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Who the drought is affecting the most in Missouri

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:21 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More than half of the state is in a drought, and the concern state agencies have, is that it's only June. Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order this week declaring a drought alert for 60 counties. This order activates the Drought Assessment Committee, overseen by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The committee is made up of federal and state agencies. The group will design a plan to help communities and the agricultural industry if this dry spell continues. "When we see these kinds of drought conditions in the late spring, it really causes concern about what we might see yet in the year," Director of DNR Dru Buntin said. "Typically, this time of year is the wetter time of year."This executive order comes after a good portion of the state also experienced a drought last fall and into winter. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, parts of central Missouri are in an extreme drought, others in the state are seeing a severe and moderate drought.  W...

Start your engines! Fans getting excited for NASCAR's Enjoy Illinois 300

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:21 GMT

MADISON, Ill. - St. Louis is the place to be this 'hot' weekend as NASCAR rolls into town. The second annual Enjoy Illinois 300 sold out Sunday at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois.The events began Friday morning for fans without a ticket. FOX 2's Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFox flew over the NASCAR Haulers Touch-a-Truck event and parade, where fans could see the haulers up close.From the drivers in the community to beat the heat on the track. Fans have already are starting to enjoy the festivities here at the raceway. Fans say the heat is on.“Our fans can expect it to be bigger and better than last year. It was a sellout crowd," said Scott Blair, executive vice president and general manager. "We just announced it's sold out again this weekend. Our musical lineup and extra stuff stepped up a notch."The St. Louis area has a solid base of fans who love NASCAR. Both young and old."I hope for Kyle Bush to win the race. I'm a big fan. I have been a fan for a couple...

Playful 'puppy' whale entertains boat tour near Dana Point

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:21 GMT

A friendly whale gave a group of whale watchers the show of a lifetime.Passengers aboard AllsWell, a rigid hull inflatable boat operated by Capt. Dave's Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari, got up close and personal with a curious and friendly minke whale.Video shared by the tour company Friday showed the whale coming up within feet of the boat, peeking its head out and giving the passengers a show in a type of encounter known as "whale mugging."Whale mugging happens when a whale shows intense interest in a boat, gets close to it and then behaves inquisitively.During encounters like this, whale watching tours will switch the boat into neutral to avoid spooking the whale. The engines were left on to help the minke whale hear the boat and know its location, since that specific species of whale doesn't have echolocation ability. Dog meets friendly whale on whale watching excursion in Monterey Gisele Anderson, Co-President of Capt. Dave's Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari, said this...

Man arrested in connection to Anaheim GardenWalk murders

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:21 GMT

A suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection to the murders of two men at the Anaheim GardenWalk.The suspect was identified as 21-year-old Aristeo Martinez by the Anaheim Police Department.On May 21, just after 2 a.m. Anaheim police responded to the GardenWalk’s parking structure after a large fight and shooting broke out.Arriving officers found the first victim, 32-year-old Deonte Marquis Lenin of Highland, suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Lenin was pronounced dead at the scene.A second victim, 21-year-old Elian Tanori Arvayo of Phoenix, Arizona, was found lying on the ground just outside the parking structure, suffering from blunt force trauma. Arvayo was transported to a local hospital where he later died.Victim Deonte Lenin in shown in this undated photo provided by the Anaheim Police Department.Two men found shot to death at Anaheim GardenWalk on May 21, 2023. (OC Hawk)Two men found shot to death at Anaheim GardenWalk on May 21, 2023. (OC Hawk)Two men found shot to de...

San Bernardino County father arrested on child abuse charges 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:21 GMT

A Yucca Valley man was arrested for alleged child abuse after his 3-month-old daughter suffered serious injuries. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the infant was airlifted to Loma Linda University Medical Center Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with “life-threatening injuries consistent with child abuse.”Detectives identified the infant's father, 31-year-old Drew Hellerud, as the suspect and he was arrested on several charges including child endangerment, aggravated mayhem and torture.He was booked into the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino and is currently being held on a $1,000,000 bail.

