Month: February 2024
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Green methanol: A carbon dioxide pipeline alternative?
Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch A company that wants to help ethanol producers harness their carbon dioxide emissions to produce an additional renewable fuel says its technology is a viable alternative to proposed carbon dioxide [Read More…]
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Admitted without an application: Pilot project aims to bolster state university enrollment
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight The number of students graduating from South Dakota high schools is declining. And fewer of those graduates are enrolling in any higher education, let alone attending one of South Dakota’s [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota Girls High School Basketball Media Poll – February 19
The South Dakota Prep Media basketball polls for the week of Feb. 19 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota Boys High School Basketball Media Poll – February 19
The South Dakota Prep Media basketball polls for the week of Feb. 19 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]
ABC World News
Patients evacuated from Nasser Hospital, Gaza’s second-largest, as WHO says it has stopped ‘functioning’ amid attacks
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Patients are being evacuated from Gaza’s second-largest hospital, which has been under attack from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. At least 14 patients have been [Read More…]
ABC National News
Why an ancient lake that reemerged at Death Valley National Park will stick around
This series of images compares the desert basin before flooding (left) with its more-waterlogged state following each major storm. In both August 2023 (middle) and February 2024 (right), a shallow lake several kilometers across fills [Read More…]
ABC National News
California storm: Santa Barbara airport closes as rain drenches state
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A flood watch is in effect from Redding in Northern California to San Diego in Southern California as a storm slams the state with rain and wind. Two to 5 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Cyclists ‘fight off’ cougar, save friend being mauled: Washington Police
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A group of cyclists saved a fellow rider’s life by fighting off a cougar that attacked her over the holiday weekend on a suburban Seattle trail, according to authorities. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump uses brief comment on Navalny’s death to claim his own political persecution
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally on February 17, 2024 in Waterford, Michigan. CREDIT: Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday used his [Read More…]
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Pierre Man Convicted of Murder Dies in Prison
Brad Reay, a Pierre man convicted of first-degree murder for killing his wife, has died at age 64 in the Jameson Annex infirmary in Sioux Falls. The South Dakota Department of Corrections announced his death, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Medical experts sound the alarm on growing diabetic amputations among Black patients
Sorrasak Jar Tinyo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In operating rooms across the country, more and more diabetics are receiving amputations due to complications from type-2 diabetes. The life-altering procedures are more common among Black and [Read More…]
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Latest Amtrak study maps include potential routes through Sioux Falls, Rapid City
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A long distance rail study from the Federal Railroad Administration includes new maps showing two possible South Dakota passenger rail routes. The routes would run through Sioux Falls and Rapid [Read More…]
News
Johnson Tours Mitchell Healthcare Facility
Congressman Dusty Johnson spent part of President’s Day in Mitchell touring the Avera Grasslands Clinic….. He says he’s familiar with Grasslands as a user of healthcare….. Johnson says the federal government makes things [Read More…]
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Mitchell City Council set to meet Tuesday evening
The Mitchell City Council is set to meet tonight starting at 5:30 with a work session including a 2023 year end financial review. The regular council meeting agenda includes consideration and action on the consent [Read More…]
ABC National News
One dead, five injured in mass shooting at Indianapolis Waffle House, police say
mphotoi/Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — One person was killed and five others were injured in a mass shooting at a Waffle House in Indianapolis early Monday, police said. Officers were dispatched to the scene around 12:40 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Killer remains at large in University of Colorado double homicide: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — Classes at the University of Colorado were canceled for a “day of healing” Monday as investigators continued to work to identify a suspect in the fatal shooting of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden says GOP making ‘big mistake’ on Ukraine aid, willing to meet with Johnson
President Biden. CREDIT: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden, in the wake of the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said congressional Republicans are “making a big [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota Ag Commissioner looks for “tweaks” during Legislative Session
Minnesota’s Commissioner of Agriculture is looking at tweaks to the budget, aid for dairy farmers, and water quality as top issues this legislative session. Thom Petersen tells Brownfield there probably won’t be a lot of [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle inventory lowest since 1951
Historically low cattle inventories will be a major storyline for agriculture throughout 2024. Zach Brummer with Iowa Farm Bureau says the herd size in the U.S. is the lowest it’s been since 1951. “Interesting thing [Read More…]
Ag News
Nebraska Congressman frustrated by length of Mexico GM corn dispute
The chair of the U.S. House Ways and Means subcommittee on trade is frustrated by how long the dispute process over Mexico’s GM corn ban is taking. Nebraska Republican Adrian Smith says the U.S. Trade [Read More…]
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