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Leander ISD voters pass an almost $763 million bond package

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:28 GMT

Editor's Note: The above video is of KXAN's previous coverage of the Leander ISD bond election.LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — Leander ISD voters pass on Saturday an almost $763 million bond package. The three propositions named in the district’s proposal layout upgrades to campus security measures, renovations to school facilities and technology improvements. Voter Guide: What you need to know ahead of the May 2023 local elections Prop A is the most expensive proposition listed in the proposal, at the cost of $698.33 million. It would allow the district to build two new elementary schools, buy land for future facilities and improve safety and security projects at every campus in LISD.See election results.Some of the improvements listed in the proposal include digital mapping systems, forced-entry-resistant film and lockdown button upgrades.This proposition, if passed, would also allow the district to buy new buses and other district vehicles.Prop B costs $50.82 million and centers around...

Isolated storms possible tonight and Sunday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:28 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After another hot and humid day, we're once again watching for the potential for storms tonight and on Sunday. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALS We're thinking coverage may reach about 10% of Central Texas with rain and storms this evening and tonight, leaving most of us staying very warm and dry. BLOG: Hazed and confused: What’s in the air over Austin? The highest chances for storms and even severe storms will be in the northern Hill Country where a 2 and 3 out of 5 severe weather risk exists. The rest of us have seen the severe threat lower for the rest of the night.Our main concerns with any severe weather will be very large hail and damaging winds, but a low tornado threat exists for the Hill Country.Isolated will be possible for a few of us through around midnight before storm chances drop off. Overnight lows drop into the low 70s with mostly cloudy skies.Rain and storm chances drop to 20% on Sunday with mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies. It will stay very wa...

Hutto ISD voters pass $522 million bond package

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:28 GMT

Editor's Note: The above video is previous KXAN coverage on Hutto ISD's bond packageHUTTO, Texas (KXAN) — One of the fastest-growing school districts in Central Texas, voters passed a $522 million bond package Saturday. This is to help it accommodate a student population expected to nearly double by 2032.Hutto ISD's bond package has three propositions listed, the most costly being Prop A at $471.5 million.As listed on the district's website, this would green-light two additional elementary school campuses, add-on to existing schools, and buy land to build future facilities.See election results.Dr. Celina Estrada Thomas, superintendent of Hutto ISD, said such measures are needed to keep up with an expected population boom in the region once several major economic developments are complete.“You have housing developments going up, developments going up. Samsung that’s just bringing in enormous growth, secondary and tertiary companies that are following Samsung. This is just the beginni...

Pilot takes date to prom by plane

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:28 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -When parents send their kids off to prom, they tend to go as far as a limo for transportation. For the Murphy family, their son Logan arrived piloting a plane with his girlfriend, Erin Barrow, to the Christain Brothers Academy prom.Logan Murphy obtained his private pilots license during his junior year of high school. His mother, Meghan Murphy, says his relationship with planes was bound to take off, "I wholeheartedly knew that Logan would follow his dream and go into aviation. I think sometimes he doubted himself." "Here and there," said Logan Murphy while laughing with his mom.   Adult learner earns HVCC degree after decades Murphy says his grandfather played a large part in his accomplishments. "My interest really sparked as a little boy. My grandfather was a helicopter pilot for his whole life. I used to do stuff with him in the aviation world," explained Murphy.Building and flying model airplanes with his grandfather led him to join a model airplane clu...

Tornado watch issued in Pike County, severe weather threats likely overnight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:28 GMT

PIKE COUNTY, Mo. - A tornado watch has been issued in Pike County, Missouri, about an hour and a half north of St. Louis. The watch currently lasts until 2 a.m.During a tornado watch, atmospheric conditions are favorable for a tornado to develop, but a tornado has not yet been sighted or indicated by weather radar.Storm chances continue to be messy Saturday night into Sunday, particularly around midnight for counties in northern Missouri. Hail and wind the primary concerns, but the possibility of a tornado cannot be ruled out. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here In the event the tornado watch gets upgraded to a warning, a tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar and there is imminent danger to life and property. If you’re in the area of a tornado warning, seek shelter immediately.There are some indications part of our region could be impacted by a dying complex of storms Sunday morning, but storm chances are higher in the afternoon and evening in the...

