Changes coming to Highway 95 in the upcoming year

KYMA on September 3, 2025

Eduardo Morales

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Arizona Department of Transportation is working on a project to improve Highway 95 near the Yuma Proving Ground.

The department is looking at implementing roundabouts at the intersections of Imperial Dam road and Aberdeen road.

“This is a project about improving safety, and handling the growing amount of traffic that we see in the area,” said Garin Groff, a spokesman for ADOT.

They will also be widening the intersection of Martinez Lake Road while also making pavement improvements to this section of the highway.

A representative from ADOT explains why they are making these changes.

“For the amount of vehicles and the types of turns and movements that we see in the area, and we find that the roundabouts really are the best option for the way the traffics flows and the volume of traffic,” Groff says.

YPG says they understand that these improvements bring some major positives, with some short-term adjustments.

“In the long-term the improvements will improve safety on the road which will be very beneficial to the YPG workforce, in the shorter term I expect there’ll be lane restrictions and so on,” YPG public informations officer Mark Schauer said.

YPG shares some of the changes they had to make to help facilitate the upcoming improvements.

“To temporarily move the two large artillery pieces that have straddled the intersection of Imperial Damn Road and Highway 95 since 1963 and move temporarily YPG’s welcome sign at that same intersection,” Schauer says.

Construction is expected to begin to in early 2026 and last about 14 months.

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What to do if you win the $1.4B Powerball

KRDO on September 3, 2025

Mackenzie Stafford

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing has garnered the attention of many and the dollars of many. The prize has climbed to $1.4 billion.

According to Powerball, Wednesday night’s drawing will feature the fourth-largest prize in the lottery’s history. If no one wins tonight, it will go even higher.

Winners Corner in Pueblo is statistically the luckiest store in Colorado, as it has sold the highest number of winning tickets this year.

READ MORE: This Pueblo store sold the most winning lottery tickets in the state, but there’s a reason why

On Wednesday, many people flowed into the store to try their luck and buy a ticket.

Are there numbers that increase your odds?

John Morris, a math professor at Pikes Peak State College, has some tips that can increase your statistical probability of winning the lottery.

Firstly, sentimental numbers like birthdates could hurt your chances. Some might pigeonhole you into making selections from numbers 1 through 30.

“Whereas they can draw any number from one in 1 to 69. Your best way to ensure that you’re not limiting yourself is to do their quick pick, which draws it completely randomly, and therefore it is simulating what you’re likely to see when the actual drawing happens,” said Morris.

He says that even if you don’t win the major jackpot you still have a chance to win some cash.

“it’s important to recognize that even though in the odds, odds are very much against you for winning the big jackpot. First of all, they have lots of smaller jackpots. If you go to, the official published numbers of the Colorado Lottery, they say that the odds of winning any of their prizes is about 1 in 25. And so that means even if you don’t get the big life changing money, you can get some money that is nice. Or just, hey, I can get a nice steak dinner tonight or something like that. So don’t be afraid to play it. Also, the thing to remember there is that they also have ways for very cheaply to, get the multiplier so that if you do win one of the lower prizes, it will double it, triple quadruple it,” explained Morris.

A map of the 25 luckiest stores (the ones that have sold the most winning tickets) is below. This map was created with data from the Colorado Lottery.

You won. Now what?

KRDO13 spoke to a financial advisor at FRS Financial Group who says he’s been preparing for the day one lucky winner walks into his office.

“I have actually built a plan over the years to help folks who do win the lottery to actually save themselves from their money, because we know oftentimes those lottery winners within three, five, seven years down the line really have nothing left to show for those winnings. So building out that plan to not only make the money available now, but to make it last, not only your lifetime, but this is something that’s going to change your family’s financial tree for generations to come, and we want them to be able to have those dollars available, you know, two, three, four generations down the line,” said Rick Stevens, LPL Financial Advisor.

Stevens provided tips regarding how to give back, without giving it all away.

“One of the first things that’s part of that plan is actually a giving budget, because we know the lottery winners that win these huge sums, all kinds of family and friends come out of the woodwork looking for the opportunity to, you know, have some of that money themselves. And I have told folks we’re going to set a giving budget and, you know, if you win a billion and a half dollars, we’re going to give away maybe $10 million a year. And that starts January 1st, and if by January 5th we’ve given away $10 million we have 360 days left to say no to people and come back next year,” shared Stevens.

Stevens recommends paying off your debt and putting away some of the money. He also noted how important it is to think about the additional costs that will come with any purchase. Stevens says if you buy a new car it’s also important to set aside the money for the license plate and to renew the registration every year.

