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CBS News
4 days ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Michigan woman killed in crash along I-70 in Missouri
U-M garden vandalized; Jennifer Crumbley seeking decision from judge; other top stories and weather U-M garden vandalized; Jennifer Crumbley seeking decision from judge; other top stories and weather U-M garden vandalized; Jennifer Crumbley seeking decision from judge; other top stories and weather A Michigan woman was killed in a crash Friday night near Nelson, Missouri, according to the highway patrol. The victim was listed in the Missouri State Highway Patrol report as a 33-year-old woman from Saginaw. She was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze eastbound on Interstate 70, near milepost 84, at the time of the 10 p.m. crash. The car drove off the right side of the road and struck a bridge. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the report, with the body taken to the Saline County Coroner's office. The Saline County Sheriff's Office assisted troopers at the scene.
New York Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Memorial Cup Final takeaways: London Knights defeat Medicine Hat Tigers, win third CHL crown
It was largely the same group. Denver Barkey, Easton Cowan, Sam O'Reilly, Jacob Julien, Sam Dickinson, Oliver Bonk, Landon Sim, William Nicholl, Henry Brzustewicz and Jared Woolley were all back and a year older. After starting the season in the AHL, they even got Kasper Halttunen back from the San Jose Sharks — a gift. Advertisement That's not supposed to happen. Typically, teams that go to a Memorial Cup enter a rebuild the following year. Not these London Knights, though. And on Sunday night in Rimouski, they won the game — the last game — they couldn't win a year ago. A year ago, in Saginaw, the Knights looked unbeatable until they weren't — stunned by the host Spirit in the 2024 final. This year, they got beat once before the final, humbling them and setting up a potential rematch with the Medicine Hat Tigers, which ended up being the case. Five days before the final, the Tigers had topped them 3-1 on third-period goals from overager Mathew Ward and a final-seconds empty-netter from Wild prospect Ryder Ritchie. They were the first team to hold the Knights to one goal or less since Oct. 18, more than 80 games prior. Entering this year's Memorial Cup, these Knights had gone 16-1 in the playoffs, one better than the 16-2 run of last year's team. On Tuesday, in their first matchup of the tournament, the Knights outshot the Tigers 36-29. But Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Harrison Meneghin stood tall, making 35 saves. On Sunday, the Tigers actually came out stronger, outshooting the Knights 10-5 through the first half of the first period. But this time Knights overage goalie Austin Elliott, who was 51-3 coming into the Memorial Cup final after landing in London following a release by the Saskatoon Blades, stood tall. His play gave his Knights an opportunity to push back. And they did, dominating the second half of the opening frame and eventually opening the scoring. Brzustewicz, a 2025 draft eligible, sprung Julien, a Winnipeg Jets prospect in his final game of junior hockey, for a break. JACOB JULIEN OPENS THE SCORING FOR LONDON IN THE MEMORIAL CUP FINAL! 💥#CHL — TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 1, 2025 Early in the second period, Cowan, a Toronto Maple Leafs first-rounder, extended the lead to 2-0, going to the net to finish a backdoor pass from O'Reilly, an Edmonton Oilers first-rounder. Easton Cowan taps in the cross-crease feed from Sam O'Reilly 🚨🚨 2-0 London! #MemorialCup — TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 2, 2025 Just 1:40 later, 2-0 became 3-0 when Barkey, the Knights' captain and a Flyers prospect, got in all alone and beat Meneghin. Denver Barkey buries on the breakaway! 🔥 London takes a commanding 3-0 lead! #MemorialCup — TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 2, 2025 After Barkey scored again to make it 4-0, it was all but over. DENVER BARKEY DOUBLES DOWN! 🔥🔥 Two goals for the captain as London keeps rolling at the #MemorialCup — TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 2, 2025 By the time 2026 draft sensation Gavin McKenna got the Tigers on the board early in the third period, the hill was too steep to climb. Gavin McKenna gives the Medicine Hat Tigers some life. 👀#MemorialCup — TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 2, 2025 McKenna thought he'd scored a second goal with 5:21 left which would have made it interesting, but the goal was called back for a missed high stick and with it the door was slammed shut. The win gave the Knights their third Memorial Cup title in their seventh appearance in the tournament, improving their record in the final to 3-2. Advertisement When you start to tally up the sum of Sam Dickinson's post-draft season, the 2024 No. 11 pick for the Sharks put together one for the history books. He added another three assists to his weighty totals in the final, too, finishing the year with a combined regular season, playoff and Memorial Cup stat line as follows: 38 goals, 90 assists, and 128 points in 77 games. Say what you will about plus-minus and stacking pluses playing on a team as strong as the Knights: he finished the year plus-92, the best on the team, in the OHL, and in the CHL. Because of his June 7 birthday, he played the entire year as an 18-year-old, too. It was a remarkable year for Dickinson, who played 30-plus minutes in the Knights' final 12 games of the year and broke 35 in about half of them. He was a force at both ends with his size, skating and broadened skill set, and he did it while cutting down on the brain cramps that led to hockey IQ questions for some scouts in his draft year. He's one of the NHL's best prospects and will be in the NHL-or-OHL camp next year because of his age. Expect