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Montana’s psychiatric hospital is poorly run and neglect has hastened patient deaths, lawsuit says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:16 GMT

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s state psychiatric hospital has been so poorly run for decades that patients are unsafe and not treated with dignity and respect, which combined with a pattern of understaffing, lack of training and neglect has hastened the deaths of two patients, a lawsuit filed this week states.The families of Lucio DiMauro and David Patzoldt, and patient Lesley Jungers, filed a federal lawsuit in Butte on Tuesday alleging low-income residents with mental health issues are “systematically abused and neglected,” at the Montana State Hospital. “This case is about holding those in power responsible and accountable for the entirely preventable damages to these Plaintiffs, and to force change so these tragedies don’t happen to others,” the lawsuit states.The lawsuit names Gov. Greg Gianforte, the director of the Department of Public Health and Human Services, and the director of the state hospital along with the state and its health department.State law prohibits any...

Bob Knight’s chair: college basketball’s classic furniture

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:16 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana fans always waited for Bob Knight to lose his temper. It was as much a part of Hoosiers basketball under Knight as the wins. On Feb. 23, 1985, it didn’t take long.Five minutes into a game against rival Purdue, Knight drew a technical foul then nonchalantly turned around, picked up a chair and hurled it past Boilermakers guard Steve Reid.It became a defining moment of Knight’s storied career.“There are times in my passion for basketball that led me into confrontations that I could have handled a lot better,” Knight said in a statement before taking the Texas Tech job in 2000. “I have always been too confrontational, especially when I know I’m right. I know as well as anyone does: I have to develop a more diplomatic approach. I’m not very good at just forgetting something and going on, and I am truly sorry about that.”There was no need to apologize to those fans who basked in The General’s epic on-c...

House rejects effort to censure Rashida Tlaib over the Palestinian-American’s rhetoric about Israel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:16 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House late Wednesday rejected an effort to censure Democratic Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, scrapping a Republican attempt to condemn the only Palestinian-American in Congress over her recent rhetoric around the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. A measure to move forward with a censure resolution of Tlaib, a punishment one step below expulsion from the House, was dismissed with broad bipartisan support as both parties raised concerns about violating First Amendment rights. A Democratic effort to in turn censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who had sponsored the Tlaib resolution, was called off in response. The scheduled votes were among the House’s first acts of business after a nearly monthlong gridlock caused by the removal of Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California as speaker. The agenda of retribution reflects the growing divisiveness of the House, where severe forms of punishment that had long been viewed as an option of last resort, to be triggered...

National parks and forests in Colorado will be free on this day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The National Park Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service are both waiving fees at parks and forests on Saturday, Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day. The Centennial State has four national parks and 11 national forests. What to know about lights at Denver Botanic Gardens in 2023 The four national parks in Colorado are spread out across the state:Black Canyon of the GunnisonGreat Sand DunesMesa Verde National ParkRocky Mountain National ParkThe closest one to the Denver metro is Rocky Mountain National Park. Just as with the national parks, the national forests in Colorado are also spread out across the state:Arapaho National ForestGrand Mesa National ForestGunnison National ForestPike National ForestRio Grande National ForestRoosevelt National ForestRoutt National ForestSan Isabel National ForestSan Juan National ForestUncompahgre National ForestWhite River National ForestIt will be the last free day of the year for both the NPS and the Forest...

Where to drop off ballots in Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Ballots were mailed to Colorado voters in October, and the deadline to turn them in is just around the corner.All ballots must be received by county clerks by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 7. Ballot guide: Everything you need to know about the upcoming election If a voter chooses to mail in their ballot, they can track their ballot with BallotTrax, and check the status of their ballot through the state website. If you are not sure that your ballot will arrive in time, the state recommends dropping it off in person.Where to voteVoters can drop off ballots at any of the 57 Voter Service and Polling Centers and 24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Boxes in Denver.The Colorado Secretary of State provides a website where you can enter your zip code and it will show nearby locations where you can either drop off your ballot or vote in person. What to know before voting on Prop HH What do I need to bring to vote in person?All voters who vote in person need to provide some...

