Month: January 2024

The South Dakota House Judiciary Committee has passed two bills, HB 1024 and HB 1036, sponsored by Republican Rep. Kevin Jensen. HB 1024 requires medical marijuana card applications to include an acknowledgment that users may [Read More…]

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Blizzard Warning issued January 13 at 7:26PM MST until January 13 at 11:00PM MST by NWS

…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY… * WHAT…For the Blizzard Warning, blizzard conditions. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. For the [Read More…]

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Wind Chill Warning issued January 13 at 7:26PM MST until January 16 at 11:00AM MST by NWS

…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY… * WHAT…For the Blizzard Warning, blizzard conditions. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. For the [Read More…]

Stroud becomes youngest QB to win a playoff game as Texans rout Browns 45-14

HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie C.J. Stroud became the youngest quarterback to win a playoff game after throwing for 274 yards and three touchdowns, and the Houston Texans returned two interceptions by Joe Flacco for scores [Read More…]

Chiefs-Dolphins could approach NFL record for coldest game. Bills-Steelers postponed due to snow

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins were set to play one of the coldest games in NFL history on Saturday night, yet that didn’t stop hundreds of fans from [Read More…]

Steelers-Bills playoff game moved to Monday amid forecast for dangerous winter weather

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A potentially dangerous winter storm forecast to hit the Buffalo region over the weekend led the NFL on Saturday to push back the Bills’ wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers [Read More…]

South Dakota State Women Win 5th Straight

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Powered by five players in double figures, the South Dakota State women’s basketball team raced past Denver, 68-50, Saturday afternoon at Frost Arena. SDSU has won five straight games and is 7-1 at [Read More…]

Denver Too Much in Win over Jackrabbits

DENVER, Colo. — Denver’s Tommy Bruner and Pedro Lopez Sanvicente combined for 49 points to lead the Pioneers to a 99-80 victory over South Dakota State in Hamilton Gymnasium on Saturday. The Pios led for a [Read More…]

South Dakota Bill Proposes Increased Property Owner Rights in Response to Summit Carbon Solutions’ Pipeline

South Dakota Representatives Scott Moore and Karla Lems have introduced House Bill 1079, aiming to change property access laws for pipeline projects like Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed multi-state network. The bill mandates written consent from [Read More…]

Sioux Falls Building Permit Valuation Reaches Second-Highest Year in 2023

In 2023, Sioux Falls experienced its second-highest year for building permit valuation, totaling over $1.1 billion. Despite a decrease from the previous year’s $1.9 billion, Mayor Paul TenHaken highlighted the diverse mix of permits, signaling [Read More…]

Bill would raise cap on private school scholarships funded by insurance companies

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight – A bill beginning its journey through the Legislature would create more private school scholarships funded by insurance companies in exchange for tax relief. The legislation would raise the annual tax-credit cap [Read More…]

Man Stabbed in Altercation in Southeastern Sioux Falls

An altercation occurred in an apartment near 18th Street and Blaine Avenue in southeastern Sioux Falls around 1 a.m. on Friday morning. Multiple men were involved in an argument that concluded with one man being [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: War between Israel and Hamas reaches the 100th day mark

A man holds the body of a small child as he and others mourn while collecting the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. (Photo by [Read More…]

NTSB investigating after 3 killed in 2 high-speed train collisions at same rail crossing this week

THEPALMER/Getty Images (FLORIDA) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating after three people were killed in two separate vehicle-train collisions at the same high-speed rail crossing in Florida this week. On Friday, two people [Read More…]

Almost every US state is under a weather alert as storms sweep across the country

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Almost every single U.S. state is under some form of weather alert ranging from flood watches in the east to blizzard warnings in Iowa to wind chill warnings for over [Read More…]

Gilgo Beach murder suspect expected to be charged in death of 4th woman: Sources

seng kui Lim / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann returns to court next week on Long Island where he is expected to be charged in the death of a fourth [Read More…]

Multiple earthquakes hit Oklahoma City metro area, including 2 of 4.4 magnitude

Charles O’Rear/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA) — A series of earthquakes struck Oklahoma Friday evening into Saturday morning, including at least two of 4.4 magnitude. A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 9:37 p.m. CT near Arcadia, [Read More…]

Former President Donald Trump cancels 3 of his 4 weekend campaign events

Grafton Marshall Smith/Getty Images (IOWA) — Weather continues to impact the schedule of presidential candidates heading into the Iowa caucuses as former President Donald Trump has now canceled three out of his four in-person commit [Read More…]

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Blizzard Warning issued January 13 at 12:56PM MST until January 13 at 11:00PM MST by NWS

…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY… * WHAT…For the Blizzard Warning, blizzard conditions. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. For the [Read More…]

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Wind Chill Warning issued January 13 at 12:56PM MST until January 16 at 11:00AM MST by NWS