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2 dead, another injured, in shooting involving Kansas City police officer, authorities say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:06:59 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two people are dead and a third person is injured after a shooting involving a Kansas City police officer Friday night, but few details were immediately available.The shooting happened after an officer called for help shortly before 9 p.m. near a McDonald’s restaurant in eastern Kansas City.Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Andy Bell said the officers who responded found five people and the officer near a white van, and three of the van’s occupants had been shot.One Black man was critically wounded and died at the scene. A white woman was taken to a hospital where she died. The third victim suffered minor injuries. Two others were detained. The officer was not hurt.Bell said investigators are working to determine what happened before the officer radioed for help and whether anyone else besides the officer fired a gun. A handgun was found at the scene.“There’s not a lot of information we can share,” Bell said Friday night. “It’s very, ve...

Tanner Road in Clifton Park to close temporarily

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:06:59 GMT

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Clifton Park Highway Department has announced that Tanner Road between State Route 146A and State Route 146 will be temporarily closed to traffic on Tuesday, June 13. The closure will take place from 8:30 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. for the purpose of replacing a cross-road culvert. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! During the closure, the highway department will have detours available for commuter traffic. Drivers are advised to seek alternate routes. The area being worked on is located near the Woodcock Preserve. If a residence is located south of the preserve, it is suggested to take State Route 146, and if a residence is north of the preserve, take State Route 146A. Police respond to overturned tractor trailer in Colonie For several hours throughout the day, the road will be impassable. The highway department asks that motorists practice increased caution while driving in the area. Chec...

Philip Schuyler statue removed from Albany City Hall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:06:59 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The statue of General Philip Schuyler that stood in front of Albany City Hall for nearly a century is gone. The city moved it to storage early Saturday morning—which was about much more than what first meets the eye. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "We're happy that the statue has finally come down," said Dr. Alice Green, Executive Director of the Center for Law and Justice. "I don't know what they're going to do with it, but at least it's not in a public space." Green has been pushing city leaders to take down the statue for years. She said it was a constant reminder of what General Schuyler did to her ancestors. Upstate counties fight NYC lawsuit over asylees "He robbed them of their humanity, their dignity, and their labor," said Green. "Labor that brought him money."Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan told NEWS10 she's working to form a monuments commission, so people like Green can be heard. "I think...

DU graduates each receive surprise $500 gift from homebuilder Pat Hamill at commencement

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:06:59 GMT

A diploma wasn’t the only exciting piece of paper University of Denver graduates walked away with after their commencement Saturday morning.In addition to their degrees and years of acquired knowledge, the approximately 1,150 DU undergraduates who attended the ceremony each were gifted $500 in cash — a donation from commencement speaker Pat Hamill.When Hamill wrapped his speech with the promise of cash, some students leaped from their seats in celebration while others turned to catch their loved ones’ eyes in the audience mouthing “wow” and a few choice four-letter words.Seigo Tomozawa, a 22-year-old graduate, said he was going to kick off his newfound winnings by taking his family to dinner at Sushi Den.“I’m pretty excited,” Tomozawa said during the ceremony. “I wasn’t expecting that. My family said dinner is on me tonight.”Hamill, who graduated from DU in 1981 with a real estate degree and computer science minor, we...

25th annual Fallen Heroes Memorial Run motorcycle ride kicks off in Hollywood 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:06:59 GMT

The 25th annual Fallen Heroes Memorial Run is underway in Hollywood on Saturday, raising money for the Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Association, Widows, Orphans and Disabled Firemen’s Fund. The ceremonies begin at the Los Angeles Fire Department Muesum in Hollywood and riders will make their way up Pacific Coast Highway and back inland for a stop at the Mulholland Harley-Davidson store in Calabasas. After stopping in at Harley-Davidson, the riders will journey to their final destination of the Sage Brush Cantina for an afternoon filled with a luncheon, live music, raffles and auctions. The Fallen Heroes Memorial Run raised over $35,000 at last year’s edition of the event, and it functions as the fire department’s main fundraiser for the year. The LAFD’s Widows, Orphans and Disabled Firemen’s Fund helps provide for 800 widows and 87 orphans who have lost family members in the line of duty. To donate to the fund, visit www.firehogs.org 

College roommates’ daughters share honors at San Jose High

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:06:59 GMT

When Amy Girard and Michelle Albertson were roommates at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo they couldn’t have imagined that decades later they would be in the audience as their daughters — Mia Girard and Grace Albertson — graduated among the valedictorians from San Jose High School on Tuesday.Albertson concedes it’s a strange coincidence, but Girard said it was a little bit planned, too. “You never actually think ‘Let’s move to San Jose together and just keep hanging out forever,’ ” Albertson said. “We didn’t know 25 years later we’d still be down the street.”Their families live within a block of each other in San Jose’s Northside neighborhood and their daughters were born just six months apart. Starting in the same kindergarten class, they went to elementary and middle school together before entering San Jose High as freshmen in the 2019-20 school year, which was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.On Tuesd...

San Francisco ice cream shop burglarized twice in one morning

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:06:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A San Francisco ice cream shop fell victim to burglars twice in one morning on June 3 and now the shop’s 24-year-old owner is trying to recover from the struggles of running a small business in the city.What's The Scoop ice cream shop has only been in the city’s Bayview neighborhood for seven months. The shop’s owner, Anthony Womack, said he opened up the shop in hopes of creating a community space built around music and ice cream.  9 people shot in SF Mission District Friday night Around 3:30 a.m., two thieves took a register, power tools and caused damage in the first of two burglaries that morning. Hours after the first break-in, another individual is seen looking around in cabinets and then using their hands to scoop ice cream out of the containers. The damages are estimated to be around $15,000 to $20,000. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-widt...

Celebrating San Francisco’s iconic Pink Triangle

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:06:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – The Pink Triangle is an annual memorial remembering the oppression faced by the LGBTQ+ community while appreciating the strides made since then.Patrick Carney, Pink Triangle founder, joins KRON4 Anchor Stephanie Lin to share more about the project and the history of the meaning behind the pink triangle symbol.

Celebrating San Francisco's first Drag Laureate

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:06:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed recently announced D'Arcy Drollinger as the city's first Drag Laureate. Drollinger spoke with KRON4 Anchor Stephanie Lin to share more about the new role.

Bureau of Prisons tells AP that Ted Kaczynski, known as the ‘Unabomber,’ has died in prison

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:06:59 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bureau of Prisons tells AP that Ted Kaczynski, known as the ‘Unabomber,’ has died in prison.Source