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Tillamook recalling mislabeled ice creams that may contain wheat, soy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:14 GMT

TILLAMOOK, Ore. (NEXSTAR) — Tillamook is recalling some of its Tillamook Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream cartons — because they might accidentally contain Tillamook Waffle Cone Swirl ice cream, potentially exposing those with allergies to wheat or soy.It may be confusing for some consumers but the recalled ice cream contains both Chocolate Peanut Butter and Waffle Cone Swirl packaging. While the side packaging of the carton features Chocolate Peanut Butter labeling, the affected cartons have Waffle Cone Swirl lids. Celebrate National Donut Day with deals at these local shops Tillamook says about 1,440 cartons are affected by the recall — all were sold in Safeway stores in Washington state and parts of Idaho. The 1.5-quart cartons feature lot number TL-41-80 and BB041324 ("BB" refers to Best By date of 4/13/2024). Both indicators are printed on the bottom of the cartons.While the recall is relatively small in scale, wheat and soy allergic reactions can be serious, so consumers s...

What will the weather be like for the Taylor Swift concert?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:14 GMT

CHICAGO — Taylor Swift has three sold out shows at Solider Field in Chicago this weekend. From arrival, to opening act, to the headliner herself, it is expected to be an all day affair for many Swifties. So what can they expect for the forecast?Friday will likely be the warmest day along the lakefront.  Whether concert goers arrive early to buy merchandise or just in time for the show, there will be mostly sunny skies.  A northeast breeze off the lake throughout the day will make it feel comfortable, without a lot of humidity.Gates are set to open at 4:30 p.m. and temps will begin to cool around then as well with 77 degrees expected. Cooler still for the opening act OWEN and girl in red who are set to start at 6:30 p.m. under partly cloudy skies and 73 degrees. Taylor is expected to take the stage around 8 p.m. and it's good news as it should be dry and 70 degrees at that time. The concerts have been running about three hours so expect clear and dry conditions and 65 degre...

House impeachment managers name attorneys for Paxton trial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:14 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The House panel overseeing the looming Senate impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday Dick DeGuerin and Rusty Hardin will be the attorneys who will act as prosecutors in the case.What do we know about the attorneys?Dick DeGuerin is a famed criminal defense attorney with high-profile cases on his resume — including defending former Texas congressman Tom DeLay, Waco cult leader David Koresh and convicted murderer Robert Durst. An Austin native, DeGuerin earned his law degree at the University of Texas-Austin and worked as an associate under legendary criminal defense attorney Percy Foreman. He also is an adjunct professor at UT's law school.Rusty Hardin leads the Houston-based law firm Rusty Hardin & Associates and has won a slew of verdicts in favor of clients ranging from athletes like Deshaun Watson and Scottie Pippen to former members of Congress.Paxton impeachment trialThe Texas Senate will ultimately act as the ju...

Hot and sticky weekend ahead for Twin Cities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:14 GMT

Where are the fireworks?The hot and sticky weather is making it feel more like the Fourth of July than the first of June.“The normal high is 74,” said Michelle Margraf, meteorologist with the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service, on Thursday. “So we are running 15 degrees above normal.”We will need to get used to this weather pattern, which is settling over the Twin Cities like a heavy blanket.The early June weather forecast by the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service on Thursday, June 1, 2023, looks more like early July. (Courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service.)“A stagnant weather pattern means little day-to-day change in the weather through the weekend,” the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service reported in a tweet on Thursday. “The first weekend of meteorological summer will certainly feel like summer, with daily highs near 90 and scattered afternoon and evening thunders...

UMN students to get bigger refunds from pandemic semester as class-action lawsuit settles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:14 GMT

The University of Minnesota has settled a class-action lawsuit over student fee refunds it issued early in the coronavirus pandemic.The case had been scheduled for trial next week in Hennepin County. Instead, attorneys for each side will draft a formal settlement agreement and present it to the judge for approval sometime in the next 45 days, according to a letter to the court from one of the plaintiffs’ attorneys.Eventually, some 60,000 students who paid mandatory student fees at one of the U’s five campuses during the spring 2020 semester could get additional money back, but the dollar amounts haven’t been disclosed.The U in 2020 issued $35.4 million in pro-rated refunds for housing, dining and parking contracts and various student fees after shutting down the campus in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.Students got back only half of their pro-rated fees for student government and student services, however, and no refunds for fees connected to building improvem...

