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Kingston man arrested for drug charges, driving with a suspended license

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:59 GMT

ULSTER, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Ulster Police Department arrested Joshua J. Thaisz, 41, of Kingston, at 2:23 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Thaisz was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the 3rd Degree. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The arrest stemmed from a traffic stop on Route 28. Police discovered that Thaisz was driving with a suspended license. Police say Thaisz had a quantity of heroin and drug paraphernalia on his person. Officers also located cocaine inside the vehicle.Thaisz was processed and arraigned on Wednesday. He was remanded to the Ulster County Jail without bail.

Winning scratch-off ticket sold in Ballston Spa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:59 GMT

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York Lottery reports Jeffrey Duval of Branford, Connecticut won the million-dollar top prize on a New York Lottery Multiplier Money scratch-off game on March 28. Duval purchased the ticket from Cumberland Farms on Route 67 in Ballston Spa. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Duval received a single lump sum payment of $546,840 after withholdings. The lottery explains as of March 28 there were two top prizes left on the Multiplier Money ticket. Players can check the status of any scratch-off game by downloading the Game Report on the NY Lottery website.

Saratoga Springs PD to host Spring Event in Congress Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:59 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Saratoga Springs Police Department is hosting a Spring Event at Congress Park on April 7. The family-friendly event is free of charge and will run from 12 to 2 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Activities include family photos with the Easter Bunny, face painting, and an Army National Guard inflatable obstacle course. Hot dogs and refreshments will be available.

Second warrant to be issued for armed robbery suspect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:59 GMT

GLENVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Tuesday, the Glenville Police Department arrested Jason Giordano, 37, of Schenectady. During a traffic stop, police discovered Giordano had a warrant from an armed robbery investigation. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The robbery occurred at the Speedway at 123 Freemans Bridge Road on the morning of March 9. A suspect entered the store, handed a note to the employee that implied he had a weapon, took a significant amount of cash, and left.Giordano was charged with Robbery in the 1st Degree and Petit Larceny. He was arraigned and released on his own recognizance. Giordano was scheduled to appear in Glenville Town Court at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday but failed to show up. The Glenville Town Court will have to issue another warrant for his arrest.

EPA finds radioactive contamination in more areas of West Lake Landfill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:59 GMT

BRIDGETON — Radioactive waste in the West Lake Landfill is more widespread than previously thought, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.The finding is based on two years of testing at the St. Louis County site, which has held thousands of tons of radioactive waste for decades. An underground “fire” in another area of the landfill threatens to exacerbate the issue, which residents believe is responsible for a host of mysterious illnesses.Chris Jump, the EPA’s remedial project manager for the site, said the findings don’t change the agency’s planned cleanup strategy or the level of risk the site poses to the surrounding residents. The radioactive waste is still within the footprint of the landfill, she said.“The site boundaries themselves aren’t expanding, but the area that will need the radioactive protective cover is larger than previously known,” Jump said to a crowd of about 50 Tuesday night at the District 9 Machinists hall in Bridgeton.The Missou...

Cardinals carry versatility on Opening Day roster

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:59 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Most winning ball clubs will have at least one utility player they can plug into any position at any given time that benefits the team. The St. Louis Cardinals made versatility a priority when constructing their 2023 roster. All but three position players on the Cardinals' Opening Day roster took the field at multiple positions last year between the big-league and minor-league levels. For many, that trend could continue with the new campaign. As the designated hitter returns for a second straight year and appears here for good in the National League, there is also the possibility of having a versatile piece fill the DH slot or take the field on a day when someone with a more set position, like Paul Goldschmidt or Nolan Arenado, needs a break from glove work. The lineup and fielding possibilities are endless when there's an abundance of versatile options. Here's a look at some Cardinals who could shuffle around the field this season.Brendan DonovanPrimary position: 2BAlso...

Bayer sues Missouri farmers for illegally spraying dicamba, saving and replanting seeds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:59 GMT

This story was originally published by Investigate Midwest.Bayer is suing four farmers in the Bootheel of Missouri for illegally spraying older versions of dicamba on its genetically-engineered soybeans, as well as doing so after the state’s cutoff date for spraying the herbicide.The lawsuits, filed in January in federal court in the Eastern District of Missouri, allege that the farmers are in violation of their user agreements with Bayer and have harmed the company’s reputation with the EPA.Bayer alleges the farmers also saved seeds from Bayer’s dicamba-tolerant crops and replanted them – a violation of their user agreement. During the course of the investigation into saving seeds, Bayer said it found evidence of the farmers illegally spraying older versions of dicamba – which are legal to buy but can’t be used on the crops. The lawsuit charges the farmers with patent infringement, breach of contract, tortious interference with business expectancies, and negligence.Critics say the ...

Illinois Comptroller sets aside millions more for a rainy day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:59 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) - The state's savings account has hit another record high.Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced Wednesday morning her office paid another $150 million into the Illinois Rainy Day Fund, also called the Budget Stabilization Fund, for the first time this year. The account now stands at $1.22 billion.The comptroller has also scheduled three more payments before the end of the fiscal year. The transfers were approved by the Illinois legislature and signed off by the governor. Illinois pays off final part of pandemic unemployment debt "It’s important we resist spending all the forecast revenue surplus on new spending," Mendoza said. "We must instead put as much as we can into the state’s reserves to prepare for economic downturns.” Mendoza said putting money into the Budget Stabilization Fund has helped with credit upgrades. The state has received eight credit upgrades from the three main credit agencies in the past two years. Moo...

Missouri House defeats effort to boost pay for home health aides for people with disabilities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:59 GMT

Advocates for increasing rates for home care workers fell just two votes short of adding $308 million to the Missouri budget on Tuesday as more than two dozen Republicans joined Democrats on a proposal intended to help dire staffing needs of local agencies.The amendment from Rep. Deb Lavender, D-Manchester, would have increased rates for direct care providers to allow an 8.7% pay raise for employees who help people with disabilities in their daily lives.“We have 200 people in hospitals where families don’t go pick up their kids because they can no longer care for them at home,” Lavender said.On the 71-73 vote, the unified Democratic majority was joined by 28 Republicans willing to buck House Budget Chairman Cody Smith, R-Carthage, who did not lose a vote on any amendment he opposed during Tuesday’s eight-hour budget debate.Many of the providers who would receive increased rates were given a boost in state payments last year, Smith told the House. He also opposed using funds that wou...

Missouri to begin Medicaid renewals, vowing as ‘seamless’ a process as possible

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:59 GMT

As a pandemic policy expires and Missouri begins rechecking eligibility of around 1.6 million people on Medicaid, social services department leadership pledged Tuesday to make the process “as seamless as possible for as many people as we can.”Over the last three years, states have stopped reverifying whether Medicaid recipients on their rolls are still eligible. That’s because of a federal emergency policy that gave states enhanced funding to provide continuous Medicaid coverage to those enrolled even if their income fluctuated to exceed the maximum threshold for benefits.In the meantime, Missouri’s Medicaid participation has swelled. When the public health emergency began in March 2020, there were around 900,000 enrollees. Now, there are around 1.6 million enrolled — which Todd Richardson, director of Missouri’s Medicaid program, on Tuesday called an “all-time historic high watermark.”That increase was a result of the federal continuous coverage rules during the pandemic, as w...