him to start the year in the NHL, because there's not a lot left for him to prove at the junior level. We very rarely see 19-year-old D stick but the Sharks will have a decision to make with him. He's one of the signed NHL prospects who could have benefited from a move to the NCAA next year but now doesn't have that option because of his contract. Dickinson becoming a first-pairing defenseman for the Sharks down the line really changes the calculation for their ceiling as a team. Remember: He's still eligible to play for Team Canada at next year's World Juniors, too. There have been more greats in the history of the Knights than maybe any other organization in junior hockey. Banners hang for Kane, Perry, Nash, Shanahan, Ramage, Cicirelli, Sittler, Bolland and Marsh in the rafters at London's Canada Life Place. I think you have to ask now whether Cowan's name should join them. He leaves London in their pantheon. Advertisement OHL Most Outstanding Player. OHL Playoffs MVP. Two-time OHL champion. And now a Memorial Cup champion and Memorial Cup MVP. His goal in the final on Sunday gave him 15 points in nine games at the Memorial Cup over the last two tournaments, tying him with Mitch Marner as London's all-time leading scorer at the Memorial Cup. He thought he'd scored a second one midway through the second period before it was called back for goaltender interference, too. Unlike Dickinson, Cowan is eligible to play in the AHL next year. Like Dickinson, though, I'd expect him to start the year in the NHL. Cowan wears his heart on his sleeve, plays with a bit of a chip on his shoulder, gets after it, and plays a direct style the Leafs covet. After all the 'DNA' talk in Toronto this week, he'll be a part of their fabric going forward. He's not a top-six-or-bust type either and it's not hard to imagine him at least starting next year on a new-look third line for the Leafs. He's going to have a bit of a learning curve in terms of his decision-making, particularly on the puck (he plays on instinct), but he has made progress there and should continue to. A little more than 11 months ago, Hunter St. Martin was drafted in the sixth round by the Florida Panthers as an overager. He hasn't looked like a sixth-rounder in a single game I've watched him play since and was the most consistent non-McKenna Medicine Hat forward for me in this Memorial Cup — and certainly their most noticeable non-McKenna forward at five-on-five in the final. He was a standout at Florida's training camp, signed his entry level contract on October 25, and has impressed ever since. St. Martin is a 6-foot-2 winger who plays in straight lines, plays to the net, and can really skate and shoot the puck in stride. Some wondered early on this year whether he was a product of playing with McKenna. But he finished the year with 48 goals across 87 regular season and playoff games and a lot of them were scored off of his own attacking sequences or interior drive. He turns 20 in 11 days and he's still got room to fill out and looks like he has a legitimate path to becoming a bottom-six forward in the NHL. Full marks to the Panthers' scouts. NCAA commitments are the topic du jour right now and there's no bigger prize than McKenna, the projected No. 1 pick in 2026. Several big CHL commitments to play in college hockey next season have already been made verbally in recent weeks. Another wave is expected to follow after the NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo this week and then again after the draft in L.A. at the end of the month once players talk to their new teams. A lot of it is hung up on McKenna's decision as several of the big schools have made a pitch to his camp, and will await making other offers until he has made his choice. The CHL and WHL have also made their pitch for him to just stay one more season. They've promoted the hell out of him all year. They're even opening the 2025-26 season in his hometown of White Horse, Yukon. But after his goal in the final, he finished the year with 172 points in 77 games across the regular season, playoffs and Memorial Cup with the Tigers, and the increased challenge of college hockey, with all of its resources and its shorter schedule allowing for more time in the gym (which is an important next step in his development), should win out there. There have been rumours tying him to Michigan. On Saturday, ESPN's John Buccigross sent social media into a frenzy when he put his eyes on Michigan State. 🧐🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 #CawlidgeHawkey — (@Buccigross) May 31, 2025 After checking in with a source, I was told that was premature and there's a 'long, long, long way to go.' One thing to keep an eye on, though: I have heard that McKenna and Ritchie have interest in continuing to play together and have talked about committing to the same school (though there's no guarantee that happens, either). Ritchie's dad, former NHLer Byron, works with CAA, who represent both boys. (Photo of Denver Barkey and Easton Cowan: Christopher Katsarov / The Canadian Press via AP)
CBS News
29-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Fort Worth organization raises awareness and support for veteran suicide prevention
