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Lack of child care providers continues to be a crisis in Missouri

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:05 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Chamber of Commerce is sounding the alarm as half of the state sits in a child care desert. It's a top concern for Missouri businesses and a major hurdle for Missouri families: the lack of child care providers and the overall cost of having someone watch their child. Roughly one in every three child care facilities in Missouri is no longer open following the pandemic, according to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.  St. Louis youth football coach recovering after shooting, suspect charged "We know people want to go to work, but they can't go to work because they don't have quality child care," said Brenda Lohman, director for the University of Missouri Center for Family Policy and Research. "We need to think of early childhood education and child care as a backbone to Missouri's economy, not just immediately but long-term."According to the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, the state's economy lost out on more than $1.3 billion last...

Indigenous teen girl reported missing from Lakewood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:05 GMT

A 14-year-old Indigenous girl is missing from Lakewood, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.The agency issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert for Valerie Griego-Ayala on Friday.Griego-Ayala was last seen at 3 p.m. Thursday in the 6100 block of West 13th Avenue in Lakewood, according to the agency.She is described as 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 140 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She has a Young Blood tribal affiliation.Anyone who sees Griego-Ayala should call 911 or the Lakewood Police Department at 303-980-7300.MISSING INDIGENOUS PERSON ALERT – ACTIVATION14 YEAR OLD VALERIE GRIEGO-AYALA WAS LAST SEEN ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023 AT 3:00 PM.Please contact Lakewood PD at 303-980-7300 with any information. pic.twitter.com/2VwkxpVORl— CBI (@CBI_Colorado) October 13, 2023Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

Four-bedroom home sells for $1.7 million in Fremont

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:05 GMT

5254 Reeder Court – Google Street ViewA 1,710-square-foot house built in 1959 has changed hands. The property located in the 5200 block of Reeder Court in Fremont was sold on Sept. 11, 2023. The $1,675,000 purchase price works out to $980 per square foot. This single-story home offers a roomy layout with four bedrooms and two bathrooms. In addition, the house includes a two-car garage.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:A 2,425-square-foot home on the 38200 block of Ballard Drive in Fremont sold in November 2022, for $2,090,000, a price per square foot of $862. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In April 2023, a 1,584-square-foot home on Farwell Drive in Fremont sold for $1,500,000, a price per square foot of $947. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Eggers Drive, Fremont, in August 2023, a 1,584-square-foot home was sold for $1,780,000, a price per square foot of $1,124. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Letters: Animal carnage | Not representative | History of conflict | Palestinians suffer | Extended war | Clinging to Trump

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:05 GMT

Animal carnage onhighways ignoredI would like to start off by saying that I am an animal lover.My biggest complaint is about all of the dead animals on both sides of Highway 4. Between Alhambra Road and the Highway 80 interchange, there are at least 15 dead animals. What happened to someone picking them up? Some have been there for months. There was a dead deer that sat for two days last weekend. It’s gone.There are freeway workers, yet they are still there. There was a time when those animals would have been picked up.Lora Lee MartinEl SobranteHamas doesn’t representall PalestiniansWe must not confuse the plight of the Palestinians with the evil of Hamas. To do so would be like condemning all Americans because some are Proud Boys.We also need to appreciate the possible consequences for Palestinians of the Netanyahu/Saudi deal.Finally, I am worried about the hysteria that Netanyahu and his supporters are promoting here in the United States. A terrible situation needs coo...

OBIT: Louise Glück, Nobel-winning poet, dead at 80

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:05 GMT

By Hillel Italie | Associated PressNEW YORK — Nobel laureate Louise Glück, a poet of unblinking candor and perception who wove classical allusions, philosophical reveries, bittersweet memories and humorous asides into indelible portraits of a fallen and heartrending world, has died at 80.Glück’s death was confirmed Friday by Jonathan Galassi, her editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Additional details were not immediately available.Over more than 60 years of published work, Glück forged a narrative of trauma, disillusion, stasis and longing, spelled by moments — but only moments — of ecstasy and contentment. In awarding her the literature prize in 2020, the first time an American poet had been honored since T.S. Eliot in 1948, Nobel judges praised “her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.”Glück’s poems were often brief, a page or less in length, exemplars of her attachment to “the unsaid, to suggesti...

