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Thousands of huge native sturgeon destined for Illinois waters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:16:42 GMT

TOPEKA, Ill. -- Several Illinois fisheries are working to bring more sturgeon back to state lakes. The Jake Wolf Memorial hatchery is located south of Peoria, Illinois. They say that over 10,000 lake sturgeon hatchlings arrived in July from Neosho National Hatchery in Missouri.They are working with federal and state partners to raise these "living dinosaurs" that can grow to be eight feet long and over 200 lbs. The fish are native to the state but are now a rare sight because of overfishing and habitat loss. The species was on the brink of extinction. Now the hatcheries plan on releasing them back into Illinois waters later this year.Lake Sturgeon, acipenser fulvescens, Adult Boat runs aground at Lake of the Ozarks, strikes home The Jake Wolf Memorial Hatchery is raising shovelnose sturgeon, lake sturgeon, and alligator gar. The lake sturgeon are the largest native species in the state.Efforts to stock these fish in Illinois lakes have not yet been released. The Illinois Departmen...

“Ted Lasso” star kicks off stand-up comedy tour in Denver this fall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:16:42 GMT

Actor Brett Goldstein, who recently stole viewers’ hearts as foul-mouthed soccer player and coach Roy Kent on the Apple TV series “Ted Lasso,” is preparing to embark on his first U.S. stand-up comedy tour. He’ll be here, he’ll be there, he’ll be every-effing-where – including Denver.In fact, Goldstein’s “The Second Best Night of Your Life” tour kicks off at the Mile High City’s Buell Theatre on Oct. 5. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday at 10 a.m. via axs.com following a pre-sale that begins on Wednesday.In 2021, Goldstein notched two Emmy Awards for his role on “Ted Lasso” and he’s nominated for a third in the category for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series this year. But the wholesome show — during which viewers watch the stone-cold Kent transform into a soft-on-the-inside coach over the course of three seasons — is hardly the only character he’s played recently.Related ArticlesThings To Do | Loss of Trinidad’s art-...

Authorities searching for missing rafter on Colorado River

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:16:42 GMT

Authorities in Eagle County are searching for a missing rafter, last seen Sunday as he was carried downstream on the Colorado River.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Nighttime rescue of three from Arkansas River in Brown’s Canyon after raft flips Crashes and Disasters | Search for kayaker Ari Harms restarts in Grand County as Colorado River levels decrease Crashes and Disasters | 65-year-old man missing after raft capsizes in Glenwood Canyon Crashes and Disasters | Woman dies in rafting accident on Colorado River in Grand County Crashes and Disasters | Man dies after raft overturns in Arkansas River near Salida A second man was hospitalized after being rescued from the river near mile marker 6 on Colorado Rover Road, the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook. The second individual was carried further downstream, authorities said.The missing man was last seen wearing blue shorts...

Homelessness surged in metro Denver in 2023, new count shows

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:16:42 GMT

Homelessness in the Denver metro area got significantly worse between the winter of 2022 and 2023, according to a point-in-time count of people living in shelters or on the streets.On January 30, 9,065 people were counted as homeless in the Denver area, according to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative. That total is a more than 31.6% increase over the point-in-time count of unhoused people performed in January 2022.Since January 2020, the number of unhoused people in the metro area has spiked more than 48.5%, according to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, or MDHI. It’s a spike many service providers saw coming as the COVID-19 pandemic upended the economy and housing prices continued to surge in the Denver region.MDHI is the metro area’s federally mandated continuum of care agency around homelessness. It coordinates the annual point-in-time count and tracks other data around homelessness. While the single-night numbers are alarming, Jamie Rife, MDHI’s executive...

The Mega Millions jackpot is now $820 million: Here’s how much the winner will get after taxes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:16:42 GMT

Californians who didn’t win the billion dollar Powerball jackpot still have a chance of hitting it big with the Mega Millions jackpot, which currently stands at $820 million.The next Mega Millions drawing will be on Tuesday and tickets cost $2.The current jackpot is the fifth largest in the game’s history, but how much of the money will go to the winner? Tiny downtown LA store near Skid Row sells winning Powerball jackpot ticket worth over $1 billion After winning a lottery prize, winners can take a lump cash sum or get annuity payments for 30 years.The California Lottery is required by law to withhold federal taxes, which can vary based on the state the winner lives in. At the very least, the lottery office is required to withhold 24% of the prize money for federal taxes, according to the California Lottery Winner’s Handbook.While there are no state or local tax withholdings on lottery prize money in California, winners may still be responsible for paying other tax obligations, t...

