Month: November 2023

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Sacramento 124, Golden State 123 Boston 124, Chicago 97 New York 115, Charlotte 91 Cleveland 128, Atlanta 105 Brooklyn 115, [Read More…]

Number of suicides in the US in 2022 reaches record level: CDC

xijian/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of suicides in the United States has hit a record high, new provisional federal data shows. In 2022, an estimated 49,449 people died by suicide, which is 3% [Read More…]

US life expectancy rose in 2022 due to fewer deaths linked to COVID-19: CDC

National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System (NEW YORK) — After two consecutive years of declines, life expectancy in the United States increased between 2021 and 2022, new provisional federal data shows. Life [Read More…]

Cannabis use does not reduce long-term heroin use, study finds

Oksana Smith / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — People with heroin dependency don’t use less of that drug if they start also using cannabis, according to a new study. The findings cast some doubt on [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University Expands Nursing Program to Rapid City

Dakota Wesleyan University has announced the expansion of its nursing program to Rapid City, South Dakota. The on-site program, scheduled to begin in August, will run year-round for 24 months, leading to graduates earning an [Read More…]

Own a Piece of Huron’s History: World’s Largest Pheasant and Commercial Space for $180,000

Montgomery Real Estate of Huron has listed a unique property for sale at 924 4th St NE in Huron. Priced at $180,000, the offering includes the iconic World’s Largest Pheasant landmark and accompanying commercial space. [Read More…]

Lincoln could become sixth county to regulate location of carbon pipelines

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight CANTON — Lincoln County could become the sixth county in the state to enact regulations on the location of carbon dioxide pipelines. Brown, McPherson, Minnehaha, Moody and Spink counties already have [Read More…]

Secretary of state releases election integrity brochure, urges voters to trust officials

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight A new brochure from Secretary of State Monae Johnson aims to address common election integrity questions in advance of the 2024 election, according to a Tuesday news release. The brochure, titled [Read More…]

What to know about the Tesla Cybertruck ahead of its delivery event

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Since Tesla unveiled a prototype of its Cybertruck four years ago, the electric pickup truck has remained in the realm of preorders and earnings-call updates — [Read More…]

‘Monarch”s visual effects whiz Sean Konrad makes monsters — but says the humans make the series work

November 29, 2023 J.P. Skelly

Apple TV+ The Apple TV+ series Monarch: Legacy of the Monsters is now streaming, and while Godzilla and the other kaiju seen in the show aren’t real, it’s Sean Konrad‘s job to make you believe. [Read More…]

News

2023 Mitchell Parade of Lights draws a festive crowd

A record 54 Entries & 63 Total Vehicles rang in the 2023 Christmas holiday season during Tuesday’s Mitchell Parade of Lights. The theme was “Songs of Christmas.” In the Small Business category: Best Use of [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: 12 hostages released in latest exchange: IDF

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: 12 hostages released in latest exchange: IDF

November 28, 2023 Travis Kriens

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]

Any way you slice it, meat lockers remain vital to rural communities

By Michael Frye, USDA A dream was realized in 1990 when Nowell “Shorty” Hofer began construction on Shorty’s Locker and retail store on the edge of Mitchell. When Shorty passed away from cancer in 2021, [Read More…]

Palestinian student wounded in Vermont shooting breaks silence in message to classmates

Awartani Family via Reuters (BURLINGTON, Vt.) — One of the three students of Palestinian descent shot during an attack in Vermont spoke out in a text message read to his Brown University classmates during a vigil [Read More…]

Rep. George Santos ahead of likely expulsion vote: ‘I don’t care’

Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Embattled Republican Rep. George Santos remained defiant Tuesday afternoon ahead of a looming expulsion vote on the House floor — saying he didn’t care about the procedural [Read More…]

Chris Evans has heard the rumors about The Avengers getting back together, but hasn’t gotten a phone call

Marvel Studios While appearing on The View, Chris Evans revealed he’s heard rumors that Marvel Studios has been thinking about getting the original Avengers back together. But what he hasn’t heard is his phone ringing. While on the chat show promoting Jinx, [Read More…]

The North Pole is as close as New York City with ‘The Santa Clauses’ interactive experience