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Deck collapse at Montana country club leaves at least 25 injured, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:51 GMT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A weekend deck collapse at a Montana country club has left up to 25 people injured, police and local reports said. Emergency services responded to a report that a patio had collapsed at the club in Billings at 7:50 p.m. Saturday, the Billings Police Department said in a statement posted on social media.There were “multiple individuals with injuries” but no fatalities and a large number of people were taken to local hospitals, Billings Police Lt. Matt Lennick said in the statement.News outlets including The Billings Gazette and KTVQ-TV identified the location as the Briarwood Country Club.Up to 25 people were transported to hospitals, KTVQ reported.Police shut down roads near the Billings Clinic and St. Vincent Healthcare to clear access to the hospitals, the Gazette reported.Dr. Clint Seger, CEO of the Billings Clinic, said in a statement that the hospital initially received six patients and was expecting another three. Another Billings Clinic official separat...

Harman unstoppable in drama-free British Open win at Hoylake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:51 GMT

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Brian Harman turned back every challenge in the British Open, from big names to bad weather, and took his place among major champions Sunday with a victory that was never seriously in doubt at Royal Liverpool.Harman twice responded to a rare bogey with back-to-back birdies, leaving everyone else playing for second. He closed with a 1-under 70, making an 8-foot par putt on the last hole for a six-shot victory.At age 36, he is the oldest first-time major winner since Sergio Garcia was 37 when he won the Masters in 2017.That wasn’t a surprise. Not many would have seen this coming at the start of the week. Harman had gone 167 tournaments over six years since his last victory in the 2017 Wells Fargo Championship. This is only his third title in his 12 years on the PGA Tour.And then the avid outdoorsman made winning golf’s oldest championship look as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.Masters champion Jon Rahm birdied his last hole for a 70 to make it a ...

Fast-growing fire near Kamloops, B.C., prompts evacuation alerts and orders

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:51 GMT

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A fast-moving wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders and alerts in and around the Kamloops area has grown to 18-square kilometres in size.The Ross Moore Lake fire, first discovered Friday afternoon, is now about 13 kilometres south of the city and has more than doubled in size overnight.It is one of more than 480 active fires burning across the province.The BC Wildfire Service says the blaze is now “highly visible” from the city and surrounding areas and the Thompson Nicola Regional District has ordered people in 49 properties out of their homes, as about 330 others remain on alert.The BC Wildfire service says dry, hot and windy conditions increased fire activity on Saturday and while Environment Canada is forecasting a slight chance of rain Monday, warm and dry conditions are expected for much of the week.This comes as Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma is expected to welcome more international wildfire firefighters from Brazil later today.Th...

3 dead and 3 injured in San Antonio house fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:51 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An early morning house fire in San Antonio killed three people and injured three others, the city’s fire chief said.One woman died at the scene and two others — an adult and a child — later died at a hospital. The three people hospitalized were listed in critical condition, said San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood.Firefighters responded to the blaze at around 3 a.m. Saturday after receiving a 911 call in which people could be heard screaming in the background, Hood said.Police officers who first arrived at the home kicked in a door and also heard people inside screaming for help, Hood said.Six people — three adults and three children — were rescued from the home.The names of the three victims were not immediately released.A preliminary investigation showed the fire started in the home’s garage but a cause of the blaze had not yet been determined, Hood said.Investigators found no working smoke detectors in the home and had no reports of any detecto...

‘Barbie’ takes the box office crown and ‘Oppenheimer’ soars in a historic weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:51 GMT

“ Barbenheimer ” didn’t just work – it spun box office gold. The social media-fueled fusion of Greta Gerwig’s “ Barbie ” and Christopher Nolan’s “ Oppenheimer ” brought moviegoers back to the theaters in record numbers this weekend, vastly outperforming projections and giving a glimmer of hope to the lagging exhibition business, amid the sobering backdrop of strikes. Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” claimed the top spot with a massive $155 million in ticket sales from North American theaters from 4,243 locations, surpassing “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (as well as every Marvel movie this year) as the biggest opening of the year and breaking the first weekend record for a film directed by a woman. Universal’s “Oppenheimer” also soared past expectations, taking in $80.5 million from 3,610 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, marking Nolan’s biggest non-Batman debut and one of the best-ever starts for an R-rated biographical drama.It’s also the first time that one movie opened to more than $1...

