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Rally to stop execution of 2005 murderer taking place today in Jefferson City, Missouri

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:24 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A judge sentenced Johnny Johnson to death back in 2005. Wednesday will mark 21 years since he killed 6-year-old Casey Williamson in Valley Park. Her killer is scheduled to be executed a week from Tuesday.However, Missourians to abolish the death penalty plan to protest Tuesday at the State Capitol. They say Johnson's case highlights the troubling flaws in the justice system's treatment of people with mental illness. They also explained that Johnson struggled with developmental disabilities and severe mental illness all his life - but never received treatment despite trying to get it. Johnson has been on death row at the Potosí cOrrectional Center.According to FOX 2's recent in-depth report on the case: Casey and her family were staying at a friend's house on Thursday, July 25, 2002. Johnson, described as a family acquaintance, also spent the night at that home. Rally to stop execution of 2005 murderer taking place today in Jefferson City, Missouri Casey's dad...

Heavy police presence at Washington Park MetroLink

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:24 GMT

WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. - There are reports of a possible shooting at a MetroLink station in Washington Park, Illinois Tuesday.Our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter was flying over the area, where medical staff could be seen chest compressions to a person before they were taken away in an ambulance. Metro public safety officials and several emergency crews are still at the scene. Rally to stop execution of 2005 murderer taking place today in Jefferson City, Missouri According to the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office, there's no word if a shooting actually occurred and train services are still running as normal. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Ribbon cutting for new MetroLink stop in East St. Louis happening today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:24 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - There's a ribbon cutting Tuesday morning for a new spruced up MetroLink stop in East St. Louis.Volunteers were out last month, planting nearly 450 flowers and bushes at the Fifth and Missouri Transit Center. It's all part of the 'Transit Stop Transformation Project.' Rally to stop execution of 2005 murderer taking place today in Jefferson City, Missouri It's the fifth of its kind in the St. Louis area. Metro, the St. Clair County Transit District, and 'Citizens for Modern Transit' are hosting the ribbon cutting there at 9:00 a.m.

Police investigating 'Adam's Smokehouse' break-in in south St. Louis City

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A break-in happened Tuesday morning at a restaurant on Watson Road. Police responded to 'Adam's Smokehouse' in the Clifton Heights neighborhood of south St. Louis a little before 3:30 a.m. The criminals smashed the front door to get in. Major Case Squad investigating fatal overnight shooting in Berkeley When our FOX 2 Nissan Rogue Runner Nic Lopez was on the scene, police were working to determine if anything was taken and looking for anything that might lead them to a suspect.So far, no further information has been released. FOX 2 is updating this story with more information as it becomes available.

IDOT hosting public meeting on upcoming construction on Illinois Route 162 in Glen Carbon today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:24 GMT

GLEN CARBON, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting over upcoming construction. The project would add a traffic signal at Illinois Route 162 in Glen Carbon.It would also include reconstruction of the bridge that carries Illinois Route 157 over Judy's Branch - and construct a new bridge to carry Illinois Route 162 over that same area. Rally to stop execution of 2005 murderer taking place today in Jefferson City, Missouri The public is encouraged to learn how the project will affect traffic and ask questions. It's Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Glen Carbon Senior Center.

Five (mostly highly paid) Broncos entering turning-point years in their careers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:24 GMT

Denver’s veteran players report to training camp Tuesday and the first of 12 open practices is Friday.The roster will be sliced and diced and analyzed in all sorts of ways between now and the cutdown from 90 players to 53 on Aug. 29.Today, a look at five Broncos facing a career crossroads in 2023.QB Russell WilsonThe veteran quarterback can’t be left off this list. Wilson turned in the worst season of his career in 2022 and has no lack of doubters entering 2023. He’ll turn 35 in October and is playing under a new coach for the second straight season since being traded to Denver in March 2022. Sean Payton has the gravitas and trust from ownership to ultimately make the decision on what Wilson has left, though Wilson can make the more difficult side of that conversation moot with a strong 2023. The Broncos could cut bait after the season if he struggles again, though that would come with massive salary cap ramifications. Better for all parties if Wilson shows he’s got at least a...

