Month: August 2023

Mitchell Man Faces Federal Charges for Mail Theft and Bank Fraud
43-year-old Jeremy Zwetzig from Mitchell is facing federal charges related to stealing checks from others’ mail to obtain money. The case, which includes charges of federal bank fraud, stealing mail, and aggravated identity theft, was [Read More…]

Man Pushed from Second-Floor Balcony in Sioux Falls, Suffers Injuries
A man in central Sioux Falls suffered a broken leg and head injuries after being pushed from a second-floor balcony at an apartment in the 900 block of N Cliff Ave around 9:30 p.m. on [Read More…]

Improvement in Teacher Vacancies in South Dakota for the 2023-2024 School Year
The Associated School Boards of South Dakota reported a significant decrease in open teaching positions as the 2023-2024 school year approaches. Initially estimating 515 vacancies in May, the number has dropped to 183 according to [Read More…]

Scientists concerned ‘rare’ glacial flooding event in Alaska could happen again
Sam Nolan (JUNEAU, Alaska) — Astonished scientists could not have predicted the severity of a glacial lake outburst flood that inundated a large portion of Juneau, Alaska, over the weekend. Now, they’re worried the unprecedented [Read More…]

800,000 without power, over 1,000 flights canceled as severe weather targets East Coast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed on Monday, and more than 800,000 customers are without power across 11 states, as severe storms target the East Coast. Cities seeing [Read More…]

Mom sues Southwest Airlines, saying she was accused of trafficking biracial daughter
Courtesy Mary MacCarthy (NEW YORK) — A white mother who says she was accused of trafficking her biracial daughter has filed a federal lawsuit against Southwest Airlines alleging she and her daughter were victims of [Read More…]

Proposed protective order would infringe on Trump’s right to free speech, his lawyers say
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team says that a protective order proposed by special counsel Jack Smith would infringe on Trump’s right to free speech. Trump’s attorneys made the [Read More…]

DeSantis and Newsom agree to Sean Hannity debate, then disagree on the rules
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rival Govs. Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom recently agreed to debate one another — but they disagree on the details. A Friday letter obtained by ABC News from DeSantis campaign [Read More…]

‘Sharknado’ getting a 10th anniversary edition, with limited theatrical run
The Asylum The year was 2013. Daft Punk‘s “Get Lucky” was on the radio, and in the air, there was a funnel cloud full of sharks. That was the year that gave us Sharknado, the [Read More…]

Sandra Bullock’s romantic partner, Bryan Randall, dies at 57 after battle with ALS
Randall and Bullock in 2018 – Jackson Lee/GC Images Bryan Randall, who Sandra Bullock had called the “love of my life,” has passed away at 57 years old following a private battle with ALS, People [Read More…]

Buffy alums Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seth Green reunite to see Taylor Swift slay at LA concert
Gellar and Green in 2008 – Neilson Barnard/Getty Images From slaying vampires to Swifties watching Taylor slay. Buffy the Vampire Slayer alums Sarah Michelle Gellar and Seth Green reunited over the weekend at Taylor Swift’s August 5 Eras Tour show in [Read More…]

The Glass Barn Turns 10
The Glass Barn Ag Education Center on the Indiana State Fairgrounds is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Denise Scarborough, an Indiana farmer and board member for the Indiana Soybean Alliance, talks about how the [Read More…]

‘He should be doing more’: Gallego pushes Biden on extreme heat response amid Arizona Senate campaign
ABC News (PHOENIX) — When President Joe Biden lands Monday in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., intends to raise with him legislation he has introduced in the U.S. House to tackle extreme [Read More…]

Trump Jan. 6 attorney John Lauro is ex-prosecutor not ‘swayed by public reaction’
Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Long before he began representing Donald Trump, former president of the United States, defense attorney John Lauro described one aspect of his job [Read More…]

Nearly a dozen Russian and Chinese ships now moving away from Alaska, officials say
Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The nearly dozen Russian and Chinese ships that sailed near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands last week as part of a joint exercise — leading the U.S. to deploy warships and aircraft to [Read More…]

Biden praises World Series champion Houston Astros for impact off the field during White House celebration
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden hosted the 2022 World Series champion Houston Astros to celebrate the team’s win on Monday, and focused on their work off the field, particularly in the wake [Read More…]

Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied reportedly separate after his alleged affair
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images After 11 years of marriage, Black Swan Oscar winner Natalie Portman and her husband, Benjamin Millepied, have reportedly separated. Us Weekly reports the split occurred in the wake of the news [Read More…]

‘The Exorcist’, ‘The French Connection’ director William Friedkin dead at 87
Rosdiana Ciaravolo/Getty Images William Friedkin, the filmmaker behind 1973’s adaptation of novelist William Peter Blatty‘s The Exorcist, has died at 87. Stephen Galloway, dean of Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University, [Read More…]

Pests showing up in Minnesota fields
It was another mostly dry week across Minnesota. USDA’s latest crop update says precipitation was limited to the northwest, which did slow down the harvest of small grains. West-central Minnesota farmer Tom Frisch tells Brownfield [Read More…]

Kentucky crops: 70% corn, soybeans rated good to excellent
Temperatures are on the rise, but crop conditions are holding steady due to many timely rains. Corn is rated 70% good to excellent with 47% in the dough stage and 24% in dent. Soybeans are [Read More…]
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