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Dean Richards chats with acclaimed director Andrew Davis

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:55:39 GMT

Andrew Davishttps://www.andrewdavisfilms.com/Check Out:Friday, November 17 Special screening of STONY ISLAND at Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. State St., Chicago) starting at 8pm. This is the 45th Anniversary of his first movie made about Chicago musicians on the south side and we are also celebrating its first digital/VOD and cable release of the film (distributed by Freestyle Digital Media).https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/stony-islandHomehttps://www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/

Slowly increasing sunshine after foggy start

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:55:39 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Widespread low clouds and fog has been stubborn to burn off in the Austin Metro and our eastern counties. Slowly, we'll see increasing sunshine this afternoon, but our cloudy start likely means highs don't get out of the 60s for the Austin Metro today, but 70s will be more widespread in the Hill Country thanks to the additional sun.Highs this afternoonLow clouds and fog build back in overnight into Friday morning followed by increasing afternoon sunshine. Temperatures should be much warmer on Friday ahead of the first of two cold fronts. I expect highs in the upper 70s as a south-southwesterly wind Friday combines with more afternoon sunshine.Friday night's cold front should knock us down in the low 70s this weekend.Highs next few daysWe're watching the potential for a few showers on Sunday and Monday as a storm system to our north barely clips Central Texas. Rain totals from this storm system are looking quite meager, with under 0.25" expected areawide at this time...

Construction, demand creates challenges for students living in West Campus

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:55:39 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Picture this: A private pool, gym, music "jam" room, computer and print bar with Macs and PCs, a lounge with a jumbo TV and a café right in your own lobby.University of Texas sophomore and mechanical engineering major Amar Saini said he was promised all this when he signed to live at Rise West Campus, his first apartment. But his excitement was put on hold when move-in was delayed multiple times. "It didn’t come as a surprise because you could see the building at any time, and it was clearly nowhere near ready, but it was annoying because the initial email just stated that there would be some compensation, however no statement of when the building was projected to be done," Saini said. Saini said Rise gave residents a couple of options: Option one: The company provides a stipend of $50 a day and covers a hotel. The resident still has to pay the monthly cost of rent. Option two: The company provides $200 a day and rent is waived until move-in.Rise at We...

Allegiant launching new nonstop from Austin to Oregon in May

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:55:39 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Allegiant Air is launching a new nonstop flight from Austin in the new year, with service to Eugene, Oregon, scheduled beginning in May.The low-cost airline will begin seasonal service May 31. Flights will operate twice a week from the South Terminal at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.Flights will leave AUS Monday and Friday at 8 a.m. and arrive in Eugene at 9:58 a.m. local time. Returning flights leave EUG at 10:48 a.m. local time and arrive in Austin at 4:30 p.m. Austin airport passenger totals still on track for record-breaking year… again "We're proud to join Allegiant in announcing a new destination starting next year," said Ghizlane Badawi, deputy chief executive officer of AUS. "We are thrilled that Austin and Central Texas  travelers will be able to fly direct to Eugene, Oregon, and are so grateful to Allegiant for their continued service to connecting our community to destinations across the country."Allegiant saw a surge in passenger numb...

3M names new healthcare spin-off

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:55:39 GMT

3M’s major healthcare spin-off is staying in Minnesota — for now — under the new name Solventum, which represents the combination of the words “solving” and “momentum.”The independent company will span some 20,000 professionals in categories such as wound care, healthcare information technology, filtration and more, resulting in some $8.4 billion in sales in 2022. That qualifies the spin-off to become its own Fortune 500 company, a threshold that Fortune Magazine said was reached when companies reported at least $7.2 billion in revenue this year.Maplewood-based 3M’s healthcare spin-off, announced in summer 2022, has raised widespread speculation about whether the new company would seek tax and land incentives elsewhere or remain in Minnesota, which has established a medical and health technology network buoyed by major players like the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic.In a written announcement, 3M said “solving” ...

