Month: March 2024
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 70 Years for 2022 Attempted Murder Case
A Sioux Falls man, Michael James-Phillip Pettigrew, 33, was sentenced to 70 years in prison at the Minnehaha County Courthouse for charges related to three aggravated assaults from October 2022. Pettigrew was arrested for stabbing [Read More…]
Tragic End to Search for Missing Teen Wyatt Rowland
After multiple days of searching, 17-year-old Wyatt Rowland has been found deceased. Hand County Sheriff Shane Croeni confirmed that Wyatt and his pickup were found separately in a small body of water north of Miller. [Read More…]
Housing board ‘in the final stretch’ of $200 million worth of infrastructure awards
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota Housing Development Authority Board has awarded about $113 million in taxpayer funding to help pay for infrastructure at 73 housing projects across the state in the last [Read More…]
Regulators approve early start for largest solar farm in state
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Utility regulators took actions Tuesday that will allow a solar energy project to start producing electricity ahead of schedule at the largest solar farm in the state. Wild Springs Solar’s $190 million project sprawls [Read More…]
South Dakota ranchers, politicians applaud new ‘Product of USA’ labeling rule
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota politicians and representatives of the cattle industry are applauding a new U.S. Department of Agriculture rule aimed at ensuring the voluntary “Product of USA” label means what it says. [Read More…]
Former Childcare Worker Sentenced to 50 Years for Child Pornography and Sexual Contact Charges
29-year-old Chris Phoumy, a former childcare worker, was sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison for charges related to child pornography and sexual contact with children under his care. Phoumy faced nine counts [Read More…]
Gazans mark holy month amid struggles: ‘This Ramadan is not happy’
ABC News (GAZA and LONDON) — The holy month of Ramadan is being marked across the Muslim world, but for people in Gaza, it’s a far more somber and muted time than in previous years, [Read More…]
RFK Jr. wants Aaron Rodgers or Jesse Ventura to be his running mate
Ryan Kang/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura top the list of Robert F. Kennedy’s potential running mates — though the independent candidate has not [Read More…]
‘Uncommitted’ voters in Washington primary hope to keep pressuring Biden on Israel’s war in Gaza
Joseph Sohm/Getty Images (OLYMPIA, Wash.) — Organizers in Washington state have been leading an effort to encourage Democratic voters to cast their ballots for the “uncommitted” option on Tuesday, in the latest example of a [Read More…]
VA to expand IVF policies to include single, same-sex married veterans
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The department of Veterans Affairs will soon provide in vitro fertilization to eligible veterans who are single or in same-sex marriages — coming after criticism of the agency’s lack of [Read More…]
White House announces $300 million military aid package for Ukraine
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With new aid for Ukraine stalled in Congress since December, the White House on Tuesday announced it had cobbled together another $300 million in military assistance to use as [Read More…]
Hello again, Sidney: Neve Campbell returning to franchise with 7th ‘Scream’
Campbell in 2022’s ‘Scream’ — Paramount Pictures/Spyglass Media Group After sitting out the hit sixth Scream film over a well-publicized contract dispute, Neve Campbell is back as Sidney Prescott. In an Instagram post showing the [Read More…]
‘Black-ish’ star Jenifer Lewis reveals devastating accident during trip
Good Morning America Black-ish star Jenifer Lewis recently opened up exclusively to Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts about a devastating accident she experienced that left her temporarily unable to walk. Lewis was injured after [Read More…]
Co-star says Deadpool’s first MCU movie has Ryan Reynolds “playing with all the toys”
Marvel Studios Karan Soni, who plays Deadpool’s long-suffering taxi driver Dopinder in the franchise, is talking about the threequel. As the record-breaking trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine proved, Soni says star and producer Ryan Reynolds is taking “full advantage” [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 12, 2024
May corn closed at $4.41 and 3/4, unchangedMay soybeans closed at $11.96, up 16 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $339.20, up $2.00May soybean oil closed at 47.82, up 118 pointsMay wheat closed at [Read More…]
EATS Act faces GOP opposition in U.S. House
Legislation in the U.S. House that would address Proposition 12 is getting some pushback by a group of Republicans. In a letter to House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, the lawmakers said the Ending [Read More…]
The world’s oldest known lipstick from the Bronze Age was discovered in Iran, study shows
Getty Images – STOCK (PADUA, Italy.) — While makeup trends have evolved over the last 4,000 years, a recent study apparently proves that the age-old saying is true: the beauty of a red lip is [Read More…]
Video shows James Crumbley told police where to find guns after son’s school shooting
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (PONTIAC, Mich.) — In a prosecution that has largely mirrored evidence from his wife’s trial, previously unseen video was shown in court Tuesday of James Crumbley telling police where to find guns [Read More…]
US troops en route to Gaza coast in deployment families say was a shock
Anne Falherty, ABC News (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Hundreds of U.S. troops are now en route to the Gaza coast to build a massive floating pier off the war-torn enclave that will open up a [Read More…]
Uvalde police chief announces his resignation after independent investigation
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas.) — Daniel Rodriguez, the police chief of Uvalde, Texas, announced his resignation on Tuesday. Rodriguez confirmed to ABC News that the resignation will take effect April 6. The news comes [Read More…]
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