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01/06/2023: Snowstorm Video Update

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:44:35 GMT

The Latest Storm Tracker Forecast from Meteorologist Kevin Appleby:Good evening folks! Snow is underway! The forecast hasn't changed too much over the past few days as we are still expecting a widespread 6-10" snowfall, with locally higher and lower amounts thanks to our terrain. I also gave a quick look at another storm heading our way for Tuesday, this one featuring rain. The combination of rainfall and rapid snow melt is a big concern as of writing this.

St. Louis families embrace first snowfall of 2024 at popular parks

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:44:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The first weekend of the new year begins with snow around St. Louis. Much of the snowfall came Friday evening, and some still had an opportunity to enjoy the snow on Saturday. Christy Gaus and her husband took their two-month-old and one-year-old daughters out to Francis Park on Saturday morning to play in the snow. “It's a joy,” Gaus said. “We have our other little baby in a bucket seat down there, waiting for us to get down on the hill." Snow blankets St. Louis, more winter weather expected Meanwhile, 18-month-old Lane seemed to be having a blast sledding with her mom at Francis Park. “She's very stoic with the snow, but once she gets down the hill, she's cracking up.” Gaus said. “Once she gets some speed, she's laughing.” Over in Forest Park, siblings Remy, Dean, and Vincent wasted no time throwing snowballs at their dad, but it’s all in good fun. As they say, playing in the snow is a timeless bonding experience. Close Thanks for sign...

MLK state birthday celebration kicks off Saturday in St. Louis

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:44:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Saturday marked the kickoff for the statewide Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration.The event was held at Harris-Stowe State University. The celebration marks the beginning of events statewide to honor the civil rights leader.The federal holiday on January 15 will celebrate MLK's birthday. A special state commission is coordinating the activities. Snow blankets St. Louis, more winter weather expected "All the cities and towns of Missouri have representatives on this commission that plan programs honoring Dr. King and continuing his legacy," said Rev. Earl Nance with the commission. This is the 38th year of the celebration. Events are planned in celebration of MLK through February.

Balloons released in memory of St. Louis murder victim

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:44:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Family and friends gathered Saturday in memory of Kishela Wellington, a murder victim who died last month at the age of 20. They released balloons Saturday afternoon in Wellington's memory near Kingshighway Boulevard and Martin Luther King Drive in north St. Louis. Snow blankets St. Louis, more winter weather expected Investigators say Wellington was fatally shot and found near that intersection on Dec. 29, 2023. Police have not yet disclosed information about a potential suspect or motive in the shooting. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is handling the investigation.

Kiszla: Just lose, baby. If Broncos want best shot to make playoffs next season, winning in Las Vegas is bad idea

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:44:35 GMT

Just lose, baby.If Broncos coach Sean Payton is such a football genius, we need to know:Will Payton cut off his stubborn nose to spite his arrogant face?“We’re trying to win them all,” Payton insists. “We’re trying to win every game we’re playing.”As insufferable as Payton can be in victory, he’s even more miserable in defeat.But in their NFL season finale against duh hated Rai-duhs, the team that Dirty Al Davis built, your beloved Broncos should be of one mind and a single mantra:Just lose, baby.To earn the best first-round pick possible in the 2024 NFL draft, a team that absolutely needs to find a franchise quarterback, a legit No. 1 receiver or an elite cornerback to pair with Pat Surtain II, should be on a mission Sunday to extend its seven-game losing streak to the Raiders to eight games and finish with an 8-9 record.Payton doesn’t want to hear it. He’s competitive and proud by nature. I get it.“I think getting nine wins is important, and I think it’s important for our players ...

