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Dean's Reviews: 'School Of Rock'

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:41:15 GMT

Dean reviews the play 'School Of Rock' coming to the Chicagoland area this weekend.Get Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too!

Melatonin levels in some gummies don't match label, study finds

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:41:15 GMT

(The Hill) -- A new study has revealed that melatonin gummies advertised to help with sleep may have potentially harmful levels of the hormone, as well as cannabidiol (CBD) that was not labeled on the packaging. A study published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA investigated 25 different gummy brands that were labeled with "melatonin" and were also listed in the National Institutes of Health’s Dietary Supplement Label Database. The study found that 88 percent of the gummies investigated were inaccurately labeled, with only 12 percent containing within 10 percent of the quantity that was labeled.One of the products that was labeled as including melatonin was actually found to have no traces of the hormone but contained 31.3 milligrams of CBD. The amount of CBD found across all the products ranged from 10.6 to 31.3 milligrams, but only five products included CBD in the label. The study found that the "actual quantity" of  CBD in the gummies ranged from 104 to 118 percent of ...

Actor Glen Powell to return to Austin to speak at UT commencement

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:41:15 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A former UT longhorn and Austin actor will be back on the 40 acres to deliver the 2023 commencement speech at University of Texas at Austin.UT says Glen Powell will return to campus to deliver the keynote address at the commencement ceremony on May 5 at the Moody Center. Powell studied radio, television and film at UT and is an alumnus of the UTLA program, where he spent a semester in Los Angeles. At 19 he headed to Hollywood to pursue acting.He's best known for his roles in “Devotion,” “Hidden Figures,” and most recently in the blockbuster hit along Tom Cruise in “Top Gun: Maverick.” Austin actor soars alongside Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick Before landing big roles, Powell went to Westwood High School and took acting classes at Austin Musical Theatre. As a kid, he attended football and basketball games at UT and learned to play the violin in the UT String Project.The Moody College graduation ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. on May 5 at Moody Center. 

Fulton County Sheriff's Office partners with schools for Operation Safe Stop

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:41:15 GMT

MAYFIELD, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Police and schools across the state participated in Operation Safe Stop, a yearly effort to curb traffic violations around school buses that put children at risk.“We’re hoping to make it more about awareness than ticketing people," Richard Giardino, Fulton County Sheriff, said. "It’s a very dangerous situation, when you see a school bus, slow down.” Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! News10 tagged along with Deputy Ron Lennon in Fulton County to see what they look out for when on patrol. “Watching for proper bus operation," Lennon said. "Most of the complaints we’ve had are when people are running by in a hurry and ignore the red lights when the kids are getting on and off the bus.”Mayfield Central School District Superintendent Chris Harper said the district consistently sees cars pass stopped buses, posing a risk to students, especially in a rural area.  School lockdown drills may see changes “Wi...

Second week of Pittsfield hydrant flushing begins May 1

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:41:15 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- The second week of hydrant flushing in Pittsfield will begin Monday, May 1. Water mains throughout the city will be flushed through hydrants to remove pipeline corrosion products. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The flushing commencing on May 1 is expected to affect the following areas:Unkamet Park Drive heading west up to North Street, working north to the Broadway and Lake Streets neighborhood.Avenue moving west on Dalton Avenue, including the Allendale and Allengate neighborhoods. Moving west onto Tyler Street into the Morningside neighborhood, including Springside Avenue, pushing west to North Street.Lincoln and Fenn streets, Silver Lake, Wendell Avenue, and the surrounding vicinity, pushing west to North Street.South Mountain and Tamarack roads, Dan Fox Drive, and south to the Pittsfield-Lenox line. Juvenile arrested in Malta stabbing The City of Pittsfield wants that although flushing m...

