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Wisconsin snubs bourbon by elevating brandy old fashioned to state cocktail status

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:07:54 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with brandy, not bourbon.Now, state lawmakers are making it somewhat official.A bipartisan resolution declaring the brandy old fashioned as the official Wisconsin state cocktail won approval Thursday in the state Assembly. It’s a resolution, not a bill, so even if passed by the Senate the brandy old fashioned won’t make it onto the list of other official state symbols that include milk as the official beverage, kringle as the official pastry, and corn as the official grain. Getting that level of recognition, enshrined in the state’s “Blue Book,” requires introduction of a bill, a public hearing and then the signature of the governor.Only two states have gone that far: both Alabama and Virginia have whiskey as their official state spirit.Some efforts to declare official state symbols in Wisconsin, like Colby as the official cheese, have run into opposition. The Colby proposal, around since 2019, has...

Column: College football keep its head in the sand and winds up with a silly scandal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:07:54 GMT

Those absurd signs they hold up on the sidelines — displaying everything from emojis to superheroes to Bluto from “Animal House” — show just how far college football is behind the times.Which makes the signal-stealing scandal at Michigan seem downright quaint.And so unnecessary.College football, which rakes in billions and billions of dollars like an insatiable Pac-Man (also coming to a sideline sign near you, we presume), should simply follow the NFL’s longstanding method of sending in plays.If the quarterback and a defensive player on each team had an electronic device in their helmets, we wouldn’t be dealing with this nonsense.The coaches would simply send in their calls through good ol’ technology, which actually dates to the mid-1950s when a pair of Ohio inventors came to innovative Cleveland NFL coach Paul Brown with a radio receiver they had developed. Instead, college football wound up with a thoroughly avoidable mess on its money-grubbing hands as Michigan, the ...

Live updates | Fighting in north Gaza nears hospitals, as Palestinians flee to crowded shelters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:07:54 GMT

Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing northern Gaza as Israel’s military pushed deeper into dense urban neighborhoods in its battle with Hamas militants. Officials in the besieged enclave said the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 11,000 people.The search for safety in Gaza is growing more desperate as combat intensifies. Residents who escaped to the south and Palestinian health officials reported strikes in and around Gaza City’s main hospital overnight. Israel said at least one was the result of a misfired Palestinian rocket. The World Health Organization said Friday that 20 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are no longer functioning, including a pediatric hospital that stopped operations after a reported Israeli strike in the area. “If there is a hell on earth today, its name is northern Gaza,” the U.N. humanitarian agency spokesperson, Jens Laerke, told reporters in Geneva. More than two-thirds of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million have fled their homes since the war began. In the s...

Denver weather: Sunny and mild weekend ahead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:07:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay sunny with a slight warming trend through the weekend and into the next workweek.Weather tonight: Seasonal chillFriday night, a few passing clouds will build in. Low temperatures will be cool but seasonal and fall to the mid- to upper-20s. Weather tomorrow: Sunny, with a slight warm-upSaturday, sunshine will keep high temperatures climbing to the upper 50s. This is a slight boost compared to Friday and about 5 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. Looking ahead: Warming trend continues Sunday, more sunshine will keep a slight warming trend going. Highs will climb to the lower to mid-60s, which is almost 10 degrees warmer than normal. The warming trend will continue for the first half of the workweek with highs climbing to the upper 60s alongside plenty of sunshine. Temperatures for the end of the week will fall slightly to the mid-60s.

Loveland Ski Area opens for the 2023-2024 season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:07:54 GMT

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY (KDVR) -- Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders bundled up, got in line and waited patiently for 9 a.m. That’s when the ski season officially began for the area. Denver weather: Sunny and mild weekend ahead “Last year we opened Nov. 3," said Dustin Schaefer, Loveland Ski Area's marketing manager. "It’s a little later this year but our snowmakers have been working hard. They got the mountain open and we’re ready to go.” As the sun came up on the mountain so did the early-bird skiers. They bought ski passes and daily lift tickets, but of all the skiers that ski, there is a certain breed who wish to obtain the gold standard. Skiers broke the banner at Loveland Ski Area. (Loveland Ski Area, by Casey DaySkiers broke the banner at Loveland Ski Area. (Loveland Ski Area, by Casey DaySkiers broke the banner at Loveland Ski Area. (Loveland Ski Area, by Casey Day(Loveland Ski Area, by Casey Day(Loveland Ski Area, by Casey Day(Loveland Ski Area, by Casey Day(Loveland Ski Ar...

