Month: October 2024
Delayed farm bill punted until after election with Congress stuck on how to pay for it
Allison Winter, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Sweeping legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election. The latest [Read More…]
Lennox Man Dies from Injuries Following September Crash in McCook County
McCook County, S.D.- A Lennox, SD man died yesterday from injuries sustained in a September 19 crash in McCook County. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary [Read More…]
Three Arrested in Sioux Falls Kidnapping Case; More Suspects Sought
Three individuals have been arrested in connection to a kidnapping in Sioux Falls. Samantha Talent Adams, 43, was charged with first-degree kidnapping and aggravated assault after being apprehended on October 1st. The charges stem from [Read More…]
State prison inmate’s sentence extended following a guilty plea
Attorney General Marty Jackley says a current South Dakota Penitentiary inmate has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison for assaulting a South Dakota Department of Corrections employee. 34 year old Inmate Christopher [Read More…]
DWU students recognized for their on-campus voter registration effort
Secretary of State Monae Johnson paid a visit to Dakota Wesleyan University Tuesday evening to thank a group of students who led a successful on-campus voter registration drive signing-up 28 new voters. Johnson presented the [Read More…]
North Carolina candidate’s inclusion in Sioux Falls event divides SD Republican Party
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS – A political fundraiser featuring a video message from a controversial Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina further divided the factions within the South Dakota Republican Party on [Read More…]
Mitchell Girls Tennis Claims ESD Conference Title
Mitchell Kernels girls tennis team claimed the ESD Conference title on Tuesday in Watertown, led by six flight champions. With a total of 321 points over the two-day event, Mitchell outpaced second-place Yankton (266 points) [Read More…]
Ryan Murphy’s Menendez brothers story stays atop Netflix’s TV chart as audience grows in second week
Netflix Ryan Murphy‘s newest Monster series on Netflix stayed atop the streamer’s English TV List for the week of Sept. 23, and in its second week at #1, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story managed a bigger [Read More…]
UK company reportedly looking to serve up British version of ‘Cheers’
Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank Thirty years after Ted Danson‘s Sam Malone declared, “Sorry, we’re closed,” to end the 11-season classic sitcom Cheers, a U.K. company is reportedly interested in serving up an English version. That’s [Read More…]
John Amos, Emmy-nominated ‘Good Times’ and ‘Roots’ actor, dies at 84
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Time Warner Inc. John Amos, the actor best known for playing doting father James Evans Sr. on the sitcom Good Times, has died, his publicist told ABC News. He was 84. [Read More…]
Tallulah Willis shares photos with dad Bruce Willis: “I love this guy so much”
Rich Fury/Getty Images Tallulah Willis is sharing a look inside her relationship with her dad, Bruce Willis. In an Instagram post shared Sept. 30, Willis’ youngest daughter with ex-wife Demi Moore shared a series of undated photos of [Read More…]
‘American Pickers’ star Frank Fritz dead following health struggles
Fritz and Wolfe in 2015 – Taylor Hill/Getty Images Frank Fritz, who along with Mike Wolfe scoured the country for hidden treasures on History’s American Pickers, has died, Wolfe announced on Instagram “with a broken [Read More…]
Supply chain issues hit hospitals, dialysis centers after Hurricane Helene
Getty Images – STOCK/David Sacks (DURHAM, N.C.) — As hospitals and health care facilities work to get back up and running after Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s Big Bend, affecting several states, the medical supply [Read More…]
Breast cancer deaths decrease as cases among Asian Americans and younger adults rise, new report finds
Isaac Lane Koval/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Breast cancer deaths have fallen by 44% compared to 35 years ago, saving nearly 520,000 lives, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society. The dramatic [Read More…]
Walz-Vance debate updates: VP candidates tangle on abortion, immigration and Jan. 6
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — The vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance could prove to be a major factor in the presidential election — given how close the race is and [Read More…]
Fact-checking Tim Walz and JD Vance’s VP debate
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — In the first and only vice-presidential debate of the 2024 election, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance are going head-to-head on the nation’s most pressing [Read More…]
Biden directed US military to help Israel shoot down Iranian missiles, officials say
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military coordinated closely with the Israeli Defense Forces to help defend against Tuesday’s Iranian missile attack, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at a White House [Read More…]
2024 election updates: Harris to tour Hurricane Helene damage in Georgia
SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With just 36 days until Election Day, the campaign trail is taking a sharp turn toward how Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are responding to the devastation [Read More…]
Hurricane Helene live updates: At least 159 dead from record-breaking storm
An ABC News graphic shows the latest weather conditions and warnings in the wake of Helene, on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding [Read More…]
Violent crime down 10.3% in first months of 2024: FBI data
Getty Images – STOCK/kali9 (NEW YORK) — Violent crime decreased by 10.3% in the first six months of 2024, according to newly released preliminary FBI data. From January to June 2024, the Quarterly Uniform Crime [Read More…]
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