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Biden administration waiving 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in Texas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

(The Hill) -- The Biden administration announced Wednesday that 26 federal laws were waived to allow border wall construction in Texas, marking the administration's first use of an executive power often used by former President Donald Trump to fund projects along the southern border. The waived laws will help expedite the construction of barriers and roads in Starr County, Texas, which is experiencing "high illegal entry," the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement posted to the U.S. Federal Registry. The U.S. Border Patrol saw more than 245,000 people in the last fiscal year try to enter the United States in the Rio Grande Valley Sector, the DHS said, citing data from August.“There is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States in the project areas,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in the statement. Some of the wa...

Crews responding to 3-vehicle crash on I-64 EB near Boone Bridge

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Emergency crews are at the scene of a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 Thursday morning.Our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter is flying over the area, located on I-64 eastbound just west of the Boone Bridge, where an ambulance is on scene responding to the crash. The cars involved are still blocking the left and right lanes as backups continue. Attorney general urges Tyson Foods to sell two southern Missouri plants The cause of the crash is still unknown, and drivers are urged to take I-70 as an alternate route. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Circus Harmony holding a 'Hooping Happy Hour' today in the Central West End

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The circus is in town for families and friends to enjoy and there's a special deal for parents and children.Circus Harmony is holding a 'Hooping Happy Hour' Thursday evening from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. It'll be at the handlebar on Manchester Avenue in the Central West End. Attorney general urges Tyson Foods to sell two southern Missouri plants Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children. All proceeds go to the Flying Children Scholarship Fund.You can purchase tickets at Circus Harmony's website.

Gateway Convention Center hosting 'Just Between Friends' Consignment Sale today

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - Parents shopping on a budget may want to check out a big event happening in Collinsville this weekend.The 'Just Between Friends' Consignment Sale is at the Gateway Convention Center. You can find everything from clothes and toys for your child to maternity equipment. Early shopping is Thursday and Friday St. Louis Airport expansion would see conversion to single terminal It's open to ticket holders, military families, teachers, first responders, healthcare workers, foster families, and first-time parents. The sale opens to the full public on Friday at 4:00 p.m.On Sunday, some items will be half off from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

City board delays rehab of Tower Grove South school into apartments

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A city board has added another delay to a developer's plan to turn a vacant public school into a 62-apartment building.According to our partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the St. Louis Board of Adjustment pushed a decision on the rehab of the Fanning Middle School in Tower Grove South back three months. The project already has approval from the board, the neighborhood association and the area's alderwoman. Attorney general urges Tyson Foods to sell two southern Missouri plants However, nearby property owners oppose the project due to concerns about the density of the project and parking. The board of adjustment asked for a 90-day delay due to a staff shortage.

Hazelwood School District hosting education community forum tonight

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The Hazelwood School District will hold its first board of education community forum Thursday night. St. Louis Airport expansion would see conversion to single terminal It's from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Central High School in Florissant.

Denver brewery spoofs the demise of New Belgium’s Fat Tire with its own Re-Tired Amber Ale

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

You won’t see many amber ales on menus at craft beer bars these days, and very few people are clamoring for the latest amber when they head to the liquor store.But the lighter, malty style has been the backbone of the craft-beer industry – especially in Colorado – since the late ‘80s and early ‘90s when ambers were at the height of their popularity. So it was a somewhat undignified ending for one of the most famous ambers when Fort Collins-founded New Belgium Brewing revealed in January that its flagshipo Fat Tire would not longer look or taste the way it had since hitting the market in 1991 and inspiring a million knock-offs.Related: 8 Colorado-made amber ales to feed your Fat Tire cravingsAs a tribute to the Fat Tire, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in Denver released its own hoppy amber ale on Wednesday, pointedly called Re-Tired and featuring a similar bicycle on the label, along with the same colors and design elements of the New Belgium beer.More than 30 years after New Bel...

Opinion: Universal preschool is boosting our district’s enrollment and helping Colorado students

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

In the Colorado Springs School District 11, we are committed to providing our students with the best education, from preschool to post-graduation. As superintendent, I am responsible for the education system and for ensuring that all our kids are loved, challenged, and prepared.In the first year of Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program, nearly 43,000 families have applied for state-funded preschool, about 40,000 have been matched, and more than 35,000 kids have accepted their match or enrolled to access 15 free hours of preschool.This includes almost 3,800 low-income families that will receive 30 hours of preschool.It’s important to remember that Colorado voters only originally approved ten hours, and Gov. Jared Polis and lawmakers were able to work together to increase that to 15 hours.In District 11, our intentional preparations last school year to expand our preschool program by 20% across our district have enabled us to partner successfully with the Colorado Department of Early...

Airbus, Canadian-based Vault 44.01 open new offices in downtown Denver

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

In downtown Denver, where many office buildings remain only partially used because of remote and hybrid work routines, Airbus and a Canadian natural resources company have opened up shop.Airbus U.S Space and Defense recently opened an office on 17th Street between Curtis and Arapahoe streets, spokesman Jonathan Murphy said in an email.Vault 44.01, based in Calgary, Alberta, has leased an 8,000-square-foot space at 1125 17th St. in a 494,689-square-foot office tower. The company develops and operates carbon-capture and storage projects across North America to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from industrial sites.Rob Sadler, chief commercial officer at Vault 44.01, said the company is growing and needed more space to accommodate its expanding team.“Denver emerged as the optimal choice due to its favorable business climate and its wealth of talented professionals in the region,” Sadler said in a statement.Real estate firm JLL represented Vault 44.01 in the transaction and the CBR...

Vintage Theatre actors enthrall us in the Kit Kat Klub | Review

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:26 GMT

Vintage Theatre’s sharp production of “Cabaret” begins suitably interactive.Abby McInerney brings her big, bold, beautiful voice to Sally Bowles in “Cabaret.” RDG Photography, provided by Vintage TheatreA handful of dancers at the fictional Kit Kat Klub saunter around the actual audience. A few patrons are seated at cocktail tables; most have taken traditional seats. A dancer eyes someone from the stage and waves and winks as if she recognizes an old friend. Another enlists the help of an unsuspecting theatergoer seated in a front row in stretching her legs. The “girls” and “boys,” as the Emcee calls them (though the actors’ personal pronouns are more varied), roam, flirt, chat with audience members and banter with each other.This soft intro into the iconic musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb with a book by John Masteroff elicits the intended response. The theater is abuzz. It is noisy with amused anticipation, much the way a nightclub might have been on any given night in Weimer er...