San Lorenzo: Teen sentenced to 7 years for killing newlywed in road rage shooting, is also a suspect in Oakland house party double homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:21 GMT

OAKLAND — A suspected Oakland gang member was sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for killing a man in a drive-by shooting last year, though police say they asked county prosecutors to charge the 17-year-old as an adult.Sergio Morales-Jacquez, of Oakland, was sentenced in the Sept. 18, 2022 shooting death of 30-year-old Rienheart “Tiago” Asuncion, according to a Friday news release by the Alameda County Sheriff’s office. The news release says police petitioned the Alameda County District Attorney to charge Morales-Jacquez as an adult, where criminal penalties are much stiffer, but were denied the request.Morales-Jacquez has been named by Oakland police as a suspect in the shooting deaths of brothers Jazy Sotelo Garcia, 17, and Angel Sotelo Garcia, 15, killed at an Oct. 1, 2022 house party in Oakland. Morales-Jacquez has not been charged in that shooting, but prosecutors have charged one of the other suspected shooters, 18-year-old Joaquin Godoy, wh...

Punchless Athletics blanked in Miami for 12th straight road loss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:21 GMT

Whatever good feelings the Athletics had from winning a series on their last homestand receded into the background with a 4-0 loss to the Miami Marlins Friday night in the first game of a nine-game road trip.It was Oakland’s 12th straight loss away from home, with the last win coming May 6 in Kansas City.The A’s were unable to meet any meaningful offensive objective against Edward Cabrera and three relievers, getting just five hits, striking out 15 times and going 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position in falling to 12-47.“Cabrera shut us down,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay told reporters. “We couldn’t get anything going offensively. We had a couple of chances getting guys to second base and couldn’t advance them.”The Athletics, although they lost the last game of their homestand to Atlanta Wednesday, won two of three against the Braves at the Coliseum for just their second series win of the season.Cabrera (4-4), struck out 10 batte...

SF Giants update: Doval’s success lands him in select company, and what’s the plan for Bart?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:21 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – After enjoying a four-plus week stretch that ranked among the best for any closer in Giants history, Camilo Doval on Friday was named the National League’s Reliever of the Month for May.Doval, 25, appeared in 14 games for San Francisco from May 2-31 and had a 1.32 ERA in 13.2 innings. He had a Major League-best 11 saves in May, tied for the third-most by a Giants pitcher in a single month, trailing only Robb Nen, who had a franchise-best 14 saves in July 2000 and 13 saves in June 2001.Brian Wilson had 11 saves for the Giants in September/October 2010.Doval is one of two Giants relievers to win the award since its inception in 2005, joining Jake McGee (July 2021).Doval, who was also named the NL’s best reliever in Sept. 2021, had five saves in the first eight games of May. He then had three straight saves against Philadelphia from May 15-17, followed by single saves against Miami, Minnesota and Milwaukee from May 21-27.The Giants are 19-6 in games in which Doval has a...

Sanity evaluation pending, ‘shopping cart killer’ suspect seeks trial delay

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:21 GMT

Here is the courthouse in Harrisonburg, Virginia.(WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Here is the courthouse in Harrisonburg, Virginia.(WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Shopping cart in the woods. (Courtesy Fairfax County)The lawyer for “shopping cart killer” suspect Anthony Eugene Robinson has asked a judge to delay an August trial because he has yet to receive a mental health evaluation to determine whether Robinson was insane when he allegedly killed two women in the Harrisonburg, Virginia, area in 2021.As first reported by WTOP, defense attorney Louis Nagy is weighing an insanity defense and could argue his client was not guilty by reason of insanity in the deaths of 54-year-old Beth Redmon of Harrisonburg, and 39-year-old Tonita Smit...

After Burnes’ ejection, Brewers beat Reds 5-4 in 11 innings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:21 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Victor Caratini drove in the go-ahead run with an infield grounder in a two-run 11th inning, and Milwaukee beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 Friday night following the ejection of Brewers starter Corbin Burnes.With the score was 3-3, Burnes made a sliding, over-the-shoulder catch of Stuart Fairchild’s blooper to end the sixth and celebrated by spiking the ball. Burnes and plate umpire D.J. Reyburn exchanged words, and Reyburn ejected the pitcher after Burnes had returned to the dugout.Burnes, the 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner, allowed three runs and two hits with seven strikeouts while tying his season high with four walks. He was 0-2 over his prior three starts.With automatic runner Brian Anderson on second, Milwaukee loaded the bases against Fernando Cruz (1-1) in the 11th when Andruw Monasterio singled and Joey Wiemer walked. Caratini grounded to second baseman Jonathan India, who threw to shortstop Matt McLain for a forceout, and Caratini beat the relay...