And what about the lump sum versus annuity? Stevens suggests taking the lump sum, as it’s best to just get the tax burden over and done with.

“Even over those 30 years that this is going to pay out to you, you’ll end up with more to pass on to future generations. If you take that lump sum and invest it in a wise way, rather than taking that smaller amount over those next 30 years,” explained the financial advisor.

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St. Joseph Communication Center to receive new upgrades

News-Press NOW on September 3, 2025

TaMya Bracy

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Communication Center has received about a $1 million grant from the Missouri 9-1-1 service board to purchase new equipment.

The communication center serves both St. Joseph and Buchanan county law enforcement, MoWest law enforcement, the fire department and other surrounding emergency responders.

Chase Cotter, a St. Joseph Police Department captain, said the grant will go towards improvements of the communication center technologies.

“The Next Generation 9-1-1 Grant we received will go towards improvements in software and hardware in our redundancies and how we take in 911 calls, as well as in GIS or geographical information systems updates,” Cotter said. “So basically, like call location services, we’ll get better locations of where someone is calling us from,” he said.

Cotter also said the grant will help the communication center upgrade its servers and its call-taking hardware. 

“We are transitioning away from our old copper phone lines, which are no longer supported and have kind of deteriorated infrastructure,” Cotter said. “Going to voice over Internet protocol or VoIP phones, which are more reliable, can switch over and transfer calls easier, and it has redundancies in the form of broadband, internet and cell phone signals,” he said.

The new technology will help with more accurate call locations. Cotter said their accuracy will rise to about 95%.

“So if somebody were to call in, we could tell exactly down to the street address on the street number where they are at,” he said.

Overall, this grant will help better serve the community.

“Basically just to ensure we offer a reliable and accurate service to our citizens and get and have the ability to always ensure we take in phone calls from people that need them, and know the locations of people that are trying to call us that may not be able to see an address or say where they’re at,” he said.

The entire upgrade to the communication center will go into effect in 2026.

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Local union calls for ‘decent living wages’ from MU Health Care ahead of planned negotiations

KMIZ on September 3, 2025

Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Workers from the union chapter LiUNA 955 are demanding better pay from MU Health Care, ahead of wage negotiations planned for later this month.

About three dozen workers gathered outside of University Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, with the hopes of making MU Health Care hear their concerns. According to union representative Andrew Hutchinson, workers are asking for wage increases, claiming some workers’ pay doesn’t align with the increased cost of living.

“They’re asking for their critical staffing pay of $2.50 an hour to be put into their base wage and for an end to poverty wages so everyone at the hospital makes at least $19 an hour and then just across the board, wage increases,” Hutchinson said.

According to Hutchinson, MU Health Care created a $2.50 pay increase tied to critical staffing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of those people included people who clean the hospital, sterilize surgical equipment and take out the garbage.

Hutchinson said the issue for these workers is that the pay is not included in their base pay and therefore can be taken away.

“It’s something that every couple of months they get an email saying ‘as a reminder this expires on this day. It may or may not be renewed,” Hutchinson said. “That’s been going on for five years. What that means is if you’re an employee who makes $16 an hour and $2.50 an hour of that is subject to disappear at a moment’s notice, that’s scary.”

Daryl Wieberg was one of the protesters who attended Wednesday’s rally. He’s worked in the maintenance department at the hospital for more than a decade. He says he began working for the company due to its benefits.

However, Wieberg said the wages some workers are paid now make it hard to have anything to look forward to as an employee.

“We supposedly get number one workplace type scenario, but it’s not in the service department because the service departments are well underpaid to the outside,” Wieberg said. “It’d be hard to find a new job and start all over, but you know it’d be nice to have that extra money and looking at people leaving, starting at the bottom of their pay scale is more than what I can make here now, so it makes you really consider doing it.”

The union’s negotiating team will meet with MU Health Care administration on Sept. 26.

MU Health Care spokesman Eric Maze told ABC 17 News via email on Tuesday that wage discussions had not begun, and no proposals had been made. Maze said on Wednesday that MU Health has consistently paid 2-3% annual increases since 2021.

Maze said an annual increase is planned to be paid again in January.

“We regularly review employee compensation and have several tools to ensure that pay decisions are made based on relevant job characteristics, such as job type and specialty area, as well as the employees’ education, experience and performance,” Maze said. “A market compensation analysis is performed annually each August to identify areas that need additional investment and wage adjustments.”

According to Maze, critical staffing plans are still in use and are reviewed every 12 weeks.

Matthew Hocker has also worked for the hospital for more than a decade, working as a housekeeper. Hocker gave a speech at Wednesday’s rally, claiming parking rates have doubled over the years, which is something workers have also included in their list of grievances.

