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Austin FC reacts to Lionel Messi coming to MLS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:06 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Soccer superstar Lionel Messi is undoubtedly an all-time great and one of the most well-known athletes in the world. News came down earlier this week that the Argentine will be coming to Major League Soccer to play with Inter Miami. Lionel Messi picks MLS’s Inter Miami "I think along with everyone else [I'm] pretty impressed and excited to have such an influential figure in the game join our league," Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff said. "I think our league continues to grow and he'll continue to elevate the platform."Messi, who is heading to Florida from France's Paris Saint-Germain, won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina. Fellow countrymen and Austin FC Captain Sebastián Driussi have made waves in the MLS, and Driussi shares his coach's excitement."It's incredible," Driussi said through a translator. "Of course, all Argentinians are glad that he's here. And me especially because I came to this league knowing it's going to grow. Now it's definitely going to grow....

Vikings officially release star running back Dalvin Cook

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:06 GMT

A mere 24 hours after news broke that the Vikings planned to release star running back Dalvin Cook, they made the official announcement via social media.In the moment, Cook hit the open market, free to sign anywhere he wants ahead of next season. He has been linked to the Miami Dolphins and it wouldn’t be surprising if he wound up there in the very near future.As for the Vikings, they will move forward with running back Alexander Mattison as their leader in the backfield, with fellow running backs Kene Nwangwu, Ty Chandler and DeWayne McBride competing for playing time.Meanwhile, regardless of how things ended with Cook, it’s clear how much of an impact he had on the Vikings during his tenure.“I hold Dalvin in the highest regard and am grateful for his contributions on and off the field,” coach Kevin O’Connell said in a release while calling Cook a “dynamic player” on the field and a “respected leader” in the locker room. “We app...

Noyes & Cutler and Big Biscuit Bar to close temporarily because of Lowertown hotel construction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:06 GMT

As construction is set to begin on a high-end hotel in St. Paul’s Lowertown, Noyes & Cutler and Big Biscuit Bar restaurants will close temporarily, building owner Jim Crockarell said.“There’s going to be a lot of construction that’s going to happen on the first floor,” Crockarell said. “We decided we can’t run two restaurants in the middle of a construction zone. We are temporarily suspending operations until we can get the hotel up and running, then Noyes and Big Biscuit will be an integral part of the operation.”Crockarell said the hotel will be part of the upscale Marriott Tribute brand and the name will be either Hotel Mears or Mears Hotel.Closing the restaurants is less than ideal, Crockarell said, but necessary. Employees will be offered jobs at other Madison Restaurant Group properties, including Handsome Hog, Ox Cart Rooftop, Gray Duck and others.“We have a home for all of them if they choose to stay with us,” he said.Crockarell said he hopes that Lowertown and dow...

Accessibility projects to begin this fall at William O’Brien State Park; open house Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:06 GMT

An open house to learn more about plans to provide additional accessibility and updated amenities at William O’Brien State Park in northern Washington County will be held next week at the Wildwood Library in Mahtomedi.The open house, hosted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, will be 4-6 p.m. Thursday in the library’s Zephyr Room. DNR staff will share information and answer questions about the construction project, its impact on park visitors, and how the project fits into the park’s management plan.The construction project is slated to begin in September. Among the improvements planned: An accessible counter and accessible phone for visitors at the visitors center; an accessible path from the trail and parking lot to the picnic shelter, and accessible picnic tables.Starting in September, the lower part of the park, located east of Minnesota 95, will be closed to the public to accommodate construction.The Riverway Campground, the Riverside Group Camp, the Riverside Tra...

Smoke clearing in Capital Region draws people outdoors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:06 GMT

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Albany skyline looked less smoky despite rain clouds on Friday. Some enjoyed an outside lunch. Some walked their dogs. Others just went out for a stroll. Whatever the reason, they were outside, enjoying the cleaner air.MORE NEWS from NEWS 10Maryanne & George Marano were out walking: “Oh it's wonderful, yesterday I couldn't smell anything so it's nice to be able to get back outside” Maryanne told us.Tyler Dick who suffers from asthma told us he had to use a nebulizer during the height of the smoke. “Especially compared to Wednesday, even in my office, I had to go home from work early because I just couldn’t breathe” he said.WATCH Empire State Weekly on NYS air quality responseIt wasn't just humans impacted by the smoke. Dog owner Dorothy Marcello told us her German Shepherd named Lydia had breathing trouble as well.“She likes to run wherever we go, but while the smoke was at its heaviest, [the dog] was really breathing hard, to a point I had to ca...

