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Honey bees more faithful than bumble bees when it comes to flower patches, study says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:47 GMT

(KXAN) – A study by Agricultural Research Service, which is the in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, showed honey bees revisit the same flower patch more often than bumble bees to collect pollen and nectar.ARS said the study shows 76% of honey bees revisited the same plot of alfalfa flowers in contrast to 47% of eastern bumble bees.The scientists did find the bumble bees were more faithful to larger flower patches, while the study found the likelihood of honey bees returning to a flower patch was not affected by patch size. According to the ARS announcement, large patches in the study were nearly 15 by 15 yards, each planted with 225 plants, more than twice as many as the small patches, which were about 10 by 10 yards with 100 alfalfa plants each.According to ARS, the study was lead by ecologist Johanne Brunet with the ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit in Madison, Wisconsin and postdoctoral associate Fabiana Fragoso.According to the study, an insect or ani...

July 4 weekend could see Twin Cities’ hottest weather of summer so far

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:47 GMT

It will be a good weekend to be hanging at the lake.Possibly the hottest weather of the summer so far is on tap for Fourth of July weekend. The Twin Cities are expected to see highs near 90 today and Saturday, 93 on Sunday and 96 on Monday. Mostly sunny skies are expected today and Saturday followed by sunny skies on Sunday and Monday.A 50-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms comes Tuesday, July 4, but it will be hot, too, with a high near 91.So far this summer, the Twin Cities’ highest temperature recorded at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has been 92, which happened a few times in June.This weekend should see decreasing Canadian wildfire smoke, which is expected to linger through Sunday as it moves south, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.The MPCA, which has issued a record number of air quality alerts this year, is forecasting “moderate” air quality Saturday and Sunday due to ozone. A big weather system is expected to arr...

Five ways college admissions could change

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:47 GMT

Students may change what they write about in the college essay. And they may no longer be tortured by the SAT and ACT.As for children of alumni? The pressure is on to end their advantage in the admissions game.The Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday that ended race-conscious admissions is widely expected to lead to a dramatic drop in the number of Black and Hispanic students at selective colleges.But the court’s decision could have other, surprising consequences, as colleges try to follow the law but also admit a diverse class of students.The personal essay becomes more important.The Supreme Court made a point of noting that students could highlight their racial or ethnic backgrounds in the college essay.“Nothing prohibits universities from considering an applicant’s discussion of how race affected the applicant’s life,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote, “so long as that discussion is concretely tied to a quality of character or unique ability that the particular applicant can...

Rensselaer eatery to be featured on 'America's Best Restaurants'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:47 GMT

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Illusive Restaurant and Bar, located at 3 Ferry Street in Rensselaer, has been picked to be on "America's Best Restaurants," a company that brings attention to independently-owned restaurants around the United States. The company will be filming at Illusive on July 13 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! During the visit to Illusive, popular dishes will be highlighted, along with an on-camera interview with owner Joseph Ventrice Jr. The episode will air on social media at a later date.Opening a restaurant was Ventrice’s dream after he started working in kitchens at a young with his father. After challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and a kitchen fire, Illusive has been able to stay in the community. Olde Log Inn to be featured on ‘America’s Best Restaurants’ “It’s so humbling, the positivity we’ve injected into this area," said Ventrice. “I’m a unity guy. The way I c...

5 things to know this Friday, June 30

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:47 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Happy Friday! Per Meteorologist Jill Szwed, early morning fog will lift by 8 or 9 a.m., but the smoke will stay behind. The air quality will be impacted again today, and we're warming up today with the widespread haze. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Smoky air conditions are back in the Capital Region and the governor issued an alert for the entire state. Meanwhile, New Lebanon declared a state of emergency on Thursday due to flooding conditions. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Friday morning. 1. Smoky haze returns, health alerts in placeThe smoky air conditions are back in the Capital Region; the governor issuing an alert for the entire state. NEWS10 was in Cohoes at an outdoor concert with more on how people are managing the conditions caused again by smoke from the Canadian wildfires blowing south.2. New Lebanon declares state of emergency due to floodingThe...

