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Source: Vikings safety Josh Metellus agrees to two-year contract extension

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

Vikings safety Josh Metellus spent this offseason rising up the depth chart, carving out a key role for himself on defense, and most recently, being named a team captain for the first time.Now it appears he will be sticking around Minnesota for the foreseeable future.A source confirmed to the Pioneer Press on Thursday morning that Metellus has agreed to a two-year contract extension. He will reportedly get $6 million guaranteed in the process with the contract extension as a whole worth up to $13 million. An official announcement from the Vikings should come at some point in the near future.This is a nice reward for Metellus after originally being selected by the Vikings in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. After starting his career as a special teams ace, fully leaning into that role when many young players do not, Metellus has slowly seen his role grow on defense, as well.The arrival of new defensive coordinator Brian Flores has resulted in even more responsibilities for Mete...

FCSO: One dead in Broadalbin car crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

BROADALBIN, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Fulton County Sheriff's Office is investigating a car crash that happened Wednesday on Lakeview Road in Broadalbin. Deputies confirm one person died in the crash. The person's identity has not been released pending further investigation and family members being notified. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Deputies say there was only one car involved in the crash. Deputies are expected to release more information on Thursday involving the crash and investigation.

Many Colorado students juggle college and parenting. Often they feel like outsiders on campus.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

Deysi Parga Macias faced a dilemma last fall in the first week of classes at the University of Colorado Boulder.Related ArticlesEducation | These DU alums found love in their accounting classroom. Ten years later, they got married there. Education | New research IDs additional Native American boarding schools in Colorado used to assimilate Indigenous children Education | Colorado banned legacy admissions at its public colleges. Two years later, the impact is unclear. Education | Colorado voters are being misled about the impact of tax cut proposal, conservative group alleges She couldn’t find daycare for her son, Ramiro, and her grandparents, who were supposed to watch him, were sick.Macias, then 19, began to panic. Her biochemistry lab only allowed four absences before she failed the class — but missing even one would make her feel like a failure. Desperate, she sent her professor an email before class and asked if she...

Denver Food & Wine Fest, “Dog Man” Musical, and more things to do in Denver this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

Denver Food & Wine FestivalThrough Saturday. It may have started on Sept. 6, but the Denver Food & Wine Festival still has a couple days to go before it wraps up on Saturday, Sept. 9. The annual event — this year benefitting the Colorado Restaurant Foundation and its workforce development, mental health resources, and grants for restaurant workers — culminates in Saturday’s Grand Tasting, to be held at the Tivoli Quad on the Auraria Campus, 1000 Larimer St.The event promises bites from more than 50 top local restaurants and “hundreds of sips from the Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits portfolio, poured by their team of professionals,” organizers wrote (Southern Glazer is a title sponsor). See the full lineup and pick up tickets, $150 each, for the 1-4 p.m. event at denverfoodandwine.com.Breaking jaws, heartsFriday-Saturday. Pop-punk icon Jawbreaker is part of a towering bill for the Saturday, Sept. 9, 1234FEST, including Rise Against, Rancid, ...

Dutch elm disease reappears in Denver’s urban elder trees

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

Dutch elm disease has been reported back in Denver after more than a decade of its absence.The Denver forestry office discovered the disease last month in the old American elms along 17th Avenue Parkway in South Park Hill.First detected in the United States in 1928, Dutch elm disease hit the U.S. population hard through the 1930’s. The disease appeared in Denver in 1948. By 1969, it had devastated Denver’s urban elms. Then the disease slowed down for a few decades, last being detected in 2011.The leaf of an American elm tree. (Tamara Yakaboski, Special to The Denver Post)Dutch elm disease is a fungus aided by beetles. There are three vectors of this disease, all of which occur in Colorado: the European bark beetle (Scolytus multistriatus), the banded bark beetle (Scolytus schevyrewi), and the elm bark beetle (Hylurgopinus rufipes).The European elm bark beetle is a small black beetle with reddish-brown wings. The beetle was inadvertently imported in the early 1900s likely via hardwoo...