Floating excavator deployed this week to clear Raspberry Island driftwood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:14 GMT

LS Marine Inc. deployed a floating excavator situated on a barge this week to remove driftwood from Raspberry Island, located in the Mississippi River just outside downtown St. Paul.The company, based in Inver Grove Heights, expects to haul more than 40 truckloads of wood from the island and nearby public docks on behalf of the city. The wood will be taken by barge to the Southport Terminal, south of the St. Paul Municipal Airport, where it will be cut up, and then hauled by trucks to a contractor for chipping, shredding and reuse.Taylor Luke, president and owner of LS Marine, said much of the driftwood is underwater and not immediately visible to the eye. He said he expects the work, which began Monday, to continue through Friday.“It happens any time basically you have high water,” Luke said. “The river system everywhere gets inundated with drift debris that catches on something.” Related ArticlesLocal News | The Great River Passage Conservancy names Ka...

Advocates renew push for New York for All Act

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:14 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)--At the Capitol, advocates called on the state legislature to pass New York For All, legislation that would prohibit local law enforcement from asking about people’s citizenship or immigration status and then work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE."I don’t want my local police dollars to be wasted, rounding up people who they think or suspect are here without status. I’d rather my local law enforcement work on solving actual crimes. Work on protecting actual people in communities," said Democratic Senator Andrew Gounardes.Gounardes sponsors the bill and said jurisdictions such as New York City already do this. He wants it to be a law statewide and said if ICE has warrants, the bill wouldn’t stop them from following their process. Republican Minority Leader, Rob Ortt, is against this legislation."The State of New York would prohibit local law enforcement with cooperating with federal immigration officials. We in New York, whether it’s a...

NYS Reports its Anti-Tobacco Measures are Working

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:14 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The New York Department of Health reported that state efforts to curtail tobacco usage are working. The measures primarily include increasing cigarette prices and taxes.MORE news from NEWS10“The intent of banning the sale of flavored vaping products and restrictions on certain other tobacco sales was to prevent young people from starting a deadly addiction and to encourage adults to quit” said Dr James Mc Donald, the acting state health commissioner. Mc Donald added that the state is continuing its efforts to ban flavored tobacco products such as menthol.New York State’s heath department cited three policy measures that have lowered state tobacco usage.The first, from the New York Youth tobacco survey, found that cigarette usage fell from a peak of over 27 percent in 2000 to 2 percent most recently. E cigarette usage declined 32 percent from 2018 to 2022.A second report from the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System found a 15 percent decrease in ad...

Albany barbershop on healing journey after May shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:14 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On May 13, a gunman opened fire on an Albany barbershop, killing a barber and wounding a 19-year-old man and a 9-year-old child. The shop has since been trying to heal and slowly welcome back customers into their chairs.A few weeks after the shooting, on a Thursday afternoon, three men inside Village and Barber and Beauty were talking about scripture, debating how God's Will could allow humankind to experience calamity. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "But if you’ve ever read the Book of Job," owner Reginald Graham, also a pastor, replied to another barber at the shop while cutting a reverend's hair, "you can be smack dab in the middle of God’s will, doing exactly what he wants you to do, and still go through some trials and some tribulations.” Graham knows about tribulations firsthand. Last month, his grandson was grazed by a bullet as he was giving him a haircut.An image of Tyrone Staley from his ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany won't oppose St. Clare’s case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:14 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany has responded to the motion filed on behalf of the St. Clare’s pensioners, stating they will not oppose it. The Diocese said that the bankruptcy court should enter an order allowing the matter to go forward in court. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Diocese acknowledged that it is appropriate for the issues in the case to be decided by the New York State Supreme Court and Schenectady County. They have also requested regular status reports by the bankruptcy court on the progress of the case until the matter is resolved, because of the effect the decision will have on the Diocese's Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan.The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany also addressed a statement made by Mary Hartshorne, the leader of the St. Clare’s pensioners, in her letter to Pope Francis in early April, which stated that pensioners are struggling to pay for rent, mortgages, me...