Month: July 2024
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Dakota Wesleyan University Announces Avera Sponsorship Recipients
Dakota Wesleyan University recently announced the latest group of nursing students to be awarded prestigious Avera Achieve Sponsorships. Established in 2022, the Avera Achieve Sponsorship Program supports selected sophomore DWU nursing students with $20,000 in [Read More…]
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A Long Overdue Thanks From a Grateful Nation Delivered
An Iraqi War combat veteran with ties to Mitchell received a long overdue recognition Thursday. Senator Mike Rounds presented the Purple Heart medal to Jerry Stravia….. Stravia suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2007, and [Read More…]
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Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly court-martialed for WWII-era Port Chicago explosion
Mare Island Navy Yard (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were unjustly court-martialed in 1944 following the Port Chicago explosion in California that killed 320 people. The sailors had been [Read More…]
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Stegosaurus skeleton, nicknamed ‘Apex,’ sells for record $44.6M at Sotheby’s auction
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A nearly complete stegosaurus skeleton sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York on Wednesday for a record $44.6 million — the most ever paid for [Read More…]
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Biden held ‘tense’ call with group of House Democrats over concerns he can’t win
Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On Saturday, roughly an hour before the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump — President Joe Biden was in the midst of a heated phone call with [Read More…]
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These Milwaukee voters are undecided, and unenthusiastic, about Biden and Trump
ABC News (MILWAUKEE, W.I.) — The Republican National Convention is bringing a hoard of die-hard Donald Trump supporters from across the country to Wisconsin, where some residents are echoing they’re support for the former president. [Read More…]
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‘Fight, fight fight!’ has become the RNC rallying cry. Trump’s supporters explain why
ABC News (MILWAUKEE, W.I.) — As Donald Trump made his way into the Republican National Convention on Monday, his first public appearance since the attempted assassination attempt on him, the delegates greeted him with thunderous [Read More…]
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Sheryl Lee Ralph learns she’s Emmy-nominated while presenting 2024 nominations
NBC/Chris Polk “Honey, that never gets old!” That was a dancing Sheryl Lee Ralph‘s live reaction on Wednesday to finding out she just received her third Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Supporting Actress category for Abbott [Read More…]
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‘Shōgun’ leads Emmy nominations with 25; ‘The Bear’ sets Emmys comedy record with 23
Television Academy/ABC The nominations for the 76th Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning, and FX’s Shōgun led the field with 25 nominations in the Drama category. Another FX show, The Bear, set an Emmys record in the comedy [Read More…]
Ag News
HPAI cases increase in people, dairy cattle
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting the first cases highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry workers since 2022. Officials say at least five people in Colorado have tested positive for the virus [Read More…]
Ag News
Midwest picking up after derecho
A senior science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says the Midwest is officially recovering from a derecho. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield… “We use that term derecho when we’re talking about a storm system that produces [Read More…]
Ag News
CHS confident harvest propane supplies will be plentiful
Farmers concerned about a wet harvest are assured there’s an ample supply of propane for drying grain. CHS chief financial officer Olivia Nelligan says the cooperative is closely tracking demand. “So we understand what we’re [Read More…]
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Tar spot pops up across Indiana
An extension pathologist says tar spot continues to spread across Indiana. Darcy Telenko with Purdue University says it was recently confirmed in the eastern part of the state. “If you had tar slot in your [Read More…]
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8-week-old girl dies in hot car in New Jersey, dad arrested
Patstock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A dad has been arrested after his 8-week-old daughter died when she was left in a hot car in New Jersey, authorities said. At about 1:45 p.m. Monday, authorities in [Read More…]
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FBI examines Trump assassination attempt suspect’s phone, transmitter found on him
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (BUTLER, P.A.) — Authorities said the man they allege tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump was able to access the roof near the rally by climbing over an air conditioning unit [Read More…]
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Biden seriously considering proposing major Supreme Court changes
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposing major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for justices and an enforceable [Read More…]
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Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro released from prison, set to speak at RNC
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE, W.I.) — Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro was released from federal prison Wednesday morning after completing his sentence on contempt of Congress charges. Navarro was convicted in September of two counts [Read More…]
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RNC 2024 Day 3 updates: JD Vance gets moment in spotlight with prime-time speech
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE, W.I.) — Day 3 of the Republican National Convention features the prime-time debut of J.D. Vance introducing himself both to Republicans and Americans nationwide. He’ll speak to the delegates as Donald [Read More…]
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Wisconsin voters speak on Trump, Biden and America’s divisions in wake of shooting
ABC News (MILWAUKEE, W.I.) — It had been less than 48 hours since the attempted assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, and for four Wisconsin voters, it was yet another sign of how divided [Read More…]
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Harris calls Vance ‘rubber stamp’ for Trump and his ‘extreme’ agenda
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris in a short video released early Wednesday said former President Donald Trump’s new running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, will act as a “rubber stamp” for Trump [Read More…]