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Ex-payroll manager at Art Institute of Chicago sentenced to 3 years in prison

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:22 GMT

CHICAGO -- An ex-employee at The Art Institute of Chicago received a three year prison sentence for embezzlement.Michael Maurello, who was a payroll manager at The Art Institute of Chicago, allegedly misappropriated more than $2 million in funds between 2007 and 2020. Police board votes to fire Chicago officer accused of dragging woman by the hair during 2020 unrest He reportedly falsified payments to workers and sent money into his personal bank accounts.Maurello pleaded guilty and apologized in court on Thursday. He was given three years of supervised release and will have to pay the funds back.

Delta pilot returns book lost in Atlanta to Kansas library

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:22 GMT

SHAWNEE, Kan. (WDAF) – It's not unusual for the Johnson County Library to get packages with books in the mail.But there was something unusual about the package the Shawnee branch received on Oct. 30. It was the kindness behind it. Four Kansas City nurses save man having heart attack in Austrian cave The package included not just a book but also a letter written by a Delta Air Lines pilot. The man who has only been identified as Capt. Ben wrote that he found a children's book at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport while he was commuting home to Florida. Ben looked up the library on the barcode and sent the book back in the mail. In his letter, he even offered to pay for any late fees. "I do not feel anybody should ever be penalized for enriching their life with a book," the pilot wrote. "It connects exactly to the kind of thing that we want to help build in our community," branch manager Anna Madrigal told Nexstar's WDAF. "It's just a really cool relationship piece th...

Rep. George Santos faces new expulsion resolution after House Ethics Committee report

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:22 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) will face another expulsion vote when Congress returns from Thanksgiving break."This is an indication that Congress seems to be ready to move on from Representative Santos," George Washington University's Legislative Affairs Program Director Casey Burgat said.Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), chairman of the House Ethics Committee, introduced the resolution. In a statement, he said the evidence his committee uncovered is "more than sufficient to warrant punishment and the most appropriate punishment is expulsion.""It seems in that case, literally anyone else would be more effective in that position because they can walk into a room on Capitol Hill and not be the first one voted off the island," Burgat said.Burgat said time isn't on Santos' side."The more time that goes on, the more names, the more signatures supporting this motion, the worse news it is for Representative Santos," Burgat said.If Santos is expelled from the House, it woul...

The flu is spiking in 7 states – see where cases are rising

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:22 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is underway, with at least seven states reporting high levels of illnesses and cases rising in other parts of the country, health officials say.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted new flu data on Friday, showing very high activity last week in Louisiana, and high activity in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Mexico and South Carolina. It was also high in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory where health officials declared an influenza epidemic earlier this month.“We’re off to the races,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University infectious diseases expert.Traditionally, the winter flu season ramps up in December or January. But it took off in October last year, and is making a November entrance this year.Flu activity was moderate but rising in New York City, Arkansas, California, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. And while flu activity has be...

Former Austin car dealer, 2 others convicted in murder-for-hire trial

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:22 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Three people were convicted in the murder trial for their roles in the 2020 kidnapping and murder of a Tennessee couple, according to Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Wildasin.Erik Charles Maund, 48, a former partner with the Austin-area Maund Automotive Group, was convicted on a charge of murder-for-hire with death resulting. Co-defendants Bryon Brockway, 48, of Austin, and Adam Carey, 32, of Richlands, North Carolina, were convicted on a murder-for-hire charge as well as conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping resulting in death. ‘Murder-for-hire’ trial against former Austin car dealer begins next week Maund was acquitted on the kidnapping charge, as well as the conspiracy to kidnap charge. All defendants face a mandatory life sentence, according to officials.A fourth defendant, Gilad Peled, entered a plea deal in December 2022, which, according to online records, the court accepted. He is scheduled for a sentencing hearing in December 2023. Accordi...

