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Chicago boy, 7, dies after drowning in Lake Michigan: Report

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:45 GMT

PORTAGE, Ind. -- A seven-year-old boy from Chicago has died after he was recovered from Lake Michigan Thursday afternoon.Porter Police received a call of a child missing in Lake Michigan near the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk beach around 4:50 p.m. First responders later located the child in the water near Ogden Dues around 5:11 p.m.The child was removed from the water where lifesaving measures were enacted. He was further transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Man charged in shooting outside Prime Time Restaurant in Hickory Hills The cause of death has been ruled an accidental drowning, per an autopsy report. Investigations state the boy was playing waist-deep in water before entering into deeper water. A witness said it seemed the boy was caught in a current that pulled him away from shore. Reports said that a family member entered the water in attempt to rescue him but was also caught in the current and lost sight of the boy.The incident is still under inv...

Michael Jordan's time as Hornets majority owner is over

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:45 GMT

CHICAGO — Michael Jordan's time as the majority owner of a National Basketball Association team in his home state has come to an end. On Friday, the Bulls legend and NBA Hall of Famer announced that he's selling his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall. As part of this deal, Jordan will retain a minority stake in the franchise. The Bulls legend and Basketball Hall of Famer, who won six NBA titles and five NBA Most Valuable Player Awards in Chicago, had been the majority owner of the Hornets since 2010. Jordan got into the ownership group for the Charlotte franchise, which was originally known as the Bobcats, in 2006 when he was also head of basketball operations. Along with Plotkin and Schnall, this buyer group for the Hornets also includes Dan Sundheim, Ian Loring, Dyal HomeCourt Partners, rapper, songwriter, and producer J. Cole, country music singer-songwriter Eric Church, along with other investors in the Charlotte area. Plotkin...

See the Bears 2023 training camp schedule

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:45 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Players, coaches, and fans now know when the 2023 edition of the Chicago Bears will begin work for their upcoming season this summer.The Bears have announced their 2023 Training Camp at Halas Hall..Tue, July 25 - Report DayWed, July 26 - First practiceThu, July 27 - First practice open to fansSun, Aug 6 - Soldier Field practiceWed, Aug 16 & Thu, Aug 17 - Practice with Colts in Indy..@WGNNews pic.twitter.com/tci1JEHVfA— Larry Hawley (@HawleySports) June 16, 2023On Friday, the Bears announced their full training camp schedule for 2023, with a majority of the practices taking place at the team's Lake Forest headquarters. Players will report to camp on Tuesday, July 25 and will begin practice at 10 a.m. the next day as head coach Matt Eberflus gets workouts underway. That practice will be closed to the public, but Thursday, July 27 will feature the first of nine training camp sessions that fans can attend.The team will hold its annual Family Fest at Soldier...

Schwarzenegger: Trump won't win in 2024

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:45 GMT

Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t worried about former President Trump getting reelected, saying, “I don’t think it’s going to happen.”“But I mean, that’s just my thinking,” the “Terminator” star and former Republican governor of California said in an interview on CNN’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” airing Friday.“I just don't think that you get reelected with 30 percent or 33 percent of the people voting for you in your polls,” Schwarzenegger, a critic of Trump, told Wallace of the 2024 GOP front-runner.“I think those are great poll numbers amongst conservatives. But I think if you put it all together, it's not enough,” added Schwarzenegger, 75.A CBS News and YouGov poll released earlier this week found 61 percent of likely GOP voters said they would vote for Trump in the 2024 Republican primary. In a separate Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday, President Biden beat Trump by four points in a hypothetical head-to-head rematch.“You need the swing voters. You need the indep...

ATCEMS responded to 5 child drownings in two weeks

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Pools are one of the only outdoor spots to escape the triple-digit weather Austin is seeing. As more people head to the water, Austin-Travis County EMS is warning parents or anyone supervising children at pools to be vigilant.According to a tweet from the agency, medics have responded to 16 drowning incidents since the beginning of the year. Nine of those, EMS said, were in June. "From May 20 - June 3, ATCEMS responded to 5 pediatric drownings (8yo or younger) in pools," the tweet said. All 32 of Austin's pools are operational this year, which hasn't been the case in years past due to staffing shortages. This is the first time since 2019 the city has had enough lifeguards to open all pools for the summer season. KXAN is speaking with ATCEMS and lifeguards later this afternoon. Check back for updates.

