Year: 2024
Oscars 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ wins Best Picture
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Oppenheimer won Best Picture at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday night. Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic was the big winner of the night. The film picked up seven of the 13 awards [Read More…]
Oscars 2024: Emma Stone wins Best Actress for ‘Poor Things’
Disney/Scott Kirkland Emma Stone picked up her second Oscar for Best Actress Sunday night for her role as Bella Baxter in director Yorgos Lanthimos’ film Poor Things. Her speech got off to a funny start, [Read More…]
Oscars 2024: Christopher Nolan wins Best Director
Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas (Disney/Scott Kirkland) Christopher Nolan won Best Director at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday night, for helming the blockbuster biopic, Oppenheimer. This was his first-ever Oscar win after eight nominations. He [Read More…]
Oscars 2024: Cillian Murphy wins Best Actor for ‘Oppenheimer’
Disney/Chris Willard Cillian Murphy continued his winning ways Sunday night, picking up the Oscar for Best Actor for playing Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, in Christopher Nolan’s epic Oppenheimer. “I’m a little [Read More…]
Oscars 2024: Billie Eilish and FINNEAS win their second Best Original Song Oscar
Disney/Stewart Cook Billie Eilish and FINNEAS made Oscar history on March 10, when they became the only two people ever to win two Oscars before the age of 30. As expected, the two took home [Read More…]
Oscars 2024: Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins Best Supporting Actress
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Da’Vine Joy Randolph won Best Supporting Actress at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday night. She won for her role as Mary Lamb, the head cook at a boy’s [Read More…]
Oscars 2024: Jimmy Kimmel opens with jokes about ‘Barbie,’ Robert Downey Jr. & more
Disney/Mark Seliger Jimmy Kimmel returned to host the Oscars for a fourth time Sunday night, kicking off the show with a monologue that poked fun of everything from the writers and actors strike, the length [Read More…]
US military evacuates some US Embassy personnel in Haiti, bolsters security amid ongoing violence
ABC News U.S. military crews have airlifted nonessential U.S. Embassy personnel in Haiti out of harm’s way amid a surge of gang-related violence against the government, according to a statement Sunday from the U.S. Southern [Read More…]
Kate Middleton thanks public for support amid recovery from surgery
X/@KensingtonRoyal Kate, the Princess of Wales, issued a statement on Sunday thanking the public for their support in the months since she underwent surgery. “Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the [Read More…]
Educators say they fear Oklahoma law restricts teaching ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ book
ABC News Some teachers in Oklahoma say they are afraid to teach a book that is the foundation of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” one the most talked about films of the year. Nominated for [Read More…]
Buttigieg calls out Katie Britt’s misleading use of sex trafficking victim’s story to attack Biden
ABC News Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday called out Alabama Sen. Katie Britt’s misleading use of an anecdote on sex trafficking to attack President Joe Biden’s record on border security in her response to [Read More…]
Americans split on who they trust to do a better job as president: POLL
ABC News As President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to secure their party’s nomination and gear up to face off in another general election campaign, Americans are split on who they trust [Read More…]
Mitchell Marlins Boys Place Sixth at State
The Mitchell Marlins boys hockey team took home sixth place at this weekend’s state tournament in Brookings. On Friday, the Rushmore Thunder defeated Mitchell 7-2 in the quarterfinals. The Marlins were down early 4-0 at [Read More…]
Rapid City Man Accused in Shooting Death of Acey Morrison Returned to South Dakota from Indiana
Gregory Landers, 53, has been brought back to South Dakota and is currently in the Pennington County Jail. He is charged with first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of 30-year-old Acey Morrison, which occurred at [Read More…]
Nebraska Man Convicted in Federal Court for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
Aki Awou from Omaha, Nebraska, was convicted by a jury in federal court for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Awou mailed packages containing thousands of fentanyl [Read More…]
Mitchell’s $1,000 Job Incentive Program Gets Second Round of Funding
Mitchell’s initiative offering $1,000 for relocation to fill full-time positions has succeeded in reducing job openings. Launched by the Mitchell Area Development Corporation last fall, the program attracted new residents and reduced job openings to [Read More…]
Big Run Spurs Jackrabbits to Quarterfinals win over Oral Roberts
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State trailed by as many as 10 in the early going, but strung together a 24-point scoring run to end the first half, and held off any comeback en route [Read More…]
No. 1 South Dakota State survives scare from No. 9 Omaha to advance to semifinals
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 1 South Dakota State withstood a stiff test from No. 9 Omaha, beating the Mavericks 66-53 to advance to the Summit League Women’s Basketball Tournament semifinals. Paige Meyer led the way [Read More…]
‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ leads the best of the worst with five Razzie Awards
Jagged Edge Productions As is tradition, before Hollywood biggest night comes the winners list the stars don’t want to be on: The Golden Raspberry Awards. The “winners” of the 44th Annual Razzie Awards have been [Read More…]
Thousands of Turkish women defy ban to protest for equal rights
ABC News (ISTANBUL) — Thousands of women took to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, to mark International Women’s Day Friday despite a ban by the government, demanding equality and change of laws to protect women [Read More…]
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