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WATCH LIVE | Former President Obama launches new foundation initiative from Chicago

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

CHICAGO — Former President Barack Obama will be speaking shortly as his foundation launches a new initiative in Chicago.The Obama Foundation’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Impact in Action is set to launch a new initiative to support young men of color across the country on Wednesday. Former President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at the event.Watch Former President Obama's remarks in the video player above.The event reportedly will highlight and celebrate communities across the country that have positively shifted population-level outcomes in the educational or violence reduction ecosystems throughout their municipal areas. Another solar storm may bring northern lights to US Wednesday, Thursday Also, the event will provide an opportunity to learn about positive systems-level changes that are working in other communities so that they too can improve the lives of boys and young men of color in their own communities.

Milwaukee man sentenced to 18 years for 2021 New Year's Eve shooting in Aurora

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

CHICAGO -- A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for a shooting in Aurora on New Year's Eve two years ago.According to the Kane County State's Attorney's Office, Cameron Sebastion, 25, of Milwaukee reportedly attended a New Year's Eve party on the 800 block of Huntington Drive in Aurora on Dec. 31, 2021. Father shot while shielding 4-year-old son from gunfire in South Shore Further investigation showed that shortly after midnight, Sebastion fired multiple gunshots towards several individuals, striking one in the arm. He reportedly told officers he was high on marijuana and thought the other partygoers were planning to kill him.Sebastion pled guilty to the offense of attempt first-degree murder. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday.

Highest-rated restaurants for chicken wings in Chicago, according to Yelp

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

A staple of backyard parties, family gatherings, and watch parties, chicken wings have brought family and friends together for decades with its hot sauces, sweet coatings, and ever-so-satisfying bites.These days, if you do a search for chicken wings in restaurants, you're likely to come up with a choice of sports bars, sandwich shops, food trucks, Korean restaurants, and Southern shops. It's clear that the wings have transcended cultural barriers, which is why when we talk about origins, there are many to investigate.Buffalo wings are the first to come to mind. This popular chicken wing style was born (where else?) in the city of Buffalo. The prevalent story is that Italian-born Frank and Teressa Bellissimo first served these sauce-covered avian parts to their son in 1964 and eventually in their restaurant, Anchor Bar. But another story says that John Young, a Black Buffalonian, was there serving wings on a busy Jefferson Avenue way before then. Young's wings were served with a...

Man sentenced to 20 years for Addison shooting in 2021

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

CHICAGO -- A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting multiple times at an occupied vehicle in the summer of 2021.According to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office, Addison police officers responded to a call of shots fired on Michael Lane on Aug. 21, 2021. ‘It was my work’: Teen bragged to friend after officer Aréanah Preston’s slaying, prosecutors allege Further investigation showed that two individuals were on Michael Lane when a vehicle drove by and a heated argument ensued. When the vehicle drove off, one of the individuals on Michael Lane fired six gunshots at the car, striking not only the intended target once, but also another car parked nearby.Authorities later identified 32-year-old Omar Corral, formerly of Bensenville, as the shooter.Corral was found guilty on one count of armed habitual criminal, one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm, and one count of unlawful use or possession of a weapon by a felon. He was sentenced to 20 ...

Armed robbery, carjacking spree across Chicago nets felony charges for 2 teens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

CHICAGO — Two juveniles, ages 15 and 16, face multiple felony charges after Chicago police say they were involved in several armed robberies and carjackings across the city last month. The teens are linked to reports of robberies by gunpoint, carjackings at gunpoint, assault and battery and possessing stolen vehicles following their arrests in the 1100 block of S. Hamilton Ave. on Tuesday. 4 charged with murder of CPD officer Aréanah Preston; no bail Per Chicago police, the department listed the following incidents and locations:March 24 at 5 p.m. – 1900 block of W. Huron St. (12th District); possession of a previously reported stolen vehicle of a 53-year-old male victimMarch 24 at 7:35 p.m. - 1300 block of W. Hubbard St. (12th District); battered a 50-year-old male victimMarch 24 at 10:30 p.m. - 2300 block of W. Taylor St. (12th District); took a vehicle at gunpoint from a 42-year-old male victimMarch 24 at 11:33 p.m. - 1700 block of W. Superior St. (12th District); took propert...

