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Fallen Black Hawk army pilot returns home to St. James ahead of funeral

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:52 GMT

ST. JAMES, Mo. - Communities from St. Louis to St. James supported the homecoming of a fallen U.S. Army soldier, Chief Warrant Officer Rusten Radford Smith, with a procession to the funeral home where he will be prepared to be laid to rest.The Black Hawk pilot killed in training is now remembered as a hero dedicated to serving his country and tragically paying the ultimate price.Arriving at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, service members proudly escorted the American flag-wrapped casket on Wednesday. The somber procession was making its way onto the highway going south. Top Story: PETA protests outside St. Louis Budweiser brewery Crowds paid tribute the whole way to Smith's hometown in St. James, Missouri, where he received a heartfelt welcome. The flag is at half-staff at the funeral home where he now resides."You had police, fire, EMS out here, you had citizens, business owners, they shut their business down to come and stand on the street,” said Ken Kelly with the Patr...

St. Louis County battles over marijuana sales tax

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A new legal battle is brewing over recreational marijuana in Missouri. The issue is tax "stacking." County leaders in the St. Louis area want to stack the 3% local sales taxes that voters approved last week.Berkeley voters approved a 3% marijuana sales tax, as did voters countywide in St. Louis County. The 3% local marijuana tax propositions passed almost everywhere; they were on the ballot last week by 3-to-1 margins, if not more.County leaders take that to mean counties that passed the tax can stack their 3% on top of a city’s 3%. They want their cut. Top Story: PETA protests outside St. Louis Budweiser brewery “You can indeed stack them. It’s been verified and discussed legally throughout,” said Tim Brinker, Franklin County’s presiding commissioner. “It’s absolutely allowable to stack.”St. Louis County and St. Charles County also reportedly plan to stack county and municipal recreational marijuana sales taxes, meaning the 3% rate voters approved will be ...

Apartment development in St. Charles County getting push back

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:52 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - The Dardenne Prairie Board of Alderman decided to delay voting on a new development of a four-story apartment complex on Wednesday.The project is set to be built at the corner of Bryan and Fiese roads and will hold 190 apartments along with shops and restaurants.Residents filled city hall during a special meeting to express their concerns with the tax abatement that allows the developer to avoid paying property taxes for 12 years. City leaders found themselves caught between the developer and the Wentzville School District over the tax breaks. Top Story: PETA protests outside St. Louis Budweiser brewery “The planning and zoning has done their work, the board has already approved the planning changes and the zoning changes," said Jim Cook, a developer. "So now we’re just really coming to the funding mechanism and how we can get that to work. So if there is an amenable solution we’ll move forward, if not we’ll see how long this takes. To either come to an a...

Teen boy busted for armed home invasion robbery in Riverside County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:52 GMT

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with an armed home invasion robbery, authorities with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced on Tuesday.  Deputies with the Riverside Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Station responded to calls regarding the robbery in the 15100 block of Perris Boulevard at around 6:30 p.m. on March 21. At the scene, deputies found a victim who suffered minor injuries during the incident, though no suspect was arrested. Investigators with the Moreno Valley Station’s Robbery Burglary Suppression Team took over the investigation.  On April 11, authorities executed a search warrant in the 15000 block of Perris Boulevard and recovered property that belonged to the victim, an RCSD news release stated.  “A 17-year-old male juvenile was arrested without incident and later booked at the Crogan Youth Treatment and Education Center on charges related to the robbery,” deputies said.  Authorities added that the investigation is ongoi...

Crews rescue downed paraglider with serious injuries in Riverside County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:52 GMT

Crews are rescuing a downed paraglider with serious injuries in Riverside County on Wednesday night.Firefighters responded to an area north of Soboba Road in unincorporated San Jacinto around 7:02 p.m.The paraglider was trapped in an inaccessible area that required remote rescue equipment and additional resources, according to CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department.The paraglider was found about 4,000 feet up on a hillside among heavy brush, officials said.Firefighters are carrying the injured person down the hill with an estimated journey time of three hours, authorities said.A map of the approximate crash location shows the hillside is near Mt. San Jacinto College and Soboba Casino Resort.Map showing the location of a paraglider crash in San Jacinto on April 12, 2023. (CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department)It’s unclear what initially caused the paraglider to crash.This developing story will be updated.