Illinois Amber Alert over after man taken into police custody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Illinois police were looking for the driver of a 2006 Dodge Charger in connection to an Amber Alert Friday morning. They found the driver at around 7:30 a.m. on Beltline Road under I-55/70 in Collinsville, Illinois. He has been taken into police custody. A 9-year-old girl was abducted in the 2000 block of Mathilda Drive in Belleville, Illinois Friday morning. She was last seen being taken by a noncustodial parent at 4:15 a.m. Friday. The vehicle was spotted about a half hour later on River City Drive in St. Louis Expired tag or derelict? Police called as city tows truck from private driveway The Amber Alert has been canceled after the child was found safe. She has been taken to a hospital to be reunited with her guardians.

St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann will not seek re-election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:47 GMT

ST. CHARLES -- After more than 30 years in public office, St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann says this will be his last term.According to our partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ehlmann will not seek re-election in 2026. He's currently in his fifth term as St. Charles County Executive and will be 77-years-old at the end of it. Expired tag or derelict? Police called as city tows truck from private driveway Before his tenure as county executive, Ehlmann served in both the Missouri house and senate, and was a circuit judge.Saint Charles County has added more than 65,000 new residents in Ehlmann's time as county executive, and has one of the top per capita incomes in the state.

United Airlines cancellations and delays continue to multiply at Denver International Airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:47 GMT

United travelers flying in and out of the Denver International Airport Friday again faced travel disruptions, with 24 delays and 57 cancellations by 6:30 a.m., according to the FlightAware tracking service.United Airlines led the charge, accounting for the bulk of flight problems: 57 cancellations and 23 delays.The delays Friday pushed United Airlines’ total at DIA over six days, starting Sunday, to nearly 700 cancellations and more than 1,400 delays, the FlightAware data shows.Travelers continued to struggle with being stranded at DIA and other airports nationwide.On Monday, United Airlines staffers set up 500 cots for stranded passengers, relying on DIA officials to provide blankets for passengers stuck overnight. Officials said they set up cots again on Wednesday, but passengers stuck overnight Thursday were left to fend for themselves.Earlier this week, United officials pointed to severe weather as a main contributor to cancellations and delays, citing flight crews, pilots and o...

Opinion: Mayor Hancock’s crowning success put the “I” in Denver International Airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:47 GMT

As Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s tenure in office comes to an end, pundits on the right and left will have plenty to say about his stewardship of that office. One point we chattering-class types can agree upon is that through his leadership our state’s Capital has increased its global reach. Mayor Hancock understands the significance of Denver as a national and international gateway to Colorado, the region, and miles beyond. His administration’s work to expand international flights to and from Denver International Airport will benefit the city for many years to come.Sometimes farsighted decisions are underappreciated at the time they are made. Back when Denver’s Stapleton International Airport was a bustling midcontinent hub, the sixth busiest airport in the nation, I wondered why we needed a new airport.I worked a college job selling tourist kitsch on a concourse and the facility seemed adequate to me. A couple of years later, Denver International Airport opened 16 months late, an...

Colorado’s wet start to 2023 brings a surge in mosquitoes — but that doesn’t guarantee a spike in West Nile virus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:47 GMT

The warm and wet start to the year has created the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes in Colorado, but experts say that won’t necessarily translate into a corresponding explosion in cases of the insect-borne West Nile virus in 2023.So far this year, Denver has seen 13.67 inches of precipitation from rain and snow — more than double the city’s total this time in 2022, according to meteorologist Ayesha Wilkinson at the National Weather Service in Boulder. In all of 2022, Denver received just under 12 inches of precipitation.Rebekah Kading, a medical entomologist at Colorado State University and an expert on mosquito-transmitted diseases, said increased rain levels can raise water into areas where mosquitoes already have laid eggs and create new areas for them to do so.“If an increase in rain translates into more sitting water, then we end up seeing more mosquitoes,” Kading said.While the rain increases the number of mosquitoes that can carry the virus...