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From the winter storm to robot shoes: KXAN's most-viewed YouTube videos of 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:24:54 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- From the 88th regular Legislative Session to another winter freeze to trials, Texas has seen a lot happen this year. One way KXAN shares news updates is through YouTube videos. We've compiled a list of the 15 most-viewed videos of the year, detailed below. (Data was tracked from Jan. 1, 2023, to Dec. 5, 2023.) No. 15: Robot shoes can help you walk 3x faster; how do they work?Designed by Austin-based Shift Robotics, "Moonwalkers" initially look like roller skates, but motors and artificial intelligence allow users wearing these “robot shoes” to walk three times faster than they normally would.KXAN's Eric Henrikson spoke to the CEO of Austin-based Shift Robotics, the company behind the shoes. Read the story here. KXAN's Eric Henrikson tests out Moonwalkers. (Credit: Tim Holcomb/KXAN)No. 14: Austin Energy discusses how linemen stay warm while repairing damaged power linesDuring a winter storm in late January and early February, thousands of Austinites were without...

Ross Douthat: The anti-democratic quest to save democracy from Trump

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:24:54 GMT

Let’s consider a counterfactual. In the autumn of 2016, with American liberalism reeling from the election of Donald Trump, a shattered Hillary Clinton embraces the effort to pin all the blame on Vladimir Putin.She barnstorms the country arguing that the election was fundamentally illegitimate because of foreign interference. She endorses every attempt to prove that Russian disinformation warped the result. She touts conspiracy theories that supposedly prove that voting machines in Wisconsin were successfully hacked. She argues that her opponent should not be allowed to take office, that he’s a possible Manchurian candidate, a Russian cat’s paw. And she urges Democrats in Congress and Vice President Joe Biden to refuse to certify the election — suggesting that it could somehow be rerun or even that patriotic legislators could use their constitutional authority to make her, the popular-vote winner, president instead.Her crusade summons up a mass movement — youthful, multiracial and l...

Vermonter provides false information to police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:24:54 GMT

RUTLAND, Vt. (NEWS10) -- A Rutland, Vermont, woman was arrested early Wednesday morning after being pulled over and providing police false information with a criminally suspended license, according to Vermont State Police. Lisa White, 36, faces multiple charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! On Wednesday, around 12:37 a.m., Vermont State Police pulled over a car for a violation. During the stop, the driver, identified as White, gave police a fake name and was found to be driving with a criminally suspended license, per Vermont State Police. Additionally, police say White violated her conditions of release.Charges:False information to policeViolation of conditions of releaseCriminal DLS Pedestrian hospitalized after crash on Van Vranken Avenue White was taken into custody and taken to the Rutland Barracks for processing. She was released on a citation to appear in Rutland Criminal Court.

Vermonter arrested following domestic dispute

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:24:54 GMT

FAIR HAVEN, Vt. (NEWS10) -- A New Haven, Vermont, man was arrested on Tuesday night following a domestic dispute on Washington Street in Fair Haven, according to Vermont State Police. John Partch, 52, faces multiple charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! On Tuesday, around 5:33 p.m., Vermont State Police responded to a domestic disturbance on Washington Street in Fair Haven. Through an investigation, police found Partch caused pain and/or bodily injury to a family or household member while violating multiple sets of court-ordered conditions of release and an abuse prevention order. Charges:Second-degree aggravated domestic assaultViolation of conditions of releaseViolation of an abuse prevention order Pedestrian hospitalized after crash on Van Vranken Avenue Partch was taken into custody and taken to the Rutland Barracks for processing. He is held without bail and lodged at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard to be released from prison Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:24:54 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - After eight years behind bars, Gypsy Rose Blanchard will be released from prison on Thursday.Blanchard made news in 2015 when she and her online boyfriend created a plan to kill her mother, Dee Dee, in her Springfield, Missouri, home. Gypsy was believed to be terminally ill and passed off as younger than she actually was. Check the radar: Storm system returns, this time with snow  Investigators say her mother likely suffered from a mental illness, which causes a parent to exaggerate or fake an illness in a child to get attention. Blanchard was sentenced to 10 years for her role in her mother's death.  According to Missouri state law, she qualifies for early release after serving 85% of her sentence.

SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital begin 2-day strike today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:24:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Union nurses at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital are beginning a two-day strike on Wednesday.It starts at 7:00 a.m. In a statement, SSM Health says it has a plan in place to ensure there is no disruption in hospital care. They plan to bring in nurses from staffing agencies to fill in. The union says it gave the hospital notice of the strike on December 15 so that it could prepare. Check the radar: Storm system returns, this time with snow  'National Nurses United' has been in negotiations for a new labor agreement with SSM since May. They're concerned about patient care,  safe staffing, and workplace violence.They held a 24-hour strike in September.

Asian elephant 'Raja' celebrates 31st birthday today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:24:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Wednesday is Raja the elephant's 31st birthday, and possibly his last at the St. Louis Zoo.Raja will be leaving for the Columbus Zoo, where he'll help raise a new family of elephants. Raja was the first elephant born at the St. Louis Zoo. Powerball produces big wins for two people in Missouri over holiday weekend The zoo has not said how it plans to celebrate Raja's birthday on Wednesday. In years past, they've given him gifts and watermelons to play with and stomp on. Zoo visitors got birthday cupcakes and a chance to sign a birthday card for Raja.Last year's party, on the other hand, was cancelled due to cold weather.

Jefferson County deputy injured after confronting stolen car suspect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:24:54 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - A Jefferson County deputy was injured after confronting a suspect over a stolen vehicle on Tuesday night.The deputy, who has not been identified, was called to Harness Road near Festus to check out a possible stolen vehicle. That's when the officer confronted a suspect outside of his home. Powerball produces big wins for two people in Missouri over holiday weekend Investigators said that the two struggled over the deputy's weapon. At least one shot was fired, but no one was hit.Both the suspect and the officer are being treated for minor injuries from the fight. The vehicle at the home was later confirmed stolen.

'Mr. Curry's' vacant restaurant fire under investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:24:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Another fire overnight damaged a closed restaurant in downtown St. Louis.That was at 'Mr. Curry's' restaurant on Olive Street, near North 6th Street. It's been closed for some time for building renovations and COVID. Powerball produces big wins for two people in Missouri over holiday weekend Firefighters believe that homeless people broke in and started a fire to keep warm. No one was inside when the firefighters arrived.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Crews investigating house fire in Bevo neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:24:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A fire heavily damaged a house overnight in south St. Louis.It started just after midnight on Newport Avenue near Taft Avenue in the Bevo neighborhood. Check the radar: Storm system returns, this time with snow  Firefighters said that there was a heavy fire in the house because the residents were hoarders, filling the house with flammable items.