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For sale: Dreamland Arts theater in St. Paul as well as adjoining house connected by underground tunnel

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:30:11 GMT

For sale in St. Paul’s Midway — the 40-seat Dreamland Arts theater, as well as the current owners’ adjoining single-family home connected by underground tunnel.Kristin Pickering, a broker with Pickering Realty, listed the two properties for sale together on Monday, with a combined asking price of $600,000.“We’re just marketing it at this point to the local arts community, hoping that it can stay as an arts venue of some sort,” said Pickering, who is also based in Hamline-Midway.The two-bedroom, two-bath house has been occupied by theater owners Leslye Orr and Zaraawar “Z” Mistry since 2005, but “it would also be excellent rental property,” she said. “If housing was needed for visiting performers, it would be great for that, or office space.”The 40-seat Dreamland Arts theater in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood is up for sale, as well as the current owners’ adjoining single-family home (shown) connected...

Railroad tracks back in service after Mississippi River derailment in Wisconsin

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:30:11 GMT

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Railroad tracks damaged after a BNSF Railway freight train derailed in southwestern Wisconsin have been repaired and returned to service, rail and government officials say.BNSF contractors made repairs and reopened the line Saturday, BNSF spokeswoman Lena Kent said.“They’ve got that all repaired and they’re at full speed already, running rail overnight,” Craig Thompson, secretary of Wisconsin Department of Transportation, told the La Crosse Tribune.Thursday’s derailment in Crawford County involved two of the train’s three locomotives and 10 cars carrying a variety of freight, including paint and lithium-ion batteries, Kent said. Four railway employees received minor injuries.The Federal Rail Administration is investigating the derailment.Crawford County Emergency Management Specialist Marc Myhre said about 20 BNSF Railway cars were involved.Two cars went into the Mississippi River, but neither contained hazardous materials, Kent said. Some of the containers that de...

Albany County sheriff deputy involved in crash near airport

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:30:11 GMT

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An Albany County Sheriff deputy was involved in a two-car crash near the Albany International Airport on Tuesday.The crash took place around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Albany Shaker Road and Watervliet Shaker Road. The deputy was responding to a report of a stolen vehicle in progress at the airport at the time of the crash. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Albany County sheriff said the cruiser's emergency lights were activated as it was making a left-hand turn into the airport when it was hit by another vehicle traveling on Albany Shaker Road. Airbags deployed in both vehicles, and both drivers were taken to the hospital.The investigation is ongoing.

Parolee accused of possessing illegal handgun

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:30:11 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A parolee was arrested by Albany police after he was reportedly in possession of an illegal handgun and ran from police.Police received a report of a man with a gun around 7 a.m. on Sunday, April 30 in the area of Clinton Avenue and Quail Street. The man took off running when police arrived but was later arrested on the 300-block of Central Avenue. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The man was identified as 26-year-old Myaire Leigh. Police said he ran through a yard and threw a fanny pack containing a loaded 9mm handgun during the chase.He was charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, Obstruction of Governmental Administration in the Second Degree, and Trespass.He was arraigned and sent to the Albany County Jail.

Senators fight over control of St. Louis police, prosecutor

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:30:11 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's governor would play a major role in St. Louis policing and prosecution under a bill praised by Republicans as a way to fight crime and criticized by Democrats as an attempt to take away local control from the Black-led city.Debate on the bill, which would give the governor the power to appoint a special prosecutor for five years along with a police board, is expected to last hours Tuesday in the GOP-led Senate.Republican lawmakers are pushing the legislation in the name of fighting crime in St. Louis — a racially diverse, heavily Democratic city long vexed by violent crime. They blame crime on the city's first Black prosecutor, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, as well as 10 years of local control of the city's police force. 6 deaths in Illinois dust storm, police need help identifying 2 victims “While there are certainly differences of opinions in this chamber as to the causes of violent crime in the city of St. Louis, there can be no doubt that ...

Rocky Mountain National Park to move to cashless fee collection next month

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:30:11 GMT

Beginning on June 1, Rocky Mountain National Park will transition to a fully cashless fee system and only accept mobile or electronic payments for entrance and permit fees. Visitors who are only able to pay with cash may purchase a prepaid pass from the Rocky Mountain Conservancy Nature Store at Beaver Meadows, Fall River or Kawuneeche Visitor Centers.Entrance fees are an important source of revenue used to improve the visitor experience in national parks, including road and facility repairs and maintenance, trail improvements, installation of accessible exhibits, visitor and resource protection services and more.Related ArticlesOutdoors | Rocky Mountain National Park announces summer seasonal Hiker Shuttle operations begin May 26 Outdoors | Yet another hassle awaits Rocky Mountain National Park visitors this year Moving to a cashless system allows parks to be better stewards of visitor dollars by reducing the amount of time park staff spend managing ...