Oakland A’s reliever earns 1st career win via obscure rule

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:52 GMT

By NOAH TRISTERBALTIMORE — Chad Smith’s first major league win came courtesy of a rarely applied official scoring rule.It was an unusual twist at the end of a long day for the Oakland reliever.Smith pitched the final two innings of the Athletics’ 8-4 victory over Baltimore on Wednesday night, holding the Orioles scoreless and allowing only one hit. He entered in the bottom of the eighth, after the A’s had scored three runs in the top of the inning to take a 7-4 advantage.That meant reliever Jeurys Familia — who pitched the bottom of the seventh and was in the game when Oakland took the lead for good — could have been the pitcher of record. But the official scorer chose not to give Familia the win because he was deemed to have had a short, ineffective outing.Familia came on with one out in the seventh, a man on first and Oakland up 4-2. After a passed ball, pinch-hitter Cedric Mullins rolled an RBI single to right, and after a groundout moved Mullins to second, Adley Rutschman hit an...

SF Giants’ Michael Conforto exits early from series finale vs. Dodgers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Before the top of the fourth Wednesday night against the Dodgers, Giants manager Gabe Kapler conferred with home plate umpire Alex Tosi. It was too early for a defensive substitution, and there were no pinch-hitters from the previous inning to re-arrange in the field.But Kapler had an unexpected change to make: outfielder Michael Conforto was taken out of the game after three innings. The Giants later announced that it was left calf tightness that forced Conforto from the game. He was replaced by Bryce Johnson, but an inning later, Johnson had left the game, too.In the span of an inning, the Giants doubled their number of injured outfielders, as Johnson almost immediately put his body on the line with a leaping catch sure to land on highlight reels but that also forced him out of the game. After crashing into the center field wall and being replaced by LaMonte Wade Jr., Johnson was being evaluated for a concussion, the club announced.CATCH OF THE YEAR pic.twitter.co...

7-year-old boy reunited with bike stolen on his birthday: Livermore PD

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:52 GMT

(KRON) -- A 7-year-old received a mini dirt bike for Christmas. Unfortunately, the bike was stolen from the boy on his birthday after two residential burglaries in Livermore earlier this year.On Wednesday, the Livermore Police Department (LPD) got the bike back Wednesday and returned it to its rightful owner. Police said the first thing the boy did was ride the bike in LPD's parking lot (video above).You can't see it through his helmet, but the 7-year-old was all smiles once he was reunited with his beloved bike. Man arrested in San Rafael on felony stalking charge following series of incidents (Livermore Police Department)(Livermore Police Department)The boy's bike was among the items stolen in two home burglaries on Brisa Street in late January and early February, Livermore police said. A suspect, 55-year-old David Herrera, was arrested last week on April 5 at his Tracy home for burglary, felony possession of stolen property and drug charges.KRON On is streaming news live now.e...

SF supes vote to keep remote public comment at meetings

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:52 GMT

(BCN) -- Remote public comment at weekly San Francisco Board of Supervisors meetings is here to stay, supervisors decided Wednesday. Supervisors voted on a meeting rules amendment that would preserve the board's interim policy, which first came about during COVID-19 shutdowns, to allow unlimited remote public comment at meetings. At first, seven supervisors voted "yes," though the motion failed since it required eight votes to be approved. Board President Aaron Peskin made a motion to rescind the item, since it was initially required to be approved by Saturday. Progressive Bay Area congressman calls on Feinstein to resign Three supervisors who have previously voted in favor of remote public comment were unavailable to attend Wednesday morning's rescheduled meeting. The meeting time changed after a cable box was vandalized downtown, which prevented the meeting from being broadcast live on its cable channels. Supervisor Rafael Mandelman then changed his dissenting ...

All eastbound lanes open on Highway 37 after closure

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:52 GMT

(KRON) -- All eastbound lanes of State Route 37 were blocked after a collision Wednesday night. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. east of Lakeville Highway in Marin County and all lanes are now open again. The collision involved three vehicles and caused only minor injuries, according to California Highway Patrol. The westbound lanes had been blocked earlier but have since reopened, CHP said. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.