No. 5 CU Buffs women’s basketball seeks road sweep at Arizona State

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:44:35 GMT

TUCSON, Ariz. — Like many coaches, JR Payne harbors a few superstitions.One of them, common in the profession, is Payne’s habit of not looking ahead to the next opponent until her Colorado women’s basketball team has finished its business with the current opponent.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | Men’s basketball: Eddie Lampkin familiar with CU Buffs’ rivalry against Arizona College Sports | AP Player of the Week: Jaylyn Sherrod of Colorado had career-high 34 points in win over Utah College Sports | Final Pac-12 opener a key battle as CU Buffs men’s basketball hosts UW College Sports | Former CU Buffs guard Dom Collier starting coaching career That holds true on the rare occasions the Buffaloes play three games in three days, as they did in the US Virgin Islands in November. And it holds true this weekend, as the fifth-ranked Buffs follow-up an often ugly but ultimately gritty 75-74 win at Arizona on Friday night ...

Bay Area temps could dip to freezing overnight after rain, heavy snowfall pound the Sierra Nevada

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:44:35 GMT

Rain showers blanketed the Bay Area on Saturday ahead of expected near-freezing overnight temperatures the rest of the weekend, as heavy snowfall pounded the Sierra Nevada mountains, prompting warnings against traveling to the area.A rain band passed through the Bay Area on Saturday afternoon, dropping moderate precipitation across the region, though precise estimates were not available by 3:30 p.m. No more rain was forecast through the weekend, though the cold front was expected to bring frigid temperatures to most of the region by nightfall, with lows dropping into the mid-to-low 30s across islands parts of the South Bay and East Bay and the high 30s and low 40s along the coast.In San Jose, Saturday’s overnight low was forecast to be around 32 degrees. Oakland’s low was expected to hit 38 degrees.The National Weather Service said a frost advisory was set to go into effect for the interior East Bay and South Bay between midnight Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday.A high-surf a...

Firefighters tackle a BMW on fire on I-680 in Walnut Creek

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:44:35 GMT

A BMW SUV that went up in flames Saturday afternoon on Interstate 680 in Walnut Creek shot smoke and sparks hundreds of feet up before responding firefighters were able to tackle the blaze.The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. on the Treat Boulevard off-ramp on northbound I-680. Traffic was slowed down to Highway 24.The engine appeared to be on fire and shooting sparks into the air, according to one witness. Firefighters arrived quickly and one person put out the fire. Smoke could be seen rising about 300 feet into the air.A Contra Costa County firefighter from Engine 1 attempts to extinguish a car fire on the Treat Blvd. off-ramp on northbound Interstate 680 in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Nobody was found inside or around the car, and the incident was turned over to the California Highway Patrol, said a spokesperson for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. The California Highway Patrol did not respond...

A woman in her 90s is rescued alive 5 days after Japan’s deadly earthquake

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:44:35 GMT

By HIRO KOMAE, AYAKA MCGILL and YURI KAGEYAMAWAJIMA, Japan — A woman in her 90s was pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan late Saturday, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting off landslides.The woman in Suzu city, Ishikawa Prefecture, had survived for more than five days after the 7.6 magnitude quake that hit the area Monday. Nationally broadcast news footage showed helmeted rescue workers covering the view of the area with blue plastic, and the woman was not visible.Chances for survival diminish after the first 72 hours. Several other dramatic rescues have been reported over the past few days as soldiers, firefighters and others joined a widespread effort.Among the 126 dead was a 5-year-old boy who had been recovering from injuries he suffered when boiling water spilled on him during Monday’s 7.6 magnitude earthquake. His condition suddenly worsened and he died Friday, according to Ishikawa prefe...

It may be a long time, if ever, before everyone involved in January 6 is punished. Here’s why

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:44:35 GMT

(CNN) — As Americans gear up for another tense presidential election, the U.S. legal system is still grappling with how to handle the hundreds of individuals who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, to keep former President Donald Trump in the White House.Over 1,200 Americans have been charged criminally for their alleged actions during the riot, and more than 890 have been found guilty of federal crimes, according to the Justice Department. More than half of those found guilty have been sentenced to prison time.And Trump, who was also criminally indicted for his alleged actions following his 2020 election loss, continues to propagate false claims of a stolen election and is again vying for the Oval Office.Even after three years, law enforcement and federal judges are feeling the reverberations of what has become the largest criminal investigation in American history, and the public is still wrestling with how the assault on the citadel of U.S. democracy will define the coun...