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Fox News
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Amateur baseball player makes ingenious play to avoid potential double play
You never know what you might see on a baseball field. Duluth Huskies third baseman Ethan Surowiec fielded a groundball, as a baserunner, during the team's 5-4 win over the La Crosse Loggers on Tuesday at Wade Stadium in Duluth, Minnesota. The bases were loaded in the bottom of the inning with one out, and the Huskies were up to bat. Surowiec was the runner on second base when a ground ball was hit to Loggers shortstop Mikey Ryan III. After the ball was hit, Surowiec took a couple of steps to his right and fielded the ball himself, like a shortstop, instead of letting it through to the actual shortstop, Ryan, to avoid a potential double-play. "Oh my goodness, I have never seen that on a baseball field," the announcer said. "Ethan Surowiec picked up the baseball (and) purposefully gave himself up." The umpires deemed the play a "fielder's choice 6," which allowed for the bases to remain loaded. The runner on third base remained, while the runner on first base advanced to second base, and the batter went to first base. Surowiec's quick-thinking gave the Huskies a chance to capitalize, as giving himself up allowed the inning to continue. However, according to the Baseball Rules Academy, the umpires got the call wrong. Rule 6.01(a)(6) states that both Surowiec and the batter should have been ruled out. "If, in the judgment of the umpire, a baserunner willfully and deliberately interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball with the obvious intent to break up a double play, the ball is dead. The umpire shall call the runner out for interference and also call out the batter-runner because of the action of his teammate. In no event may bases be run or runs scored because of such action by a runner," the rule states, accordiong to the Baseball Rules Academy. If the umpires had enforced the rule according to what the Baseball Rules Academy stated, both Surowiec and the batter would have been called out to end the inning. Surowiec's seemingly ingenious play would have resulted in the same outcome he was trying to prevent: an inning-ending double play. His deliberate play to interfere with the baseball ended up as a moot point, as designated hitter Paul Gutierrez Contreras then hit a flyout to right field and stranded the three runners. The Huskies improved to 3-1 with the win, and they sit atop the Great Plans East division in the Northwoods League, while the Loggers fell to 2-2 with the loss. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Yahoo
Douglas County Circuit Court for June 18-30, 2025
Jul. 2—June 18 Chad William Scanlon, 40, Brule, possession of methamphetamine, possess illegally obtained prescription, dismissed. June 19 James Peter Pedersen, 30, Duluth, possession of narcotic drugs, no contest plea, 39 days jail, three years of probation, $518 court costs; possession of methamphetamine, resisting or obstructing an officer, possess drug paraphernalia, possess illegally obtained prescription, dismissed. June 20 Michael Mattson, 41, South Range, theft-movable property, dismissed. June 23 Yabkal Kassu Demelash, 24, 2426 Ogden Ave., domestic disorderly conduct, deferred prosecution agreement revoked, three days jail, one year of probation, $616 fine and court costs. Chad Ethan Jasper, 35, Duluth, disorderly conduct, no contest plea, 20 days jail, $579 fine and court costs. June 24 Jamie Lee Javenkoski, 33, Foxboro, possession of methamphetamine, deferred prosecution agreement fulfilled, dismissed. Nathaniel G. Kratochvil, 42, Duluth, burglary, possess firearm-convicted of a felony, no contest pleas, five years state prison and five years extended supervision, $518 court costs; take and drive vehicle without consent, dismissed. Dylan Jacob Lutz, 28, 627 Grand Ave., domestic battery, deferred prosecution agreement fulfilled, dismissed. June 25 Matthew Lloyd Boykin, 47, 1412 N. 12th St., resisting or obstructing an officer, guilty plea, 22 days jail, nine months jail stayed, one year of probation, $516 fine and court costs. Cameron G. Norris, 26, 1113 Harrison St., second-degree recklessly endangering safety, deferred prosecution agreement revoked, eight months jail with work release, three years of probation, maintain absolute sobriety, $1,583 fine and court costs. June 27 Dylan Scott Anderson, 27, Maple, physical abuse of elder person-intentionally