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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s ‘Chain-Gang All-Stars’ is one of the year’s goriest novels. It’s also one of the best.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:00:52 GMT

Christopher Borrelli | Chicago Tribune (TNS)In the first nine days that Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah was on tour this month for his novel, “Chain-Gang All-Stars,” there were 23 mass shootings in this country. More than 30 people were killed. Many more were injured. That’s according to the Gun Violence Archive, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that defines mass shootings as four or more killed or wounded. (They take their cue from the FBI, which defines mass “killings” as four or more victims.) When I met Adjei-Brenyah in the West Loop, he didn’t know those statistics; I didn’t know them, either. I looked them up later at home. Still, on a whim, I asked if he had an idea of how many people were killed by guns since his tour began.He didn’t, and why would he? But the thought was not lost on him:Adjei-Brenyah, who belongs on anyone’s shortlist of great new American writers, specializes in tales of acceptable violence: How much do we endure? Who suffers? Is some amount of violence in the Unite...

WAMC president and CEO Alan Chartock retires

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:00:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- WAMC's longtime president and CEO Dr. Alan Chartock has announced his retirement. The media leader has headed the organization since 1981. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! After over 40 years of growing WAMC into a network of 29 stations, the 81-year-old professor emeritus of the University at Albany believes it is time for new leadership to take charge. The organization's Executive Committee of their Board of Trustees announced that they have named Stacey Rosenberry, Director of Operations and Engineering, as WAMC's interim CEO. Dorothy Reynolds, Chair of the WAMC Board of Trustees, said that “More than all the stations and all the programming, Alan built a community. He built it with a passion and an energy that was just boundless. While we are incredibly sorry to see him leave the leadership of WAMC, he has more than earned the right to step down and relax a bit. While Alan’s retirement is effec...

NYSP: Vermont man arrested for burglary in progress in Granville

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:00:52 GMT

GRANVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Tuesday afternoon, New York State Police Troopers responded to a burglary in progress at a residence in Granville. Troopers located the suspect, Dylan S. Drost, 32, of Poultney, Vermont, on the property. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the police, Drost caused damage while trying to get inside the home and disturbed items inside. No one was home at that time. Drost was arrested for second-degree burglary and turned over to the Washington County Correctional Facility to await arraignment.

Adirondack town: Do rental homes need governance?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:00:52 GMT

CHESTERTOWN, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A southern Adirondack community with many short-term rental properties to its name is looking for community input on the rental homes among its houses. This week, the Town of Chester, containing the hamlet of Chestertown, has put out a call for public input on whether rental properties need to be regulated. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! A new survey gives residents and visitors the chance to sound off on how they see the situation regarding rental properties. The survey asks applicants to clarify whether they themselves operate short-term rentals, and whether they think such properties should be regulated, including a requirement to confirm New York State Building Code compliance. Multiple options are available for the airing of concerns regarding rentals.Short-term rental dwelling units are defined as a space that may be inhabited by a given occupant or set of occupants for a period of less t...

Environmental Conservation Officers issue tickets for illegally caught fish

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:00:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Over the last few weeks, Environmental Conservation Officers conducted fishing compliance checks in Nassau, Suffolk, and Albany Counties. ECOs handed out tickets on multiple occasions and seized illegally caught fish. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On May 2, ECOs Pabes and DeRose and K9 Cramer conducted striped-bass details at bridges throughout Nassau County. Over the course of two days, the officers seized 27 illegally caught fish. Tickets were issued to anglers for taking and possessing undersized and excess striped bass, failure to obtain marine fishing registries and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.On May 7, ECO Zullock conducted fishing compliance checks on vessels at a boat launch in Southold. One captain was ticketed for possessing over-the-limit weakfish. The captain also had a black sea bass, which is out of season in New York State. The fish were seized and donated to the Quogue ...

