Month: March 2023
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Nearly $200 million in grants awarded to reduce risk of wildfires
The Biden administration has announced nearly $200 million in grant funding to reduce wildfire risks. Vice-President Kamala Harris says the funding will support 100 projects in 22 states and on 7 tribal lands. “We used [Read More…]
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Minnesota moving to fortify state status as abortion refuge
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota is moving to fortify its status as a refuge for patients from restrictive states who travel to the state to seek abortions — and to protect providers who serve them. The [Read More…]
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South Dakota boosts criminal justice system investments
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Republican Gov. Kristi Noem signed legislation Monday that puts more than $390 million into the state’s prison system, with most of that money going toward investments in new prison facilities. One [Read More…]
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Rounds weighs in on banking failures
The failure of two banks, one in California, the other in New York has rattled the banking industry and regulators. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, says actions taken [Read More…]
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$7.4 Billion 2024 Fiscal Year budget gets Governor’s signature
Despite a number of concerns, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 210 into on Monday, March 20th. The $7.4 billion Fiscal Year 2024 budget will fund South Dakota needs including K-12 education, healthcare [Read More…]
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Marius Laursen reflects on his time as Mitchell Fire Chief
Mitchell Fire Chief Marius Laursen will be moving on from the Mitchell Fire Department at the end of the week. He’s going to work at Avera Queen of Peace in their emergency management area. Laursen [Read More…]
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Mitchell City Council revokes Speedy Taxi’s service license
The Mitchell City Council on Monday voted 7-0 to revoke Speedy Taxi’s ride service license after operator Dustin Feistner was arrested on drug charges earlier this month. Feistner argued against the revocation. He told the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Xi, Putin meeting highlights US tensions with China
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Russian President Vladimir Putin confers with China’s President Xi Jinping in Moscow, the visit signifies more than a celebration of the so-called “no limits” partnership between the two [Read More…]
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Biden to create national monuments in Nevada, Texas at conservation summit
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden plans on Tuesday to announce the establishment of two new national monuments, protecting land totalling more than half a million acres, a White [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 3/20/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Atlanta 6, Tampa Bay 5 Pittsburgh 7, Boston 5 Philadelphia 14, Baltimore 6 Cincinnati 10, LA Angels [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Yellen to say bank ‘situation is stabilizing,’ smaller banks play important role
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to say during a speech on Tuesday that “the situation is stabilizing and the U.S. banking system remains sound,” according to excerpts of [Read More…]
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The banking crisis threatens the Fed’s inflation fight. Here’s how.
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history, has thrust the financial system into distress, pulling attention away from a separate problem: sky-high inflation. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Bachelor’ recap: A broken promise leaves Zach’s relationships in jeopardy
ABC/Craig Sjodin It was fantasy suites week on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor and Zach, despite setting firm parameters on intimacy, found his relationships on shaky ground. Zach made an agreement with each of the remaining ladies ahead [Read More…]
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Wisconsin milk production up slightly
Wisconsin’s milk production for February was up slightly from last year. USDA’s state statistician Greg Bussler says the Dairy State’s production was 2.45 billion pounds last month. He says the state’s average number of cows [Read More…]
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A wide-range of temperatures, weather ahead for the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures across the South, East, and lower Midwest, while colder-than-normal conditions will cover areas along and west of a line [Read More…]
ABC World News
Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida bound for Ukraine, Zelenskyy meeting
YOSHIKAZU TSUNO,LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (TOKYO) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is en-route to the Ukrainian capital for face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Kishida, who just wrapped a two-day state visit to [Read More…]
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Notre Dame’s iconic spire being rebuilt ‘as it was’ ahead of 2024 reopening
Institution to Rebuild Notre-Dame de Paris (PARIS) — A team in northeastern France is busy rebuilding Notre Dame’s famous spire, with construction ramping up ahead of next year’s reopening. With the cathedral’s grand reopening to [Read More…]
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Dominion, Fox News attorneys to each seek summary judgment ahead of trial
Creativeye99/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With less than one month until a trial is set to begin in the defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News, attorneys from both sides are expected [Read More…]
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Man’s attempt to kidnap child from school bus stop thwarted by group of kids: Police
Montgomery County Police Department (GAITHERSBURG, Md.) — An attempted kidnapping at a school bus stop went wrong for one 30-year-old man whose attempt was thwarted by a group of children who came to the defense [Read More…]
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Man looking for deer antlers discovers human skeleton instead
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man made a grisly discovery over the weekend when he discovered a human skeleton while looking for shed deer antlers. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the [Read More…]
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