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'It means everything': Melrose Park native Bob Nardella, an original Chicago Wolves player, now is the head coach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

CHICAGO — It's full circle. It's fitting. It's historic. All would fit the next choice to lead Chicagoland's American Hockey League franchise into a new era. "I'm a Wolf at heart," said Bob Nardella, who'll be the head coach of the Chicago Wolves starting with the 2023-2024 season, and it makes sense. He's a Melrose Park native who was on the inaugural team, helped them to their first league championship, and has spent nearly a decade in the organization in a coaching role. Now Nardella is the 13th leader of the franchise on the ice, the first former player to ever get that job. For a native of the area who helped to get the franchise off the ground, it's quite a moment. "It means everything," said Nardella to WGN News Now about being the head coach. "Knowing everything that the organization stands for and tries to accomplish and everything involved to even the smallest little detail."That started when he joined the team in the 1994-1995 season, their first in the International Hock...

Raising Cane's donating 15% of profits Thursday for Maui relief

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

CHICAGO — Raising Cane's announced that they are donating 15% of profits Thursday to aid a Maui-based shelter.All of their restaurants are donating the profits.The funds will go to help the Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Center (KHAKO). They will also be used in the rebuilding efforts of the shelters which was a 78-unit housing center that was completely lost in the fire. Maui fire death toll reaches 106 as first two victims identified Federal officials sent a mobile morgue with coroners, pathologists and technicians to Hawaii to help identify those killed in the wildfire that all but incinerated Lahaina a week ago.At least 106 people have been killed at this time.

KXAN Investigates: Texas prison heat illnesses, new school safety rules

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The in-depth reporting from KXAN Investigates will receive a new spotlight that viewers can interact with starting Wednesday morning. Investigative reporter Kelly Wiley and KXAN Live anchor Will DuPree will kick off a new weekly show at 9 a.m. focused on some of the top trending stories reported by the station's investigative journalists. People can watch the live stream in this story and on the KXAN Facebook page. The stories that Kelly and Will will discuss more in-depth Wednesday include these: Records obtained by KXAN reveal at least 36 people working and living inside Texas prisons were diagnosed with heat-related illnesses during some of the hottest months this summer and last. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice reported at least 16 incarcerated people and workers got sick from the heat from May 1 to July 5, 2022, records show. This year, records show at least 20 people diagnosed with heat-related illnesses.Austin Independent School District official...

Crews to microsurface roads in Kyle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

KYLE, Texas (KXAN) – The City of Kyle said Monday crews with Viking Construction would be working on streets throughout the city from Aug. 21 to Aug. 29. The city said crews would be out on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. micro-surfacing roads to improve the appearance and life of the road on weekdays. According to city announcement, all vehicles along the affected stretches of road must be moved before 8 a.m. on the day of the microsurfacing.  Micro-surfaced roads will need to be closed after being treated, the city said, but will be reopened after the coating has cured, which will take a few hours. The city asked people not to drive or walk on the new surface until the crew has opened the street. Fresh coating can stick to car tires and paint, the city said. When the microsurfacing is “cured,” the work crew will remove the cones or barricades. The city said people may see crews in their neighborhoods between Monday and Fri...

KXAN medical debt investigation wins National Murrow Award

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN was honored with a National Edward R. Murrow award Tuesday for its investigation into the impact of hundreds of medical debt lawsuits filed against Central Texas patients."Medical Debt Lawsuits" received recognition in the Excellence in Innovation category for television large markets. The Murrow Awards are named after the prominent broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow and are "among the most prestigious in news," according to the Radio Television Digital News Association. RTDNA has honored "outstanding achievements" in journalism with the award since 1971. Explore the award-winning project: Medical Debt Lawsuits The project started with an anonymous tip, which led KXAN investigators to discover hundreds of people were being sued on behalf of the same hospital over their medical debt in one Central Texas court. While the practice is legal, the project worked to show the impact those lawsuits have on patients, how others can avoid it and what Texas leaders are...