An estimated 22 men and women who have served in our military are dying in battle each day. It's not from a battle in a combat zone, but rather a battle going on inside their own minds. Preventing suicide among US veterans is one of the missions that a Fort Worth-based organization is focused on addressing and bringing to the public's attention. When she joined the Marine Corps as a teenager, Kara Martin thought she had her career and future planned out. Kara Martin "I really enjoyed my time there," said U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Kara Martin. "I was only 17 when I went in." Her first years were spent building trust with her fellow Marines in a unit trained to believe in loyalty to each other above all. But when the young sergeant was sent to Afghanistan in 2011, Martin said that code was broken. "I endured a lot of sexual harassment in the military," said Martin. Harassment that she said escalated. "Some of my closest comrades, my fellow Marines, were those responsible for sexually harassing me, and then ultimately, while I was on tour," Martin said. "I was sexually assaulted by one of my fellow Marines at night while I was on the operating base in Afghanistan," she said. It led Martin to forego her dream of a military career. The trauma that the mother of two, who lives in Saginaw, has dealt with since then became overwhelming earlier this year. "Everybody around me would be better off if I wasn't here because I was damaged," said Martin. "Because the people I trusted hurt me the most." Martin became one of dozens of U.S. veterans who attempt suicide every day. "I took a bunch of medication that I was prescribed and I told everybody that I loved them and asked them to take care of my family," Martin said. "And I took them and just hoped that I wouldn't wake up." An average of 22 U.S. veterans a day die from suicide. Martin recovered from her attempt and got the help she needed from the Airpower Foundation. Kara Martin "That's the first time that I've received treatment—actually received treatment—that really helped me get through what I was going through and learn new coping skills," said Martin. The 36-year-old is now an advocate and will be taking part in Airpower Foundation's month-long Walk 22 event that starts on Sunday in Fort Worth. Of all the worthy resources and services that the nonprofit offers veterans, mental health treatment might be the most important and most needed. "This has always been something that is kind of taboo or in the dark or in the shadows and we want to shine a light on it and make it ok to talk about," said Melissa Dabi, the Airpower Foundation Executive Director. Martin said she's on a path of healing, but only because of the treatment she continues to receive. "They haven't just over and over again changed my life," she said. "They have ultimately saved my life ... I do not let the negative things that happened define me."
CBS News
21-05-2025
- CBS News
Michigan K-9 locates live pipe bombs inside vehicle
Teacher accused of sex crimes involving a student and more top stories Teacher accused of sex crimes involving a student and more top stories Teacher accused of sex crimes involving a student and more top stories A K-9 in Saginaw, Michigan, is being recognized after finding live pipe bombs inside a vehicle on Monday. According to the Saginaw Police Department, Police Officer Wortman and Loki responded to Mike's Wrecker Service to investigate an abandoned truck for suspicious pipes. Police say Wortman and Loki inspected the vehicle, where the dog detected explosives. Saginaw police say Wortman contacted the Michigan State Police Bomb Squad, who confirmed the "live pipe bombs" with fuses inside the pipes. The bomb squad was able to deactivate the devices. An investigation revealed that the vehicle was abandoned at a home in Saginaw in March 2025. Police did not say whether any arrests were made concerning the explosives. "This case exemplifies the critical role K9s like Loki play in detecting incendiary devices, ensuring public safety," Saginaw police said in a social media post.
CBS News
12-05-2025
- CBS News
2 Michigan men arrested after taking pictures with $89K they allegedly stole from ATM
Photos of two men holding large sums of money inside a Michigan hotel room are part of the evidence trail the FBI collected over a break-in to a Saginaw ATM. The case detailed in a criminal complaint filed May 2 with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan involves $88,900 stolen from the United Financial Credit Union on Weiss Street in Saginaw. An agent with the FBI's Mid-Michigan Safe Streets Task Force alleged in the complaint that Samuel Fobbs and Johnathan Walker violated federal criminal law involving bank theft. The break-in happened about 3 a.m. on May 12, 2024. That night, two men wearing masks and gloves walked up to the ATM center outside the credit union building. They first tried to pry open one machine with crowbars. Although that attempt did not get far, someone else who was driving a tan Ford F-250 moved the pickup close to a second machine. A large chain was connected from the truck to the second machine, and that effort pulled the front of the machine off, exposing the internal components that held money. Further pulling from the truck knocked the ATM off its foundation. All three then started digging into the machine, then ran toward another vehicle on Weiss Street. Two days later, someone notified authorities that pieces of the ATM were dumped near an I-675 underpass. In the meantime, police learned the F-250 used in the bank theft was stolen. Police got search warrants for records of mobile devices that were in use near the bank at the time of the theft. From that research, they determined the identity of one suspect. Contacts with a Louisiana sheriff's detective involved with investigating a similar ATM theft in Alabama led to a possible second suspect's name. With that information, the FBI agent said, authorities were able to track one of the phones in a travel path from Texas to Michigan, and then back to Texas. A search warrant on a suspect's phone showed that several phone calls were made directly before or after the crime, along with CashApp peer-to-peer money transfers from an account on that phone to other accounts. Additional phone evidence cited in the complaint involved images taken from a hotel room in Saginaw and shared by text message on May 12, 2024, of two men holding up large amounts of currency for the photos. Photos filed with court records over investigation of an ATM break-in during May 2024 in Saginaw, Michigan. U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Michigan
