Month: January 2024
Land Transfer Complete for Workforce Housing Development
The transfer of 22 acres of land from Avera Queen of Peace Hospital to the Mitchell Area Development Corporation became official Friday. MADC president Ken Schlimgen says the Ridgeview on Foster workforce housing development has [Read More…]
Former police officer faces sentencing in Elijah McClain’s death
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Randy Roedema, a former Aurora, Colorado, police officer will be sentenced Friday after being convicted of criminally negligent homicide and assault in the third degree in the August 2019 [Read More…]
New batch of Jeffrey Epstein court documents released
Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, MA on 9/8/04. (Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The next batch of documents pertaining to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released. The latest [Read More…]
Michael Avenatti argues to overturn conviction for defrauding Stormy Daniels
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti deserves to have his conviction overturned because the trial erroneously instructed the jury about the professional duties of lawyers, Avenatti’s lawyer argued Friday to a [Read More…]
The forces behind Harvard President Claudine Gay’s resignation
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Claudine Gay has resigned from her seat as Harvard University’s president after a tenure mired by controversy and skepticism, with several forces at play in her exit from the [Read More…]
Three years later, Jan 6. pipe bomber mystery still unsolved
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Three years after the attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, federal law enforcement leaders still have one major unsolved mystery — finding the person who placed [Read More…]
What to know about intermittent fasting: Is it right for you?
CRISTINA PEDRAZZINI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — If you have a friend who suggests grabbing dinner at 5 p.m., or a co-worker who you see eating her first meal at noon, she is probably [Read More…]
Strength vs. strength for CFP title: Michigan’s stingy pass D faces Washington QB Michael Penix Jr.
The College Football Playoff national championship game between No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Washington is a contrast in styles and a matchup of strength versus strength when Michael Penix Jr. faces the Wolverines’ defense. [Read More…]
South Dakota State Wrestling Knocks Off No. 6 Michigan
SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota State and Michigan each won five matches, but the Jackrabbits notched four bonus-point victories to carry them to a 22-17 dual victory in a battle between top-15 teams Thursday night [Read More…]
The largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous spider has been found in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help [Read More…]
Successful Rescue of Two Men Trapped in Arkansas Grain Bin
Emergency crews in Poinsett County, Arkansas, responded to a report of two men trapped inside a grain bin. Lepanto Fire Chief Earnie Hill explained the challenges of the rescue, emphasizing the difficulty of extracting individuals [Read More…]
Reality Roundup: ‘Love Is Blind’ lawsuit, ‘RHOSLC’ bombshell and more
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what’s happened in the world of reality television this week: Love Is Blind (Netflix) Season five contestant Renee Poche has filed a bombshell [Read More…]
Palm Springs Film Fest kicks off awards season with honors for ‘Flower Moon’ and more
Getty Images On Thursday evening, awards season got underway at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, where performers and movies that will likely soon be Oscar nominees were honored. Among those, Meryl Streep presented Maestro‘s [Read More…]
Michelle Yeoh talks new action-packed series ‘The Brothers Sun’
Getty Images for Netflix Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh is back onscreen, playing yet another complicated character in the Netflix series The Brothers Sun. In the new action-packed drama, the Everything Everywhere All at Once star [Read More…]
Dan Levy on the vulnerability in his film ‘Good Grief’
Chris Baker/Netflix In the new film Good Grief, which drops Friday on Netflix, complicated adult friendships take center stage. The movie marks Dan Levy’s feature writing and directing debut. He also stars in the film, and he [Read More…]
‘Starsky & Hutch’ star David Soul dead at 80
Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images David Soul, one half of the ’70s buddy cop duo Starsky & Hutch, has died, his wife, Helen Snell, said in a statement. He was 80. His widow said Soul, born [Read More…]
It’s A Done Deal
The Mitchell Area Development Corporation (MADC) extends its sincere appreciation to Avera for the generous donation of land on Ridgeview on Foster. This invaluable gift comes at a pivotal time, as the Mitchell community experiences [Read More…]
‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius released from South African prison on parole after girlfriend’s murder
MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Oscar Pistorius, the former South African runner who competed in both the Olympics and Paralympics, has been released from prison on parole nearly 11 years after he shot [Read More…]
Snow, wintry mix on the way for Northeast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A winter storm is moving through the Southern Plains on Friday with heavy rain and snow falling from Texas to Kansas. The storm will continue to move east with a [Read More…]
Air Force crew ejects safely as B-1 bomber crashes during landing in South Dakota
FILE photo, Ross Harrison Koty/Getty Images (RAPID CITY, S.D.) — Four crew members from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota ejected safely from their aircraft Thursday night when their bomber crashed while attempting a [Read More…]
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