Maine’s governor to form panel to probe how authorities handled previous concerns about Lewiston gunman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:16 GMT

(CNN) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Wednesday she plans to establish an independent commission of experts to probe the Lewiston mass shooting, the “months preceding the shooting and the police response to it.”“I know that the Maine State Police are working hard to conduct a thorough and comprehensive criminal investigation of the shooting, but I also believe that the gravity of this attack on our people – an attack that strikes at the core of who we are and the values we hold dear – demands a higher level of scrutiny,” Mills said in a statement.There were previous warnings about Robert Card – the US Army reservist who authorities say killed 18 people and wounded 13 others – from both the Army and his family, CNN has reported, and there were two attempts by law enforcement to check on him just weeks before the killings.One of those warnings came after a soldier became concerned Card would “snap and commit a mass shooting.” Before that, Card’s f...

Solve It 7: Concert Ticket Mix-Up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:16 GMT

A Massachusetts dad bought his son concert tickets for his birthday. But the birthday gift was almost a bust when they got the wrong tickets. Worried the show would go on without them, he reached out to solve it 7. Brandon Gunnoe has the story.Sean Junior and his dad, Sean Senior, love spending time together.Both on the football field…  and kicking back, listening to their favorite band Motionless in White.“I like their music,” Sean Jr. said. “They always reach out to the fans, they, you know, they’re always accessible,” Sean said. In the car, the band’s music is always playing.“He has ADHD, and it’s my biggest thing is just making sure that he is, you know, calm,” Sean said. “He knows all the words to the songs, so he’s singing that, and keeps him calm and focused.”They’ve even traveled to different states to see the group perform live.“I like the singer and the drums,&...

President Biden to visit Lewiston, Maine on Friday after mass shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:16 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Maine later this week to mourn with the community of Lewiston after 18 people were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in state history, the White House said Wednesday.Thirteen people were injured in the Oct. 25 shootings at a bar and a bowling alley.Biden and first lady Jill Biden will go Friday to pay their respects to the victims, meet with first responders and others and will “grieve with families and community members,” the White House said in a statement.The alleged gunman, Robert Card, 40, was found dead of an apparent suicide after a dayslong manhunt that led officials to cancel school and order residents to stay indoors.Investigators have yet to establish a motive but have increasingly focused on the mental health of Card, who was a firearms instructor.Authorities said this week that Card’s family had brought their concerns about his deteriorating mental health to the local sheriff five mo...

Rep. George Santos survives effort to expel him from the House. But he still faces an ethics report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:16 GMT

By KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. George Santos easily survived a vote Wednesday to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while both his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee investigation proceed.The effort to kick Santos out of the House was led by his fellow New York Republicans, who are anxious to distance themselves from a colleague infamous for fabricating his life story and accused of stealing from donors, lying to Congress and receiving unemployment benefits he did not deserve.But the resolution failed to gain the required two-thirds vote. Supporters could not even gain a simple majority, with the final vote being 179 for expulsion and 213 against.To succeed, numerous Republican lawmakers would have had to break ranks with newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson, who has said Santos should get his day in court. Johnson, R-La., also recently told Fox News that if Congress is...

New parking meters activated in Pacific Beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:16 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Parking meters are now active in parts of Pacific Beach. The meters, which are part of a year-long pilot program, are located where there was already a two-hour parking limit.The city argues the meters will encourage parking turnover so more people can access shops and restaurants.However, not everyone is on board. Some neighbors have said they are curious to see how the new meters will play out.Kyle MacDougall and Gabriel Granados live in North Pacific Beach and say they often use ride shares to the beach.Granados said he thinks the new meters will help regulate parking flow.“If someone is going to be at the beach, and they want to be there for 5, 6 hours, that’s totally cool, but I don’t think that you should take up the prime road parking lot, so I gotta see it. I think it’s an interesting take."From Saturday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., people will have to pay $1.25 an hour at meters along Garnet Avenue between Mission Boulevard and Fanuel Street. Meters will also ...