Month: August 2021
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
A’s right-hander Chris Bassitt struck on head by line drive
Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt was carted off the field Tuesday night after he was struck on the side of the head by a line drive during the second inning of a 9-0 loss to [Read More…]
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Big Max: Embiid signs $196 million extension with 76ers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid has deep into the decade to try and win his first NBA championship with Philadelphia. Another big-money deal locked up, the All-Star nicknamed “The Process” wants to end his career [Read More…]
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Mask disputes, outbreaks make for rocky start of school year
The summer surge of the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus made for a disruptive start of the school year in many parts of the country Monday as hundreds of thousands of children returned [Read More…]
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Nine arrested in sex trafficking investigation at Sturgis
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Nine men have been arrested as the result of a sex trafficking sting operation during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The South Dakota U.S. Attorney’s Office said several law enforcement agencies were [Read More…]
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Man shot, killed in central Sioux Falls; suspect arrested
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 19-year-old man was shot and killed after an argument with another man in central Sioux Falls early Tuesday, police said. Police were dispatched to the 200 block of N. [Read More…]
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Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the shot, to ensure lasting protection [Read More…]
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Preseason South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll Released
The preseason South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll has been released with the first high school games of the season later this week for 11B and 9-man football. The Mitchell Kernels received seven votes in [Read More…]
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Chasing Tide: Alabama is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 again
Another college football season will start with everyone chasing the Tide. Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll for fourth time in the past six seasons. Coming off its sixth national championship [Read More…]
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US officials say 7 killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaos
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Thousands of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul’s international airport Monday, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet [Read More…]
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Schools fight back against GOP governors, defy bans on masks
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With the highly contagious delta variant fueling a surge in coronavirus cases just as students return to classrooms, major school districts in Arizona, Florida, Texas and beyond are increasingly defying [Read More…]
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Federer needs 3rd surgery; has ‘glimmer of hope’ to return
Roger Federer is going to miss the U.S. Open and be sidelined for months because he needs a third operation on his right knee, a procedure he said will leave him with “a glimmer [Read More…]
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Haiti braces for Grace, Florida for Fred as storms brew
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Tropical depression Grace drenched earthquake-damaged Haiti on Monday, threatening to dump up to 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain on a landscape where people are huddling in fields and searching [Read More…]
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Homicide trial set to begin two years after arrest
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man accused of opening fire on a group of people, killing one, is set go on trial this week after spending the last two years in jail. 37-year-old Ramon [Read More…]
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Authorities record 4 fatalities during Sturgis rally
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have recorded four fatalities during this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The rally began Aug. 6 and concludes Sunday. The state Department of Safety said two deaths occurred on Saturday, the Rapid [Read More…]
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Groups want accurate LCA for any sustainable aviation fuel tax credits
Congress is considering a tax incentive for sustainable aviation fuels, and biofuel and ag groups are asking that any credit be based on up-to-date life cycle carbon assessment (LCA) methods. Ed Hubbard, general counsel and [Read More…]
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MO State Fair swine exhibitor has sights on champion
FFA member Colin Humphreys is in his sixth year showing pigs at the Missouri State Fair. He tells Brownfield his goal is to eventually show the champion junior borrow. “We’ve done pretty good at shows, [Read More…]
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Michigan Agri-Businesses says infrastructure package supports ag needs
The head of the Michigan Agri-Business Association says the across-the-board investments laid out in the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure package in the U.S. Senate will help agriculture and rural America. “We’re hopeful that the House [Read More…]
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Cattle, hogs end the week mixed
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day mixed, watching corn and direct business. August live cattle closed $.40 lower at $122.75 and October live cattle closed $.37 lower at $128.12. [Read More…]
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Soybean yields are a “wildcard”
Purdue Ag Economist Jim Mintert says soybean yields will be a wildcard in upcoming USDA reports. “That’s true not just here in the Eastern Corn Belt and in Indiana, but elsewhere in the country as [Read More…]
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Dell Rapids dominates Flandreau in Amateur Baseball Championship
MITCHELL, S.D. – In a battle of Cornbelt League rivals, the Dell Rapids Mudcats dominated from the first inning on in with a 16-1, six inning championship victory over Flandreau on Sunday afternoon to capture [Read More…]