Year: 2021

iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (ARLINGTON, Texas) — Police are investigating an active shooter situation reported at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, the school district said. An unknown suspect apparently shot multiple people before fleeing the scene, according [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: More Americans died of COVID this year than all of 2020

AlxeyPnferov/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 705,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million people [Read More…]

Amtrak train shooting that left one agent and one suspect dead result of marijuana bust, complaint shows

mixmotive/iStock (TUCSON, Ariz.) — One Drug Enforcement Administration agent was killed and two other officers were injured in a shooting on an Amtrak train that was stopped in Tucson, Arizona, authorities said. Agents boarded the [Read More…]

Class-action lawsuit filed against energy companies following Huntington Beach oil spill

DNY59/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against the companies who run the oil line that dumped hundreds of thousands of crude oil off the coast of California over the weekend. [Read More…]

Brian Laundrie flew home to Florida in early August, family attorney says: Live updates

AlessandroPhoto/iStock (NEW YORK) — A massive search is continuing in Florida for Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old woman who went missing on a cross-country trip and who authorities confirmed as the [Read More…]

Iranian authority mandates pregnant women be reported to prevent ‘criminal abortions’

nazdravie/iStock (NEW YORK) — From Texas to Tehran, women have been fighting to protect their right to have an abortion — some by taking over the streets and others by taking over social media. While [Read More…]

Jury rules in favor of Monsanto in Roundup cancer case

A California jury has ruled in favor of Monsanto in a case claiming its glyphosate product Roundup caused a young boy’s rare form of cancer. The jury found exposure to Roundup was not a substantial [Read More…]

Expect a rapid transition to winter thanks to La Nina

An ag meteorologist warns farmers to expect an abrupt transition to winter this year in line with the La Nina forecast. Brownfield’s Greg Soulje says while October looks good for fieldwork, all bets are off [Read More…]

Rural deaths from COVID twice that of urban

The Rural Policy Research Institute says COVID-19 deaths among rural residents were twice that of urban residents in the week ending October first. Fred Ullrich, with the College of Public Health at Iowa State University, [Read More…]

New report shows legislative proposals could hurt cattle industry

October 5, 2021 Travis Kriens

The North American Meat Institute says a new report finds that government intervention in the cattle industry will cost livestock producers billions of dollars. NAMI says one key finding in the 180-page study shows that [Read More…]

Public Utilities Commission warns of higher natural gas prices this winter

October 5, 2021 J.P. Skelly

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission warns natural gas customers to expect higher prices this heating season and suggests South Dakotans take steps now to keep bills manageable this winter. South Dakota natural gas customers [Read More…]

A Mitchell Business and Individual Honored for Contributions to People with Disabilities

October 5, 2021 J.P. Skelly

Governor Kristi Noem presented the 2021 Governor’s Awards Tuesday. The Governor’s Awards recognize the achievements of businesses, individuals with disabilities, and other South Dakotans for their contributions toward the employment of people with disabilities. Governor’s [Read More…]

October 4, 2021 South Dakota Prep Media football polls

The South Dakota Prep Media football polls for the week of Oct. 4. are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class. First-place votes received are indicated in parentheses. Class 11AAA Harrisburg (20) [Read More…]

October 4, 2021 South Dakota Prep Media volleyball polls

October 5, 2021 Travis Kriens

Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week of Oct. 4, 2021. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, record, points and previous ranking. CLASS AA S.F. Washington (10) [Read More…]

Ryan Reynolds gets comic Yakov Smirnoff to change his name to Yakov Aviation American Gin

Courtesy Maximum Effort In a full-circle moment, Cold War-era comic Yakov Smirnoff, who was a punchline in Deadpool, has teamed up with that film’s star, Ryan Reynolds, to help promote Reynolds’ Aviation American Gin brand. And it’s all in [Read More…]

Massive Hollywood labor union moves closer to nationwide strike

iStock/Josh Steichmann Today the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the showbiz union representing tens of thousands of behind-the-scenes workers, has voted to authorize a nationwide strike — the first time in IATSE’s 128-year history [Read More…]

“I’m going to be a ‘Rocket Man'”: Captain Kirk is going where few men have gone before

ABC News/Stephen Iervolino Space. The final frontier. Sure, it’s old hat for the starship Enterprise‘s Captain James Tiberius Kirk, but it will be a whole new experience for his alter-ego, 90-year-old William Shatner. The actor will be [Read More…]

Sterling K. Brown to star, exec-produce Hulu’s ‘Washington Black’; Regal offers immersive auditoriums

Photo: ABC/Nick Agro Sterling K. Brown is headed to Hulu for his next major TV project. The This Is Us actor will executive-produce and star in Washington Black, a new series based on Esi Edugyan’s best-selling novel [Read More…]

Ben Affleck says playing Batman again in ‘The Flash’ movie “was really fun” after the “difficult” ‘Justice League’

20th Century Studios/Walt Disney Studios Ben Affleck has reason to smile lately, even if Batman rarely does. Unless you’ve been under a rock, you know that he’s dating Jennifer Lopez again. He’s also got The Last Duel coming out next week, [Read More…]

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are back after hours-long shutdown