Man dead, another hurt after north St. Louis shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One man has died, and another man is hurt after a shooting Saturday evening in north St. Louis.The shooting happened around 8 p.m. Saturday in the 1500 block of Destrehan Street in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Top Story: Two hurt in another shooting on Cherokee Street as festival ends When police arrived, one victim was found not conscious or breathing. The other was privately taken to a hospital with unknown injuries. Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are handling the investigation.Additional details are limited. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.

Fallen St. Louis firefighter honored by National Fallen Firefighters Memorial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:28 GMT

WASHINGTON - Fallen St. Louis firefighter Benjamin Polson was honored Saturday evening by the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.Polson's name has now been inscribed on a bronze plaque that is part of the memorial in Washington D.C. Top Story: Two hurt in another shooting on Cherokee Street as festival ends Benjamin Polson, 33, was killed while battling a vacant house fire in north St. Louis on Jan. 13, 2022, when the roof of a vacant home collapsed on him. He had been searching the home for potential victims trapped by the fire.A highway sign in south St. Louis County was also dedicated in Polson's memory last year.

Orange County woman fighting for life after minivan crashes into apartment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:28 GMT

A woman is fighting for her life on Saturday after being struck by a hit-and-run driver who crashed through an apartment building in Santa Ana.The woman was identified as 32-year-old Ayoleone Bufkin, a Fullerton resident. Bufkin has undergone multiple surgeries since the devastating crash.“It’s so hard to even put into words,” said Roland Gonzalez, Bufkin’s father. “It’s just unfathomable. She’s such a good girl. She’s with her family and her partner just minding her own business and something like this happens.”On Monday, officers responded to an apartment complex on the 1500 block of Memory Lane around 10:20 p.m., according to the Santa Ana Police Department.When police arrived, they discovered a minivan driver had slammed into the first-floor apartment while Bufkin was relaxing on the couch. The impact left the woman pinned underneath the vehicle.Paramedics extricated Bufkin and rushed her to the UC Irvine Medical Center where she remains on Saturday night, fighting for her life....

The Eight Mountains is Peak Italian Cinema

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:28 GMT

The Eight Mountains not the hike you may be expecting. Starring Luca Marinelli and Allesando Borghi, this is a tender and quiet stroll that glimmers and lingers in the mind like sunshine sifting through a cloud. Based on the celebrated novel by Paolo Cognetti, the movie is suffused with a kind of warmth that used to be a staple of Italian cinema. It deals with the power of friendship, but in a deeper sense it offers questions about what it means for those friends to walk, sprint and climb through this landscape we call life.If that sounds a little on the nose, it’s meant to be, since the heart of this sub-titled movie lies in the relationship between the Italian Alps and the characters on screen. The film is very much rooted in the region, which has been called “the center of the universe,” as well as the hardest place to reach in Italy. It’s a paradise for hikers, with its lush valleys, turquoise streams and open-air revines, and it’s the perfect place...

A’s beat Royals 5-4, win back-to-back for 1st time

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:28 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics won consecutive games for the first time this season as Ryan Noda had a triple and double, reaching base four times in a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.Noda wass 5 for 7 with three doubles, a triple, four runs and four RBIs in the first two games of the series between teams tied for the worst record in the major leagues at 8-26.Ken Waldichuk (1-2) allowed four runs, six hits and six walks in five innings with six strikeouts. Zach Jackson retired Bobby Witt Jr. on a game-ending groundout with two on for his first save this season.Brady Singer (2-4) gave up five runs and six hits in four innings.Kansas City honored Lorenzo Cain in a pregame ceremony. A member of the 2015 World Series champions, Cain signed a one-day contract to retire with the Royals. The team drew 29,549, its highest home crowd since opening day.Maikel Garcia hit a two-out RBI double in the first, but Esteury Ruiz’s two-run single in the secon...