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Kaprizov, the NHL’s leading goal scorer, left Thursday’s win over St. Louis after a collision with Blues goalie Joel Hofer. Follow updates and analysis as the Wild face Columbus at Grand Casino Arena.

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This year, the informant’s brother told the Times that his sibling’s role in the case went much deeper. And the brother said he actually helped discard a bag, containing a heavy object, in the hours after the murders. Get Starting PointA guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter EmailAn ‘extremely reliable’ informant offered information about O. J. Simpson. Joseph Ippolito, known as Joey, a convicted drug trafficker and mafia associate, escaped from a Florida prison a month before the 1994 murders. Ippolito’s brother said the siblings went west after the escape to Los Angeles. Before his incarceration, Ippolito had operated a popular restaurant there and was a close friend of Al Cowlings, the longtime confidant of Simpson. In the wake of the infamous Bronco chase with Simpson and Cowlings, investigators found photos in the vehicle of one of Ippolito’s girlfriends, along with her phone number. Ippolito was eventually brought back into custody a year later.

The Marshall cross country program finished the 2026 regular season with a strong effort at the Capitol Conference meet. The Cardinals made the trip to Koshkonong Mounds Country Club on Saturday, Oct. 17 and competed in the South portion of the race. Marshall junior Luis Gamon won the 2026 Capitol - South conference boys race with a time of 17:00.1.

British ColumbiaA week after several B. C. cities reported advance polling records, preliminary final election results from several large municipalities confirm more people flocked to the polls Saturday than in the last municipal elections. Political scientists say high voter turnout indicative of political changeMichelle Gomez · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 5:56 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Second day of advance voting for municipal election in Vancouver, B. C., on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (Nav Rahi/CBC)A week after several B. C. cities reported smashing advance polling records, preliminary final election results from several large municipalities confirm more people flocked to the polls Saturday than in the last municipal elections four years ago. Experts say high voter turnout typically indicates people are dissatisfied with the status quo. Indeed, many of these races resulted in leadership change.

Vote 2026Sunday, October 18, 2026 9:56PMWatch Eyewitness News and ABC13 originals around the clockHOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Texas voters are preparing to head to the polls as early voting begins Monday ahead of the Nov. 3 election. In Houston, voters have different strategies for casting their ballots. Some plan to wait until Election Day, while others say they prefer voting early in case something prevents them from making it to the polls later. SEE ALSO: Vote 2026: What to bring to the polls for early voting and Election Day"I plan to vote on Election Day, and I'll be there bright and early," said Ru Lee, a Houston voter. Phillip Ukleja said he plans to vote early because circumstances can change on Election Day. "My plan is to vote early because you never know what's going to happen on Election Day," Ukleja said. A new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows Democrats currently have an advantage in voter enthusiasm. Seventy-two percent of Democratic voters surveyed said they were certain to vote, compared with 65% of Republican voters. The poll also found that more Americans say they are struggling to afford basic expenses compared with February, before the war in Iran.

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A deputy was injured in an incident involving an officer-involved shooting in Spotsylvania County, according to the sheriff’s office. ALSO READ | Illegal vapes seized, more than $3M in fines possible after sting in Spotsylvania CountyAround 1 p.m. on Sunday, authorities reported a large police presence in the 11000 block of Hickory Creek Drive, west of Fredericksburg, and asked people to avoid the area. The sheriff’s office said there was no active threat to the community. Officials have not said how the deputy was injured or released information about the deputy’s condition. Details about who fired shots or whether anyone else was injured were not provided. SEE ALSO | Virginia man accused of abusing missing teen claims jury pool 'poisoned' ahead of trialThe Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Culpeper Field Office has been requested to investigate.

A 61-year-old woman is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after colliding with a motor vehicle Saturday night, police said. Around 11:23 p.m. Saturday, Quincy police responded to a call about a motor vehicle accident at 540 Hancock St., the police department said in a statement Sunday. The collision involved a motor vehicle, driven by a 64-year-old Quincy woman, and a pedestrian, police said. Firefighters and Brewster Ambulance personnel also responded. The pedestrian, the 61-year-old Quincy woman, was transported to a Boston-area hospital with life-threatening injuries. Law enforcement hadn’t released either woman’s name as of Sunday evening. Hancock Street was temporarily closed Saturday night during the crash investigation. It was reopened within a few hours, police said Sunday. The cause of the crash is still unknown. Police are investigating. Lauren Albano can be reached at lauren.albano@globe.com. Follow her on X @LaurenAlbano_.

The Church Lads Brigade held its annual parade in St. John’s this weekend.

