Month: December 2023
Tigers Make It 16 Straight With 76-50 Over Mt. Marty
Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan women’s basketball team picked up the 76-50 win over Mount Marty. DWU dominated on both ends of the floor from start to finish and never trailed in the game while holding [Read More…]
Jacks Overcome Elements, Villanova to Advance
South Dakota State seized the momentum with a return of a blocked punt for a touchdown late in the first half and secured another trip to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs behind the rushing of Isaiah [Read More…]
NDSU Ends USD’s Season in Blowout, 45-17
VERMILLION, S.D.— December Bison proved mightier than September Bison. North Dakota State scored every time they touched it and its defense intercepted three passes in a 45-17 FCS quarterfinal win against No. 3 South Dakota [Read More…]
‘Let it speak for us’: Legislator plans to pursue South Dakota flag redesign
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota needs a new flag, says Brandon Valley High School student Ryan Schultz. Schultz, who is passionate about flag design and vexillology (the study of flags), is leading the charge, [Read More…]
Penn president Elizabeth Magill resigns amid backlash over congressional hearing comments
Jon Lovette/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — University of Pennsylvania president Elizabeth Magill has voluntarily resigned, the institution said on Saturday, following backlash over her comments during a congressional hearing on how she said she would [Read More…]
Displaced Maui residents find uplifting holiday ‘kokua’ after wildfires
ABC News (MAUI) — For some Maui wildfire victims, the holiday season has been rough, with many residents still displaced from their homes. But the community has found a way to band together and deliver [Read More…]
Over 56 million Americans under flood watch Sunday and Monday
Warren Faidley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A flood watch affecting more than 56 million Americans has been issued across 12 states, as a storm system is expected to bring severe weather to the East Coast [Read More…]
Wind Advisory issued December 09 at 1:36PM MST until December 09 at 4:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South [Read More…]
UNLV shooting: Harrowing 911 calls show inside look at chaos on campus
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — When gunfire erupted at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a woman hiding alone under an office desk called 911 in tears. “Someone’s shooting inside the office,” she said. [Read More…]
Uproar over university presidents’ remarks on antisemitism underscores tensions on campuses
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Four hours of tense testimony on Capitol Hill this week with presidents of the nation’s most elite colleges has kicked off a flood of anger from donors, alumni and politicians [Read More…]
ACLU defends free speech in furor over university presidents’ handling of antisemitic rhetoric on campus
Tim Graham/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As bipartisan pressure continued to mount Friday on three university presidents, including calls to resign and a donor withdrawing a $100 million gift, free speech advocates are defending how [Read More…]
Giuliani’s financial woes could compound as he faces mounting legal exposure
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In 2007, when Rudy Giuliani launched his presidential bid, he seemed both politically and financially at the height of his powers. His image as “America’s mayor” in the [Read More…]
Wind Advisory issued December 09 at 9:13AM MST until December 09 at 4:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South [Read More…]
South Dakota State University Engineering Team Advances to Final Round of NASA ‘Break the Ice’ Challenge
A group of engineering students from South Dakota State University, known as ‘Space Trajectory,’ has progressed to the top six finalists in NASA’s “Break the Ice” challenge, aimed at developing technologies to support sustained human [Read More…]
DWI Crash in Sioux Falls Leaves Four-Year-Old Injured, Driver Arrested
A recent incident in Sioux Falls involved a DUI-related crash resulting in a four-year-old child being injured. The collision occurred Friday night around 6:30 pm when a 2012 Hyundai, driven by 33-year-old Nathan Earley, ran [Read More…]
Wind Advisory issued December 09 at 1:46AM MST until December 09 at 4:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South [Read More…]
Wind Advisory issued December 08 at 8:00PM MST until December 09 at 4:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST SATURDAY… * WHAT…Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South [Read More…]
Ethan Crumbley sentenced to life without parole in deadly Oxford school shooting
Emily Elconin/Getty Images (PONTIAC, Mich.) — Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for killing four of his classmates and wounding others in the 2021 Michigan school shooting. Crumbley, who was [Read More…]
15 states seeing ‘high’ or ‘very high’ levels of respiratory illness: CDC
MoMo Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Respiratory illness activity is elevated or increasing across most areas of the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In total, 15 [Read More…]
Ryan O’Neal, star of ‘Paper Moon’, longtime partner of Farrah Fawcett, dead at 82
O’Neal in 2015 – Matthew Simmons/Getty Images (NOTE LANGUAGE) Ryan O’Neal, star of dozens of movies, including Love Story and Paper Moon, has died at 82, according to a social media post from his sportscaster [Read More…]
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