Leons Headlines June 2: Body worn police cams come to Brandon today for 12 officers; BPS hopes to have 60+ wearing them by the end of the year.
-Fire danger is high in RMNP & while no fire ban is in place, officials urge visitors to use extreme caution.
-A 22-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Birdtail Sioux FN Friday night after being struck by a vehicle reportedly seen speeding & doing stunts.
-Brandon Transit is adjusting schedules on 2 bus routes next week to improve on-time performance & transfers; routes yet to be named.
-MB police watchdog is not charging an off-duty officer who chased & handcuffed a 13yr old girl who was with a group of teens playing ding-dong ditch in Brandon last fall.
-Southwestern MB experienced unusually warm nights over the weekend, with Carberry & Swan River setting new overnight temperature records while Brandon & several other communities came close after last week’s heat wave.
-Spring legislative session ended Monday with the passage of a tax cut on prepared foods, while debates over social media restrictions for youth, a proposed safe consumption site & legislative conduct dominated the session.
-Gas price relief may have been short-lived following new strikes on Iran.
-Music in the Park returns to Princess Park tonight & every Tuesday at 6:30 pm through Aug 25.
-Longtime BU volleyball coach Grant Wilson will be inducted into the MB Volleyball Hall of Fame Sunday after 2 decades with the program.
It’s ROTISSERE CHICKEN DAY. Rotisserie chicken is basically the Swiss Army knife of dinners—ready to eat, endlessly versatile, and somehow tastes better than what you’d make on a Tuesday night. If rotisserie chicken had a fan club, half of us would already be members with sauce-stained shirts. This Korean Restaurant takes in $15K A DAY From wood smoked rotissere chicken!
My 50th birthday Buffalo chicken dip my sister makes. That Buffalo chicken dip is less of a recipe and more of a full-blown event that disappears before it even cools down. At this point it should probably have its own birthday instead of sharing yours.
Can you really debone in a ziplock bag? The ziplock method feels like kitchen science mixed with a little chaos theory, but somehow it actually works. It’s the only time shaking chicken in a bag is considered “meal prep” instead of a problem.
All your devices have names, BE CARFUL WITH THEM. Your WiFi is called something like “FBI Surveillance Van #3” while your phone is just “Tyler’s iPhone of Doom.” At this point our homes sound less like homes and more like a sci-fi mission control, the name of one device turned a plane around.
Backrooms packs in theatre goers (Hollywood takeover). It’s official, the escape entertainment phenomenon is driving up theatre visits by as much as 10%. The worse the world is, the more people what to sit in a dark room and ESCAPE, enter MOVIE Theatres. It’s going to be a huge Summer, could be biggest since before COVID.
Panic Room meets Blair Witch Project. The 20 year old who has taken Hollywood by storm may signal a revolution in tinseltown. But that’s great for Gen Z Horror movies but what aboult comedy?!?!?!
Stanley Cup Final begins / Stanley Pup? The Stanley Cup is pure intensity, but the Stanley Pup is the emotional support version where dogs steal the spotlight. Honestly, hockey and puppies is the crossover episode nobody knew they needed but everyone approves of.
Timeshares: awesome or evil? Timeshares are either your annual vacation dream or a lifelong “why did I sign this” mystery. They’re the only thing more committed to you than you are to them—and that’s the problem.
Awesome senior prank idea! Waking up your principal at 5 a.m. is bold, but doing it as a coordinated class operation is next-level chaos. That’s not a prank—that’s a full graduation-level production with alarm clocks and a fun way to end the year!
