Year: 2022

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Over the past 16 years, Rick Spielman had the biggest hand in crafting Minnesota’s roster. Mike Zimmer ran the team for the past eight seasons. The Vikings have been shaped by those [Read More…]

Sen. Rounds pushes GOP to get ‘louder’ on false Trump claims

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota has been telling people for the last year that the 2020 election was fair, but this week he did something few other Republicans have [Read More…]

South Dakota AG unable to fund office for missing Indigenous

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg told state lawmakers Wednesday that he has been unable to find funds to hire someone to coordinate tribal, state and local law enforcement agencies to [Read More…]

No. 10 Michigan State beats Minnesota 71-69 on Hauser’s shot

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Joey Hauser made a low-post shot with a tenth of a second left, lifting No. 10 Michigan State to a 71-69 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night for a ninth straight win. The Spartans [Read More…]

South Dakota becomes the last state to sanction softball

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota is now one of 45 states in the union to play spring softball. The decision was a unanimous vote by the South Dakota High School Activities Association at their board [Read More…]

Drug charge filed after seniors consume marijuana brownies

TABOR, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man is facing a felony drug charge after his mother unknowingly served his marijuana-laced brownies to a group of seniors at a local community center, according to officials. [Read More…]

January 12, 2022 Sports

NBA-SCHEDULE Morant scores 29, Grizzlies beat Warriors for 10th straight — Ja Morant scored 29 points, including five in the final minute, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Golden State Warriors 116-108 for their 10th [Read More…]

Court filings: Probe of billionaire Sanford remains open

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota attorney general’s office and the lawyer for billionaire banker and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford have confirmed in recent court filings that an investigation into Sanford for possible [Read More…]

Giants fire Joe Judge as coach after 10-23 record in 2 years

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have cleaned house, firing coach Joe Judge a day after general manager Dave Gettleman retired. The Giants announced the move late Tuesday afternoon, ending speculation that [Read More…]

No. 19 Texas Tech ends No. 1 Baylor’s 21-game streak, 65-62

WACO, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech ended No. 1 Baylor’s nation-best winning streak at 21 games, with the 19th-ranked Red Raiders getting a second consecutive victory over a Top 10 team while still not at [Read More…]

Person of interest held in triple homicide on reservation

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Oglala Sioux tribal police and the FBI say they are investigating a triple homicide near Manderson. According to the FBI, two men and a woman were fatally shot in the [Read More…]

Sharon Stone to play Kaley Cuoco’s mom in season 2 of ‘The Flight Attendant’

Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images — Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max Kaley Cuoco‘s Emmy-nominated series The Flight Attendant has added an Oscar nominee to its cast: Sharon Stone. For the HBO Max show’s second season, Stone has been cast in a recurring [Read More…]

The late Maya Angelou honored by US government, Whoopi Goldberg’s new TV series, and more

U.S. Mint The late Maya Angelou was honored by the United States Mint Monday in a very special way. Angelou became the first Black woman to have her image featured on a U.S. quarter. “It is my honor [Read More…]

“Finish it, Sidney!” Check out the final trailer to ‘Scream’

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures has dropped the final trailer to its upcoming fifth Scream film. As previously reported, the new film has Neve Campbell‘s Sidney Prescott, David Arquette‘s Dewey Riley, and Courteney Cox‘s Gale Weathers again facing somebody donning the mask of [Read More…]

Michael Jai White talks about the “reunion” of friends in his movie ‘The Commando’, and staying in superhero shape at 57

ABC News/Stephen Iervolino Michael Jai White has been an accomplished martial artist and movie star for decades, notably in the groundbreaking 1997 superhero movie Spawn, and as a crime boss who runs afoul of Heath Ledger‘s Joker in the [Read More…]

The next Oscars will have a host, ABC Entertainment president reveals

ABC/AMPAS The Oscars podium has remained empty since Jimmy Kimmel left the stage in 2018, but for this year’s 94th annual Academy Awards, a host will emcee the evening once again. “You heard it here first,” said Craig [Read More…]

Bank of America to slash overdraft fees amid pressure from consumer advocacy groups

GETTY/Jon Hicks (NEW YORK) — Bank of America announced Tuesday that it will slash overdraft fees — the fines consumers pay when they make a purchase with their debit card but don’t have enough money in [Read More…]

Trump asks federal judge to halt civil investigation into his business practices by NY attorney general

Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in New York to halt a civil investigation into his business practices by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing [Read More…]

Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman to appear on US quarter

A sample of the new quarter coming out in 2022 that on the tail side will show images of poet Maya Angelou. – (U.S. Mint) (WASHINGTON) — Americans will soon be seeing the face of [Read More…]

Family speaks out after man receives pig heart in 1st of kind transplant