cause bodily harm, no contest plea, deferred judgment of conviction; additional count physical abuse of elder person-intentionally cause bodily harm, dismissed. Kyle Wayne Austin, 37, 1808 Maryland Ave., repeater domestic battery, no contest plea, 210 days jail, $316 fine. Cheryl Lynn Beetcher, 62, South Range, third-offense operating while intoxicated, no contest plea, 150 days jail with Huber work release, $4,701 fine, 36-month driver's license revocation, ignition interlock, alcohol assessment; third-offense operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration, dismissed. Brandi Lynn Bennett, 28, 1912 Lamborn Ave., possession of narcotic drugs, deferred prosecution agreement revoked, 90 days jail, $518 court costs. Preston Bradley Charles Buss, 23, Duluth, second-offense in three years operate without valid license, no contest plea, $379 fine. Kenneth James Chester, 66, Duluth, possess illegally obtained prescription, guilty plea, 38 days jail, $579 fine and court costs; possession of narcotic drugs, dismissed. Kasia Johnese-Patricia Coleman, 23, Duluth, battery, deferred prosecution agreement revoked, two days jail, 90 days jail stayed, one year of probation, $581.07 fine and court costs. Jesse Ann Coles, 49, Duluth, retail theft-intentionally takes, no contest plea, $526 fine and court costs. Naomi Christine Earles, 36, 3920 Tower Ave., Apt. 10C, hit-and-run, no contest, $631 fine. June 30 Hayes Arvie Brue, 23, 305 Homecroft Court, strangulation and suffocation, deferred prosecution agreement revoked, two years of probation, absolute sobriety, $478.20 court costs. Keith Wayne Allen Leflore, 39, Duluth, possess with intent to deliver cocaine, no contest plea, three years of probation, four months jail, $1,630.50 fine; possess drug paraphernalia, dismissed. Trenton James MacLellan, 26, 1913 N. 20th St., domestic disorderly conduct, no contest plea, $805 fine and court costs. Matthew Richard Mintz, 56, Duluth, disorderly conduct, no contest plea, 16 days jail, 90 days jail stayed, one year of probation, $516 court costs; battery or threat to judge, prosecutor or law enforcement officer, no contest plea, two-year deferred prosecution agreement. Nykolas Alan Nykanen, 31, Bigfork, Minnesota, retail theft-intentionally take, no contest plea, $590.94 restitution, fine and court costs. Cynthia Maria Olson, 46, South Range, operating while revoked, amended to ordinance violation operate without carrying a license, no contest plea, $150.10 fine. Jeffrey Dennis Olson, 49, 1916 Hughitt Ave., contact after domestic abuse arrest, domestic battery, guilty pleas, 33 days jail, one year of probation, alcohol assessment, $1,059 fine and court costs; seven counts bail jumping, domestic disorderly conduct, dismissed. Jamie Lee Perry, 48, Superior, three counts operating while revoked, domestic disorderly conduct, domestic battery, dismissed. Jason Timothy Radzak, 44, Foxboro, domestic third-degree sexual assault, deferred prosecution agreement revoked, two years of probation, six days jail, $1,408 fine, sex offender registration required for 15 years. Kenneth Joseph Sedlacheck IV, 36, 901 E. Fifth St., bail jumping, no contest plea, two-year deferred prosecution agreement; possess amphetamine, possession of marijuana, no contest pleas, 14 days jail, six months jail stayed, two years of probation; two counts bail jumping, three counts possess drug paraphernalia, dismissed. Dipasha Shrestha, 23, 2331 Catlin Ave., retail theft, no contest plea, two days jail, $526 fine and court costs. Rafaela Thompson Solis, 58, 1820 Maryland Ave., second-offense operating while intoxicated, guilty plea, 25 days jail, $1,648 fine, 15-month driver's license revocation, ignition interlock, alcohol assessment; second-offense operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration, dismissed. Anthony Charles Tyson, 34, Summit, disorderly conduct, amended to ordinance violation disorderly conduct, guilty plea, $200.50 fine. Emerson Willis, 42, A3 Linden Court, domestic disorderly conduct, guilty plea, 20 days jail with work release, $679 fine and court costs; domestic battery, dismissed. Kaylie Marie Yates, 22, 1913 N. 20th St., domestic disorderly conduct, no contest plea, $805 fine and court costs. The Superior Telegram publishes court records as part of its obligation to serve as a keeper of the local historical record. All items are public records submitted by the courthouse in Superior. Individual requests for items to be withheld will not be granted.