Extreme Heat Warning issued for Austin-metro all weekend

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Good news? Humidity gets a touch better next week. Bad news? The hottest temperatures are still to come. Expert: Texas heatwave 'driven by climate change' An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for the Austin-metro and eastern counties until Sunday 8 p.m. Heat index values could reach up to 115°. A Heat Advisory is in effect for all of the Hill Country until Sunday evening as well.Extreme Heat Warning issued for all of the Austin-metro & eastern counties until Sunday 8 p.m.Dangerous heat and humidity will continue to be the top concern areawide - be sure to frequently check in on friends, family and neighbors, particularly seniors, children, those working outdoors, etc.A few isolated storms will attempt to develop late this afternoon into the evening hours. Although the storm count will likely be low (less than a handful), storms that do develop could be strong to severe. There is a low risk of severe storms in parts of our northern counties today.Low risk of...

Airline check-in issues cause delays at Austin airport

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport reported delays Friday morning due to check-in issues.AUS said it was seeing longer lines than usual due to an earlier issue with an airline ticket counter’s check-in process around 6:30 a.m. Friday.The airport said it has since resumed normal operations after the issue was resolved, according to an AUS spokesperson.“Operations are normal now but please give yourself extra time to get here early, check bags and get screened by TSA,” AUS said.

'Best of Austin': KXAN named best in TV news, team members also receive honors

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – KXAN News took top honors Thursday in the Austin Chronicle 2023 TV News Reader Poll for Best TV News in Austin.Chief Meteorologist David Yeomans won Best Weatherperson, Sports Director Roger Wallace won Best Sportscaster and KXAN News Today Weekend Anchor Jala Washington won the critics award for TV Reporter on the Case for her coverage of the Daniel Perry trial. Daniel Perry sentenced to 25 years in protester murder, defense prepares for appeal Yeomans is a three-time Emmy Award-winning meteorologist with KXAN. The longtime Austinite also interned in the KXAN weather department under Jim Spencer after his first year of college.Wallace has been anchoring and covering sports since 1995 at KXAN. Wallace is a multi-time winner of “Best Sportscast” voted on by the Texas Associated Press and has also previously been named "Best Sportscaster" by Austin Chronicle.Jala WashingtonDavid YeomansRoger WallaceWashington has been a member of the KXAN team since November 2020 whe...

2 Texas suburbs make the top safest suburb list for 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:45 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — If you’re looking to move to a suburban home, you may be weighing a number of aspects — school quality, walkability and proximity to one's job are all common concerns. You’re also likely wondering how safe the area is. As you may expect, there are a number of things that can impact the perceived safety of the suburb. SmartAsset, a personal finance website, reviewed 370 suburbs across the 100 largest cities in the U.S. and analyzed them based on multiple safety-related metrics: violent crime rates and property crime rates based on FBI data, as well as rates of adults engaging in excessive drinking, deaths related to traffic accidents and drug poisonings from County Health Rankings.Overall, SmartAsset found suburbs on the East Coast and in the Midwest were among the safest. Suburbs in the West and South ranked further down on the list.Great Falls, Virginia, a Washington D.C. suburb located along the Potomac River ranked highest on SmartAsset’s list. The census-de...

Austin just broke an all-time heat record for the month of June

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With temperatures in the triple digits expected all week, it's perhaps not surprising to hear that Austin just set an all-time heat record for the month of June.But this record isn't about how hot it gets in the afternoon. It's actually about how hot temperatures remain overnight. 2023 could see one of June’s longest 100° streaks in Austin history On Thursday, Camp Mabry, Austin's official weather reporting site, never dipped below 82°. That makes it the warmest low temperature ever recorded in Austin in the month of June.The previous record for the month was 81°, set on both June 21, 2021, and June 18, 1998.Thursday's temperature is also one of the highest low temps ever recorded in Austin, no matter the month. Here's a look at the standings:Thursday's low temp of 82° means the day ties for fourth place for warmest low temperatures ever recorded. July 24, 2018, holds the top spot. The temperature that day never dropped below 84°.Of course when temperatures remain ...