3 victims in single-engine plane crash in Big Bear identified 

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:30:11 GMT

The three passengers who were killed when the small plane they were on crashed in Big Bear on Monday have been identified. The three passengers have been identified as 60-year-old Stormie Seibold of Temecula, 62-year-old Jimmy Fitzpatrick of Perris and 79-year-old Robert Carty of Lake Havasu, Arizona.Crews arrived on the scene at the corner of Paradise Way and Maltby Boulevard in Big Bear around 2 p.m. on Monday after a crash was reported there. The single-engine Beechcraft A36 crashed in a small field about one mile east of Big Bear Airport, which, according to preliminary investigation from the NTSB, is thought to be the plane’s destination. No one on the ground was injured. “There was no fire and no structural damage, which is pretty amazing considering how many houses are in that area,” Battalion Chief Luke Wagner of the Big Bear Fire Department said. Sky5 view of the plane crash scene in Big Bear, California. May 1, 2023. (KTLA)Sky5 view of the plane crash ...

Did a woman really have a 'full body orgasm' during an L.A. Phil performance? Accounts differ

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:30:11 GMT

A different kind of crescendo highlighted a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony at the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Friday.Those attending the symphony at Walt Disney Concert Hall reported hearing a woman in the audience moaning as if she were having an orgasm, the L.A. Times first reported.Magnus Fiennes, a composer and music producer, was among the witnesses.“A woman in the audience had loud and full body orgasm during the 5th's second movement,” Fiennes tweeted. “(The) band politely carried on.”Twitter user @LoneWolfTronCat posted a recording of the moaning.Sharon Su, a classical pianist, tweeted that she checked with someone who works at the L.A. Phil and they "confirmed” the incident occurred.But what exactly happened is still open to debate.One audience member who was seated near the moaning woman offered this account:“Pretty quickly, she sort of fell onto her partner’s shoulders, and then onto his lap. And then her body went limp,” the concertgoer, who requested a...

LA Weekly and Geojam’s Desert Parties Were for the Ages

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:30:11 GMT

The Coachella valley was bustling the last two weekends with the official start of festival season, and LA Weekly and Geojam brought the heat, lighting up the desert with parties that kept guests grooving, the drinks flowing and the vibes pulsing — all weekend long.The parties were hosted by world-renowned skater Nyjah Huston, who manned the DJ table, along with special musical guests DJ Pee Wee (Anderson .Paak), Autograf, Greg Gatsby and AMÉMÉ, keeping attendees dancing til the break of dawn. (Huston is an investor in Geojam and LA Weekly.)Nyjah Huston. Photo by Jared Ayotte @jaredayotteThe attending were a list of who’s-who including Tyga, Coi Leray, Lil Nas X, Sway Lee, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Trevor Wallace, Yung Pinch, Benny Blanco, SG Lewis, Surf Mesa, Isaak Presley, Lewis Hamilton, Anderson .Paak, Pink Pantheress and Damian Lillard, just to name a few.All weekend, guests were treated to sundries and gifts from premium brands, making sure they were fed, quenched, pampered and ...

Victim found shot in East Oakland shopping center parking lot

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:30:11 GMT

OAKLAND — A person was shot Tuesday afternoon in an East Oakland shopping center parking lot, authorities said.Shortly before 4:15 p.m., police responded to a report of a possible shooting in the 3900 block of Alameda Avenue, a police spokesperson said in an emailed statement.When officers arrived, they found a person suffering from gunshot wounds to a leg in the lot between Home Depot and 24 Hour Fitness.First responders provided care to the victim before taking them to a hospital. The victim’s condition was not immediately available Tuesday evening.Police did not share information about a possible motive, any shooting suspects or an associated vehicle, or disclose any possible connection to recent attempts by armed suspects to take personal property from victims, as mentioned in a police advisory to residents last month.For information leading to the arrest of a suspect, police are offering up to $5,000. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3426 or Crime ...