Month: September 2023
ABC Politics News
DHS looks to combat illicit drugs inside and out of the United States through targeted strategy
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday rolled out what it is calling a comprehensive guide to combatting illicit opioids from coming into the country. The report, titled “Strategy [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Hallmark Channel announces its holiday lineup. Yes, already.
‘Ms. Christmas Comes to Town’ – Hallmark Channel It’s barely the start of pumpkin spice season, but Hallmark Channel is already ready to start the “most wonderful time of the year.” The network has laid [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Vikings sign guard Dalton Risner to give their vulnerable offensive line a boost
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings signed former Denver guard Dalton Risner on Tuesday to try to shore up what has been a problematic position for several seasons. Risner visited the Vikings for a workout during [Read More…]
Latest News
Brookings Debates Book Removal from School Libraries
The Brookings community has been engaged in a debate over the removal of certain books from school libraries, initiated by the website savebrookings.com, which called for reconsidering book selections. Books like ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ [Read More…]
Latest News
Castlewood High School Overcomes Tornado Damage, Earns National Blue Ribbon Honors
Despite enduring significant damage from a tornado in 2022, Castlewood High School has been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon school in 2023 by the U.S. Department of Education for its academic excellence. The school [Read More…]
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Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Mother’s Murder, Receives Life Sentence
42-year-old Nathaniel Kassel of Northwest Iowa, has entered a guilty plea for the first-degree murder of his mother, Jody Duskin, and has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. Court records [Read More…]
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Fatal Crash on Interstate 90 in South Dakota After Collision with Deer
A 41-year-old man tragically lost his life in a collision on Interstate 90 after striking a deer. According to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, the incident occurred while the man was traveling west [Read More…]
Latest News
Amazon Plans to Hire 650+ Employees in South Dakota Ahead of Holiday Season
Amazon has announced its intention to hire over 650 employees in South Dakota, encompassing a range of roles, including seasonal, full-time, and part-time positions. The recruitment drive is timed just before the holiday season, with [Read More…]
ABC National News
Temple University acting president dies suddenly during memorial service
Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Temple University acting president JoAnne A. Epps died suddenly after falling ill at a memorial service at the university Tuesday afternoon, the school announced. She was 72. Epps became [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man suspected of murdering 22 people killed by cellmate in Texas prison: Officials
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (TENNESSEE COLONY, Texas) — A Texas man convicted of murdering two elderly women and suspected of killing nearly two dozen people total was found dead in his prison cell Tuesday following an attack by [Read More…]
ABC National News
Black high school student suspended in Texas because of dreadlocks
George Family Photo (MONT BELVIEU, Texas) — A Black Texas high school student has been facing an in-school suspension (ISS) for weeks because school officials said that his dreadlocks violated their dress and grooming code. Darryl [Read More…]
ABC National News
Amazon delivery driver bitten by venomous rattlesnake, hospitalized in very serious condition
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (ORLANDO) — An Amazon delivery driver was dropping off a package at a Florida home when she was bitten by a highly venomous eastern diamondback rattlesnake, authorities said. The [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘Slap in the face’: West Maui set to reopen for tourism, with outrage from residents
Tamir Kalifa for The Washington Post via Getty Images (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — West Maui, an area devastated by wildfires that ravaged the historic town of Lahaina less than two months ago, is set to reopen for [Read More…]
News
Ground broken on $500-million dollar processing project
The dirt’s been turned on a $500-million dollar multi-seed processing plant two miles south of Mitchell. The facility will have the capacity to process 35-million bushels of soybeans annually or the equivalent of one-million tons [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Major voting rights trial is unfolding in Texas: What to know
Tetra Images/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A federal trial is unfolding over whether a 2021 voting rights law in the state violates the U.S. Constitution. The suit — brought on behalf of La Union del Pueblo, or [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New details in F-35 ‘mishap’ as mystery remains about how jet was lost
Lukas Kabon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (CHARLESTON, S.C.) — The debris field found outside Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday is confirmed to be the remains of an F-35 that went missing on Sunday after a reported [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Speaker McCarthy plans to confront Zelenskyy on Ukraine funding
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The political clash on Capitol Hill over Ukraine aid will be front and center when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with lawmakers in Washington later this week. House Speaker Kevin [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Weekly COVID hospitalizations reach 20,000 for 1st time since March but new vaccine could help: Experts
Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 hospitalizations are continuing to climb in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the week ending Sept. 9, hospitalizations [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Mess, Chef! New ‘Kitchen Nightmares’-branded rage rooms will let fans go all Gordon Ramsay
Fox If you’ve ever wanted to just go off in a kitchen a la hot-tempered hotshot chef Gordon Ramsay, you may be in luck. To celebrate the all new season of Kitchen Nightmares on Monday, September 25, Fox is opening restaurant-themed [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘John Wick’ series producer says he’d “be shocked” if Keanu Reeves doesn’t suit up for another movie
Lionsgate The events of John Wick: Chapter 4 led audiences to believe that Keanu Reeves‘ titular hitman was literally dead and buried, but if the movies have taught us anything, Baba Yaga is pretty hard to kill. Producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee helped [Read More…]
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