Soccer defensive player of the year via trade Wednesday.Matt Hedges, a 6-foot-4 central defender that won the league's top defensive honor in 2016, will join the Verde and Black from Toronto FC. In return, Toronto receives $375,000 in 2024 general allocation money and up to $100,000 in 2025 general allocation money depending upon Hedges' roster status on Jan. 1, 2024.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersAfter the trade was completed, Hedges signed a new contract With Austin through the end of the 2024 season with club options in 2025 and 2026. Hedges was a regular in defense for Toronto this season, playing all 90 minutes in 10 matches with 13 starts. He's in his 12th MLS season, spending the first 10 with FC Dallas. He was named to the MLS Best XI team in 2015 and 2016 and was named an MLS al...

Twins send Jorge López to Miami in swap of right-handed middle relievers

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:24 GMT

A year after acquiring Jorge López at the major league trade deadline, the Twins are sending the right-hander back out.The Twins on Wednesday swapped middle relievers with the Miami, sending Lopez to the Marlins for right-hander Dylan Floro.This year’s deadline is Tuesday.Floro, 32, is 3-5 with a 4.54 earned-run average and seven saves in 43 appearances for the Marlins this season. He has allowed 48 hits in 32⅔ innings but has struck out 41 against 11 walks and surrendered only two home runs.On May 10, Floro was 2-1 with a save, two blown saves and a 1.68 ERA. Since then, he has compiled a 6.65 ERA after allowing 17 earned runs on 36 hits and eight walks in 23 innings over 27 appearances.López, whose fastball reached 99 mph during a one-inning appearance in a 10-inning victory over Seattle on Monday, is 4-2 with a 5.47 ERA. He has given up 35 hits in 34⅓ innings, seven of them home runs.He has three saves, four blown saves and six holds.In mid-June, López, 30, was placed on the 15-d...

Southbound I-35W closed from Bloomington to Burnsville this weekend

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:24 GMT

Portions of southbound Interstate 35W will close Friday, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.Southbound I-35W will be closed between I-494 in Bloomington and I-35E in Burnsville. Southbound ramps between 82nd Street and I-35E will also be closed. The northbound I-35W E-ZPass lane between 106th Street and 82nd Street will also be closed.The closures will last from 10 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday.Drivers can detour to I-494 to Minnesota 77 to I-35E.The ramps from 98th Street to southbound I-35W will remain closed through late August. Drivers can detour to Lyndale Avenue to 106th Street.Learn more about the project at MnDOT’s website.Related ArticlesLocal News | MN 36-Fairview Avenue interchange in Roseville reopens after a month Local News | Vikings’ Jordan Addison told trooper he drove 140 mph on I-94 in St. Paul because of dog emergency Local News | 1 dead, 8 injured after 2-vehicle crash on U.S. 61 in S...

Discovering Saratoga: Taking you inside The Coat Room

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:24 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - From the minute you whisper the secret password and walk through the coats of this speakeasy-style restaurant and bar, prepare to feel transported to the past! The Coat Room is quickly becoming Saratoga's best kept secret. The Coat Room opens in downtown Saratoga Springs The Coat Room is located within 385 Broadway. The secret password for access, online or for a walk-up, is "can I get a coat check?"

Bottle redemption centers call for state action to stay open

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:24 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10--Jade Eddy, owner of MT Returnables in Queensbury, said bottle redemption centers in New York State are in dire need of help to keep their businesses open. She’s calling on the governor and state legislature to act quickly."They should have increased our handling fee during the legislative session, but since they’ve chosen not to do that, they need to find an emergency fix--- whether it be in the form of immediate grants, or they call an emergency session and increase that handling fee," said Eddy.She said the handling fee for redemption centers is 3.5 cents."We are being paid less than our customers are being paid."Blair Horner, Executive Director for NYPIRG explained some of the struggles businesses are facing. "Redemption centers have been on a tight margin for years, and because of changes to inflation and increase of minimum wage requirements in New York, so much so that some of them have even shut down and some are talking about shutting down," said Horner...

