Month: July 2019
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US soldier killed in Afghanistan remembered as ‘beloved hero’
iStock(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday. The announcement was made in a statement by NATO’s Operation Resolute Support, but offered no further details about how the service member was [Read More…]
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Founder of African American museum discovered dead in trunk of car
iStock(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Homicide investigators are probing a “heinous act” after the body of a 75-year-old woman who co-founded an African American museum in Louisiana was discovered dead in the trunk of a car. [Read More…]
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Power restored in Manhattan after outage darkens Times Square, disrupts traffic
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Parts of midtown Manhattan in New York City were hit with a power outage on Saturday evening, causing Times Square billboards to go dark, leaving people trapped in elevators and [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued July 14 at 10:34AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Iowa… South Dakota… Big Sioux River above Hawarden …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…South Dakota…Iowa… Missouri River Near Greenwood
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Heat Advisory issued July 14 at 9:01AM MDT until July 14 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * HEAT INDEX VALUES…Up to 103 due to temperatures in the mid 90s, and dewpoints in the lower 70s. [Read More…]
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Heat Advisory issued July 14 at 1:56AM MDT until July 14 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING… The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Heat Advisory, which is in effect from 3 PM this [Read More…]
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Power outage in parts of New York City, officials say
(NEW YORK) — Parts of midtown Manhattan in New York City were hit with a power outage on Saturday evening, causing Times Square billboards and to go dark and disrupting subway service. Consolidated Edison Inc, [Read More…]
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Prominent journalist and an unnamed American among 26 dead in Somalia hotel attack
Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images(KISMAYO, Sudan) — An attack in Somalia’s port city of Kismayo over the weekend killed 26 people, including the prominent Canadian-Somali journalist Hodan Nalayeh, who returned to her native country with a mission [Read More…]
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Rifle-toting man throwing “incendiary devices” at ICE detention center fatally shot by police
Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images(TACOMA, Wash.) — A man armed with a rifle, flares and “incendiary devices” at an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Washington state was fatally shot by police early Saturday, [Read More…]
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Police bodycam footage shows fatal shooting of Hannah Williams in Anaheim
MIguel Marin/EyeEm/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A call from a 17-year old southern California girl’s father after she was fatally shot by police served as a heartbreaking postscript to bodycam video showing the teen’s final moments, [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued July 13 at 9:27AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…South Dakota…Iowa… Missouri River Near Greenwood Missouri River Near Verdel Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield
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Severe Weather Statement issued July 13 at 7:58AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DAVISON… SANBORN…SOUTH CENTRAL BEADLE AND WEST CENTRAL MINER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 AM CDT… The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer [Read More…]
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Tropical Storm Barry expected to be hurricane at landfall
ABC News(NEW YORK) — With landfall hours away, Tropical Storm Barry was already lashing the southern coast of Louisiana with wind and heavy rain. Barry is forecast to be a low-end Category 1 hurricane when [Read More…]
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 13 at 7:44AM MDT until July 13 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN DAVISON…SANBORN…SOUTH CENTRAL BEADLE AND WEST CENTRAL MINER COUNTIES… At 844 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Forestburg, or 19 miles [Read More…]
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Severe Weather Statement issued July 13 at 7:44AM MDT until July 13 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN DAVISON…SANBORN…SOUTH CENTRAL BEADLE AND WEST CENTRAL MINER COUNTIES… At 844 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Forestburg, or 19 miles [Read More…]
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 13 at 7:21AM MDT until July 13 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Northwestern Davison County in southeastern South Dakota… Sanborn County in east central South Dakota… South central Beadle County in east [Read More…]
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Prosecutors, arguing against bail for Jeffrey Epstein, claim he tried to buy off witnesses
Rick Friedman/Corbis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The allegations came Friday as prosecutors argued against a federal judge setting bail for the multi-millionaire. Epstein, who in 2008 served 13 months in jail after pleading to state prostitution [Read More…]
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Marriott, Choice hotels say they would not serve as detention centers after ICE raids
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As U.S. cities brace for President Donald Trump’s promised immigration raids this weekend, two popular hotel chains said they would not serve as detention centers for immigrants in the event of [Read More…]
Ag News
South Dakota Governor Noem pushes for USMCA ratification
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says she and other farm state governors are pushing federal lawmakers to ratify the U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement. Speaking Thursday at the Governor’s Ag Summit in Sioux Falls, Noem [Read More…]
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Global edible insect market is growing
The global insect market is growing and crickets are leading the way, according to a market survey by Barclays and Meticulous Research firm. They say the growing population and declining food resources are driving that [Read More…]