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Music Review: Ashnikko gets down and dirty in a dystopian fantasy world on ‘WEEDKILLER’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

Ashnikko, “WEEDKILLER” (Warner Music UK Limited)Are all you girls, gays and theys out there feeling a little fed up? Maybe more than a little? Ashnikko is, too.The blue-haired singer-songwriter, rapper and producer born Ashton Nicole Casey, who rose to fame with her 2019 TikTok-viral hit “STUPID”, is known by her growing fanbase for filter-less anthems of empowerment and sexual liberation. The artist, who uses the pronouns she and they, evolves from her demidevil alter ego into a dystopian fantasy world fairy creature on her debut studio album, the concept record “WEEDKILLER.” This delightfully dark 13-track full-length is feminine rage unleashed in the magical universe created by Ashnikko, as seen in her full-realized music videos and heard on the album’s first track, “World Eater.” In the eerie opener, Ashnikko embodies a ruthless cyborg in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where the enemies are machines.She gets gross and gory with following tracks “You Make Me Sick” and “Worms,...

G2 driver clocked at double speed limit in Markham, has parents’ car impounded

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

A young driver had his license suspended and his parents’ car impounded after he was caught going double the speed limit in Markham.York Regional Police (YRP) pulled over a driver near Elgin Mills Road and Highway 48 on the evening of Aug. 16 after clocking an SUV travelling 124 kilometres/hour in a 60 zone.A video from YRP posted to social media shows an officer approaching the stopped driver and letting him know how fast he was going.“That’s more than double the speed limit, so you’re stunt driving,” the officer says.The driver confirmed to the officer that he has a G2 license and says the vehicle he was driving belongs to his parents.“There’s some consequences that are going to happen right now,” the officer responds.Police confirm the driver received a pair of tickets for speeding and stunt driving. He also had his drivers license suspended for 30 days and the car was impounded for two weeks.Fast and furious parents.????One young d...

Man accused of spraying possible bodily fluid on woman at Northwest Indiana Walmart

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

PORTAGE, Ind. — A man is accused of possibly squirting bodily fluid from a syringe onto a woman shopping at a Walmart in Northwest Indiana.On the afternoon of Aug. 14, Portage police responded to a Walmart, located in the 6000 block of Route 6, on the report of a sexual assault.According to records, a woman told authorities she was in the spray paint aisle when a man, later identified as Dontrell Morris, 40, of Three Rivers, Michigan, stood close to her then was "really awkward" after allegedly pretending to bump into her.Records state Morris left and then the woman noticed something sticky near her lower back.The woman told staff and the police were called.Responding officers reviewed surveillance footage and were able to determine Morris' vehicle as a Toyota Camry with Michigan plates.At around 1:40 p.m., Morris was located by officers inside his vehicle in a nearby parking lot.As he was being taken into custody, records indicate that a plastic syringe was located in his shorts.Mo...

WATCH LIVE | South Suburban Airport proposal process to take place

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

MONEE, Ill. — Local leaders are celebrating a new law which will force the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to review development proposals for the long talked-about South Suburban Airport, and decide if the project can move forward. WGN Investigates: Is decision day finally near for third Chicago airport? House Bill 2531 passed the House 72-40 on Mar. 16, and the Senate 33-20 on May 17. It was then signed by Gov. Pritzker on July 28. The subsequent law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2024 and puts a six-month deadline in place for IDOT to establish a prequalification process and begin reviewing proposals to develop and maintain the airport.Tuesday, U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (IL-02) is set to host a press conference alongside several other area leaders to celebrate the impending prequalification process and discuss the impact they believe an airport will have on the region.WGN plans to livestream the event within this story beginning at approximately 10 a.m.The developm...

Extreme heat causing some Chicago area school districts to make adjustments

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

CHICAGO — Some school districts across Chicagoland are changing up plans for students and athletes to keep them safe as dangerous temperatures entire the area.Some of those accomodations includes changing practice times.Starting Tuesday morning, Glenbard South High School's football teams will practice before school at 5:30 a.m. The school will also let players practice indoors to keep students out of the heat.Some districts have even charged their start of the school year. Excessive Heat Warning issued for Wednesday as dangerous temps enter Chicago area In Downers Grove, classes will start Friday instead of Wednesday for District 58. The start was postponed due to the facts that classrooms do not have air conditioning. Thornton Township High School District 205 have switched to e-learning starting Tuesday and will continue doing so until Thursday.In LaGrange, District 105 is implementing a half-day student attendance schedule on Wednesday and Thursday. According to the dist...

