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Colorado students rank 6th worst for missing school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An alarming number of Colorado students are skipping school, according to a new report from The Associated Press.The report ranks Colorado as the sixth worst state for chronic absenteeism, tied with Nevada. Chronic absenteeism is defined as a student missing an average of 18 school days annually.Alaska takes the top spot with 49% of students missing 18 days or more. The data shows 36% of Colorado students missed about 10% of the 2021-2022 school year. Before the pandemic, it was 23%. How to get your kids into the back-to-school routine Colorado's growing trend appears to be part of a nationwide post-pandemic problem.  Nationally, the average number of chronically absent students is at 25%, which is up 15% from before the pandemic.FOX31 looked into data from the Colorado Department of Education on chronic absenteeism in Adams 12, Adams 14, Aurora Public Schools, the Cherry Creek School District, Denver Public Schools, Douglas County Public Schools and Jefferson Coun...

Aug. 11-13: Things to do in Denver this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — This weekend around Denver brings a little bit of everything from costumed monsters to bubbles to the Broncos. Friday's starting off the weekend with 90-degree weather, which will continue through Saturday and Sunday with a few scattered thunderstorms and showers. All weekend:Front Range Gardens Summer Craft and Artisan FaireFor plant gurus, Front Range Gardens hosts local vendors and plant society booths all weekend. There will be plant experts as well as jewelry stands, baked goods, sauces and Palisade peach stands. Smash Fine Arts FestivalFilmore Plaza brings together national artists for the festival on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Along with the pop-up art, there will also be live violin, piano and guitar music. Colorado brewpub named best in country World singles and doubles open racquetball championshipsPros and amateurs compete in Highlands Ranch, Centennial and Littleton for the racquetball championships. Amateur prize money amounts to $5,00...

Did you know Colorado is home to the highest Ferris wheel in the world?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The North Pole of Colorado lies in Cascade, which is an amusement park at the foot of Pikes Peak. Santa's workshop gives more than smiles, it also comes with bizarre rides and a Ferris wheel next to a sign that reads "This is the highest Ferris wheel in the world."It's true, but it's not what you're thinking. 5 fall trips to start planning for peak leaf season It is the highest in altitude. The park itself is at 7,500 feet in elevation, according to the North Pole's website, making it the highest Ferris wheel in the world. The world's tallest Ferris wheel is in Dubai and tallies at over 800 feet tall, according to Ain Dubai's website. That's about the size of a 60-65 story building. Still, the Ferris wheel at the North Pole is technically higher because of the altitude. While it's far shorter than the tallest Ferris wheels in the world, the views from the ride are still spectacular. From the top of the Ferris wheel, you can see the park is surrounded by mountains ...

X to auction off old Twitter items, from desk chairs to painting of Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscar Selfie

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:46 GMT

New York (CNN) — Twitter has officially rebranded as X — so owner Elon Musk is holding a giant garage sale to purge the company’s HQ of remnants of the past.Items up for auction range from a standard desk chair to a large bird cage welded with a Twitter logo bird and everything in between.Since buying Twitter less than a year ago, Musk has worked to remake the social media site. He’s laid off most of the company’s employees, instituted a paywall and eliminated most account authentication, among other changes.Interested buyers can browse through numerous “#” and “@”statues, paintings of Ellen DeGeneres’ viral 2014 Oscar selfie and Barack Obama celebrating his reelection, a reconstructed barn from Montana and numerous musical instruments.On top of the more outlandish items, Twitter is looking to get rid of office equipment including desks, chairs and refrigerators.The auction, run by Heritage Global Partners (HGP), opens September 12 and runs for two days in San Francisco. Viewing is ...

Dwayne Wade set to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:46 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WSVN) — A former Miami Heat player is set to receive a legendary honor on Saturday after his 16-year career playing for the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dwayne Wade will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday night in Springfield, Massachusetts after he was unanimously voted in. “It’s going to take a long time for me to process that,” said Wade in a video call interview. “There’s not enough time. It’s the rest of my life.” The basketball legend’s accomplishments include being a three-time NBA Champion, 2006 Finals MVP, a 13-time All-Star, and the NBA’s points, games played, assists and steals. All of Wade’s accomplishments paired with his 14-year span with the Miami Heat make him the most successful player in NBA history. Patrick Riley, President of the Miami Heat, said he knows he made the right decision when he let Wade play for his team. “Wade is ...

