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BJC Healthcare to merge with KC-based St. Luke's Health System

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis-based BJC Healthcare and Kansas City-based Saint Luke's Health System Saint Luke's Health System are planning to merge and form an "integrated" Missouri-based health system. The two healthcare entities announced signed a non-binding letter of intent with hopes to expand health care access in Missouri and reach more than 6 million patients. New hydrogen hub in Wentzville raises concern for residents  According to a news release, BJC and Saint Luke’s will form a patient-centric integrated health care system to offer advanced, emerging and innovative models of care. The hope is to improvement access, affordability and quality of care offered to patients. “Together with Saint Luke’s, we have an exciting opportunity to reinforce our commitment to providing extraordinary care to Missourians and our neighboring communities,” said BJC HealthCare President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Liekweg. “Amid the rapidly changing health care landscape, this is the right...

Illinois 12-year-old on bike dies in truck collision

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:38 GMT

SESSER, Ill. - A 12-year-old riding a bicycle was struck by a pickup truck driver Monday afternoon near Sesser, Illinois. Officers were called to the crash on at around 2:15 p.m. They found the 12-year-old suffering from severe injuries. He was flown from the scene by a medical helicopter to get treatment and later died at a regional hospital."Prayers for the family and all first responders involved in this tragic incident," states Sheriff Kyle Bacon.Police say that the truck was going eastbound on State Highway 154. The child on the bike was traveling southbound on Circle M Road and did not stop at the intersection. That is when the truck hit the bike.Several people stopped to help first responders at the scene. The crash is under investigation by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and with the help of the Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit.

PHOTOS: A look at the Miami Heat one day before NBA Finals start

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:38 GMT

The Miami Heat held a team practice and conducted interviews during the NBA Finals media day at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The Denver Nuggets play the Miami Heat in game one of the NBA Finals on Thursday evening.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets 101: A beginner’s guide to the NBA Finals Denver Nuggets | Saving for a down payment? You could sit courtside at the NBA Finals instead Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat: Who has the edge, five things to watch and predictions Denver Nuggets | Letters: Go Nuggets! (from a Lakers fan) Denver Nuggets | Keeler: ESPN’s Mark Jackson sounds ready to make peace with Nuggets fans after Nikola Jokic MVP backlash. Jeff Van Gundy, not so much. “Some of those fans were clowns.”

Actor Danny Masterson found guilty of 2 out of 3 counts of rape in retrial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:38 GMT

By ANDREW DALTON (AP Entertainment Writer)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson guilty of two out of three counts of rape Wednesday in a Los Angeles retrial in which the Church of Scientology played a central role.The jury of seven women and five men reached the verdict after deliberating for seven days spread over two weeks. They could not reach a verdict on the third count, that alleged Masterson raped a longtime girlfriend. They had voted 8-4 in favor of conviction.Masterson was led from the courtroom in handcuffs. The 47-year-old actor faces up to 30 years in prison.His wife, actor and model Bijou Phillips, wept as he was led away. Other family and friends sat stone-faced.“I am experiencing a complex array of emotions – relief, exhaustion, strength, sadness – knowing that my abuser, Danny Masterson, will face accountability for his criminal behavior,” one of the women, whom Masterson was convicted of raping at his home in 2003, said in a statement...

Djokovic struggles for set at French Open after government official critiques Kosovo comments

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:38 GMT

By HOWARD FENDRICH (AP Tennis Writer)PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic refrained from any political messages at the French Open following a second-round victory that was a struggle for a set Wednesday night — hours after a government minister criticized the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s comments about clashes in Kosovo as “not appropriate.”French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera warned Djokovic on Wednesday morning not to wade into such international issues again during the Grand Slam tournament at Roland Garros.Speaking on TV station France 2, Oudea-Castera said French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo encouraged Djokovic and his entourage to maintain “neutrality” on the field of play.When his 7-6 (2), 6-0, 6-3 win against Marton Fucsovics ended Wednesday, Djokovic wrote on the lens of a TV camera — a custom at more and more tennis tournaments — and kept it simple, with an autograph and a smiley face. It was quite different...