Leaf-peeping preview: Here’s what Colorado can expect for fall colors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

Colorado’s aspen stands are thriving, and that bodes well for fabulous leaf-peeping this fall according to one of the state’s leading forestry experts.Dan West, entomologist for the Colorado State Forest Service and a member of the faculty at Colorado State University, spent most of the past two months flying over the state’s 24 million acres of forest. The main purpose of his annual aerial observation tour is to assess forest health, but it also gives him a unique perspective to forecast the quality of fall foliage colors.“They look better than they’ve looked in a very long time,” West said. “Aspen look really well, even in places that over the last several years have kind of struggled.”As a result, West also is predicting a return to normal timing for the color change.He expects to see aspen in the northern mountains — generally north of Interstate 70 — to start turning in the middle of this month and run through the third or f...

These DU alums found love in their accounting classroom. Ten years later, they got married there.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

Lexxa Kever and Trevor Bazley did the impossible: They extracted romance from an accounting class.The newlyweds met in 2013 during their first accounting class while working toward Master of Business Administration degrees at the University of Denver. Running late, Kever rushed to sit in the first empty chair she saw, unknowingly plopping down next to her future husband.The rest of their love story, they say, is history. No history courses were involved, but the couple couldn’t shake that accounting class.The amphitheater-style configuration. The wood-lined whiteboards at the front of the room. The bright windows.Room 300 in DU’s Daniels College of Business served as more than a repository for financial know-how to Kever and Bazley. It was their intro class to the foundations of love.The classroom just had to be their wedding venue, Kever said.On Saturday, Bazley and Kever aced the assignment, tying the knot in Room 300 surrounded by their loved ones.“A lot of peop...

Mad’s World: From AGT to Hollywood Dead – Madilyn Bailey is here to stay

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

Mad’s World: If you’re going to appear as a contestant on one of the reality TV music competitions (America’s Got Talent, American Idol, The Voice, X-Factor), your best bet is to get to the last few, and then not win. That’s a tactic that has worked for the likes of Adam Lambert, Kat Robichaud, Melanie Martinez, and many more musicians who have gone on to forge a successful career post-television. Madilyn Bailey is the latest addition to that list.Bailey appeared on AGT in 2021, initially impressing the judges with a song made out of the hate comments she received online. She would go on to make it to the semi-finals before exiting, with magician Dustin Tavella eventually winning (Brooke Simpson, in fourth, was the highest placed musical act).“If I were to go back and say should I do this again, yeah I would,” Bailey says, two years later. “I think it was cool, because it exposed me to a brand new audience. I’m really glad I did it with already having 10-plus years of experience in ...

Explore the work of Top 10 Visionary Artists

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

Viewed as a means of human expression, art reflects the depths of imagination and the abstract emotions that define human existence. Given the changes in our ever-evolving world, it should come as no surprise that art has undergone transformation as well. It has given room for more connection and accessibility than ever before. From breathtaking visual installations to thought-provoking conceptual creations, visionary artists are going beyond the boundaries of conventional art, inviting us to perceive the world through new and unparalleled lenses.This exploration dives into a list of the top 10 visionary artists who have redefined the art scene with innovation and creativity. These artists embody experimentation, inviting us to embark on a journey where colors, forms, and narratives mix together to challenge our preconceptions and broaden our horizons. Some play with unconventional mediums, while others bring a new twist to the traditional ones. Combining emotion and art, they invit...

5 Talents with Outstanding Athleticism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:51 GMT

Numerous athletes have remarkable talents, but only a few perform extraordinary feats. These athletes can perform in their respective sports in such a way that leaves even their competitors admiring. Such individuals show us the redefined boundaries of what a human body can achieve, and their athleticism is awe-inspiring.Building such outstanding athleticism needs dedication, discipline, and an unwavering passion for achieving the top rank. It is more than just raw physical power; it requires harmony between mind and body. Therefore, an athlete with all these traits doesn’t just participate in sports but transcends it.We have created a list introducing you to five talents whose athleticism exceeds the ordinary. From gravity-defying leaps to lightning-fast sprints, they have mastered their bodies and pushed the limits of physical performance. Their remarkable abilities not only inspire us but also remind us of the incredible latent potential we all have. Here are those five incredibl...