Month: May 2023

Will anyone give Matt Araiza a chance?
Punting and exciting are two words you usually don’t think of synonymously, unless you are talking about Matt Araiza. Araiza averaged 51.2 yards per punt at San Diego State during the 2021 season to lead [Read More…]

Dangerous heat wave continues along West Coast
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Millions of people on the West Coast are facing a continuation of intense early-season heat for multiple days, forecasts show. Washington state began seeing record-breaking temperatures at the start of the [Read More…]

Mayorkas defends border policies against bipartisan backlash, sites drop in border encounters
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday defended the country’s border policies, insisting the Biden administration was taking a strong enough stance on a surge of migration while batting away claims it [Read More…]

Hagenow named 76th Alice in Dairyland
Wisconsin has a new Alice in Dairyland. Ashley Hagenow of Poynette was selected by a committee in Walworth County Saturday night to serve as Wisconsin’s agricultural ambassador for the next year. Hagenow says she and [Read More…]

Flood Warning issued May 14 at 7:57AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…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…]

Kernels finish sixth at ESD Track Meet
Mitchell Boys and Girls Track & Field both finished sixth at the ESD conference meet on Saturday in Brandon. The boys finished with 61.5 points, while the girls finished with 56 points. The Kernels boys [Read More…]

North Carolina governor vetoes 12-week abortion ban as override threat looms
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (RALEIGH, N.C.) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Saturday vetoed a Republican bill that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks, though the politics of the state mean that the possibility of [Read More…]

Italy’s government convenes talks amid skyrocketing pasta prices
Edoardo Fornaciari/Getty Images (ROME) — Italy’s government is on full alert following a national problem: skyrocketing Pasta prices. Italy’s Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, chaired an emergency meeting on Thursday, convening government [Read More…]

Teen uses slingshot to save sister from alleged kidnapper: Police
Google Maps Street View (ALPENA, Mich.) — A teenager helped save his younger sister from an alleged kidnapper by shooting the suspect with his slingshot, Michigan authorities said. The 8-year-old girl was mushroom-hunting in her backyard [Read More…]

Nearly all Uvalde students picked up early by parents from school following gun-related threat
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Over 90% of Uvalde students were picked up early by their parents or guardians from school Friday after a video was discovered circulating social media referencing threats to schools in [Read More…]

NYC loosens rules, ships migrants upstate and seeks federal aid amid a migrant surge
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After a week of blame-shifting, name-calling and protests, New York politicians are coming to terms with the reality of housing and caring for thousands of new migrants. A new [Read More…]

After 14 student deaths, North Carolina State confronts a national crisis
Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images (RALEIGH, N.C.) — With the end of its spring semester last week, North Carolina State University concluded a tragic school year that saw the deaths of 14 students. Seven students died by suicide, [Read More…]

Trump and DeSantis hold dueling events in Iowa
Mark Wilson/Getty Images (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the top two names in the 2024 GOP presidential primary field, are set to be in Iowa this weekend, marking [Read More…]

Flood Warning issued May 13 at 10:04AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. James River near Forestburg affecting Sanborn County. James River at Huron affecting Beadle County. …FLOOD [Read More…]

Allison Meyerink wins the Mitchell Invite
Allison Meyerink won the Mitchell Invite on Friday as Kernel girls golf placed third overall in the 17 team field at Lakeview Golf Course. Meyerink shot a +2 (74), three shots better than Aberdeen Central [Read More…]

Crappie fishing in May
It’s the month of May and a fishing expert says it’s a prime time for anglers to catch crappie. Chris Larson is a regional fisheries supervisor with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. On this [Read More…]

Browns agree to acquire Pro Bowl defensive end Za’Darius Smith from Vikings
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns’ defensive line has gone from disappointing to perhaps dominant. Cleveland, which has spent the offseason upgrading a unit that underperformed in 2022, agreed Friday night to acquire three-time Pro Bowl [Read More…]

Willem Dafoe, Catherine O’Hara and more reportedly joining ‘Beetlejuice 2’
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images A Goblin is reportedly joining the self-described “ghost with the most.” The Hollywood Reporter says Willem Dafoe, recently seen reprising as Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin in Spider-Man: No Way Home, will appear [Read More…]

Survival expert Bear Grylls on being the O.G. of ice baths
Bear Grylls and co-host Jordan Conley Courtesy: TBS/Warner Bros. Discovery While pro athletes have been using ice baths for years to tamp down inflammation and injury, dunking yourself in a tank of icy water has [Read More…]

Heavy rains could cause crusting in parts of Minnesota
Soil crusting could be a problem in newly planted fields where wet and warm conditions have been prevalent. University of Minnesota Extension Integrated Pest Management specialist Bruce Potter says windy weather is another contributor. “You’re [Read More…]
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