Month: May 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikola Jokic was far from his usual dominant self while mired in foul trouble, and Jamal Murray cooled off after his scorching first half. The Denver Nuggets’ big early lead disappeared [Read More…]

Counties with the lowest cost of living in South Dakota

(STACKER.COM) – With inflation still eating into American household budgets, middle-class Americans are paying keen attention to their finances and finding ways to reduce spending. Nearly three-quarters of Americans surveyed by financial services provider Primerica [Read More…]

19 shot, 10 fatally, at car rally less than 100 miles from Mexico-US border

LEREXIS/Getty Images (BAJA, Mexico) — At least 10 people were killed and nine were wounded when an apparent team of gunmen ambushed a car rally in Baja, Mexico, about 73 miles from the U.S. border, [Read More…]

Pete Buttigieg says Transportation Department is working to avoid summer travel disruptions

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Just ahead of what airlines say could be the busiest Memorial Day weekend for travel since before COVID-19, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is sharing how his department is prepping for [Read More…]

Large areas of US experiencing poor air quality due to Canadian wildfires

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Several regions in the U.S. are suffering from poor air quality as the smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada make its way south. A large portion of the of [Read More…]

NAACP issues travel advisory alleging, Florida ‘hostile to African Americans’

Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The national NAACP Board of Directors has issued a formal advisory against traveling to Florida, alleging the state has become “hostile toward African Americans” under the leadership of Gov. Ron [Read More…]

Three dead in shooting at lounge in Kansas City, Missouri

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Three people were killed and two were injured when gunfire broke out early Sunday at a nightclub in Kansas City, Missouri, police said. No arrests were immediately announced [Read More…]

Top Republican pushes back on Biden, says new taxes in debt deal are nonstarter

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Texas Rep. Jodey Arrington, the House Budget Committee chairman, on Sunday pushed back on President Joe Biden’s call for tax increases as part of a deal [Read More…]

Biden and McCarthy to meet on Monday to negotiate directly on debt ceiling

by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet on Monday to directly negotiate on how to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling in the final days before [Read More…]

Sen. Van Hollen blames House Republicans for ‘insane situation’ over debt ceiling

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Sunday argued that House Republicans, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, had created an “insane situation” as the White House negotiates with lawmakers on raising the [Read More…]

The most common undergraduate degrees awarded in South Dakota

(STACKER) — For those who choose to attend college, deciding on where to study—and which field of study to pursue—can be impactful. Each year, about 3 million undergraduate degrees are granted and 2 million of [Read More…]

2 arrested in Sioux Falls for shooting death of 6-year-old Kansas boy

Kansas City, Kansas police have arrested two suspects in the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy. Lakevis Sloan, 20, and a 17-year-old boy, both of Kansas City, Kansas, were taken into custody on Tuesday in [Read More…]

“Home for Now” looks to set up Mitchell’s first homeless shelter

MITCHELL (SDPB.ORG) – Residents of Mitchell are hoping to establish the city’s only homeless shelter to assist the hundreds of people without a reliable place to stay. The Salvation Army in Mitchell reports around 20 [Read More…]

Increased Memorial Day Weekend travel expected

AAA predicts that over 119,000 South Dakotans will travel over Memorial Day weekend, an 8% increase from last year. This is expected to be the third busiest Memorial Day weekend since AAA began tracking holiday [Read More…]

Flood Warning issued May 21 at 8:18AM MDT until further notice by NWS

May 21, 2023 J.P. Skelly

…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Hanson and Davison Counties. James River near Forestburg affecting Sanborn County. James River at Huron affecting Beadle County. …FLOOD [Read More…]

Five S.D. Army National Guard Soldiers graduate from Warrant Officer Candidate School

Five South Dakota Army National Guard Soldiers graduated from Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS) on April 29, 2023, at the Sioux Falls Regional Training Institute. WOCS is a two-phase program that tests candidates academically and [Read More…]

New York cannabis store licenses look to undo stigma placed on former convicts

ABC News (NEW YORK) — When Roland Conner was a teenager in the 1990s, he was imprisoned on a marijuana-related charge. Conner told ABC News that he struggled with the stigma of that criminal record for [Read More…]

Mother accused of abandoning newborn found alive in woods denied bond in ‘Baby India’ case

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga.) — A woman accused of putting her newborn in a plastic bag and abandoning her in the Georgia woods nearly four years ago has been denied bond after prosecutors [Read More…]

Hiroshima survivor’s message to Putin: ‘You don’t know the reality of a nuclear weapon’

ABC News (HIROSHIMA, Japan) — Nearly eight decades after surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, 85-year-old Keiko Ogura had this message for Russian President Vladimir Putin: “You don’t know what is a nuclear weapon, the [Read More…]

Two construction workers killed in massive fire at Charlotte site