Month: October 2024
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Mitchell Girls Tennis Team Complete Day 1 of Class AA State Championships
The Mitchell Kernels girls tennis team began their pursuit of the Class AA state championship on Thursday in Rapid City. After Day 1 at the Parkview and Sioux Park Tennis Courts, the team ranked fifth [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Undefeated Vikings can trace much of their early success back to the work done in free agency
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Van Ginkel took two hard steps forward to fake a pass rush, then backpedaled left where he knew Aaron Rodgers would look to throw a quick slant with an unblocked backside [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Minnesota Twins announce plans for sale after 40 years in the Pohlad family
After 40 years of owning the Minnesota Twins, the Pohlad family said Thursday it plans to sell the team. The Twins have had great triumphs on the family’s watch. With Kirby Puckett leading the way, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Rays say it may take ‘weeks’ to fully assess damage at Tropicana Field, after Milton struck region
The Tampa Bay Rays said it may take weeks to fully assess how much damage was done to Tropicana Field, which saw its roof ripped to shreds by the force of Hurricane Milton as the deadly storm barreled across [Read More…]
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Biden and Harris issue statements praising Tim Johnson’s legacy
South Dakota Searchlight – President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday joined the chorus of tributes for former U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-South Dakota, who died Tuesday at age 77. Biden issued [Read More…]
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Concerns Raised as Church Group Distributes Bibles Near Spearfish Middle School
Church members distributed Bibles near Spearfish Middle School on Tuesday, prompting concerns from some parents who felt the event might push religious or political beliefs. While the Bibles were handed out off school property, the [Read More…]
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Amendment H: Opposing sides differ on the likely outcomes of open primaries
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Supporters of open primaries say shifting to a top-two primary system will whittle candidates down to those who represent a majority of South Dakota voters. But opponents argue it will [Read More…]
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State official says employee error led to 273 non-US citizens on voter rolls
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office is blaming the state Department of Public Safety for errors that allowed 273 non-U.S. citizens to register to vote. “These non U.S. citizens [Read More…]
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Investigation prompts state parole board to request information on sex offender supervision
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — The South Dakota Board of Pardons and Paroles will hold a refresher training for its members on sex offender supervision in the coming months in light of [Read More…]
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South Dakota joins multi-state lawsuit seeking to halt federal nursing home staffing rule
Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle A lawsuit filed Tuesday by 20 states, including South Dakota, challenges a federal rule mandating higher staffing levels in nursing homes and alleges that facilities will be forced to close. [Read More…]
ABC National News
St. Petersburg woman who lives across from Tropicana Field recounts Hurricane Milton: ‘It was horrifying’
ABC News (ST.PETERSBURG, Fla.) — As Hurricane Milton pummeled the St. Petersburg area, with winds strong enough to shred the roof of Tropicana Field, Kristy Austin said it sounded like a “freight train” was coming [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hurricane Milton damage emerges after storm passes into Atlantic Ocean
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — The fiberglass roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, was left in tatters, a 10,000-square-foot sheriff’s facility was demolished and several people were killed at a senior living [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden joins growing calls for Congress to return to pass certain hurricane relief
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday joined growing calls from Democrats and even one Republican to bring Congress back to pass certain additional disaster aid funding in the wake of the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
St. Petersburg officials turn off water after main breaks during Milton landfall. Here are the health risks
Paul Hennessy/Anadolu via Getty Images (ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) — Residents of St. Petersburg — on Florida’s central-west coast — were temporarily left without clean drinking water after a water main break occurred during Hurricane Milton. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Gas shortages caused by Hurricane Milton will take days to address, experts say
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — Hurricane Milton left widespread gasoline shortages across Florida after it made landfall on Wednesday night and cut across the state. The damage exacerbated fuel outages that began before the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Bridgerton’ star Nicola Coughlan dishes on season 4 and its “different types of love stories”
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TIME Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan is teasing what to expect during the popular series’ upcoming fourth season. In an interview Wednesday with Good Morning America at the 2024 Time 100 Next [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Nobody Wants This’ renewed for season 2
Stefania Rosini/Netflix The hit series Nobody Wants This is getting a second season. Netflix announced Thursday that the romantic comedy about a podcast host named Joanne (Kristen Bell) and Noah (Adam Brody), an unconventional rabbi, [Read More…]
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William Shatner introduces Julien’s Auctions’ “Bid Long and Prosper” event
Julien’s Auctions William Shatner, the man who is synonymous with Star Trek, appears in a new video from Julien’s Auctions to promote its forthcoming “Bid Long and Prosper” event. The spot has Shatner reunited with the very [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers look to weeding robots as herbicide resistance solution
A new survey by the Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture finds more than half of corn farmers would adopt weeding robots. Ag economist Shadi Attallah says the prevalence of herbicide resistance weeds is a major [Read More…]
Ag News
Hurricanes deliver one-two punch to Florida phosphate production
Hurricanes Helene and Milton have delivered a one-two punch to fertilizer production in the southern U.S. Stone X vice president of fertilizer Josh Linville says the phosphate market has been hit back-to-back. “If Helene was [Read More…]
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