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Nurses say legislation could help fix Missouri's healthcare shortage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:52 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- All but one of the state's counties are in a health professional shortage, and that's why nurse practitioners are asking lawmakers to change state law to help combat this deficit. Under current state law, advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) are required to in be in a collaborative practice agreement, which means nurse practitioners have a physician nearby to do their job. Nurses came to Jefferson City on Wednesday to tell lawmakers that if this restriction is lifted, patients will have better access to care. "When a physician dies, moves or goes on vacation, those practitioners, they don't have a backup collaborative physician, those clinics are dead," JoAnn Franklin a nurse practitioner from Reynolds County said. "They have to close down." Special prosecutor requested for child abuse case involving former Department of Corrections employee During a House workforce committee on Wednesday, Kirk Mathews with MO HealthNet, the state's Medicaid program, s...

DU Pios hoping “bitter” Carter Mazur becomes better Mazur as they open NCAA regionals vs. Cornell

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:52 GMT

The first bite? Carter Mazur hated it. Lose in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff semis. Kiss another trophy goodbye.Then he remembered the aftertaste. And how sweet it felt at this time a year ago.“Yeah, I feel like it’s the exact same (vibe) as last (March),” Mazur, the DU Pioneers’ top goal-scorer, said earlier this week at Magness Arena in advance of the 30-9 Pios’ first test in the NCAA men’s hockey regionals, Thursday at 3:30 p.m. against Cornell (20-10-2).“It’s kind of a blessing in disguise really. (We) get extra rest because of it, but it does (stink) to lose the trophy. But we’re kind of focused on the big goal — win the national championship. So it’s nice to have that bitter taste in your mouth heading into these (regional) games.”DU will be looking to rebound from a 1-0 upset loss back on March 17 to rival Colorado College in the NCHC semis. The Pios suffered the same fate at Frozen Faceoff in March 2022, then rode that taste all the way to the program’s nin...

Rockies spring training report: Bud Black thrilled with WBC, Kyle Freeland’s performance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:52 GMT

The World Baseball Classic was a huge hit, drawing more than 1.3 million fans, the highest attendance in the tournament’s history. In baseball-crazy Japan, the TV ratings went through the roof and set records.Rockies manager Bud Black was a huge fan, too. He and the players watched a good chunk of Tuesday night’s championship game in which Japan beat Team USA, 3-2. Black was especially interested to see Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland perform on a big stage. Freeland allowed one run over three innings, striking out two, including WBC MVP Shohei Ohtani.“Everybody that I have talked to, that has been involved in (the WBC), has told me it’s been a great experience,” Black told reporters Wednesday morning at Salt Rivers Fields in Scottsdale, Ariz. “The competitive intensity over the life of the WBC has ramped up. As watchers of it, I think we felt that this year.”Regarding Freeland’s performance, Black said: “In a championship gam...

Superintendent vows to put armed officers in Denver’s high schools even though it “likely violates” board policy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:52 GMT

Superintendent Alex Marrero said Wednesday that he will place armed officers in Denver’s high schools following the shooting at East High despite the fact that doing so “likely violates” Board of Education policy, according to a letter he sent to board members. “However, I can no longer stand on the sidelines,” Marrero wrote in the letter to the school board. “I am willing to accept the consequences of my actions.”The decision to have armed police in the city’s schools comes after East students and parents called for tighter security measures following the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old student in February and on the heels of a second shooting Wednesday in which two administrators were injured.Two armed officers from the Denver Police Department will be stationed at East during school hours for the rest of the academic year. Marrero is also “committing” to have an armed officer at each high school and conversations with principals “to understand their continuing need and desire for...

Denver East students, parents struggle with ongoing violence: “High school shouldn’t be like this”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:52 GMT

Janaiya Hopper‘s eyes scanned through a crowd of anxious parents, searching for her mother. Then, from across a crowded intersection outside Denver’s East High School, they locked eyes.The 18-year-old senior’s face crumpled as she ran into her mother Jamela Brown‘s open arms.Hopper sobbed into her mother’s shoulder as a single tear trickled down Brown’s cheek. When the two finished their hug, the teen looked at her mom, and said, “I don’t want to go back to school.”On Wednesday morning, Brown joined hundreds of East High School parents gathered at the intersection of 17th Avenue and City Park Esplanade after police say a student shot two administrators inside the building. They waited while officers wearing ballistic vests surrounded the school, City Park and nearby businesses on East Colfax Avenue, all while a police helicopter circled overhead.It’s a scene repeated far too often outside the nation’s schools after ca...

