Month: August 2023
Excessive Heat Warning issued August 24 at 8:10AM MDT until August 24 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105. * WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska [Read More…]
Pheasants Forever Unveils New Hunting Access Program in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Pheasants Forever is proud to announce a new outdoor access initiative with the goal of enrolling 10,000 acres per year in South Dakota. The Public Access to Habitat (PATH) program will accelerate [Read More…]
Travel South Dakota Receives National Tourism Marketing Award
PIERRE, S.D. – Travel South Dakota’s “So Much South Dakota, So Little Time” was honored as the nation’s best tourism integrated marketing campaign by the U.S. Travel Association and industry peers at the annual ESTO [Read More…]
Names Released in Moody County, South Dakota Fatal Crash
MOODY COUNTY, S.D. – A Beresford, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Friday, August 4, 2023, in a two-vehicle crash three miles north of Dell Rapids, S.D. Preliminary crash information indicates [Read More…]
Flandreau Students Face Two Bombs Threats on Second Day of School
FLANDREAU, S.D. – A rough start to the school year in the Flandreau Public School District following two bomb threats Tuesday. The Moody County Sheriff’s Office said on social media that a threat was called [Read More…]
Japan begins releasing Fukushima’s treated radioactive water into Pacific, prompting strong rebuke from China
STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company began releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday afternoon. Executives of the [Read More…]
North Korea fails second attempt to launch spy satellite but vows to try again
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — North Korea said a second attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit failed early Thursday, but the reclusive country vowed to launch another in the coming months. The Malligyeong-1 reconnaissance [Read More…]
Prigozhin’s body taken to medical examiner’s office as Kremlin remains silent
Vladimir Nikolayev/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The bodies of those killed in the plane crash near Kuzhenkino, Russia, including Yevgeny Prigozhin and the commander of the Wagner PMC Dmitry Utkin, have been moved to [Read More…]
Female Afghan students stopped by Taliban on way to Dubai
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — A group of around 100 Afghan women was stopped by the Taliban from boarding a plane to the United Arab Emirates in order to attend university there, their sponsor said on [Read More…]
“Wall Street Journal” reporter’s detention extended in Moscow hearing
Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Wall Street Journal reporter being held in Russia had his pre-trial detention extended for three months during a hearing at a Moscow court on Thursday. Evan Gershkovich, [Read More…]
Aberdeen Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Firearm Possession
ABERDEEN, S.D.– An Aberdeen man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced recently. 46-year-old Tujuane Lowry was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised [Read More…]
Sturgis Man Sentenced in Black Hills Bank Robbery
RAPID CITY, S.D.– A Sturgis man who pleaded guilty to robbing a bank in the Black Hills has been sentenced. 33-year-old Deric Dufek robbed the Great Western Bank in Spearfish on March 14, 2022. He [Read More…]
At least three killed in mass shooting at Southern California biker bar, authorities say
KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — At least three people were killed and several others were wounded in a shooting at a popular biker bar in Southern California on Wednesday night. The alleged gunman is also dead, [Read More…]
Father killed after confronting scooter thieves with his son in their own backyard: Police
Piccell/Getty Images (AURORA, Colo.) — A father has been shot and killed after an early morning confrontation with scooter thieves in their own backyard, police say. The altercation took place early Wednesday at approximately 4:39 [Read More…]
Wild monkey spotted running rampant through neighborhoods as police warn to stay away
Orange City Police Department (NEW YORK) — Police in Florida have issued a warning about a wild monkey on the loose and told residents to steer clear of the animal if they encounter it. The [Read More…]
Suspect dead after ‘active shooting situation’ in Pittsburgh neighborhood, authorities say
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — A gunman who allegedly open fired in a Pittsburgh neighborhood after being served an eviction notice has died, according to law enforcement officials. The incident occurred in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood [Read More…]
Four arrested in kidnapping of Michigan newborn twins
Michigan State Police (DETROIT) — Four people have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of newborn twins in Michigan. The twins — identified by police as Montana and Matthew Bridges — were safely returned [Read More…]
Trump expected to shake up Georgia legal team ahead of surrender
Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to shake up his legal team as soon as Thursday just hours ahead of plans for Trump to surrender to authorities [Read More…]
Seven takeaways from the first GOP primary debate
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Eight Republican presidential candidates gathered for the first primary debate of the 2024 cycle, offering Americans one of their first major chances to start weighing who will be [Read More…]
Georgia election case live updates: Trump expected to surrender Thursday
Fulton County Sheriff’s Office (ATLANTA) — The 19 defendants charged by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for their alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia are in the [Read More…]
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