Breaking Barriers in High-Risk Industries: WAAVE’s Safe, Compliant, and Legitimate Payment Solution

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:24 GMT

In the uncharted waters of high-risk industries, where complex regulations often stir uncertainty, a lighthouse of assurance has arisen amid the turbulence. Spearheaded by the tenacious tech entrepreneur, Silvana Carpaneli-Hayes, WAAVE is tearing down barriers, championing the underdogs, and paving a secure path forward for merchants engaged in selling alternative products.When Carpaneli-Hayes ventured into the realm of mobile payments in Singapore, she embraced the innovation journey with a visionary perspective. During the inception of her initial app, Buy Me A Drink (BMAD), a social platform enabling drink exchanges at bars and restaurants, there were no mobile payment solutions available. Overcoming this obstacle, her team built a pioneering P2P Bitcoin wallet to enable IRL purchases at establishments. This innovative solution catalyzed an evolutionary process that eventually led to the birth of WAAVE, a platform designed to alleviate the payment woes of underbanked merchants.As...

Opinion: To reduce mental health stigmas, judge talks openly about his anxiety

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:24 GMT

Judges have the fourth-most stressful job in the country, according to a ranking by the The Occupational Information Network. There’s a reason for that, and it’s got a lot to do with a relatively unknown aspect of the job: the secondary (or bystander) trauma trial court judges experience daily.Therapists and physicians I’ve spoken to say this is one of the major hazards of the job. If you’re wondering why I have spoken to therapists and physicians about judges and stress, well it’s because I experience bystander trauma firsthand. I’ve also been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder that multiplies the stress of being a judge.Consider how secondary trauma might come up for a first responder. Let’s say an EMT arrives at the scene of an accident where someone was injured, then taken to the hospital by ambulance. The person most traumatized by the accident is the injured person, of course, but the first responders experience a form of trauma as well.Judges face secondary trauma in a relate...

CHP: Safety concerns necessitated the 17 hour Richmond-San Rafael Bridge closure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:24 GMT

Denis Miller and his wife were spared the worst of Friday’s traffic nightmare after the lower deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge was closed, but they got a good long look at it.The Millers were traveling on westbound Highway 37 when they witnessed some of the worst congestion of their lives as motorists headed east along the two-lane highway trying to claw their way around the closure to get to the East Bay.“People were just standing outside their cars,” said Miller, who described San Rafael as “gridlocked” upon arrival. “It was nothing like we’d ever seen before.”The nearly 17-hour closure of the critical link between the north and east bays wreaked havoc on a hot summer getaway Friday in the Bay Area, causing 20- to 30-minute trips to turn into four-hour-plus ordeals.The scene unfolded around 11:40 a.m., when a man climbed from the bicycle path over the upper deck railing and used support beams to descend to the lower deck. There, he ran in front of vehicles “in an attempt to ...

$16 million in grants to help California tribes investigate murdered, missing Indigenous people

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:24 GMT

Efforts to investigate the fates of missing and murdered Indigenous people are getting a $16 million boost.California will be providing grants to federally recognized Indian tribes in the state to identify, investigate and publicize cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous people.Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats struck a deal on the 2023-24 budget June 26.“I am glad that these items that will benefit our community and others around the state have been funded,” Assemblyman James Ramos, D-San Bernardino, the first and only California Native American to serve in the state legislature, said in a news release. “They will make a difference.”According a study funded by the National Institute of Justice, 84.3% of Indigenous women will experience violence in their lifetime, compared to 71% of White women, including higher rates of sexual violence, physical violence by their intimate partner, stalking or psychological aggression by their intimate partner. Indigenous men are also more li...