Cardinals Math: What might it take for postseason?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:06 GMT

ST. LOUIS - We're not quite halfway through the season, but the St. Louis Cardinals have some major work ahead if they hope for a Red October. The Cardinals enter the weekend with the third-worst record in the National League at 26-37. They trail the Milwaukee Brewers by eight games for the NL Central division lead and the Pittsburgh Pirates by seven games for the closest Wild Card spot. RELATED - Revisting Mike Shildt’s comments on his Cardinals departure The slow start has the Cardinals in jeopardy of missing the postseason for the first time in five years. In recent years, the Cardinals have propelled themselves to postseason behind some late-season surges. To some extent, that will likely be needed again. To what exact degree, it's not quite known. But perhaps some recent team history and current MLB seeding scenarios could give the Cardinals an idea of the challenge ahead. With less than 100 games remaining on schedule (99 to be exact), let's do some Cardinals math around so...

Time change for Warrenton High School graduation causes confusion, frustration

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:06 GMT

WARRENTON, Mo. - The threat of severe weather at an outdoor graduation has convinced Warrenton High School to make a time change on when seniors will walk.The school announced it's changing the senior graduation time from 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. This announcement has caused confusion and frustration among some graduating seniors."You're telling your family members like at 7 p.m., and then they have to like wake up now early to be there at 10 and get their seating," said senior Bryan Guerrero. "In one way, it's good, but in the other way – I think it's bad, I mean I feel like it should be at 7 p.m." Neighbors next to decomposed body say they smelled pungent odor for weeks "As you guys may know, Mexicans – we have a lot of family members, and well, I've got to call everyone and each of them and like change the hours that they got to be here," said senior Miguel Tano.Another issue is that ACT testing scheduled for Saturday morning is happening at the same time as graduation."An ACT is not ...

Flash flood warning posted for the Cameron Peak burn area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:06 GMT

A flash flood warning is posted for the Cameron Peak burn area where rain is falling Friday afternoon.Related ArticlesWeather | Recent rains, snowmelt raises reservoirs, swells rivers, thickens grass and trees around Colorado Weather | Rain hitting Cameron Peak burn area where a flash flood warning is posted Weather | Flash flood warnings in place for burn scars in northern Colorado Weather | Flood advisory issued for portions of Denver, metro area Weather | Denver weather: Wet weather will hang around this weekend; flash flood warning issued for burn scar areas This flash flood warning includes Pennock Pass, Crystal Mountain, the Retreat, and a few county roads in and around the east central portion of the Cameron Peak Burn Area. Radar indicates heavy rain falling in this area. #cowx https://t.co/MMwtn3sukS pic.twitter.com/s3tbtBMQNW— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) June 9, 2023The warning area includes...

Anti-Boebert campaign PAC accuses Colorado congresswoman of defamation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:06 GMT

A group responsible for spreading lurid accusations against U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert during last year’s election cycle has filed suit against the congresswoman for defamation.David Wheeler and his group, American Muckrakers PAC, is accusing Boebert of hurting his fundraising with her own lawsuit threats and accusations that he made up the allegations lobbed at her during her re-election campaign. Wheeler’s group accused the Colorado lawmaker of a number of salacious activities that would be illegal or, given her staunch Christian conservative politics, hypocritical if proven true. Wheeler is a former Democratic candidate for the North Carolina state senate.Boebert’s office did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the lawsuit. She has vehemently denied the accusations in the past.Following the accusations, Boebert took to conservative media with national footprints to claim Wheeler and his PAC made accusations they knew to be false — a claim Wheeler...

WATCH: Aurora police discuss video of officer fatally shooting 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:06 GMT

Aurora police on Friday held a news conference to release body-worn camera video showing an officer fatally shoot 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson after he ran from police investigating suspicious activity.According to police, officers on June 1 chased a group of teenagers who ran from a convenience store near the intersection of East Eighth Avenue and Dayton Street. A gang sergeant on patrol noticed the group and asked for backup because the teens were wearing medical masks and sweatshirts, a news release from the police department said. Police took two teens into custody and others fled in a car that police said was stolen.Two officers chased Richardson, who was armed, into an alley. According to police, one of the officers shot Richardson “during a struggle to take him into custody.”After the shooting, investigators determined that at least one of the teenagers threatened the convenience store clerk with a gun and they took several vape canisters, according to police.The off...