Hun Sen’s ruling party claims landslide win in Cambodian election that saw opposition suppressed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:51 GMT

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The ruling party of Cambodia’s longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen claimed a landslide victory in Sunday’s general election, an outcome that was virtually assured thanks to the suppression and intimidation of the opposition in a vote critics said made a farce of democracy.Six hours after polls closed, the National Election Committee said 84.6% of eligible voters had cast ballots. Sok Eysan, spokesperson for Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party, said he believed his party captured 78-80% of the total turnout.“I have no results about the allocation of seats, but as of now but I can say that the ruling Cambodian People’s Party has won a landslide victory,” he told the Associated Press, although no official vote count had still been issued.The European Union, the United States and other Western countries had refused to send observers, saying the election lacked the conditions to be considered free and fair. That left international officials from Russia,...

Person struck, killed by driver in Deerfield

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:51 GMT

DEERFIELD, Ill. — A person was struck and killed by a driver Sunday morning in Deerfield, according to police.The crash happened around 7:15 a.m. nera Robert York Avenue and Osterman Avenue. 6 dead, 14 injured in reported shootings in Chicago over weekend Deerfield Police Department officers arrived on the scene and found one person was killed in the incident.The identity of the person who was killed hasn't been released.The crash is being investigated by Deerfield police, the Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team and the Lake County Coroner's Office.Additional details haven't been released.

NFL player's father charged in bald eagle's shooting death: report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:51 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) -- The father of an Indianapolis Colts safety was arrested and charged after prosecutors say he shot and killed a bald eagle in Pennsylvania.According to federally filed court documents, Rodney Thomas Sr., identified as the father of NFL safety Rodney Thomas II by the New York Post, was charged and indicted by a Pittsburgh federal grand jury after they claim he violated the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. The indictment, filed Tuesday, accuses Thomas of "knowingly or with wanton" taking a bald eagle in mid-May by shooting and killing it with an air rifle in Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania."Taking" a bald eagle, according to the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, is pursuing, shooting, shooting at, poisoning, wounding, killing, capturing, trapping, collecting, molesting, or disturbing the bird. Woman gored by Yellowstone bison says ‘yes’ to hospital proposal hours later Thomas Sr. has been charged with a federal misdemeanor for violating the act, ...

Costco crackdown: Can people in my household still use my Costco membership?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:51 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Sorry, Costco moochers: Gone are the days when you could borrow your sister-in-law’s membership card to buy yourselves a Kirkland rotisserie chicken.Last month, Costco announced its intentions to more strictly enforce its membership policy, which stipulates that only Costco members are allowed to make purchases at checkout — and not just anyone who happens to be carrying a valid membership card borrowed from a family member or friend.“Our membership policy states that our membership cards are not transferable and since expanding our self-service checkout, we’ve noticed that non-member shoppers have been using membership cards that do not belong to them,” reads a statement released by Costco. “We don’t feel it’s right that non-members receive the same benefits and pricing as our members.”To curb any non-member shoppers, Costco employees have begun to check for membership cards at self-checkout, to validate each shopper’s status using the photo on their...

Business People: Eagan’s Hoyt Hsiao to chair MEDA business development organization

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:51 GMT

OF NOTEHoyt HsiaoThe Metropolitan Economic Development Association, Minneapolis, announced the appointment of Hoyt Hsiao as chair of its board of directors. Hsiao was MEDA’s 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year; he is president and CEO of Shaw-Lundquist Associates Inc., a construction company in Eagan. MEDA provides business support services to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) entrepreneurs.EDUCATIONKenneth Janz has been named interim president of Winona State University by the Minnesota Colleges and Universities board of trustees, succeeding Scott Olson, who last month was named chancellor of the Minnesota State system. Janz previously was associate vice president for academic affairs and CIO.FINANCIAL SERVICESHiway Credit Union, St. Paul, announced that mortgage loan officer Kathy Glashan was named to National Mortgage Professional Magazine‘s Leading Loan Originators list.GOVERNMENTThe Minnesota Department of Health announced the retirement of Deputy Commissioner Marga...