Franklin County man added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted list

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:00:52 GMT

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has added a Franklin County, Missouri, man to its list of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives in the nation.Donald Eugene Fields II, 59, is accused of child sex trafficking and child rape in state and federal court.On Dec. 8, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri issued a federal arrest warrant for Fields. He was indicted the day prior on one count of child sex trafficking.Authorities claim Fields and a co-defendant, identified as Theodore “Ted” Sartori Sr., attempted to recruit, entice, provide, and patronize at least one underage girl into engaging in commercial sex acts, from January 2013 to June 2017.Sartori, 62, was indicted and arrested on the same charge. Sartori appeared in federal court in December 2022 pleaded not guilty. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News ...

Spire acquires two Missouri pipeline systems

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:00:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Spire Inc. will acquire two Missouri pipeline systems as part of an agreement announced Thursday. The St. Louis-based energy company will acquire MoGas Pipeline (MoGas), an interstate natural gas pipeline, and Omega Pipeline (Omega), a connected gas distribution system, from CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. for $175 million. Trending -- Former ‘Basketball Wives’ star from St. Louis admits multiple frauds MoGas owns and operates around 260 miles of interstate natural gas pipelines, primarily in Missouri. MoGas interconnects with Spire STL Pipeline and other regional pipelines to deliver gas in parts of St. Louis, St. Charles and Franklin counties. Omega owns and operates around 75 miles of interstate natural gas pipelines within the Fort Leonard Wood in south-central Missouri area. It is also interconnected with the MoGas system. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily New...

“Alarming upward trend” as this year’s hit-and-run crashes outpace 2022 crashes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:00:52 GMT

Hit-and-run crashes this year are so far outpacing crashes in 2022, an “alarming upward trend,” the Colorado State Patrol said in a Wednesday news release.The CSP has seen a 22% increase in hit-and-run crashes in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same time frame in 2022. This year in January, the month that saw the sharpest increase, there were 260 hit-and-run crashes. January 2022 saw 192 crashes.“If you hit a vehicle, a person, or another piece of property, don’t panic,” Colorado State Patrol Chief Matthew C. Packard said. “Operating out of fear will only worsen this situation. Stay at the scene, check to make sure (whether) you and anyone are injured and call 9-1-1 to report the collision.”Leaving the scene of a crash can lead to multiple criminal charges, including felonies, that pile onto any charges associated with the crash. For example, if an uninsured motorist stayed at a property crash scene, they could be charged with careless driving and no proof of i...

Hard Rock Cafe’s 16th Street Mall lease is coming to an end this year

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:00:52 GMT

Hard Rock Cafe, a mainstay of Denver’s 16th Street Mall, is getting ready to play its last show.The Florida-based chain of rock ’n’ roll-themed restaurants made its debut at 500 16th St. Mall in downtown Denver when the Denver Pavilions first opened in 1998. But the Hard Rock Cafe’s lease is ending this fall. So, will the Hard Rock Cafe close for good?Well, Mark Sidell, president of Gart Properties, which owns the Denver Pavilions, confirmed that a possible closure “is not inconsistent with the previous discussions we’ve had with the company.”Hard Rock Cafe did not respond to a request for comment.If the tourist attraction, popular for its burgers, rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia and a 20-foot neon guitar sign, does close before the end of the year, this will be the first time that the 11,736-square-foot space, which sits in a prime spot on the 16th Street Mall, will be available for lease.In 2021, Hard Rock Cafe filed a lawsuit against landlord G...

22-year-old woman fatally hit while walking across I-70 in Aurora

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:00:52 GMT

A 22-year-old woman who died after walking across Interstate 70 may have been hit by several vehicles, and Aurora police investigating the death on Thursday appealed for help from the public.A BMW 330xi moving west on I-70 between Pena Boulevard and Chambers Road struck the woman late Wednesday, around 11:20 p.m., Aurora police said. “Investigators believe it is possible the pedestrian was hit by several vehicles” and that the drivers of those vehicles “do not know they were involved,” police spokeswoman Sydney Edwards said.Related ArticlesColorado News | Man dies in Colorado River when thrown out of raft in Garfield County Colorado News | Trinidad police fatally shoot man during warrants call; another man injured Colorado News | Denver police investigating homicide that left 1 dead, 1 seriously injured Colorado News | Fountain police shoot suspect, dog while responding to domestic violence call ...