The irregular work hours for employees also don’t allow them to use the shuttle system the university offers, Hutchinson said.

Hocker also said workers’ sick time is being dictated, claiming they’re being told they have to go through certain channels in order to be able to use it. Hocker said he’s found it difficult to get out of bed some days due to his frustrations and said he feels as though many of their complaints have fallen on deaf ears.

“They’re just ignoring us. They’re basically just saying suck it up and deal with it,” Hocker said. “I think that every single employee, including from housekeeper to up, needs to have a decent wage…and they need to go back to sick time, put it all in one pot and let us decide how we use our time.”

Rep. Gregg Bush (D-Columbia) also showed support at the rally, saying he started working as a janitor years ago and understands many of the hardships workers are going through.

“The only way we get through it is by being together,” Bush said.

MU Health Care made $45 million in its fiscal year 2025, according to previous reporting. Experts expect to see higher profits in the next fiscal year after a financial catch-up period with Anthem. The insurer and MU Health spent months without an agreement, though they eventually reached a retroactive deal.

The union and the city of Columbia reached a deal on Tuesday, following months of negotiations.

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Monterey County update on rodenticide contamination in pigs, turning them blue

KION on September 3, 2025

Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Last July, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced that wild pigs in the Monterey County area were exposed to pesticide bait containing the anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone, turning the pigs blue.

They said that last March, they received multiple reports of hunters and wildlife trappers fining blue muscle or fat found in wild pigs. The CDFW’s Wildlife Health Lab (WHL) reported finding “the anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone in the stomach and liver contents of one of the wild pigs that was recovered with blue tissues.”

“Hunters should be aware that the meat of game animals, such as wild pig, deer, bear and geese, might be contaminated if that game animal has been exposed to rodenticides,” said CDFW Pesticide Investigations Coordinator Dr. Ryan Bourbour. “Rodenticide exposure can be a concern for non-target wildlife in areas where applications occur in close proximity to wildlife habitat.”

The CDFW, while continuing to investigate the rodenticide in wild pigs throughout Monterey County, say that spill-over can occur in other animals as secondary poisoning. They are also saying that repeated exposure can also effect the overall food chain.

“A 2018 study(opens in new tab) of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in game animals across California found anticoagulant rodenticide residue in 10 out of 120 (8.3%) of the wild pig and 10 out of 12 (83%) of the bear tissue samples collected largely from animals that were frequenting agricultural or residential areas where rodenticides are commonly/more likely to be utilized,” according to the CDFW.

Why blue?

The CDFW says that commercial rodenticides are purposely dyed with blue or green color so that people can see which “effected tissue” should not be consumed.

The CDFW says that other species can eat said rodenticides (an example would be bear and geese, who they say, are known to consume the poison), so they’re asking for hunters and wildlife catchers to check for something “weird” with harvests and report it to a stage agency right away.

They are also urging people not only to not consume blue tissue, but also not to consume any part of an animal with blue fat or muscle or other abnormalities.

They are reminding people that although the animal may have been found at one location, the rodenticide may have been consumed at a different location, especially in the case of wild pigs who like to roam.

The Salinas River, south of Gonzales and the Gabilan Mountain Range are all locations where these blue pigs have been reported.

The CDFW also stressing the importance of responsible pesticide application for people using rodenticides.

For questions about pesticide use and regulations, or to report misuse, contact (831) 759-7325 (for Monterey County).

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Two hospitalized after three-vehicle crash shuts down Highway 33

KIFI on September 3, 2025

Seth Ratliff

UPDATED: 9 PM

TETON COUNTY, Idaho — A three-vehicle crash on Highway 33 near Tetonia caused major traffic delays for over six hours on Wednesday. The collision, which occurred between Newdale and Tetonia, involved two commercial trucks and a motorhome.

According to the Idaho State Police, a 22-year-old male from Tetonia was driving a 1998 Kenworth truck eastbound when he crossed the center line. His truck then collided with a 2022 Ford motorhome driven by a 64-year-old man from Orlando, Florida, who was traveling westbound. Debris from the crash also struck another westbound truck, a 2003 Kenworth driven by a 67-year-old male from Waterville, Kansas.

Both the Kenworth truck driver and the motorhome driver were taken to a local hospital by Teton County Fire & Rescue with unknown injuries. All individuals involved were reportedly wearing their seatbelts.

The crash blocked the highway for approximately six and a half hours while emergency crews worked to clear the scene. Officials expressed gratitude to several bystanders who stopped to provide aid to the injured drivers before first responders arrived.

The incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Audrain sheriff: Fugitive arrest required big response

KMIZ on September 3, 2025

Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Audrain County’s sheriff posted on social media Wednesday that the arrest of a Marion County, Missouri, fugitive led to the large response in Vandalia the night before.

Sheriff Matt Oller wrote in the post that deputies got reports about a wanted man in the area of Home Street and Central Avenue in Vandalia late Tuesday into Wednesday. The man was later identified as Scott J. Adams, 41, of Bowling Green, wanted for a misdemeanor sexual abuse charge out of Marion County.

Law enforcement officers set up a perimeter and “methodically” searched it, Oller wrote.

Adams was arrested at Walsh Boulevard and Lincoln Street, Oller wrote. An MSHP trooper suffered a leg/ankle injury and was taken to University Hospital, though Oller didn’t give more details about the injury.

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Palm Springs man accused of lewd contact with a minor

KESQ on September 3, 2025

Jesus Reyes

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Springs man accused of lewd contact with a minor from out of the state was arrested Tuesday.

The suspect, a 42-year-old man, was arrested in the area of 1200 E. Palm Canyon Drive.

Palm Springs police said they were alerted last week to inappropriate online communications involving an adult male and a juvenile who resides out of state.

“Investigators reviewed the information provided and confirmed evidence of sexually explicit conversations between the suspect and the juvenile, who is 15 years old,” police said.

Police added that the suspect is alleged to have knowingly communicated with the juvenile while aware of their age.

He was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio, where he was being held on $10,000 bail. Police said he faces charges of contacting a minor with intent to commit a sexual offense and arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes.

The suspect is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio.

The Palm Springs Police Department is continuing to examine electronic evidence related to this case and will coordinate with out-of-state authorities as needed. Anyone with information about Simmons or who believes they may have been a victim is encouraged to contact Detective Gilberto Alcaraz at 760-323-8123 or gilberto.alcaraz@palmspringsca.gov.

Stay with News Channel 3 for continuing updates on this case.

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Samaritan Counseling Center receives donation from Ancient Order of Hibernians

News-Press NOW on September 3, 2025

Patrick Holleron

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Ancient Order of Hibernians donated a check in the form of $2,200 to the Samaritan Counseling Center to assist in its services to the community.

The money was raised at this past year’s Devin Delaney Memorial Irish Road Bowling Contest. The contest was made to honor and remember St. Joseph resident Devin Delaney, who passed away due to a seizure on Dec. 11, 2022.

In talking to Devin’s father, Dennis Delaney, he believes the donations are invaluable to the services provided by the Samaritan Counseling Center. He noted that Devin was a strong supporter of the center and always helped those struggling with mental health.

“That’s exactly why we raised the money,” Dennis said. “We are a nonprofit, but we support several organizations here in town. The Samaritan (Counseling) Center was one that was close to Devin’s heart.”

The donation will help assist in the services the Samaritan Counseling Center offers such as medical therapy.

“Anything that we provide for our patients, who don’t always have (the) money to pay for (health) services, helps,” Addiction Specialist Dr. Robert Corger said. “And certainly the awareness of this is also important for patients that have addiction.”

For more information on the Samaritan Counseling Center and how to donate, visit their website at: http://www.thecenterlistens.org/

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See How Many Clubs Allan Hancock Students Can Join at Bulldog Bow WOW

KEYT on September 3, 2025

Jarrod Zinn

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – The annual Bulldog Bow WOW event broke the ice for new students at Allan Hancock College on Wednesday.

Students say they appreciate this welcoming event.

Fall classes just started at Allan Hancock College, and new students got the chance Wednesday to connect with their peers, discover counseling and career path services, or join a club.

“We’ve got Volleyball Club, Eco-Revive, Nutritional Health and Wellness,” says student ambassador Averi Gault. “We’ve got fashion club inside as well as our Dream club.”

Studies have shown that students with higher engagement in their campus communities through clubs reflect higher G.P.A.’s and acceleration through their college careers.

“The clubs really do invigorate our campus life and it keeps us all involved in just being a community and embracing each other,” says the Alpha Gamma Sigma club’s spokesperson Ora Shrecengost.

Allan Hancock College’s student population is a diverse mix from recent high school graduates to older non-traditional students.

“I think it’s a really cool mix of people who come out to these events, not only people who work here, who are supporting with their service, but also community members just trying to make it a better, more inclusive space, which I think is awesome,” says Gault.

Other club options include but are not limited to Alpha Gamma Sigma, Fashion, Pride, Robotics, and more.

Community partners such as the Marines and the City of Santa Maria Police Department also participate, offering career path opportunities.

“When I got here, I didn’t really know a lot of people,” says Gault. “And through this event, we got to walk around together. We got to kind of experience the same things.”

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