Hamas appears to have practiced border assault in plain sight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:05 GMT

By Michael Biesecker and Sarah El Deeb | Associated PressLess than a month before Hamas fighters blew through Israel’s high-tech “Iron Wall” and launched an attack that would leave more than 1,200 Israelis dead, they practiced in a very public dress rehearsal.A slickly produced two-minute propaganda video posted to social media by Hamas on Sept. 12 shows fighters using explosives to blast through a replica of the border gate, sweep in on pickup trucks and then move building by building through a full-scale reconstruction of an Israeli town, firing automatic weapons at human-silhouetted paper targets.The Islamic militant group’s live-fire exercise dubbed operation “Strong Pillar” also had militants in body armor and combat fatigues carrying out operations that included the destruction of mock-ups of the wall’s concrete towers and a communications antenna, just as they would do for real in the deadly attack last Saturday.While Israel’s h...

Letters: More than gaming | Helping police | Who benefits? | Dumping Trump | Hurting democracy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:05 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Lottery is morethan gaming onlyRe: “Powerball ticket sold in Kern County wins $1.76 billion jackpot” (Oct. 11).The recent Powerball jackpot, reaching $1.76 billion, undeniably captured public attention and excitement. The article rightly celebrates the life-changing impact this windfall will have on the fortunate winners and highlights the shared optimism that lotteries like these bring to millions.I believe such events, beyond their entertainment value, significantly contribute to public initiatives, enhancing education and social services. I think people should recognize the broader implications of supporting lotteries. Beyond individual fortunes, these games serve as vital revenue streams for essential public services.My appeal is for the public to consider how their participation in lotteries can be a force for good, enabling continued contributions to societal progress. Let’s view ...

Warriors notebook: Why rookie Brandin Podziemski has Steph Curry’s attention in practices

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:05 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Steph Curry is one of a handful of Warriors pointing to rookie Brandin Podziemski as a standout so far in training camp.“BP really has been showing how much he understands the game of basketball at a young age and how confident he is in himself and that shows every time he steps on the floor,” Curry said at shootaround in Los Angeles on Friday before the Warriors’ preseason game against the Lakers. “That’s a nice surprise.”Curry praised Podziemski, the No. 19 overall pick from Santa Clara, for his ability to stick out among a roster full of superstars.“You expect Klay (Thompson) to ball, you expect (Kevon Looney) to do what he does, you expect (Andrew Wiggins) to come back and assert his dominance on both sides of the floor,” he said. “All the guys we know, you don’t take it for granted, but you expect them to do what they do. I’ll add myself to that.”A poor scoring and shooting performance i...

6 arrested after thieves use wagon in SF Walgreens theft: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:05 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Six people were arrested in connection to a theft on Wednesday at a San Francisco Walgreens, the San Francisco Police Department said in a press release. The theft happened around 6:37 p.m. in the Walgreens located at 965 Geneva Ave. Eight suspects with masks rushed into the store pulling a wagon-like cart, SFPD said. The suspects then began to fill their bags with Walgreens merchandise. 2 arrested in SF Dior store smash-and-grab "They grabbed everything they can get their arms around," SFPD Chief Bill Scott said in a news conference Friday. "They tried to run out that store with the property."Shortly after, officers made contact with the suspects as they left the store. A foot chase ensued, and police were able to detain several people in the process.Six of eight suspects were arrested, according to SFPD. They were arrested on felony charges of burglary, conspiracy and organized retail theft. Two suspects related to this theft remain at large. "The other t...

Denver man's family members taken hostage by Hamas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Denver man's family members, who were visiting Israel, were taken hostage Saturday by Hamas.Ben Raanan spoke with FOX31 and said his family was on a call with President Joe Biden on Friday, confirming the kidnapping. Latest: Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms His 17-year-old sister, Natali Raanan, and her mother, Judith Tai Raanan, from Evanston, Illinois, were visiting relatives in Israel in Nahal Oz, near Gaza, when the attacks began, according to WGN-TV. Natali Raanan was taken hostage by Hamas on a trip to Israel, her brother Ben said. (Credit: Ben Raanan)Raanan's father told WGN-TV the two had not been heard from in days, with family members worrying they were among those being held hostage by the Palestinian militant group. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Hamas and other militants in Gaza have said over 130 soldiers and civilians captured from inside Israel w...