Memorial foundation celebrates Marine Corps birthday alongside Veterans Day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:07:54 GMT

GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Marine Corps Memorial Foundation is preparing for its Veterans Day ceremony tomorrow alongside celebrating the Corps' birthday. Friday marks 248 years of Marine Corps service. It's a yearly reminder of the brave spirits of those who have defended the nation for more than two centuries. Photos: Denver skyline to change in 2025 Paula Sarlls is the Marine Corps Memorial Foundation president and a Marine veteran herself."I was in the Marine Corps from 1967 to 1971 and the world was a very different place then, there were 2,500 women in the corps and the men did not want us there, it was a time when women were fighting for equal rights and it wasn’t easy, I’ll say that," said Sarlls. "I always say my husband was in Vietnam fighting one war and I was here fighting another." Now she dedicates her life to fellow veterans and their memory. The memorial sits on the edge of 6th and Colfax Avenues in Golden. The Marine Corps Memorial Foundation's mission is to hon...

FHP dashcam video captures heart-stopping pursuit of stolen U-Haul van on Turnpike that led to 4 arrests

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:07:54 GMT

Intense dash camera video captured the wild, high-speed pursuit of a stolen U-Haul van on the Florida Turnpike in Miami-Dade County, filled with twists and turns, that ended with four people in handcuffs and one of them dangling from the side of the highway.The footage from Florida Highway Patrol, obtained by 7News, showed Thursday afternoon’s fast, furious, criminal and high-octane ride on the Turnpike, all from the point of view of a state trooper.The trooper was one of many FHP, Homestead Police and Miami-Dade Police units that collaborated to catch the occupants in the U-Haul van that was allegedly used to ram a Homestead Police cruiser after a shoplifting spree at the Kohl’s located at 2455 NE 10th Court.7Skyforce and Ralph Rayburn were the first to track the chase as it zoomed northbound and as troopers executed three strategic bumps that brought the van to a halt.FHP Trooper Joe Sanchez described the troopers’ actions that resulted in the end of the pursuit ...

Surveillance video shows 2 stealing over $30K in merchandise from Pitman Photo in Palmetto Bay

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:07:54 GMT

PALMETTO BAY, Fla. (WSVN) – Security cameras captured proof of a late-night burglary at a photo shop in Palmetto Bay. Pitman Photo Supply in Palmetto Bay has all kinds of cameras — from Nikon, Kodak and Canon — but last week, a pair of crooks hit up the store and were eyeing cameras on the stands and shelves.“The guys were in and out really quick,” said Lauren Elsea, the store’s operations manager.But a different kind of camera was eyeing the crooks.“So I got the alert when they were at the door, and I was able to watch them breaking in as I was on the phone with the cops,” she said.Security cameras in and outside of the store captured the early morning heist on Nov. 2.The burglars were seen smashing their way inside. Once they gained entry, they quickly got to work by taking the first items they could get their hands on.“The suspects came in and stole everything out of our Sony showcase,” Elsea said. “It was heartbreaking....

Andover teachers rally on town common after voting to strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:07:54 GMT

Andover school teachers and staffers rallied on Friday, gathering at the town common after educators voted to go on strike the night before, following nine months of negotiations that failed to produce a new contract.While a number of schools did not have class in observation of Veterans Day, class had been scheduled for Friday at Andover Public Schools, but was canceled for over 5,000 students due to the strike.Amidst the negotiations for a new deal, the school district says it is offering raises over three years, from 11% for its highest paid teachers to 26% raises for its lowest-paid.The union said it is demanding 16% raises across the board, while insisting that the school committee is offering a number closer to 9%.“Well, they offer a lot of things and they follow through with nothing – that’s why we’re here,” said paraprofessional Kara Routier.“We’re on strike because the school committee has delayed bargaining for 27 sessions and have...

2 teens arraigned in assault, robbery of postal worker in Medford

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:07:54 GMT

Two teens were arraigned Friday in connection with the assault and robbery of a postal worker in Medford late last month, while three others are facing charges according to police. Tyler Roberts, 18, of Dracut, and Trevor Kelly, 19, of Dunstable, were arraigned in Somerville District Court in connection with the alleged attack on Halloween. They’re accused of driving three younger teens to Medford, where they allegedly attacked a mail carrier on Arden Street and took his blue box key.The postal worker was taken to a hospital with serious facial injuries. Bob Morello shared doorbell camera video of the mailman making a delivery at his home moments before the attack.“He had just come and dropped the mail off and left and then we heard a commotion,” he recalled.Another surveillance video showed the attackers waiting for him.The stolen mail key and mail have since been recovered, police say.Both teens were released and ordered to stay away from each other and Medford.T...