Cousin of dead woman found in Rotterdam wants answers

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:24 GMT

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Rotterdam police are investigating how a young woman’s dead body went unreported for months, given that police say she did not live alone. MORE NEWS from NEWS 10Justin Grygas described his cousin Skylar Pettit in glowing terms: “Absolute and total sweetheart that's the first word that comes to mind for me, I can't think of another word sweet sweet young lady”According to Grygas, he hasn't seen the 24 year old — who he says had diabetes and down syndrome — because her mother was estranged with him and the rest of their family. “She's always had things to to, do places to go, jobs to have. She's remained very active, she's a very happy little girl to be honest.”Rotterdam police say on July 24th they received a call asking them to check on Skylar at her Greenpoint Avenue address. It was inside the home where police say they discovered her body. The Schenectady County medical examiner’s report determined that Skyler died of natural causes.  However, Rotte...

Civilian, firefighter injured in Manhattan crane fire: officials

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:24 GMT

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) — A civilian and a firefighter were injured when a crane caught fire and collapsed in Manhattan Wednesday morning, officials said. The five-alarm blaze happened at 550 Tenth Ave. between 40th and 41st streets in Hell's Kitchen at around 7:30 a.m., according to the FDNY. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Video footage showed the crane on fire atop the building before a piece of the structure broke off and collapsed into a building across the street. The debris from the collision then fell into the streets below as pedestrians took cover.Traffic near the Lincoln Tunnel was backed up for about an hour, according to the Port Authority. Officials said motorists should avoid the area between Tenth and Eleventh avenues from West 41st to West 42nd streets. Mayor Eric Adams was at the scene. Four people suffered minor injuries in the collapse, but no one died, New York City Mayor E...

Albany Center Gallery celebrating 50 years of Hip-Hop

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:24 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Hip-hop fans around the country are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the genre. The Albany Center Gallery gave NEWS10 a preview of what next month's celebration will look like.The “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” exhibit will be filled with artwork from local artists in the Capital District. It will be on full display starting on August 1, running through September 2. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Photojournalist Robert Cooper had the idea for the exhibit after Albany Center Gallery issued an open call to local artists within a 100 mile radius. He reached out to gallery Director Tony Iadicicco to find out if they had anything planned for the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. From there, they worked with local artists like Truemaster Trimingham to curate the displays.“We in the Capital District are taking this opportunity to celebrate this dynasty of a movement,” said Trimingham. He said that ...

Missouri marijuana microbusiness applications open Thursday

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:24 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will open applications Thursday for anyone interested in operating a marijuana microbusiness. Missouri DHSS defines a microbusiness as a marijuana facility license "designed to allow marginalized or under-represented individuals to participate in the legal marijuana market," either through a dispensary or wholesale facility. Schnucks shoppers may be eligible for compensation in lawsuit over alcohol prices According to a news release from Missouri DHSS, applications will open Thursday and run two weeks through Aug. 10. The department says the applications are part of a lottery process, one through which six microbusiness licenses will be chosen in each of the state's eight congressional districts. Each district is eligible for two dispensary facilities and four wholesale facilities. Anyone applying to lead them needs to meet certain income eligibility requirements. The Missouri Lottery will conduct the dra...

ISP: Automated license plate readers being installed to combat violent crime

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:24 GMT

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – A new resource is coming to the Metro East region to try and reduce violent crime. Illinois State Police said this device has already proven to be a great asset in solving crime.The tool they are adding: automated license plate readers. Forty-five of them have been installed and are operational along Interstates 55, 70, and 64 in the Metro East.“So, jumping onto an interstate is no longer an escape route for criminals,” Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly said. “ISP is using license plate readers to track vehicles suspected of being involved in criminal acts.”St. Clair County State’s Attorney James Gomric lauded the addition of the cameras, calling them a game changer.“Already in 2023, ISP has cleared 69% of homicide cases in East St. Louis,” Kelly said. “That’s well above the national average.” Ellisville man accused of firing at car on I-64 “At a time now where crimes on the highway, crimes committed by vehicles, stolen vehicles on the rise; thi...