Boulder officials hear community concerns about homeless center location

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:38 GMT

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that Tuesday evening’s meeting was hosted by the Horizon West HOA, that it was announced as a Zoom event days (not hours) before the event took place, and that the meeting organizers had planned to livestream the meeting to a TV in the community room for residents, but were unable to do so due to technical difficulties.A new homeless day services center slated to open in Boulder in the coming months has drawn backlash from residents at a condo complex adjacent to the center’s location at 1844 Folsom St.The day services center has been identified as a priority by City Council, and the location was first announced in April. But at an emotionally charged virtual meeting Tuesday evening with several Boulder city councilmembers and staff, approximately 50 residents of Horizon West Condominiums expressed a wide range of concerns about the new center. Several who spoke were irate, and at least one vowed to sue the city over the select...

PHOTOS: A look at the Denver Nuggets one day before NBA Finals start

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:38 GMT

The Denver Nuggets held a team practice and conducted interviews during the NBA Finals media day at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The Denver Nuggets play the Miami Heat in game one of the NBA Finals on Thursday evening.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets 101: A beginner’s guide to the NBA Finals Denver Nuggets | Saving for a down payment? You could sit courtside at the NBA Finals instead Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat: Who has the edge, five things to watch and predictions Denver Nuggets | Letters: Go Nuggets! (from a Lakers fan) Denver Nuggets | Keeler: ESPN’s Mark Jackson sounds ready to make peace with Nuggets fans after Nikola Jokic MVP backlash. Jeff Van Gundy, not so much. “Some of those fans were clowns.”

Man sentenced to 45 years in prison in Boulder County prostitution, sex assault case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:38 GMT

A Boulder sex offender indicted by a grand jury and accused of using drugs and violence to force multiple women into prostitution and paying for sex with a 12-year-old girl was formally sentenced on Wednesday after previously entering into a plea agreement.Randolph “Randy” Clark, 39, pleaded guilty May 5 in Boulder District Court to two counts of first-degree assault, human trafficking and attempted sex assault on a child. As part of the plea agreement, attorneys agreed that Clark will serve 45 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections.Boulder District Judge Patrick Butler sentenced him to the agreed on 45 years on Thursday, following statements read by victims and their families.“Their statements to the judge reflected the trauma that the defendant inflicted upon them, but also their strength and courage,” Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said in a news release, concerning the victims who spoke at the hearing.“This lengthy prison sentence is the right outcom...

North metro Denver under a severe thunderstorm warning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:38 GMT

3:54 p.m.: Severe thunderstorm warning posted north of Denver including Longmont, Erie and Firestone through 4:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. One-inch hail has fallen in widespread areas.An NWS employee in Firestone just reported 0.75" diameter hail with this storm, and larger stones likely occurring in the core of this storm. Moving NNW at 25 mph. The Mead area is next in the path. #COwx https://t.co/GEfNZL3AOH— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) May 31, 20233:49 p.m.: Tornado warning posted for Chivington area in southeastern Colorado through 4 p.m.Tornado Warning including Chivington CO until 4:00 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/IaX0iXAkPJ— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) May 31, 20233:41 p.m.: Metro area severe storm is moving north, storm hit Brighton with 1.5 inch hail, including a shark tooth looking piece.Shark tooth sized hail?Storm headed toward Dacono, Frederick, and Firestone. Put your car in a garage if possible before the storm arrives, and seek shelter. St...

Actor Danny Masterson found guilty of 2 counts of rape in Los Angeles retrial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:38 GMT

A jury found “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson guilty of two out of three counts of rape Wednesday in a Los Angeles retrial in which the Church of Scientology played a central role.The jury of seven women and five men reached the verdict after deliberating for seven days spread over two weeks. They could not reach a verdict on the third count, that alleged Masterson raped a longtime girlfriend. They had voted 8-4 in favor of conviction.Masterson was led from the courtroom in handcuffs. The 47-year-old actor faces up to 30 years in prison.His wife, actor and model Bijou Phillips, wept as he was led away. Other family and friends sat stone-faced.“I am experiencing a complex array of emotions – relief, exhaustion, strength, sadness – knowing that my abuser, Danny Masterson, will face accountability for his criminal behavior,” one of the women, whom Masterson was convicted of raping at his home in 2003, said in a statement.Prosecutors, retrying Masterson after a deadl...