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RODEO CLOWN RASMUSSEN HAS HEART ATTACK

Jeff Wolf

March 11, 2009 - 5:29 pm

Popular rodeo clown and barrelman Flint Rasmussen suffered a mild heart attack Wednesday morning at his home in Choteau, Mont.

He was airlifted to a hospital in Great Falls, Mont., where it was determined he had blockage in two main arteries but no permanent damage to the heart, according to a Professional Bull Riders spokesman.

Rasmussen, 39, is resting comfortably in the Intensive Care Unit.

He has been a fixture on the PBR’s Built Ford Tough Series for nine years, was selected eight times as the top barrelman and worked the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.

North Las Vegas police building hit by gunfire

By Mark Davis / RJ

September 17, 2025 - 11:46 pm

The North Las Vegas Police Department Traffic Division building was hit by gunfire Wednesday night.

One dead after vehicle strikes pedestrian in south Las Vegas

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

September 17, 2025 - 11:03 pm

The crash happened just before 8 p.m., police said, in an area east of Somerset Hills Park.

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Las Vegas animal shelter gets $11M contract extension, grants

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

September 17, 2025 - 6:28 pm

City and county officials approved a contract extension and supplemental grants for the Animal Foundation shelter, which covers law-mandated holds for animals found or taken from owners.

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Mississippi police await autopsy results for Black student found hanged at Delta State

By Sophie Bates Associated Press

September 17, 2025 - 6:18 pm

A 21-year-old student was found hanging near the campus pickleball courts early Monday. While police have said they saw no evidence of foul play, his family is demanding answers.

Jimmy Kimmel poses in the press room with the award for host for a game show for "Who Wants to ...

ABC suspends Kimmel’s show indefinitely over remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death

The Associated Press

September 17, 2025 - 6:35 pm

ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing.

Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July ...

Jerry quits Ben & Jerry’s, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled

By Michelle Chapman & Wyatt Grantham-Philips Associated Press

September 17, 2025 - 3:26 pm

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying that the independence it once had to speak up on social issues has been stifled by its parent company Unilever.

Construction is underway for the new Las Vegas Athletics $2 billion Strip ballpark at the site ...

A’s Las Vegas ballpark development agreement set for potential October vote

By Mick Akers / RJ

September 17, 2025 - 2:26 pm

The Athletics’ development agreement with Clark County will be the subject of a public hearing next month, ahead of its potential approval.

Emergency personnel block a road after a shooting involving police officers on Wednesday, Sept. ...

3 police officers killed, 2 injured in rural Pennsylvania shooting

By Mark Scolforo and Patrick Whittle The Associated Press

September 17, 2025 - 3:41 pm

“We grieve for the loss of life of three precious souls who served this county, served this commonwealth, served this country,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said.