Month: July 2023
Stretching your grocery dollar
When it comes to your grocery bill – it’s likely that proteins like ground beef take up the largest portion of it. One way to stretch the dollars you’re spending on protein is to buy [Read More…]
South Dakota earns JAG’s prestigious 6-of-6 National Network Award at Andes Central, Lyman and Wagner High Schools
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota and three local Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) programs were recognized for achieving the prestigious “6-of-6 Award” at the JAG National Training Seminar in Louisville, Ky., this week. The local [Read More…]
Mary Chilton DAR Foundation Awards Grants to Three SD Organizations, Including Mitchell’s Prehistoric Indian Village
SIOUX FALLS, SD – The Mary Chilton Daughters of the American Revolution Foundation has awarded grants totaling $12,000 to three charitable organizations throughout South Dakota. The grants were awarded to The Mammoth Site of Hot [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: US official talks Russian mutiny, potential impact
Contributor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of [Read More…]
Hunter Biden’s lawyer sends cease-and-desist letter to Trump over social media posts
Julia Nikhinson/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An attorney for Hunter Biden sent a cease-and-desist letter on Thursday to former President Donald Trump’s legal team, claiming that Trump’s rhetoric on social media and elsewhere “could lead [Read More…]
Fatality confirmed in Vermont flooding amid extreme weather nationwide
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Authorities in Vermont announced Thursday that one person was killed during this week’s flooding. Stephen Davoll, 63, from Barre City, died Wednesday as a result of a drowning accident in [Read More…]
Police questioned serial rape suspect Matthew Nilo about sexual assault during 2008 marijuana arrest: DA’s office
Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (BOSTON) — Authorities questioned serial rape suspect Matthew Nilo back in July of 2008 about a suspected sexual assault after he was arrested for marijuana possession in Boston’s North [Read More…]
SAG-AFTRA national board orders strike
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The national board of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) voted Thursday to go on strike, summoning its 160,000 members to hit the picket [Read More…]
2 Birmingham firefighters shot in potentially targeted attack, suspect at large: Police
FILE photo — Tim Kitchen/Getty Images (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Two firefighters were shot inside a Birmingham, Alabama, fire station Wednesday in what police say may be a targeted attack. Firefighter Jordan Melton was hospitalized in critical [Read More…]
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 13 at 6:58PM MDT until July 13 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 486 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA BROOKINGS LAKE MINER MOODY SANBORN
Pence would ban abortion in cases where pregnancy isn’t viable
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is making clear that his opposition to abortion extends beyond some of his most conservative 2024 White House rivals. He told the Associated Press in an [Read More…]
Special counsel argues Trump’s request for lengthy trial delay has ‘no basis in law’
Steve Marcus/Getty Images (MIAMI) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s office on Thursday urged U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to reject an effort by Donald Trump’s legal team to indefinitely postpone setting a date for the former [Read More…]
Gift cards, commission fees and even free college tuition: GOP candidates test odd fundraising strategies
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — People might not immediately be inclined to donate a dollar to Doug Burgum, the North Dakota governor now running for president. But would a $20 gift card sweeten the deal? That’s [Read More…]
CW Network and Roku tap ‘Survivor’, ‘American Ninja Warrior’ vets as part of upcoming ‘Fight to Survive’
CW/Roku Roku and CW Network announced Thursday they’ve joined forces for a new survival reality show. The call it “a social experiment in primitive survivalism — with a competitive twist. 17 competitors, including former Survivor, [Read More…]
Farmers see firsthand benefits of checkoff dollars in Colombia
Farmers representing Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Marketing Council say they are seeing the value of checkoff dollars firsthand in Cartagena, Colombia. Several checkoff organizations are sponsors of U.S. Meat Export Federation’s 2023 Latin [Read More…]
SDSU’s Myah Selland and Tori Nelson Granted $25,000
At the Gatorade Player of the Year Awards, two athletes from South Dakota State University, Myah Selland and Tori Nelson, were granted $25,000 for their nonprofit organization called Her Turn. Selland and Nelson, who are [Read More…]
Charles Mix County Deputy Sheriff Cleared of Misconduct in Investigation
A Charles Mix County deputy sheriff has been cleared of any misconduct by the South Dakota Law Enforcement Standards and Training Commission. The commission unanimously voted that Jon Werkmeister did not engage in “conduct unbecoming” [Read More…]
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 13 at 4:24PM MDT until July 13 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 486 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA JERAULD IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
Rare Earth Minerals Found in North Dakota
Geologists in North Dakota have made a significant discovery of rare earth minerals in the southwestern part of the state. The minerals, gallium and germanium, are being found beneath 30-foot thick rocks. These minerals are [Read More…]
One Fatality in NW Iowa House Fire
A house fire in Milford, Iowa resulted in the discovery of a deceased woman by firefighters. The incident occurred on Thursday morning at 7:23 am at 1007 L Ave., after a neighbor reported seeing smoke [Read More…]
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