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Grains lower,Livstock higher

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:58 GMT

Wheat for Sep. fell 8.50 cents at $7.0425 a bushel; Sep. corn lost 12.25 cents at $5.21 a bushel, Sep. oats was off .75 cent at 4.2475 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans declined 45.25 cents at $14.8675 a bushel.Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Aug. live cattle was up .10 cent at $1.7815 a pound; Aug. feeder cattle rose .95 cent at $2.4560 a pound; while Aug. lean hogs was gained 1.18 cents at $1.0320 a pound.Source

Mixed verdict for officer who put road rage suspect in police car on train tracks

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:58 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Fort Lupton police officer has been acquitted of the most serious charge she faced for leaving a woman in a patrol car before it got hit by a train but was found guilty of two lesser counts.Officer Jordan Steinke was found not guilty of attempted reckless manslaughter, a felony. She was found guilty of two misdemeanors: third-degree assault and reckless endangerment. Previous: 911 calls released from before, after train crash The decision came from Weld County Judge Timothy Kerns, who issued the verdict Friday afternoon following a 4-day trial. Steinke chose to let a judge decide her fate in what's called a bench trial instead of a more traditional jury trial.The Sept. 16, 2022, crash in Fort Lupton was captured by officers' body cameras. Steinke had placed a 21-year-old woman accused of waving a gun at a fellow driver in the back of a different officer's patrol car that was sitting on the tracks.Kerns told the courtroom that to find Steinke guilty of the felon...

'It was a mistake': Sean Payton says he regrets criticizing predecessor Nathaniel Hackett and his own general manager

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:58 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos coach Sean Payton said Friday he regrets disparaging his predecessor in an interview in which he called the work Nathaniel Hackett and his staff did in Denver last season “one of the worst coaching jobs in the NFL” and said there were “20 dirty hands” around Russell Wilson's career-worst season.“Listen, I had one of those moments where I still had my Fox hat on and not my coaching hat,” said Payton, who's returning to the sideline this season after a year's sabbatical during which he worked as a studio football analyst for Fox Sports following a 15-year stint with the New Orleans Saints.Payton's comments in an interview with USA Today’s Jarrett Bell rocked the NFL because he broke the coaches code in which they refrain from publicly lambasting one another and because he spent his first six months on the job admonishing his players not to look back at last year's dismal season and to ignore “outside noise.” Payton pins blame for awful 2022 season by ...

Miami PD investigating after mother claims children were abducted by father

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:58 GMT

The Miami Police Department is investigating the mother who falsely claimed her children were abducted by their father. On Friday morning, authorities issued a missing person report to help find two children who were believed to be in the company of their father. After further investigation, police stated that the father had legal authorization to travel with his children. The children were deemed safe by Miami Police. Detectives are now investigating why the mother of the children made the claims of her children being missing if the father had legal authority over his children.

BSO search for missing 62-year-old woman in Tamarac

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:58 GMT

Authorities seek the public’s help to locate a woman who was reported missing from Tamarac.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, 62-year-old Lois Brown was last seen near the 5100 block of Yellow Pine Lane, at around 2:25 p.m. on Tuesday. Brown stands 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs around 170 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black jumpsuit with a brown jacket and was driving a white 2018 Nissan Rogue with the Florida tag 641RVJ.Officials urge anyone with information on Brown’s whereabouts to contact BSO Detective Chris Blankenship at 954-321-4268 or the BSO non-emergency number 954-764- HELP (4357)

6-foot gator that built nest in Cocoa Beach man’s backyard seen trying to get through fence

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:58 GMT

COCOA BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — A Cocoa Beach homeowner is speaking out about his run-in with a 6-foot gator that was determined to get through his fence to protect her young. Bill Geiger Jr. on Friday said that the reptile had built her nest in his backyard and she was desperate to defend it. The animal’s front half was seen through the fence.“Literally missiled through it; it was incredible,”said. “It caught me by surprise. I was shocked!”Geiger said he does not shy away from danger, even if it’s alligators.“Let me just go out there real quick to see what’s going on,” Geiger was heard saying in the video. “Looks like she may have gone down that way for some reason.”Brandon Fisher, a gator expert at Gatorland, said alligator mothers can be very protective of their young.“Please do not mess with mama alligator. Don’t feed any alligators, don’t try to do anything with alligators in the state of Florida,...

Many Boston public pools closed for repairs, renovations as summer heat continues

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:58 GMT

Despite high heat in Boston, doors were locked and swimming pools were sitting empty at a handful of spots across the city Friday as 10 such city facilities remained closed for repairs and renovations.Closures include sites across Boston from Charlestown, to the South End, to Dorchester, Mattapan, Chinatown and West Roxbury. As some were forced to find alternative ways to cool down, community activist Domingos DaRos said the closures are unacceptable. “This is something that should have been dealt with in April so we can have it in the dog days of summer,” DaRosa said. With some sites closed, parents at one wading pool in Roxbury said the pool was busier than usual on Friday.“We never have that many people,” one man said. “Because the pool is closed, that’s what happened.” Many are now hoping that, at some point this summer, they see all of Boston’s 19 public pools open to give everyone the chance to enjoy the facilities.“I hope that we can advocate to get full s...

Four people hurt after falling from scaffolding in Milford

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:58 GMT

Four people were taken to area hospitals Friday after they fell from scaffolding at a site in Milford, officials saidSKY7-HD was over the scene of what appeared to be a construction site Friday afternoon. Officials later told 7NEWS the incident happened near the back of the lot. At least two of the people who were hurt had severe injuries.OSHA investigators had been called to the scene as of Friday afternoon.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Thousands of beachgoers, sculptors expected to attend 2023 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival 

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:58 GMT

This year’s Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival got underway Friday, kicking off a weekend where thousands of beachgoers and sculptors are expected to flock to the area. The festival is scheduled to continue through Sunday at Revere Beach, with this year’s theme celebrating 90 years of Kong. 7NEWS on Friday spotted sculptures of a mermaid, a moon, a horse and a massive sculpture of King Kong. This year’s centerpiece sculpture, indeed, depicts an epic battle involving the giant gorilla.“This is amazing,” said event organizer Melineige Beauregard. “You’ve never seen something like this.”Beauregard said the centerpiece will be the biggest the festival has had in its 19-year history, standing 22-feet-tall. “King Kong and T-Rex — I think everyone is very impressed with it,” Beauregard said.Organizers said there are sculptors participating from around the world, including some from Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Latvia, the US and Canada.S...

Chicago rapper G Herbo pleads guilty to fraud conspiracy in Massachusetts federal court

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:34:58 GMT

Chicago-based drill rapper G Herbo pleaded guilty to participating in a fraud conspiracy that milked $140,000 grand in services from businesses across the country.Herbert “G Herbo” Wright, 25 — who the feds say also goes by the monikers “Herb,” “Lil Herb” and “Herbert Light” — delivers rapid-fire raps about the hard streets of the Chicago South Shore area known as “Terror Town,” but had expensive tastes in is own life, according to the federal indictment leveled against him and five co-defendants.“Mr. Wright used stolen account information as his very own unlimited funding source, using victims’ payment cards to finance an extravagant lifestyle and advance his career,” acting U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Joshua Levy said in a statement. “Mr. Wright flaunted his lavish spending on social media, in music videos and in industry news.”Wright signed a plea deal on June 5 and pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making a...