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Research examines restorative practices in Chicago high schools

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:18:30 GMT

CHICAGO — New research examines the effectiveness of restorative practices in Chicago high schools.Bessie Alcantara is the executive director of Alternatives Inc., a provider shaping restorative programming in Chicago Public Schools. Chicago-based company provides free house cleanings to cancer patients "We have a school that had a ton of other conflict resolution, 17 fights in one school year to three fights," Alcantara said.This week, the University of Chicago Education Lab released results of a study examining outcomes for students for CPS high schools, before and after, the district started implementing restorative practices in the 2013/2014 school year.It encourages self-reflection, empathetic listening and safe spaces for conflict resolution.The study found a 35% drop in in-school arrests and a 15% drop in arrests out of school."Students report having a better school climate so they feel an increased sense of belonging, they feel school is safer, teachers trust them and they...

'O Block' to 'Opportunity Block:' South Side community center construction underway

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:18:30 GMT

CHICAGO — The road to New Beginnings Church is about to expand with the help of Project Hood -- transforming an old motel into a community center. Along King Drive at 66th Street, Pastor Corey Brooks once transformed a former skating rink into the now, New Beginnings Church along King Drive at 66th Street. "I got to tell you; the emotions are high. Everyone's really excited and I am tremendously thankful and grateful," Pastor Brooks said. ‘It’s been a blessing’: Police K9 and handler part of more than 300 rescues, apprehensions Pastor Brooks started his journey more than 15 years ago to reinvent the stretch of King Drive, near the infamous 'O-Block,' dubbed by the Sun-Times in 2014 as 'Chicago's Most Dangerous.'"We wanted to change that, and we have changed that," he said. Project Hood, a nonprofit dedicated to ending violence and providing opportunity on the South Side, purchased the old motel across the street and demolished it. "The old motel is now gone, and a great community ...

California woman loses limbs after battling bacterial infection from tilapia

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:18:30 GMT

(KRON) — There's a warning about a dangerous bacteria that might have infected a California woman who's still recovering after nearly two months in the hospital. An online fundraising effort says she contracted the bacterial infection after eating fish and is now a quadruple amputee. California lawmakers pass speed camera bill The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a warning about a bacterial infection that people can get by eating raw or undercooked fish or by exposing an open wound to coastal waters.Laura Barajas, 40, has had her limbs amputated while battling a bacterial infection. Barajas' friend told KRON she likely got the infection after eating undercooked tilapia."It's just been really heavy on all of us. It's terrible. This could've happened to any of us," said Barajas' friend Anna Messina.Messina says back in late July Barajas had bought tilapia from a local market for dinner. She cooked it and ate it alone. Within days, she got very ill and...

Travis County officials investigating jail inmate death

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:18:30 GMT

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Travis County officials are investigating the death of an inmate, according to a press release from the Travis County Sheriff's Office. On Sept. 8, 21-year-old Sappi Tchoualack Jeugoum Franck, of Austin, "was found to be in an altered state of behavior in his housing unit," said the release. It did not go into further detail about what happened, but said he was taken to the hospital, treated and taken off life support and died Sept. 13. He was booked Sept. 2 on two charges -- burglary of a vehicle and resisting arrest, TCSO said.TCSO’s Internal Affairs Unit, the Criminal Investigations Division, the Texas Rangers and the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office are all investigating, which is in line with protocol for any death in custody.

Hays CISD player released from hospital after suffering 'medical emergency' during football game

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:18:30 GMT

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- A Johnson High School varsity football player has been released from the hospital after suffering a medical emergency on the field Friday, according to a social media post from Hays CISD.The post says during the fourth quarter of the game, the student suffered a "medical emergency on the field," and got taken to the hospital. "Thankfully, we are happy to report that the student-athlete has been released from the hospital and is back home," says the post from Hays CISD on Saturday. Family, friends, coaches and teammates offered their support for the student at the hospital as well. "We at Hays CISD would like to thank the Johnson High and Del Valle High Athletic Training/Sports Medicine programs, team doctors and first responders for their immediate action during this incredibly scary moment," says the district post. "We would also like to send our best thoughts to our student-athlete and his family on his continued recovery."

