Month: June 2023

Police Search for Armed Robbery Suspect in Brandon Called Off
Police have called off their search for a teenager believed to be involved in an early morning armed robbery at a house party on Sunday. The robbery happened at a home near Aspen Park just [Read More…]

Brookings Man Injured in Lawnmower Accident
A Brookings man was injured Tuesday afternoon after he was thrown from a lawnmower when it was struck by a vehicle. 18-year-old Daniel Klug was riding a Hustler riding lawnmower across Main Avenue South at [Read More…]

Celebrate 605 Day Across South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. – June 5th is more than just a day in South Dakota. It’s 605 Day! On Monday, June 5, 2023, join Travel South Dakota in celebrating the eighth annual 605 Day. “South Dakota is [Read More…]

Sioux Falls Man Receives 30-Year Prison Sentence For First-Degree Rape
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for first-degree rape. Donald Anderson, 60, was sentenced this week in Roberts [Read More…]

Sudan conflict: Neighbors volunteer to bury dead amid battle for Khartoum
Sudanese Red Crescent Society (LONDON) — Perturbed by the stench entering his family home in Bahri, Khartoum North, Dr. Noah Madni and his remaining neighbors decided to remove the bodies amassing in the street themselves. [Read More…]

At least 200 killed, hundreds injured in train crash in India
Tuul & Bruno Morandi/Getty Images (INDIA) — At least 200 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a train accident in India, as the death toll continues to rise, officials said. The crash [Read More…]

Pride organizers promise safety at festivities amid anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
Carlos Barquero/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Pride Month kicks off, the continuing anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation that has grown over the past several years is on the minds of many people, and event organizers [Read More…]

Woman leaves 2 children in car that catches fire while allegedly shoplifting: Police
WFTV (FLORIDA) — A 24-year-old Florida woman is facing criminal charges after she allegedly left two children in a car that caught fire while she was shoplifting at a mall, according to the Oviedo Police [Read More…]

West Virginia state trooper shot and killed, suspect in custody: Authorities
CREDIT: WCHS (WEST VIRGINIA) — A 29-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a West Virginia state trooper is in police custody, according to the ATF’s Louisville Office. Law enforcement responded to a shooting complaint in [Read More…]

Investigators probe Bryan Kohberger’s social media in connection with Idaho college murders
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images (IDAHO) — Investigators are probing the digital footprint of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect accused of killing four Idaho college students in an early morning attack last year, according to new court documents. [Read More…]

Viewing service held for 14-year-old killed by store owner, ahead of funeral
Aitor Diago/Getty Images (SOUTH CAROLINA) — The viewing service for Cyrus Carmack-Belton, who was allegedly shot and killed by a South Carolina gas station owner, is being held Friday, according to Leevy’s Funeral Home. His [Read More…]

Biden signs bipartisan debt ceiling deal
ABC News, POOL (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — President Joe Biden addressed the nation in a prime-time speech Friday after Congress averted an economically disastrous default with just days to spare by passing legislation to raise the [Read More…]

Trump’s attorneys unable to locate sensitive military document he discussed in recording
gregobagel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have been unable to locate the sensitive military document that Trump discussed on tape during a July 2021 meeting at his Bedminster, New Jersey, [Read More…]

Trump asks judge in criminal case to step aside due to his daughter’s Democratic ties
OsakaWayne Studios/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday asked the judge overseeing his criminal prosecution in New York City to step aside, citing the judge’s daughter’s ties to a Democratic organization. [Read More…]

COVID cases could be ticking up in New York City, wastewater data shows
d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 cases may be increasing again in New York City, new wastewater data hints. Nearly all of the 14 wastewater treatments plants in the city are currently in the “high” [Read More…]

‘Thrown in their faces’: Bud Light salespeople say boycott is hurting commission
Bianca Birau / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Salespeople promoting Bud Light for a Florida–based distributor have grown accustomed to car horns, middle fingers and jokes amid a weekslong boycott, but say they have struggled [Read More…]

Food, drink, pot under one roof: California state bill could allow for cannabis cafes
Craig Hastings/Getty Images (CALIFORNIA) — California cannabis users may soon not have to travel far to get a cup of coffee to go with their legal pot. The state’s assembly passed a bill Wednesday that [Read More…]

5-Year-Old Girl in Brookings Injured in Hit-and-Run Bicycle Accident
A 5-year-old girl was injured in a hit-and-run accident on Tuesday in Brookings. The girl, who was riding a Strider bicycle, was struck by a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by 27-year-old Lindsay Johnson. The [Read More…]

Mitchell Post 18 continues to roll in Rapid City
Mitchell Post 18 Legion Baseball got another solid pitching performance at the Veterans Classic in Rapid City on Saturday morning in a 7-1 win over Huron. Peyton Schroder went all seven innings, allowing one unearned [Read More…]

Hanson Softball takes home 5th at state
Hanson softball took home fifth place at the inaugural Class B state tournament in Aberdeen with an 11-9 win vs. Viborg-Hurley on Saturday. The Beaverettes (7-11) struck early taking a 3-0 lead after the first [Read More…]
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