'Craziest thing I've ever seen': Tornado damages buildings in Montebello

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:52 GMT

A tornado touched down in Montebello on Wednesday, damaging several buildings and leaving a trail of destruction, the National Weather Service confirmed. The rare weather event was reported a few minutes before 11:30 a.m., according to the Verdugo Fire Communications Center. Aerial video from Sky5 showed the storm ripped-off parts of a roof and scattered debris in the area of South Vail Street and Washington Boulevard.It tore through portions of roof tops, sent signs flying, downed trees and damaged several cars.The National Weather Service dispatched a team to Montebello, a city eight miles east of downtown Los Angeles, to assess the damage.A video submitted by a KTLA viewer shows what appears to be a funnel cloud descending from the clouds as a storm moved through the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The owner of a recycling company in the area said he was driving when the weather event occurred. He later saw the storm had torn off the roof of the bui...

Cell phone video shows tornado tear through Montebello

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:52 GMT

As if Southern California hadn’t already seen enough wild weather since the start of the year, a tornado touched down in Montebello late Wednesday morning, damaging buildings. There were no reports of injuries.The twister was first spotted around 11:30 a.m. in the area of South Vail Street and Washington Boulevard. Video captured by several KTLA viewers shows intense rotation as the tornado tore the roof from a large commercial building and sent debris flying.A National Weather Service damage survey team was dispatched to Montebello, a city just east of downtown Los Angeles, and confirmed it was, in fact, a tornado that touched down. "No EF rating yet, we are still assessing the damage!," NWS tweeted.KTLA viewer "IDKLeroy on IG/ Tik Tok" captured video of the tornado in Montebello on March 22, 2023. Tornadoes are classified using an EF (Enhanced Fujita) Scale. An EF0 is a tornado with three-second wind gusts of 65 to 85 miles per hour. An EF1 has winds...

Armed arsonist caught on video using accelerant to start fire at Orange County business

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:52 GMT

Authorities in Orange County on Wednesday announced that they’re seeking the public’s help in identifying an armed man captured on surveillance video using an accelerant to start and spread a fire inside an auto parts business.  The incident occurred on Mar. 20, at approximately 3:30 a.m., in the 1000 block of East 6th Street in Santa Ana, according to a news release from the Orange County Fire Authority.  Surveillance video shows the suspected arsonist, armed with a handgun, enter an office with desks and computers against the wall at Freeway Auto Parts.  After looking around, he picks up a blue and white container and examines it. Moments later, the man tucks the gun in his waistband and begins pouring the unknown accelerant out of the container across the top of the desks.  The fire department received a call not long after that, with initial reports saying the building was engulfed in flames.  OCFA Capt. Brian Abney said it only took firefighters 11 minutes t...

Photos: Tornado touches down in Montebello, leaves damage in its wake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:52 GMT

A tornado touched down in Montebello Wednesday, leaving extensive damage in its wake. Video from Sky5, residents and motorists alike showed the damaged roofs and debris swirling around during the rare weather event. ‘Craziest thing I’ve ever seen’: Tornado damages buildings in Montebello The tornado was reported a few minutes before 11:30 a.m. and firefighters responded to the 1200 block of South Vail Street. Here are some images of the destruction left behind. A roof in Montebello was damaged by a reported tornado on March 22, 2023. (KTLA) A roof in Montebello was damaged by a reported tornado on March 22, 2023. (KTLA) A roof in Montebello was damaged by a reported tornado on March 22, 2023. (KTLA) A roof in Montebello was damaged by a reported tornado on March 22, 2023. (KTLA) A roof in Montebello, California was damaged by a reported tornado on March 22, 2023. (KTLA) A tree toppled over a vehicle during a suspected tornado in Montebello on March 22, 2023. (Gurgot Singh) Debris...

Woman attacked at memorial of East Bay homicide victim by group who blamed her for fatal shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:52 GMT

ASHLAND — Alameda County prosecutors have filed felony charges against a man who allegedly participated in the group beating of a woman who suffered a broken jaw as she visited the memorial of a January homicide victim, court records show.The defendant, a 37-year-old Alameda County resident, was charged March 9 with battery involving serious bodily injury. He was also charged in connection with a November 2022 armed carjacking, court records show. On March 10, he pleaded not guilty to all charges and remains out of custody while the case is pending.The victim was assaulted Feb. 2 as she visited a memorial for Lamar Converse, 35, of Ashland. Just days earlier, Converse had been fatally shot near E. 14th Street and 166th Avenue in Ashland, an unincorporated area of Alameda County.According to police, as the woman stood next to Converse’s memorial, she was accosted by a group of women and one man who blamed her for the fatal shooting. Several of them identified themselves a...