ECOs hike to retrieve tagged moose corpse

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:41:15 GMT

ADIRONDACK PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Some animals in the Adirondacks are fitted with GPS collars, for conservation and tracking purposes. When a tagged animal dies, its body is extracted so that Department of Environmental Conservation officials can understand what happened to it - for the better protection of the moose population at large. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Earlier this month, one such extraction took place. On April 6, a collar placed on a moose in 2022 gave off a signal indicating that the animal had died. DEC wildlife employees and ECOs embarked into a deeply-forested part of the Adirondacks to find the moose.The expedition to find the moose took place while there was still a large amount of snow on the mountains in the Adirondacks. The teams were able to get within 500 yards of the signal by snowmobile and UTV travel. From there, it was a trek through as much as three feet of snow. The deceased moose was even...

New Metro Transit cameras catches suspect in rape attempts

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:41:15 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The new security technology from Metro Transit played a major role in catching a suspect who is charged with attempting to rape and sexually assault two of their riders.The Metro Transit security team is scrolling, watching, and analyzing 900 camera feeds in front of them.In the last three months, Metro's “Real Time Camera System” has bolstered safety and security for riders on MetroLink, MetroBus, and Call-A-Ride. Top story: Kim Gardner faces second contempt of court hearing "These are basically the eyes on the system,” said Kevin Scott, general manager of security for Bi-State Development. “By taking it and building it out in its own component in a real-life center, we're using that closed-circuit television in a proactive instead of a reactive format.”The new technology is already showing results. Last week, the cameras were used to identify a Cahokia Heights, Illinois, man who attempted to rape two women at MetroLink stations in downtown St. Louis.After...

Family advocates for safer roads after tragic MoDOT accident

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:41:15 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Distracted drivers may soon face stiffer fines, on top of the lives they’re risking.The November 2021 fatal work zone crash on Telegraph over Interstate 270 has brought action from the impacted families. Missouri legislators are now listening, and the consequences could affect you every time you get behind the wheel.Kaitlyn Anderson was six months pregnant when she was struck and killed in the unprotected MoDOT work zone.Her mother, Tonya Musskopf, recently testified before a transportation infrastructure committee in Jefferson City. Top story: Kim Gardner faces second contempt of court hearing “The sense of pride Kait had was something I’ll never forget," Musskopf said. "She was proud to work for the state of Missouri.”You can see it for yourself in a video of her daughter dancing during a work break. Then there’s a clip with her message to mom after her first MoDOT interview, when Kaitlyn said, “I love you too. Thank you and I know why I’m my mom’s daugh...

Things to do this weekend: Big Stir Fest, car-free Garden of the Gods, Dia del Nino

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:41:15 GMT

Stir it upSaturday. Join more than 300 other foodies and wine lovers at the 2nd annual Big Stir Festival, where thirty-plus tasting tables will offer samples from culinary industry folks who are members of the Colorado chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier (as well as the award winners). In addition to sampling there will be educational seminars on subjects like cheesemaking 101, women winemakers and organic spirits, as well as readings and signings with authors.The Big Stir honors “women making an impact in Colorado’s food, beverage and hospitality industries by championing philanthropy, diversity, sustainability and education,” according to festival organizers. Proceeds go toward supporting more women in the industry. The April 29 event runs from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Tivoli Center Turnhalle Room on the Auraria Campus in Denver. Tickets, $65, are available at eventbrite.com. More information at thebigstirfestival.com. — Jonathan ShikesPeople PowerSaturday. Motorless Mornings, a blis...

Denver weather: Breezy sunny day, followed by rain at night shifting to snow

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:41:15 GMT

A mild breezy day with mostly sunny skies Thursday will end with a blast of cold wind from the north in the evening, bringing rain that is expected to shift to snow, according to the National Weather Service.Most of the snow will fall in the mountains west of metro Denver, creating slick roads that could complicate travel, weather service forecasters said. On the high plains east of Denver and along the Interstate 25 corridor, snow is expected Thursday night, forecasters said, though with light if any accumulation.The high temperature in Denver will be 68 degrees, with the low Thursday night around 34 degrees, according to the weather service. The wind Thursday evening is expected to gust at speeds up to 60 miles per hour and thunderstorms are possible as part of this cold front. On the northeastern plains, drivers likely will face blowing dust.And regarding that blast of wind expected early this evening, most areas on the plains should see gusts of 40 to near 60 mph for a brief tim...