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Teen accused of killing 8 children, guard in Serbian school shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:12 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A teenager opened fire at his school in Serbia’s capital Wednesday, killing eight children and a school guard before being arrested in the school yard, police said. Six more children and a teacher were hospitalized. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! A father of a student at the school in central Belgrade said the shooter entered his daughter’s classroom, firing at her teacher and then her classmates as they ducked under their desks. Most students were able to flee through a back door, according to a local official.Police said the shooter, whom they identified by his initials, K.K., was a student at the Vladislav Ribnikar school and was born in 2009. They said he used his father’s gun.Local media footage showed a commotion as police removed the suspect, whose head was covered as officers led him to a car. Police sealed off the blocks around Vladislav Ribnikar, which is what’s known as a primary school, ...

Car crashes into St. Peters coffee shop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Crews are responding to a car that plowed into a St. Peters coffee shop Wednesday, morning.Our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter was flying over the area located at the Scooter's Coffee shop on the 300 block of Mid Rivers Mall Drive. Firefighters are still responding to the crash. Grieving mom alleges CAO ‘negligence’ in daughter’s murder case No word on the cause on the crash of injuries. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Multiple fire crews respond to mobile home fire in Arnold, Missouri

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:12 GMT

ARNOLD, Mo. - Crews were at the scene of a mobile home fire Wednesday morning.Our Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Nic Lopez was at the scene located on the 2100 block of Plaza Drive where multiple fire crews responded and are investigating the cause of the blaze. Trending: St. Louis County bill that aims to ban pedestrians on the roads moves forward So far, no injuries have been reported. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

37th Police Memorial Breakfast taking place today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Metropolitan Police Department, city of St. Louis, and St. Louis Police Foundation are hosting the 37th Police Memorial Breakfast Wednesday.The event honors the 166 St. Louis police officers killed in the line of duty, dating all the way back to 1863. Trending: St. Louis County bill that aims to ban pedestrians on the roads moves forward Governor Mike Parson will serve as the keynote speaker at Wednesday's event.

Gasconade County lighting up blue for fallen and injured Hermann officers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:12 GMT

GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. - Gasconade County will light up blue in honor of two Hermann officers.The sheriff's office is asking people to put blue bulb's into their porch light's in memory of Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith and in support of officer Adam Sullentrup. Griffith was killed and Sullentrup was injured after confronting a suspect in March. Trending: St. Louis County bill that aims to ban pedestrians on the roads moves forward They want people to leave the lights up until May 8.

Opinion: Polis, call a special legislative session to ban assault weapons

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:12 GMT

The massacre in Texas and the contentious Colorado statehouse hearing on a proposed assault weapons ban have bolstered my reasoning for a special legislative session on guns, including examining why instruments of mass destruction are sold in Colorado.The heartbreaking scene in Cleveland, Texas, where the gunman murdered five people, was all the worse because two of the victims were 9-year-old Daniel Enrique Laso and his mother Sonia Argentina Guzman. Two women died shielding Guzman’s other children from the rampage.Authorities found Guzman’s two babies drenched in blood from the bullet-riddled bodies of those heroic women. Imagine the trauma that took place inside that house.Too many lawmakers and money-grubbing gun manufacturers believe that escalating gun violence is a price we must pay to live in a free society.America is where the right to fulfill murderous fantasies trumps being protected from evil-doers who want to kill people with military weapons of mass slaught...

Top Workplaces 2023: To find and keep the best, Denver employers offer flexibility, growth opportunities

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:12 GMT

Finding — and keeping — talented employees is a challenge for any business.But some of the Denver area’s top employers have developed strategies to find and keep the best employees.Widening the searchSylvia Guadagnoli, NFT human resources and environmental health and safety manager, says the company, which provides products and services to nuclear, aerospace, automation, and industrial customers, casts a wide net to recruit for positions in Colorado, New Mexico and Connecticut.The company uses college events and tradeshows to demonstrate engineering, physics, chemistry, and manufacturing work opportunities.NFT posts jobs on new and popular job sites and women’s advocacy and veterans’ sites to reach a large potential candidate base. It also posts jobs internally to seek employee referrals and plans to start internship partnerships with area colleges, including the Colorado School of Mines.Bill Clawson, Progressive chief human resources officer, says the insurance co...

Top Workplaces 2023: Footers Catering credits employees’ work ethic for company success

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:12 GMT

The pandemic was a tough time for Footers Catering. “It was devastating for our company since our whole business is based on in-person gatherings,” says company owners Anthony and April Lambatos, also known as Footers’ coach and head honcho of happiness. But the company rebounded when the world started reopening, making 2022 a record year. “Our success came from doubling down on creating a great work environment and putting our team first,” the Lambatoses say. “We have an incredibly talented team that takes a lot of pride in their work, and they have a tremendous amount of trust, love, and respect for one another.”Established in 1981 by Jimmy Lambatos, son Anthony and his wife April took over in 2010. As one of Denver’s top catering companies, Footers caters to more than 600 events annually, serving over 75,000 guests.The company moved into Social Capitol, its new building and event center in 2021 and continues to refine the space to m...

Top Workplaces 2023: Special awards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:12 GMT

LeadershipCriteria: “I have confidence in the leader of this company.”Large category: Bruce Alexander, Vectra Bank ColoradoMidsize category: Tom Lally, Bloom HealthcareSmall category: Anthony Lambatos, Footers CateringValues“This company operates by strong values.”Midsize: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.Direction“I believe this company is going in the right direction.”Midsize: New American FundingNew Idea“New ideas are encouraged at this company.”Large: SlalomClued In Senior Management“Senior managers understand what is really happening at this company.”Large: Panda Restaurant GroupDoers“At this company, we do things efficiently and well.”Small: Brighton Hospice — DenverMeaningfulness“My job makes me feel like I am part of something meaningful.”Midsize: Donor Alliance Inc.Managers“My manager cares about my concerns.”Large: Pinnacol AssuranceCommunication“I feel well-informed about important decisions at this company.”Small: CoralTree Hospitality GroupAppreciation“I feel genuinely...

Author Dave Eggers, visiting Colorado in May, continues to surprise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:12 GMT

Dave Eggers is thinking a lot about freedom these days, and nature, and what he wants to contribute to literature and literacy.Eggers’ most recent book appears to be a throwback to the days when books were our most treasured possessions: tangible entertainment in the form of beloved stories, memorable characters, settings that enchanted us, stylish writing that rewarded us for being bookish.With its bamboo hardcover laser-cut, Dave Eggers’ “The Eyes and The Impossible” simply looks unlike anything else on a contemporary bookshelf. (Provided by McSweeney’s)The accomplished author (“Zeitoun,” “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,” “The Circle”) and artist — who has his own publishing house, McSweeney’s, as well as a nonprofit youth writing center, 826 Valencia — has become an influencer in an intentionally non-social-media manner. As a 53-year-old husband and father of two teenagers, Eggers is interested in ...