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Travis Kelce jersey sales increase nearly 400% after Taylor Swift attends Chiefs game: report

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:26:40 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift caused an immense whirlwind after the music superstar was spotted at Arrowhead to watch the tight end play on Sunday. In fact, Kelce saw a nearly 400% increase in jersey sales after Swift's appearance, Fanatics told TMZ Sports. "Yesterday, Travis Kelce was one of the top 5 selling NFL players and saw a nearly 400% spike in sales throughout the Fanatics network of sites, including NFLShop.com," Fanatics said. Swift's impact cannot be understated. While Kelce is one of the most popular players in the league, prior to Sunday's game against the Bears, Kelce was outside the top 10 in jersey sales. Viral video captures Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift leaving Kansas City stadium together The pairing has caused quite a spectacle—especially after being seen leaving the game together—not just across Kansas City, but all over. In a video captured by WGN's Jarrett Payton, Kelce and Swift could be seen walking side by side after the Chief's 41...

RRPD: 9-year-old girl reported missing found safe

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:26:40 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) -- A 9-year-old reported missing in Round Rock was found safe and was reunited with her family on Monday, the Round Rock Police Department said.Earlier Monday, the girl was reported missing after seen leaving her home, police said.No other details were released around the incident Monday.

Hays CISD board approves superintendent's request for additional school resource officers

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:26:40 GMT

BUDA, Texas (KXAN) -- On Monday, the Hays Consolidated Independent School District board approved the superintendent's request to the Hays County Sheriff's Office for additional school resource officers.Back in August, the HCISD Board of Trustees voted to get a good cause exception to a new Texas law on school security. Hays CISD approves good-cause exception for HB 3 According to the resolution before board members, the district said it could not comply with House Bill 3 because of a “lack of available qualified personnel.”Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright said the district need 15 more school resource officers in order to meet new state requirements.HB 3, which went into effect Sept. 1, would require armed security officers at every campus.Right now, Hays CISD has 25 campuses and 15 school resource officers.

Church-owned land possible site of new Bayport elementary school

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:26:40 GMT

A 10-acre property on the western edge of Bayport owned by People’s Congregational Church could become the new home of Andersen Elementary School under a plan discussed Monday evening at a Bayport City Council workshop.The property, called People’s Park, is located just west of Barkers Alps Park, which had previously been discussed as a potential site for the new school. Some residents, concerned about the loss of parkland, had criticized the plan.“This is a huge win-win for Bayport,” Bob Dickie, a member of the church’s finance committee, said after the meeting. “Bayport gets to keep their land — and their school. The people in Bayport and the school district have found a way to keep a school in Bayport and keep their park intact, and we’re really happy to be able to facilitate that. Every once in a while, the stars align.”Dickie declined to comment on the potential sale price of the land.The church’s congregation will vote Wednesday night on whether to sign a letter of intent with...

Cloned voice, fake bondsman target St. Louis woman

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:26:40 GMT

MANCHESTER, Mo. – A sophisticated scam involving voice cloning is targeting St. Louisans, but the alleged thief is showing up at the victim's front door to collect money.In this particular case, Carol, whose last name FOX 2 has decided not to publish, received a call in July."The first thing was the phone call," she said.Carol was told her grandson, Jaydon, was in need of help. Her heart of gold didn't hesitate."He said, ‘I have something to tell you, but I don't want my mom to know.’ I said, what is it? He said, ‘Well, I was in an accident on Manchester and the woman got hurt,’" Carol said.Carol said an attorney started to talk. The voice claimed Jaydon had been arrested by Ballwin Police, that a judge issued an $8,450 cash-only bond, and that the lawyer could send a bondsman by to coordinate payment. Cloned voice, fake bondsman target St. Louis woman "He said, ‘I know several, but I want to find one relatively close to your home.’ So, he said if you can go outside, the guy will ...