Superior Merchandise Company reopening in Troy

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:55:39 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Superior Merchandise Company closed its original location at 147 4th Street in Troy in April due to rising costs of operating the shop. Now, they are reopening the retail shop in a smaller space at 625 River Street in Troy. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Owners Felicity Jones and Mike Romig will be opening the shop, named Superette, for Small Business Saturday weekend on November 25 and 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The shop will be next to their other business, Touchy Coffee, at the same address.After closing the original Superior Merchandise space, the owners opened Touchy Coffee in its own, new space on River Street. They continued to sell their Superior Merchandise products on the website. The Horses Lounge in Schenectady reopening under new ownership "I have put a lot of thought into this new concept and how we can do retail in a way than works for me and my family and our staff," said Jones. "That is ...

Elementary overhaul in $39M Queensbury school proposal

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:55:39 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Queensbury Union Free School District has the single largest student body in all of Warren County. When your education system is that large, the price tag on modernizing and repairing school buildings follows suit. That's just the case for a proposed $39 million capital project for Queensbury Elementary School. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Announced with the title "Success for our Future," the project proposes reconfigured school wings, a new learning commons, and the retrofitting of the current cafeteria into a "cafegymatorium," to be used for everything from school lunch to community events and physical education activities. Furniture would be updated with flexible desks added, and chalkboards would be replaced with whiteboards.“Elementary faculty, staff, and community have spent two years planning this important and necessary project," said Superintendent of Schools Kyle Gannon. “Right now, our...

Victim identified in fatal Clayton shooting

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:55:39 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. -- The Major Case Squad has identified the victim in a fatal shooting Monday. Joshua D. Harris, 41, was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound outside his home. A suspect remains at large."We ask the community to join us in respecting their privacy as they grieve. This remains an active investigation," states the Major Case Squad.Following a report of shots fired, officers rushed to the 7500 block of Wydown near Hanley Road just before 5:30 a.m. They found Harris dead at the scene.Officers placed evidence markers, including one next to a flip-flop. Another officer used a metal detector, looking for something as neighbors embraced, hoping for answers.The neighborhood is considered a quiet, safe place. Neighbors tell FOX 2 that they are shocked by the shooting, saying, "It’s not something I would have ever imagined hearing about in this area."The Major Case Squad is following up on several leads. Police have also been gathering nearby surveillance video, looking for a...

Live: Hearing on challenge to Missouri abortion ban

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:55:39 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A crucial court hearing on a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s controversial abortion ban is set to take place on Thursday. The case could have major implications for the future of Missouri’s law, which bans most abortions.The hearing is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at the Carnahan Courthouse downtown. The lawsuit was filed back in January against the state of Missouri on behalf of more than a dozen different religious leaders who support abortion rights and want Missouri’s law overturned. The suit claims that Missouri’s abortion ban violates the state’s commitment to the separation of church and state. It seeks a permanent injunction barring the state from enforcing its abortion law and also a declaration that provisions of the law violate the Missouri constitution.The lawsuit argues that the Missouri lawmakers who passed the current abortion law imposed their own religious beliefs on others who don’t share them. The Brennan Center for Justice says the case is among 38 lawsuit...

Manchester man charged in brutal St. Louis road-rage beating

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:55:39 GMT

Louis road ST. LOUIS -- A man is under arrest for a brutal October road-rage beating and shooting in downtown St. Louis. John Ehlinger, 35, faces felony assault and weapons charges. He is being held with no bond allowed.Court documents state that Ehlinger ran a stop sign at 10th and Clark Streets on October 22. A man waiting at a red light in his vehicle honked his horn.Ehlinger backed his truck up in front of the victim's vehicle. He then got out, pulled the man out of his vehicle, beat him, and drove off.Police say the victim had black eyes, a broken nose, and fractures to his jaw and forehead. The assault was apparently captured on a nearby surveillance video camera. St. Louis police warn of surge in carjackings and break-ins The camera also spotted the suspect chasing after a witness. The court documents state that Ehlinger drove up to someone driving a Range Rover, pointed a gun at them, and said, "Do we have a problem?"The person in the Range Rover drove off and Ehlinger fol...