Month: September 2023
Hawaii energy officials to be questioned in House hearing on Maui wildfires
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A congressional hearing seeks answers about how the deadly Maui wildfires started, could have been prevented or mitigated. On Aug. 8, a series of deadly wildfires broke [Read More…]
Biden set to give speech on democracy one day after Republican debate
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday will deliver the latest in a string of speeches about democracy, as he seeks to draw a further contrast with his [Read More…]
Five takeaways from the Republican debate: Haley scoffs at Ramaswamy, DeSantis goes after Trump, more
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SIMI VALLEY, Calif.) — The major Republican presidential candidates went toe-to-toe in the second primary debate, on Wednesday night in California — trading barbs in a race still largely defined by [Read More…]
Two South Dakota Inmates Indicted for Attempted First Degree Murder in Attack on Correctional Officers
Inmates Lester M. Monroe, aged 48, and Kyle L. Jones, aged 30, have been indicted on charges, including Attempted First Degree Murder, following their attack on correctional officers at the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls. [Read More…]
Former Buffalo Wild Wings Location in Sioux Falls Transforms into ‘The Den’
The Buffalo Wild Wings location near the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, which closed in March 2020 due to the pandemic, has been repurposed into “The Den.” The decision not to renew the [Read More…]
Donald Trump faces potential financial losses after a civil fraud trial ruling
aluxum/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York judge ordered the cancellation of the business certificates for firms in the state owned by former President Donald Trump and others associated with the Trump Organization, casting [Read More…]
SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP to meet on Monday, resuming strike negotiations
David Livingston/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) will be heading back into negotiations on Monday, Oct. [Read More…]
Chicken bone broth recall on products sold at Costco
Costco (NEW YORK) — Costco shoppers might want to check their home pantry to ensure any broth they may have purchased from the big box retailer is not impacted by a recent recall. In a [Read More…]
South Dakota’s Remarkable Economic Growth in Q1 Fueled by Agriculture Rebound
South Dakota has posted impressive economic growth in the first quarter of the year, with a 10.1 percent annualized growth rate, far exceeding the national average of 2 percent. This exceptional growth is attributed primarily [Read More…]
Senators probe foreign ownership of ag land; Rounds measure would ban several countries
(Samantha Dietel/South Dakota Searchlight) WASHINGTON — U.S. senators said during a Wednesday hearing that foreign ownership of U.S. farmland is a national security threat that should be further examined. The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, [Read More…]
South Dakota Receives $1.25 Million Grant to Combat Alzheimer’s Stigma and Promote Awareness
The South Dakota Department of Health has been granted $1.25 million to establish an Alzheimer’s and Dementia prevention program aimed at raising public awareness and combating the stigma associated with these conditions. The initiative seeks [Read More…]
South Dakota one of six states without anti-hazing laws
(Amanda Hernández/South Dakota Searchlight) Max Gruver spent the early morning hours of Sept. 14, 2017, heavily intoxicated and passed out on a couch inside the Phi Delta Theta chapter house at Louisiana State University. He [Read More…]
Bring on the ladies: Gerry Turner’s ‘Golden Bachelor’ journey begins tonight
Brian Bowen Smith Gerry Turner‘s journey to find love as the first Golden Bachelor finally begins Thursday, September 28, and the 71-year-old Indiana native says he remembers getting the call from host Jesse Palmer like it was yesterday. “I [Read More…]
Travis King back in US months after crossing into North Korea
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — Travis King, the American soldier who crossed into North Korea two months ago, is back on U.S. soil. An official with the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that King landed in [Read More…]
Former employee of Virginia Walmart files $20 million lawsuit against retailer
Mike Caudill/for The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sarah Merlo, a former employee of the Chesapeake, Virginia, Walmart, filed a new $20 million lawsuit against the retailer and the estate of shooter [Read More…]
5 takeaways from the Republican debate: Haley scoffs at Ramaswamy, DeSantis goes after Trump, more
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SIMI VALLEY, Calif.) — The major Republican presidential candidates went toe-to-toe in the second primary debate, on Wednesday night in California — trading barbs in a race still largely defined by [Read More…]
Skipping the Republican debate, Trump talks UAW strike at non-union plant
Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night opted out of the latest 2024 Republican primary debate and instead spoke in Michigan about the ongoing auto workers’ strike. The event [Read More…]
Vikings vow to solve their ball security problem, whether by special drills or lineup changes
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The winless Minnesota Vikings have had trouble hanging onto the ball, with an NFL -high nine turnovers and a handful of costly drops. If the trend continues, certain players might well lose their grip on [Read More…]
Judge rejects Trump’s effort to have her recused from his federal election interference case
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A district judge has denied former President Donald Trump’s effort to have her recuse herself from presiding over his federal election interference case. Washington, D.C., District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected the [Read More…]
Remains of Suzanne Morphew found 3 years after her disappearance
Morphew Family via AP (SALIDA, Colo.) — The remains of Suzanne Morphew, a Colorado mother of two who went missing in 2020, have been found, authorities said. Human remains located on Sept. 22 during an unrelated [Read More…]
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