Shooting, police chase leads to barricade situation on South Side

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

CHICAGO — A shooting followed by a police chase led to a SWAT standoff on the city's South Side.The incident started around 10 p.m. Monday near 91st and Ellis in the Burnside neighborhood. Police said officers witnessed at least three suspects shooting at a vehicle, and then fled the scene. Officers were able to arrest two of the suspects.Police believe a third suspect ran into a nearby home in the 9100 block of South Ellis. SWAT officials were called to the scene.No injuries have been reported and officers said they did recover a gun.No further details have been provided at this time.

United Airlines pilot filmed chopping at parking gate with ax had hit a 'breaking point,' he told deputies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – A pilot with United Airlines is currently on leave after footage of him chopping at a parking lot gate with an ax went viral last week.Kenneth Henderson Jones, 63, allegedly gave the gate a series of whacks after hitting his “breaking point” while waiting to exit an employee parking area at the Denver International Airport, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a report shared with the Associated Press.Jones told deputies he became upset after seeing multiple cars backed up behind all three of the lot’s exit lanes, the AP reported. Which airlines are most likely to bump you? The incident, which took place August 2, was captured in footage obtained by Nexstar’s KDVR. In the video clip, a man dressed in a pilot’s uniform can be seen repeatedly chopping at the gate with an ax. It only breaks and falls to the ground after rising to let a truck pass through.The man then moves out of the lanes of traffic and appears to walk back into the parking lot.The man told deputie...

Tejano star Bobby Pulido is headed to Washington

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

(The Hill) -- Tejano music star Bobby Pulido is playing the biggest event on the Hispanic political calendar this year, and he's ready to talk politics."I was a political science major at the University of St. Mary's, and I am very, very up to date on everything that goes on," Pulido told The Hill in a recent interview.He is the featured musical guest at the 2023 Awards Gala hosted by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), a yearly event that brings together Latinos in elected office, advocacy, lobbying and media.Pulido, whose 1995 debut single "Desvelado" has aged into a classic, ubiquitous at public gatherings throughout Mexico and the Southwest, won Best Tejano Album at the 2022 Latin Grammy Awards for his album "Para Que Baile Mi Pueblo."The Tejano star's appearance will highlight a large segment of the U.S. Hispanic community that's often overlooked politically and culturally."He was actually my suggested nominee. He's a great Tejano that really reflects the values...

Alaska Airlines plane damaged shortly after landing at California airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

(KTLA) -- Passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines flight that landed at California's John Wayne Airport late Sunday evening had to deplane on the taxiway after the plane sustained damage to its landing gear.The flight landed at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana around 11:30 p.m., and the crew of the Boeing 737 reported issues with the plane's landing gear as it was taxiing to the gate. The Orange County Fire Authority responded to the John Wayne Airport after a plane sustained damage to its landing gear on Aug. 20, 2023. (Orange County Fire Authority)The damaged landing gear led to the plane being stopped on the taxiway, where its passengers unloaded and then were shuttled to the terminal by bus. The plane parked on the taxiway, where it remained overnight, an official statement from Alaska Airlines read. Massive mudslide from Hilary buries mountain communities The flight departed from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.Alaska confi...

1 killed, 1 injured after explosion levels $2M NC home owned by NFL player Caleb Farley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (WJZY) – One person was killed and another injured in an apparent explosion overnight that leveled a multimillion-dollar home in North Carolina owned by NFL cornerback Caleb Farley, said emergency officials.Authorities confirmed with Nexstar's WJZY that both victims were male. Their identities were being withheld pending family notification.The injured person was transported to Atrium Health Main with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Kent Greene, director of Fire Services and Emergency Management for Iredell.The 6,500-plus-square-foot house, located in Mooresville just off Lake Norman, was mostly reduced to rubble as of Tuesday morning. Farley was spotted at the scene with family Tuesday, speaking with authorities. Iredell County Sheriff deputies, Troutman Fire and Mooresville Fire departments were at the scene early Tuesday morning. Dominion Energy officials also responded.Neighbors told WJZY they heard "a loud explosion" ...