Sheriff’s deputy attacked, killed by dog in Indianapolis while doing favor for friend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) — A sheriff's deputy in Indiana is dead and her son is in the hospital after they were attacked while dogsitting at their home in Indianapolis on Tuesday.Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called around 8 p.m. to a home on the city's east side, on reports of an aggressive animal. Upon arrival, IMPD said officers spoke with neighbors who said that a person had been attacked by an aggressive dog inside a nearby house. Officers attempted to get inside and found a woman laying on the ground, injured, inside an adjacent garage. Winner of Westminster dog show shares name with late rock ‘n roll icon IMPD Major Mike Leepper said on scene that officers attempted to get inside the garage but were cut off by an aggressive dog. Officers then had to "destroy" the dog, Leepper said.IEMS and Indianapolis fire crews were called to the scene for medical attention. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. She was later identified as 46-year-old...

Ivan Melendez crushes first High-A home run 475 feet Tuesday for Hillsboro Hops

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Ivan Melendez left the Texas Longhorns baseball program with the nickname "The Hispanic Titanic," and he showed everyone why he earned the moniker Tuesday night.Melendez hit his first home run for the Hillsboro Hops a whopping 475 feet with an exit velocity of 111 mph against the Spokane Indians at Avista Stadium in Spokane. Melendez is in his first full year of Minor League Baseball with the Hops, the Advanced Single-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona picked Melendez at No. 43 overall in the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersMelendez is playing both first and third base this season as the Diamondbacks' No. 8 overall prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. He's had a couple of stints on the injured list already this year, once before he was assigned to the Hops as he dealt with a hand injury and another after he...

Dust storms becoming more fatal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Dust storms are no longer considered rare and confined to any particular region or regions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Air Resources Laboratory issued a report in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society finding these storms are causing an increase in the number of traffic fatalities in the United States.The most recent dust storm happened on May 1 when 72 vehicles were involved in a crash just south of Springfield, Illinois. Seven people died. High winds, gusting to as high as 45 to 54 mph, blew topsoil from freshly plowed farm fields. Visibility was reduced to zero. NOAA's report went on to propose changes on how dust storms should be reclassified to better assess the impacts of dust storms. Their thinking is that dust storm occurrences cause fatalities similar to those that happen from hurricanes and wildfires. It's the southwest United States where most of the dust storms, and fatalities, happen. Active thunderstorms that prod...

Texas softball lands 5 on Big 12 all-freshman team, Scott named to first team

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns softball landed six players on the All-Big 12 Conference team with five on the league's all-freshman team.The Big 12 released its postseason awards Wednesday and it heavily featured both the Oklahoma Sooners and the crop of outstanding Longhorn freshmen. MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersReese Atwood, Leighann Goode, Citlaly Gutierrez, Ashton Maloney and Viviana Martinez were all named to the Big 12 all-freshman team and also the All-Big 12 second team. That's the most all-freshman team selections by any program in a single season since the honor was created in 2015.Texas outfielder Mia Scott was named to the All-Big 12 first team after her outstanding season with 68 hits and a .393 batting average. Scott's first-team selection marks the 15th consecutive season that Texas has been presented on the league's top squad. The Sooners, who f...

Update due in case of St. Paul man killed after interrupting theft outside home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:27 GMT

St. Paul police say they will announce an update today in the homicide of a 44-year-old who was shot while interrupting a theft outside his home last weekend.Michael Brasel, a husband, father of two sons, carpenter and youth hockey coach, was killed Saturday in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood. Police said they will provide an update at a 3:45 p.m. press conference.Michael Brasel, 44, was fatally shot in St. Paul on May 6, 2023. (Courtesy of the family)Brasel’s wife, Hilary Brasel, previously wrote on social media that Michael was “tragically shot in our front yard after confronting someone trying to break into my car. Ever the protector and good man he stood up for me with his last effort and breath.” She is a registered nurse and tried to revive Michael by giving him CPR.Officers responded to a 911 caller reporting their neighbor had been shot in the 2300 block of Chilcombe Avenue just before 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Paramedics took Michael Brasel to Hennepin County Medical Cent...