Man Killed in Pedestrian Crash on Highway 85 [San Jose, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:16:42 GMT

Pedestrian Crash on Highway 85 near Camden Avenue Left One Man DeadSAN JOSE, CA (July 24, 2023) – Monday morning, a pedestrian crash on Highway 85 claimed the life of a man.The incident happened at around 4:45 a.m., near the Camden Avenue exit.According to reports, a man was walking in the area when he was struck by a vehicle. The impact of the collision caused the pedestrian to sustain serious injuries.Emergency crews at the site of the collision pronounced the man dead at the scene. Meanwhile, the driver of the involved vehicle stayed at the scene to cooperate with authorities.At this time, no further details regarding the pedestrian crash on Highway 85 are available. However, authorities will update the public once they have more information.The Sweet James team sends their heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of the deceased victim. May you find comfort and strength through the memories of your loved one.Reach out to Sweet James today and let them help yo...

Meet Deep Dive Artist C Fodoreanu

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:16:42 GMT

C Fodoreanu has a taste for mystery, memory, and deep dives into the poetic psyche. He was born in Transylvania into a family with a long tradition of icon painting, and in a way, although he works across mediums from photography to sculpture, video, and creative writing, that early practice is very much alive in his studio. A physician who also studied philosophy as well as art, Fodoreanu is on a multivalent quest to understand humanity as an aspect of nature. A rediscovered trove of old photographs from his childhood vacations to a beautiful, possibly haunted lake in Transylvania inspired Fodoreanu’s latest series, combining vintage and new photographs in a book-based project that has since expanded into a multimedia exhibition. Ode to the Lake Sacalaia examines the artist’s own personal sense of self, events that were formational to his identity, and the fragments of half-remembered times—while at the same time engaging a much broader discourse as to how photography expresses the...

Study: Wealthy kids are more likely to attend elite schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:16:42 GMT

By Mitchell McCluskey | CNNChildren from families in the top 1% financially are more than twice as likely to attend an elite university than those from middle-class families with comparable SAT and ACT scores, a new study found.The research was conducted by Opportunity Insights, a group of Harvard researchers and policy analysts studying inequality.The researchers looked at the eight Ivy League universities, in addition to Stanford, MIT, Duke and the University of Chicago.The researchers set out to determine if the schools perpetuate privilege and how they could diversify the United States’ top earners by changing their admissions policies. To answer this question, they analyzed anonymous admissions data linked to income tax records and SAT and ACT test scores.The study used tax forms from 1999 to 2015 and test scores from 2001 to 2015.Despite the significant advantage to be admitted into elite schools, the study found there was no similar admissions advantage at flagship public col...

Parliament OKs Israeli judicial overhaul as protests grow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:16:42 GMT

By Tia Goldenberg and Isaac Scharf | Associated PressJERUSALEM — Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to curb the powers of the country’s justice system despite massive protests that exposed unprecedented fissures in Israeli society and accused the government of pushing the country toward authoritarian rule.The vote came after a stormy session in which opposition lawmakers chanted “shame” and then stormed out of the chamber. Mass demonstrations erupted outside the parliament building in Jerusalem and in central Tel Aviv after the vote.It reflected the determination of Netanyahu and his far-right allies to move ahead with the plan, which has tested the delicate social ties that bind the country, rattled the cohesion of its powerful military and repeatedly drawn concern from its closest ally, the United States.The overhaul calls for sweeping changes aimed at curbing the powers of the judiciary, ...

IRS to end unannounced visits to taxpayer homes, businesses

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:16:42 GMT

By Fatima Hussein | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service said Monday it is ending its decades-old policy of making unannounced home and business visits, in an effort to help keep its workers safe and to combat scammers who pose as IRS agents.Effective immediately, revenue agents will no longer make unplanned visits to taxpayers’ homes and businesses “except in a few unique circumstances,” the Treasury Department said in a statement. The agency will instead mail letters to people to schedule meetings.“Today’s announcement is the right thing to do, at the right time,” new IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel told reporters on a call Monday.The change ends “an era at the IRS,” he said, reversing a practice by revenue officers whose duties include visiting homes and firms to resolve taxpayers’ liabilities by collecting unpaid taxes and unfiled tax returns.The agency in recent years has experienced more threats, in part...