Aug. 10—According to a map of the Washington State International Kite Festival, Northwest winds are expected to blow through a sandy stretch of "buried kite anchors," where enthusiastic kite flyers will soon set up an annual display of colorful and unique kites along the shores of the Long Beach Peninsula. One image from a previous kite festival shows a trio of airborne gray whales flying over ...

Aug. 10—The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds are scheduled to meet in the 2022 MLB Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa, on Thursday, Aug. 11. The game is scheduled to start at 6:15 p.m. CT/7:15 p.m. ET. This marks the second consecutive year that MLB has hosted a game at the site of the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams." The Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees 9-8 in Dyersville on ...

Aug. 10—ST. LOUIS — Soon after announcing his retirement on Tuesday morning, St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams quoted the Isley Brothers lyric "I got work to do" regarding his next move. He wants to find a way to keep helping kids in St. Louis after 14 years as head of the city's school district. "I care deeply about the kids in this city," Adams said in an interview. Adams, ...

Aug. 10—ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Police commanders and a crime-scene technician descended on a quiet neighborhood in Ferguson on Wednesday after authorities found a 2-year-old girl who had been taken in a stolen vehicle overnight. The girl was unharmed and has been reunited with her family. St. Louis County police are still searching for the car thief or thieves who took the girl and her mother's ...

Aug. 10—ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Prosecutors this week dropped five misdemeanor charges of misusing official information against a former St. Louis County police officer. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office dismissed the 2021 case against Amy Loftus, a former St. Louis County police officer, as part of a diversion agreement, said her lawyer Peter Bruntrager. He said the terms of the ...

Aug. 10—ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis woman will serve more than two years in prison for trying to set fire to a downtown 7-Eleven on fire during protests in 2020. Nautica Turner, 27, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis in February to conspiracy to commit arson. U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced her to 27 months on Tuesday. Authorities said she poured lighter fluid at the ...

Aug. 10—ST. LOUIS — A 19-year-old Moline Acres man was shot and killed just after midnight Wednesday in an apartment in the city's Midtown neighborhood. Michael Tyrone Scott Jr. was pronounced dead in the 300 block of South Grand Boulevard. Scott lived in the 9800 block of Wendell Drive of Moline Acres. Police had not identified a suspect as of Wednesday afternoon. Additional information was ...

Aug. 10—The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees tabled discussions on revising its policies around discrimination and harassment at its meeting Tuesday night after community outrage about proposed cuts to LGBTQ+-focused protections. "I think this is an issue that has to simmer a little while in the community," Board President Chris Arend said at the meeting. The board ...

Aug. 10—KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County selected 50 non-profit organizations to receive $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds, the county announced Tuesday. Awards of up $50,000 will go to provide direct assistance to non-profits that serve vulnerable populations as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the county said in a news release. Nearly 100 organizations applied and more ...

Aug. 10—Students who attend the Lorain City Schools and their families flooded the Black River Landing in downtown Lorain on Aug. 10 for the second-annual Titan Up Back-to-School event. The district handed out bags of school supplies and books during the event. Free hot dogs and other snacks were available. Booths were set up all over the area offering youngsters the chance to play games or ...