“Pro football was great to me,” Mr. Morris told The Boston Globe in 1979, when he announced he would retire after 15 seasons. At that point, he was on the cusp of a highly praised second career in sports broadcasting. Mr. Morris died Wednesday in Golden View Health Care Center in Meredith, N. H., his family said in an obituary tribute. He was 84 and died after “a long battle with dementia.” Get Starting PointA guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email“Jon Morris was one of the great players who helped build the foundation of our franchise,” Robert Kraft, chairman of the New England Patriots, said in a statement that expressed condolences to the family. “For generations of Patriots fans, he represented the toughness, dedication, and pride of those early teams.”Mr. Morris tangled with the Buffalo Bills' Bob Tatarex in 1969. Frank O'Brien/Globe StaffIn 2011, Kraft called Mr. Morris to say he would be inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame as the first player chosen by the new senior selection committee. “It was overwhelming,” Mr. Morris said in a statement then. “This announcement came as a complete surprise,” Mr.

He also warned that “those who looted will have to pay back, and those who sought to bring down the Republic will be held accountable.”On Sunday, the violence and protests had largely subsided, apart from sporadic skirmishes and looting involving small numbers of rioters in Paris, as the unrest gave way to political finger pointing. Politicians from the far left to the far right criticized the government for a police response deemed too weak or ill-prepared, with some calling for Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez to resign. Nuñez told journalists Saturday that the police had not been understaffed, but that it was hard to contain rioters “when they’re scattered in small groups.”Saturday’s unrest, which led to nearly 2,400 arrests, caused widespread damage to several symbols of the state. Among them was a 19th-century city hall largely destroyed by fire in Limoges, a town in central France renowned for its porcelain. Nearly 1,000 police officers were injured, France’s Interior Ministry said Sunday, including seven suffering from serious injuries.

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker’s presidential disaster request that was denied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency met the threshold for statewide disaster assistance, according to state documents. However, some counties, including Cook, did not meet FEMA’s standards by themselves, though federal rules allow states to add smaller damage totals from other counties to disaster requests.

The Indiana man accused of killing a Lexington woman in a hit-and-run in Montgomery will appear for an arraignment Monday.

British ColumbiaA municipal leader in northeastern B. C. says he’s "looking for a change of government” as the snap provincial election draws near. Veteran municipal leader Rob Fraser says NDP government unresponsive to local concerns in northeastern B. C. Matt Preprost · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 4:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Mayor Rob Fraser stands in front of the area affected by the Parker Lake wildfire in Fort Nelson, B. C., on May 29, 2024. (Benoit Ferradini/Radio-Canada)A municipal leader in northeastern B. C. says he’s "looking for a change of government” as the snap provincial election draws near. Rob Fraser was acclaimed for a second term as mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, which includes the town of Fort Nelson. The veteran municipal leader previously served for 20 years as a mayor and councillor in the District of Taylor, near Fort St. John.

“We love the tourists,” said Correen Demers, 50, better known in a gown of multicolored flowers as “Mother Nature of Salem.”“It’s just so much fun. The tips are just a bonus,” she added. Higher tourism numbers mean more people to entertain — but also fresh blood in the busking community. As a record number of new performers arrive in Salem, veteran buskers are banding together to protect the soul of their craft. Local business network Creative Collective is helping get things organized amid the huge crowds with a new pilot program that lets buskers rent a 5-by-5-foot area for a given day. “There [are] certain iconic folks [who] have spaces they love, so they can have them without getting into an argument with anyone,” said John Andrews, president of Creative Collective, a business support group for Essex County. Community feedback sparked the idea for rented busker spots. Andrews said he’d heard the concern that “as it’s become busier… people come from all over the world to be street performers.”A woman posed for a photo with an actor dressed as Michael Myers, the masked killer from the “Halloween” films, as fog swirled around them.

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Dozens of cattle spilled onto a street in Kansas City, Missouri, when a semitractor-trailer plunged off a highway overpass in the city's downtown area and onto a car early Sunday, shutting down some roads and setting off a search for the traumatized animals that survived. The accident occurred shortly before 3 a.m. and the roundup of surviving cattle continued into the early afternoon, authorities said. The driver of the truck and the driver of a vehicle the truck landed on sustained minor injuries and were treated at local hospitals, they said. Kansas City Police Sgt. Phil DiMartino said that between 45 and 60 of the 120 to 130 cattle carried by the truck were killed when the tractor-trailer overturned and fell from the westbound I-70 curve over SB I-35. Your browser does not support the video tag.