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has ‘Gold Glovers all over the place.’ Picking his best defense isn’t easy.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

The Orioles’ depth has often prompted manager Brandon Hyde to say he has 13 position players he wants to play. But excluding the designated hitter, he can put only eight on the field at a given time.Hyde, though, was not interested in dissecting which combination of eight would represent his best defensive lineup.“It’s like saying ‘Who do you like better?’” Hyde said. “I got Gold Glovers all over the place.“The four guys that are sitting today probably are going to be playing tomorrow. … Good problems to have. I feel comfortable with everybody, to be honest with you.”That’s understandable. Hyde’s roster features two quality catchers, a pair of capable first basemen, five versatile infielders and four talented outfielders. The flexibility throughout creates questions of not only who the Orioles’ best eight defenders are but also where they should play in that ideal alignment.Take rookie infielder Jordan Wes...

Duluth banning marijuana smoking/vaping in city’s parks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

DULUTH, Minn. — By an 8-1 vote, city councilors took their first steps Monday night toward regulating the use of marijuana in local parks.Arik Forsman, an at large councilor, described the ban on smoking or vaping cannabinoid products as a relatively modest restriction, compared with some other Minnesota cities that have moved to ban their use in public spaces altogether.Forsman said it has been more than three weeks now since the council first proposed restrictions on the smoking of marijuana in city parks, as a state law legalizes the recreational use of the drug.“I think the public is well aware of what we are doing here. We’ve tried to be consistent in all of our messaging and communications around the fact that we’re now going to treat it the same as tobacco, and that will apply in all city parks,” he said.But Councilor Azrin Awal, also an at large representative, expressed concerns the new ordinance could disproportionately affect renters and people liv...

Hinckley father charged after 3-year-old fatally shot himself with unsecured handgun

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

A Hinckley, Minn., man has been charged with manslaughter in the accidental death of his 3-year-old son, who shot himself with a handgun he found in his father’s bedroom.Prosecutors have charged 26-year-old Roy Dean Pauza-Moore with two counts of second-degree manslaughter, along with additional felony counts of child endangerment and negligent storage of firearms.The child’s death is the second accidental shooting death of a minor in Minnesota in the past two weeks, following the killing of 12-year-old Markee Jones in St. Paul on Aug. 5. The Ramsey County attorney’s office subsequently released the 14-year-old boy being held in connection with that shooting, after family members said it was an accident.According to the charges in Pine County, Pauza-Moore was playing video games with his roommate last Tuesday night while his son watched a movie on his cellphone. When the phone’s battery began to run low, he told the boy to go upstairs to charge it.A short time later he and his...

Duluth officer justified in military veteran’s fatal shooting last winter, prosecutors rule

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

DULUTH, Minn. — An officer was justified in fatally shooting a military veteran who brandished a knife and charged at police during a February arrest attempt, prosecutors announced Monday.The Cook County Attorney’s Office conducted a legal review of the death of Zachary James Shogren, 34, who was killed near his home on the 1500 block of East Third Street on Feb. 24. Shogren, who had struggled with mental illness in recent years, was shot as members of the Lake Superior Violent Offender Task Force sought to arrest him for felony threats of violence.St. Louis County prosecutors, who would typically be tasked with the review, referred the investigation “to avoid any perception of or concern regarding impermissible conflict or bias due to regular contact between members of the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office and the task force,” according to a news release.One Duluth police officer fired their duty weapon at the scene, killing Shogren, after attempts by fello...

Target Q2 sales ebb on inflation, Pride month shopper backlash and it cuts profit outlook for 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:47 GMT

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO (AP Retail Writer)NEW YORK (AP) — Target’s second quarter sales were hit by inflation and a negative reaction by some customers, widely publicized on social media, to its Pride merchandise.The Minneapolis retailer expects high interest rates, which makes credit cards more expensive to use, and higher prices on food to continue to put a strain on customers and on Wednesday, the chain cut its profit and sales expectations for the year. In lowering its forecast, Target also cited the end of the student loan moratorium, which had provided one-time college students a little more financial breathing room.Profit came in above expectations, however, as the Minneapolis chain brought inventories closer in line with cautionary spending on discretionary items by customers.Shares rose 8% in pre-market trading before the opening bell Wednesday despite trimming profit expectations for the year.Target is among the first major U.S. retailers to report quarterly financial results...