Bethel’s decorated football coach Steve Johnson calls it a career

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:22 GMT

After 35 years, Bethel football coach Steve Johnson has decided to retireJohnson retires as one of the most accomplished NCAA Division III coaches of all time, and he has pulled in no shortage of team or individual accolades. His Royals take on No.5 ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater today in the opening round of the Division III playoffs.He ranks 15th all time in wins by a coach in Division III and 35th among the entire NCAA. The Bethel program has been consistently competitive for more than two decades, with the last sub-.500 season being back in 1993. The 1993 season was one of only two seasons that Bethel finished below .500 during Johnson’s tenure as head coach, with the other being Johnson’s first season in 1989.Overall, Bethel went 244-108-1 under Johnson.Over three decades’ worth of winning seasons is no small feat for a program, never mind for a single coach. When asked about what made him and the program so successful over the course of his career, Johnson attributed it to the te...

Reported attempted kidnapping in Hudson did not happen: police

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:22 GMT

HUDSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Hudson Police Department said a language barrier lead to the report of an attempted kidnapping that did not actually happen.Police were called to Harry Howard Avenue near M.C. Montgomery Elementary School around noon Thursday for a report of an attempted abduction of a 9-year-old boy. However, police located the driver of the involved vehicle on Friday and determined the incident was a misunderstanding. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Police said the driver saw the boy drop a jacket on the walking/bike path. The driver tried to tell the child about the jacket and made a hand gesture pointing to the rear of the vehicle. The driver had a strong accent, and the child believed the driver was instructing him to "get into the back" of the van.Police commended all parties involved in the investigation, including law enforcement, the Hudson City School District, and the children involved.“I want to commend ...

Glenn Zimmerman's long-range 2023 St. Louis winter forecast

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:22 GMT

As we have mentioned, this is a different year with a new pattern that has not been seen in several years. This El Niño pattern overall will bring fewer precipitation opportunities and potentially more mild air. But the devil is in the details, so let's dive in.DecemberDecembers are not what they used to be. I could solidify myself as an old guy by saying, “when I was a kid…" But I think you have noticed it too—not much snow happens in December. We’ve had a few November snows in recent years, but December has generally come up short. This year is a little different. Based on current models and global trends, we should have a dramatic cold front on the move in the middle half of the month. It's a front with some cold air, but also a precipitation chance. If this happens like the model are point to, then there is a possibility that there could be snow for Christmas. The climate trends only give us about a 20-30% chance of a white Christmas every year. But some years, a rouge storm can...

Safety concerns linger after St. Louis officer responding to gunfire hurt in crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:22 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis City police officer was injured in a crash Friday morning while rushing to help a hotel security guard who came under fire. St Louis City police say it all unfolded around 3 a.m. Friday at Fourth Street and Washington Avenue. Detectives say a security guard for the Hampton Inn interrupted multiple suspects who were breaking into vehicles on the hotel parking lot.FOX 2 had learned the suspects entered a white Nissan Pathfinder with out-of-state plates and sped off.  Authorities say the security guard attempted to follow the suspects to get the license plate. Arrest made in deadly Clayton shooting One suspect reportedly jumped out of the Nissan Pathfinder and began shooting at the security guard's car. Richard Chandler is visiting St. Louis from the East Coast and heard the gunfire. “We heard lights and sirens, and then, 'Bam. Bam.' They broke into some vehicles over there,“ said Chandler. "It’s a little scary. I thought we were visiting a safe place, and tha...

North county officers surprise hundreds of families with Thanksgiving turkeys

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:22 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Officers with the North County Police Cooperative are on a special mission to help communities in need ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Police visited Vinita Park and other municipalities Friday, delivering 400 turkeys to families in need. Officers say it's important to help others who might not be able to afford a Thanksgiving meal. "It's just a grace to have neighborhood cops to come by and give out turkeys," said Skylar Stokes."This is a blessing, and we're going to have a great Thanksgiving," said Andre Hughes.