CBS News
03-07-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Twin Cities nurses reach tentative deal to avert strike, union says; Duluth-area strike may proceed
A Minnesota nurses union says it has reached a tentative deal with several Twin Cities health care providers to avert a strike after months of bargaining, but adds the fight continues for its Duluth-area members. The Minnesota Nurse Association, which represents 15,000 nurses across 13 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth area, announced the deal on Thursday morning, which resolves the planned unfair labor practices strike its members voted overwhelmingly in favor for late last month. The agreement, according to the association, includes "new language to implement Minnesota's new break law, tools to address workplace violence, a raise of 3% in the first year 4% in the second, and 3% in the third." The association says thousands of the metro health care workers it represents have been working without a contract for months, including some whose contract just expired on Monday. The union has accused Twin Cities providers — including Allina Health, Children's Minnesota, M Health Fairview, HealthPartners and North Memorial Health — of refusing to bargain in good faith, withholding information and attempting to undermine workers' rights. WCCO Roadblocks to the agreement, according to the union, have included proposed policies from hospitals to cap sick time at 48 hours a year, cancel shifts at a moment's notice, cut overtime pay and switch workers to a higher-cost health care plan. The previous agreement, reached in December 2022, also averted a planned strike, but the union went on to accuse hospitals of ignoring contract language concerning staffing ratios. It's unclear how the new tentative agreement addresses that concern. Duluth-area health care workers set to strike next week The association's Duluth-area nurses, however, are still in the midst of negotiations that began in April. Its members, who work for Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital and Essentia Health, have been working without a contract since Monday. The association says those nurses are still set to strike on July 8, and advanced practice providers will join them two days later. WCCO has reached out to the hospitals involved for comment. This story will be updated. NOTE: The original airdate of the video attached to this article is June 24, 2025. contributed to this report.
Asharq Al-Awsat
25-06-2025
- Health
- Asharq Al-Awsat
An Alaska Brown Bear Has a New Shiny Smile After Getting a Huge Metal Crown for a Canine Tooth
An Alaska brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth in a first-of-its-kind procedure for a bear. The 800-pound (360-kilogram) Tundra was put under sedation Monday and fitted with a new crown — the largest dental crown ever created, according to the zoo. 'He's got a little glint in his smile now,' zoo marketing manager Caroline Routley said Wednesday. The hour-long procedure was done by Dr. Grace Brown, a board-certified veterinary dentist who helped perform a root canal on the same tooth two years ago. When Tundra reinjured the tooth, the decision was made to give him a new, stronger crown. The titanium alloy crown, made by Creature Crowns of Post Falls, Idaho, was created for Tundra from a wax cast of the tooth. Brown plans to publish a paper on the procedure in the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry later this year. 'This is the largest crown ever created in the world," she said. 'It has to be published.' Tundra and his sibling, Banks, have been at the Duluth zoo since they were 3 months old, after their mother was killed. Tundra is now 6 years old and, at his full height on his hind legs, stands about 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall. The sheer size of the bear required a member of the zoo's trained armed response team to be present in the room — a gun within arm's reach — in case the animal awoke during the procedure, Routley said. But the procedure went without a hitch, and Tundra is now back in his habitat, behaving and eating normally. Other veterinary teams have not always been as lucky. In 2009, a zoo veterinarian at Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska, suffered severe injuries to his arm while performing a routine medical exam on a 200-pound (90 kilogram) Malaysian tiger. The tiger was coming out of sedation when the vet inadvertently brushed its whiskers, causing the tiger to reflexively bite down on the vet's forearm.
Al Arabiya
25-06-2025
- Health
- Al Arabiya
An Alaskan brown bear has a new shiny smile after getting a huge metal crown for a canine tooth
An Alaskan brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth in a first-of-its-kind procedure for a bear. The 800-pound (360-kilogram) Tundra was put under sedation Monday and fitted with a new crown – the largest dental crown ever created, according to the zoo. 'He's got a little glint in his smile now,' zoo marketing manager Caroline Routley said Wednesday. The hour-long procedure was done by Dr. Grace Brown, a board-certified veterinary dentist, who helped perform a root canal on the same tooth two years ago. When Tundra reinjured the tooth, the decision was made to give him a new, stronger crown. The titanium alloy crown, made by Creature Crowns of Post Falls, Idaho, was created for Tundra from a wax cast of the tooth. Brown plans to publish a paper on the procedure in the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry later this year. 'This is the largest crown ever created in the world,' she said. 'It has to be published.' Tundra and his sibling, Banks, have been at the Duluth zoo since they were 3 months old, after their mother was killed. Tundra is now 6 years old and, at his full height on his hind legs, stands about 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall. The sheer size of the bear required a member of the zoo's trained armed response team to be present in the room – a gun within arm's reach – in case the animal awoke during the procedure, Routley said. But the procedure went without a hitch, and Tundra is now back in his habitat behaving and eating normally. Other veterinary teams have not always been as lucky. In 2009, a zoo veterinarian at Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska, suffered severe injuries to his arm while performing a routine medical exam on a 200-pound (90-kilogram) Malaysian tiger. The tiger was coming out of sedation when the vet inadvertently brushed its whiskers, causing the tiger to reflexively bite down on the vet's forearm.