Heat and Some Storms Continue into the Weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:46 GMT

As to no surprise, another hot weather day is ahead this Friday to round out the work week. Then some changes arrive this weekend as a tropical wave passes through South Florida with more moisture.Heat Advisories are posted for all of South Florida Friday for feels-like temperatures up to 110-112F from the late-morning through the evening hours.Fewer storms are the expectation with lots of sunshine in the morning, then just a few showers in the afternoon across some inland areas. Highs will remain hot, generally into the mid 90s which is a few degrees above average.By the weekend, temperatures should drop by a degree or two as more clouds move in while rain chances rise. It won’t be a washout but showers and storms will be more numerous around the region due to the tropical wave.Expect sunshine and times of showers and storms on Saturday, especially during the afternoon and across inland locations.Then on Sunday, as the Keys and east coast metro shift to the backside of the tr...

EU climate chief Frans Timmermans set to lead left-wing alliance into Dutch elections

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:46 GMT

DEVENTER, Netherlands — EU climate chief Frans Timmermans is within touching distance of leading an alliance of social democrats and greens into Dutch elections in November after the two parties on Friday nominated him as the sole candidate to be their leader.Senior politicians from both parties have rallied behind the European commissioner, a former Dutch foreign minister, with no other candidates daring to challenge his shot at becoming prime minister.The only remaining step is a vote by members of both parties on August 14, which is viewed as a formality; members can vote for Timmermans or choose “none of the candidates.” The winner will be announced on August 22, at which point Timmermans would have to take a leave of absence from the European Commission, where he acts as one of three executive vice presidents.According to POLITICO’s Poll of Polls, the joint PvdA and GroenLinks list Timmermans is set to lead — newly agreed on July 17 — is polling highest, in...

FDA recalls ice cream sold in Massachusetts due to Listeria concerns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:46 GMT

Real Kosher Ice Cream of Brooklyn, NY is recalling soft serve on the go ice cream and sorbet cups, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.SOFT SERVE ON THE GO CUPS were distributed in the states of CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, IL, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, VA, WV.The recalled product reached consumers through Canteens, Grocery and Convenience stores etc.The recalled product is packaged in an 8 fl oz., clear plastic cup. The product looks like a soft serve cup served in an ice cream store, with a clear plastic cover with a seal an...

Polygraphs, scales, and big, big fish: Maryland’s White Marlin Open turns 50 with a record $10.5M in prizes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:46 GMT

People craned their necks and held phones up to record video as a group of men looked on proudly, everyone’s eyes fixed on a scale and a tuna, suspended from its tail by a chain. It weighed 247.5 pounds or, measured another way, potentially $1.2 million.The road to Ocean City starts along Eastern Shore state highways lined with gas stations selling live bait and finishes with a drawbridge speckled with fisherman. Every August, the journey culminates in a pot of gold called the White Marlin Open.What started as a tiny venture with few aspirations in 1974 by then-26-year-old Jim Motsko has become the world’s largest bill fishing tournament. It turned 50 this week and celebrated with a record $10.5 million in prizes.Anglers — including NBA legend Michael Jordan competing on the 80-foot yacht Catch 23 (his jersey number) — contributed money toward the pot. They’re all hoping to win it back, and then some.Fishing concludes Friday and lie detector tests are t...

Whirlwind stretch of suspensions, scoreboard snubs and wins have put the Chicago White Sox in the spotlight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:46 GMT

The New York Yankees called on reliever Keynan Middleton in the fourth inning Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox.It was the right-hander’s first time facing his former team a few days after saying in an interview with ESPN and the New York Daily News that the Sox clubhouse had “no rules,” which received pushback from general manager Rick Hahn and manager Pedro Grifol.Some observed Middleton’s name was missing from Guaranteed Rate Field’s video board while he was on the mound Wednesday, creating social media buzz.“The omission was not intentional but resulted because of duplicate players listed under one uniform number on MLB’s downloadable Yankees roster,” the Sox said Thursday morning in a statement. “This glitch has arisen from time to time this season when multiple players have worn the same number for a team, and we regret it occurred tonight.”When you’ve had the type of recent stretch — and season R...