Month: March 2024
JAG-SD students to attend Career Development Conference at Dakota Wesleyan
PIERRE, S.D. – Approximately 180 students from Jobs for America’s Graduates – South Dakota (JAG-SD) will attend the 2024 JAG-SD Career Development Conference March 5 on the campus of Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU) in Mitchell. Students [Read More…]
Robbery Attempt in Central Sioux Falls Thwarted, Suspects Flee Empty-Handed
Over the weekend, Sioux Falls police responded to a robbery attempt near 17th Street and Minnesota Avenue. Two women in a parked car reported that two men approached them, with one displaying a gun. The [Read More…]
As xylazine surges, some lawmakers want jail time for dealers and people who use the drug
Legislators in a handful of states are offering bills to address the rise in the misuse of xylazine, a cheap animal sedative not intended for human consumption. Xylazine, or “tranq,” can induce blackouts and cause [Read More…]
Apple fined nearly $2B by EU for abusing dominance of App Store
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / Getty Images (BRUSSELS) — Apple was fined nearly $2 billion on Monday by the European Union for abusing its market dominance to harm music streaming apps and its customers. The tech giant, [Read More…]
Haiti declares state of emergency, imposes nighttime curfew amid surging violence
KeithBinns/Getty Images (PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) — Haiti is under a state of emergency and nighttime curfew amid a surge of violence, after armed gangs attacked the Caribbean country’s two largest prisons and freed scores of inmates. [Read More…]
Slain Amish woman was found with throat cut, court documents show
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (SPARTANSBURG, Pa.) — The pregnant Amish woman who was killed in her rural Pennsylvania home was found lying in a pool of blood with her throat cut, according to court documents. The [Read More…]
Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira agrees to accept 16-year prison sentence
Stefani Reynolds/ Getty Images (BOSTON) — Former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira agreed Monday that he caused one of the most extraordinary leaks of national defense secrets in years and agreed to accept a [Read More…]
Hero firefighter describes rescue of semitruck driver dangling from bridge
Bryce Carden speaks to Good Morning America, Mar. 4, 2024. — GMA/ABC News (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A semitruck driver survived a harrowing 40 minute rescue high above the Ohio River thanks to a firefighter who [Read More…]
Monster blizzard slams the West, with more snow on the way
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The biggest snowstorm of the season ended in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California overnight, but more snow is on the way for some. Some of the highest snowfall totals [Read More…]
US Supreme Court rules for Trump in historic 14th Amendment ballot eligibility case
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Donald Trump in a historic case challenging his ability to seek the Republican presidential nomination under Section 3 of the [Read More…]
Nikki Haley projected to become first woman to win a Republican primary
Henrik5000/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is projected to win Washington, D.C.’s Republican primary on Sunday, ABC News reports, her first primary win over former President Donald Trump, but one that [Read More…]
Threats to health care sector targets likely to stay ‘elevated’ amid cultural wars: DHS
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The brew of hot-button socio-medical issues litigated both in the public square and in the courts will “amplify the health care sector’s visibility as a potential target for [Read More…]
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ on Disney+: Exclusive trailer reveal
Walt Disney Studios Good Morning America exclusively revealed the trailer for the Disney+ version of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, streaming March 14. It was announced in early February that Swift’s blockbuster concert film would [Read More…]
Road to the Oscars 2024: Six couples compete for Oscar gold
ABC We’re less than a week away from the 96th annual Academy Awards, and this year, six couples are competing for Oscar gold. Let’s break down which lovebirds are up for prizes at the awards [Read More…]
In Brief: Netflix cancels new series ‘The Brothers Sun’, and more
Netflix has canceled The Brothers Sun after one season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The comedy drama series, starring Michelle Yeoh, Justin Chien and Sam Song Li, followed the family story of a Taiwanese gang [Read More…]
Farmers have mixed responses to GREET model delays
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Biden administration won’t release its updated Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy Use in Technologies or GREET model for a few more weeks and farmers at the Commodity Classic [Read More…]
Keeping Corn Fields Clean
Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist Will Tubbs says weeds can rob corn of yield potential by stealing resources like sunlight, water, and nutrients. He tells Brownfield effective weed control can promote better yield potential, especially [Read More…]
Koth warns of possible economic trouble ahead
District 20 State Representative Lance Koth of Mitchell is wrapping up a six-year stint in the Legislature. Four of those years as a member of the Appropriations Committees. During last Friday’s final legislative cracker-barrel, he [Read More…]
Construction to Begin on Benson Road and Interstate 229 Interchange in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Starting Monday, March 11, 2024, the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will begin reconstruction work on Benson Road and the Interstate 229 interchange. Benson Road will remain opened to traffic [Read More…]
2025 Hanson Boys and Girls Classic Teams Announced
The 2025 Hanson Classic teams have been announced, with the girls classic scheduled for Saturday, January 18, and the boys classic for Saturday, January 25 at the Corn Palace. Hanson Girls Classic, Saturday, January 18, [Read More…]
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