Twins shuffle rotation: Bailey Ober in, Dallas Keuchel out

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:18:30 GMT

CHICAGO — Bailey Ober will make a start on the Twins’ upcoming trip to Cincinnati this week. Dallas Keuchel will not.The Twins have plotted that out already. But how they move forward with their rotation in the final two weeks of the season beyond the series against the Reds is in flux.“We’ve considered basically every scenario that we thought made sense,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. “I don’t know what we’re going to do even at the end of next week. I have an idea, but it could change.”Ober, who returned on Friday after a short demotion to Triple-A mostly designed to manage his workload, is scheduled to start the final game of the Twins’ current road trip. Keuchel, who would have been lined up to start in that series, will instead be available out of the bullpen.“We have five guys right now that are in the rotation currently, and that could change,” Baldelli said. “We could end up with a different five guys. We could end up with six guys. We could end up with four guys in the rotat...

No. 2 Colorado Mines blasts Adams State to start season 3-0

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:18:30 GMT

After knocking off top-five teams in down-to-the-wire wins to start the season, second-ranked Colorado School of Mines dispensed with the drama early Saturday afternoon.Nine different Orediggers scored touchdowns to power Mines to a 70-7 rout of Adams State in both teams’ RMAC football opener at sunny Marv Kay Stadium.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | Coach Prime, CU Buffs ready for Rocky Mountain Showdown College Sports | If CSU Rams want love from ESPN, Fox, CBS, analyst says, that starts with beating No. 18 CU Buffs, Deion Sanders College Sports | PHOTOS: A look back at the history of the Rocky Mountain Showdown College Sports | Kiszla: For his next trick, CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders could drive CSU football into oblivion College Sports | The Rock, Rob Gronkowski among celebs heading to Rocky Mountain Showdown: This Fox Sports analyst says CU Buffs won’t be distracted by star power Adams S...

L.A. hospital seeks help identifying unknown patient

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:18:30 GMT

A local hospital needs help identifying a patient who was found in Los Angeles earlier this week.The man is currently at the Los Angeles General Medical Center and has been there for about one week.He was found wandering the streets near 833 N. Broadway in Chinatown, according to hospital staff. He is currently unable to recall his name, where he lives, or where he was going. He does not have any information or belongings to identify him.He is described as an Asian man around 76 years old. He stands 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 145 pounds and has a medium build. He has black and gray short hair with brown eyes.Los Angeles General Medical Center needs help identifying a male patient found wandering in L.A.’s Chinatown neighborhood. (L.A. General Medical)He was found wearing black dress pants with white vertical stripes, a white dress shirt with light blue stripes, and a black hoodie with the words "California Republic" on the front. Authorities search for inmate who escaped Long Be...

Cal starts slow against FCS Idaho, but scores 31 unanswered to pull away with win

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:18:30 GMT

BERKELEY — For the game’s first 21 minutes, Idaho looked like a team auditioning for an invitation to the Atlantic Coast Conference.The nation’s fifth-ranked FCS team jumped out to a 17-0 lead over Cal but the Bears responded with 31 unanswered points to claim a 31-17 victory in front of 36,810 fans at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.Cal (2-1) now prepares to begin its final Pac-12 season next Saturday on the road against No. 8 Washington. A year from now, the Bears will play their conference ball in the ACC.The Bears have never lost to an FCS-level team and they’ve never lost to the Vandals, although the teams hadn’t met since 1934.Idaho, which crushed FBS foe Nevada 33-6 on the road a week ago, was hoping to become the first FCS team since 2015 to beat two FBS teams in the same season.The Vandals gave their fans a tease — and Cal a brief scare — but the Bears became more dominant physically at the line of scrimmage as the game progressed.They won despite playing without sta...

California sues oil companies over climate change, seeking billions and claiming decades of deception

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:18:30 GMT

California has filed a major lawsuit against five of the world’s largest oil companies, saying they knew as far back as the 1950s that their products are major contributors to climate change. But, the suit alleges, they misled the public and now must pay billions to help the state grapple with wildfires, droughts, sea level rise and other disasters that climate change has made worse.The lawsuit Attorney General Rob Bonta filed late Friday in San Francisco County Superior Court seeks to force the oil companies to create an “abatement fund” to pay for damages that California will experience in the coming decades because of hotter temperatures and extreme weather events. It lists ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and BP, along with the American Petroleum Institute, as defendants.“For more than 50 years, Big Oil has been lying to us,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom. “Covering up the fact that they’ve long known how dangerous the fossil fuels they pr...