Little boy at the center of pizza coupon scam in Illinois

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:26:40 GMT

TROY, Ill. – Police and residents in Troy, Illinois, are warning of a woman using a little boy in a criminal scam.A victim of the scam says he doesn't care about the money he lost. He's worried about that little boy.“It’s a sad day that they use a little boy,” said Tom Eilers, owner of ADR Towing in Troy.Around 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, a boy who appeared to be between 6 and 8 years old walked into his office selling peel away Domino’s Pizza coupon cards, Eliers said.The cards read “delivering the dough, $10” on one side, with 16 peel-off “Buy 1, Get 1 Free” stickers on the other.Actually, they’re buy one, get nothing. Cloned voice, fake bondsman target St. Louis woman “I thought to myself, a little boy wouldn’t know what he’s doing when he’s selling these,” Eilers said.His surveillance cameras show the boy trying to sell additional cards to one of his workers.Multiple residents and business owners report the boy—wearing a pink baseball jersey—going door-to-door. A woman seen with the bo...

St. Louis County homeowner calls 34% assessment increase unfair

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:26:40 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A Ukrainian family turns to FOX 2 for help. They are not at all happy with how the St. Louis County Assessor’s Office valued their home.The appraisal went from $170,500 to $228,000—a 34% increase.Homeowner Roman Dzhurinskiy says it doesn’t sit well with him.“No, I don’t think I was treated fairly,” he said. “They don’t do what they’re supposed to do. They don’t drive by.”Dzhurinskiy says he’s been fighting this for a long time now and has gotten nowhere.“Each property is grossly overestimated for many years. It’s true, because I know there are some property values in our subdivision that went down,” he said. “It’s unfair, because this assessment that I received, they added $58,000 for my improvements.” Little boy at the center of pizza coupon scam in Illinois FOX 2 contacted the county assessor’s office. A spokeswoman, Sarah Siegel, says home values significantly increased across the county.“This year, we had about 26,000 appeals out of approximately 400,00...

Aldermen want St. Louisans to share their opinion on Rams settlement money

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:26:40 GMT

ST. LOUIS – The City of St. Louis wants to hear from the public about how to spend the more than $280 million from the Rams settlement.The St. Louis Board of Aldermen held a meeting on Monday to discuss how to get community input and ways to spend the Rams settlement money."We are looking to figure out what the community expectations are for us in terms of the (money) that we have from the Rams settlement," Aldermanic President Megan Green said.The board wants to make sure each resident has a chance to voice their ideas on how to spend the money. Before people can give their ideas on ways to spend the money, the board is asking the public for the best way to reach as many city residents as possible."We know that this is a historic opportunity. We know the public wants to have a say in it. So we want the public to tell us what they want to see from us in terms of getting their engagement throughout this process," Green said. Close Thanks for signing up! Watc...

What is saltwater intrusion and how is it affecting Louisiana's drinking water?

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:26:40 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For months, residents in the southeast corner of Louisiana have relied on bottled water for drinking and cooking, with the water from the faucet coming out salty. Plaquemines Parish Councilman Mark “Hobbo” Cognevich, who represents the affected area, said grocery stores are constantly having to restock plastic water bottles, neighbors have reported getting rashes after showering, and, overall, the community is “fed up” with the situation. “We are praying for rain,” Cognevich said. That is a sentiment echoed by officials across the state, as the drought-stricken Mississippi River’s flow is low and slow, allowing for salt water from the Gulf of Mexico to intrude upstream and threaten communities’ drinking supplies. But with little precipitation in the forecast, officials are now hastily preparing for if and when the salt water will reach the state’s most populous city — New Orleans. WHAT IS SALTWATER INTRUSION AND HOW DID IT HAPPEN?Typically, the mighty flow of...

Fatal RTD bus stabbing was “without provocation or warning,” Denver police say

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:26:40 GMT

The man accused of fatally stabbing two people along Federal Boulevard in northwest Denver gave no warning before he began attacking the first victim on a Regional Transportation District bus, according to an arrest affidavit.Vinchenzo Moscoso, 29, is suspected of first-degree murder in connection with two stabbings that occurred nearly five hours and 2 miles apart on the morning of Sept. 14.An RTD driver called 911 at 5:11 a.m. to report a stabbing on her bus in the 3200 block of North Federal Boulevard, where police found the first victim with “multiple sharp force injuries” to his neck and bleeding heavily.The man, identified as Fidel Banuelos Sanchez, 51, died at a local hospital at 5:37 a.m.Surveillance footage from the bus showed Moscoso getting on the bus at 5:08 a.m. and walking directly to the back of the bus. Moscoso began stabbing the victim “without provocation or warning,” according to the affidavit.Other passengers began running toward the front of the bus, and as the ...