Month: July 2023
Mixed feedback on carbon pipeline project
A carbon pipeline project that would stretch through Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and the Dakotas continues to get mixed feedback from South Dakota agriculture ahead of a South Dakota Public Utilities Commission meeting in September. The [Read More…]
August 1 Deadline to Apply for South Dakota Century Farm Celebration
August 1st is the deadline to submit applications to honor farms or ranches at the Century Farm celebration at the 2023 South Dakota State Fair in Huron. The South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) and the [Read More…]
Turn Lane Project to Begin East of Humboldt at S.D. Highway 38 and 459th Avenue Intersection
HUMBOLDT, S.D. – On Monday, July 24, 2023, work will begin to widen the road east of Humboldt at the intersection of S.D. Highway 38 and 459th Avenue. The project will add east and westbound turn [Read More…]
Avera Therapy to Hold Open House for Additional Mitchell Location
MITCHELL, S.D. – Avera Therapy will hold an open house, blessing and ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 26. All are invited to attend. This hospital-based therapy location will offer another option to patients, [Read More…]
What we know about Travis King, the American soldier detained in North Korea
Chung Sung-jun/Getty Images (LONDON) — An American soldier who had just been released from a South Korean detention facility fled across the border to North Korea where he was detained and remains in custody. Here’s [Read More…]
Ford plant in Missouri shuts down over ‘possible threat,’ sheriff’s office says
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (CLAYCOMO, Mo.) — A Ford assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri, was evacuated and shut down on Tuesday night after police received a report about a possible threat. At a press conference, Clay [Read More…]
‘Sticky Note Bandit’ robs fourth Houston bank in two weeks, FBI says
FBI (HOUSTON) — A man who’s been nicknamed the “Sticky Note Bandit” robbed another bank in Houston on Tuesday, marking his fourth robbery in two weeks, the FBI said. “He has committed four robberies in [Read More…]
Idaho college killings: Prosecutors dispute DNA could have been planted at murder scene
David Ryder/Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Idaho prosecutors responded to a suggestion from the defense that suspect Bryan Kohberger’s DNA could have been planted at the scene of last year’s quadruple murder, saying it does [Read More…]
With pause ending, senators concerned about whether loan servicers can handle resumed payments
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Concerned about the massive bureaucratic lift of restarting student loan payments this fall, some Senate Democrats are questioning whether loan servicers can smoothly transition out of a three-year-long payment pause. [Read More…]
Biden campaign admonishes DeSantis’ culture war fights as a ‘contrived political stunt’
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ culture war platform on Tuesday as a “contrived political stunt,” in its first on the record comments [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/18/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cleveland 10, Pittsburgh 1 San Diego 9, Toronto 1 LA Dodgers 10, Baltimore 3 [Read More…]
Drug overdose deaths involving cocaine and opioids have spiked in last decade, CDC report finds
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Drug overdose deaths involving both cocaine and opioids have spiked over the last decade, new federal data suggests. A new report published early Wednesday by [Read More…]
Everything you need to know about collagen supplements, according to an expert
Chris Rogers/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — We hear the word collagen a lot when it comes to supplements and skin care, but what is it, exactly? To answer all of our questions, we turned to [Read More…]
Amid transgender care bans, exceptions made for surgery on intersex children
Courtesy of Sean Saifa Wall (NEW YORK) — When Sean Saifa Wall was 13, a doctor recommended to his mother that Wall’s male-typical genitals be removed and that he begin feminizing hormone therapy. He says [Read More…]
New warning issued for rebooking air travel after delays, cancellations
Craig Hastings/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Summer air travel is already off to a bumpy start for many travelers experiencing more flight delays than usual and now there’s a new alert for when it’s time [Read More…]
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling on ‘Barbie,’ Kenergy and the genius of Greta Gerwig
Warner Bros. The wait is almost over, dolls. The Greta Gerwig-directed Barbie hits theaters on Friday, July 21, and stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, who portray the titular doll and her boyfriend, Ken, respectively, told ABC News ahead of the [Read More…]
A trend ahead towards hotter & a more seasonal rainfall pattern for much of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and near- or below-normal rainfall across much of the country. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to the southern Appalachians, [Read More…]
Biden administration sends mixed signals on US soldier who crossed into North Korea
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a U.S. Army soldier launched international headlines by apparently intentionally crossing the border into North Korea on Tuesday, the Biden administration sent mixed signals on how far it [Read More…]
Woman finds man hiding under coat in backseat of her car while driving home
Facebook/Yarmouth Police Department (YARMOUTH, Mass.) — A woman was left shaken and terrified by the side of a highway when she found a man hiding in the backseat of her car as she was driving “with [Read More…]
Child dies after being hit by 3-year-old driving golf cart: Authorities
Siede Preis/Getty Images (FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A 7-year-old in Fort Myers, Florida, has died after sustaining critical injuries when he was struck by a golf cart his 3-year-old brother was driving, law enforcement officials said. [Read More…]
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