Year: 2024
ABC National News
‘Not a partisan issue’: As classroom culture wars rage, a stark warning about learning loss
Courtesy Jay Artis-Wright In the four years since schools were shuttered in an effort to protect students from the onset of COVID-19, public education has been placed under a microscope and turned into a major [Read More…]
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At least 1 dead as wildfires tear through Texas Panhandle
ABC News Several large wildfires continue to tear through northern Texas, including one that has grown into the second-largest blaze in state history. The Smokehouse Creek Fire that ignited in Hutchinson County remained active as [Read More…]
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At least 1 dead and several others injured in Orlando shooting
WFTV At least one person is dead and several others have been injured following a shooting in Orlando, Florida, police said. At approximately 11 p.m., officers from the Orlando Police Department responded to the area [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘Totally unacceptable’: House Republicans to hammer Defense Secretary Austin over secret hospitalization
WABC House Republicans on Thursday will demand to know whose decision it was to keep Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospital stays a secret from the White House and Congress. In a hearing before the GOP-led [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Tigers Ends Season with Tournament Loss at Northwestern
Orange City, Iowa – Dakota Wesleyan men’s basketball team faced the Red Raiders in the quarter final round of the GPAC Playoffs. Northwestern grabbed the quarterfinal win over the Tiger 78-65. The Tigers were unable [Read More…]
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B-21 Ellsworth expansion getting mixed support in Pierre
Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch BOX ELDER, S.D. – The 2024 South Dakota Legislature considered two spending measures for construction projects aimed at preparing for an influx of military personnel and civilians arriving [Read More…]
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Sioux Falls Man Arrested for Child Porn Possession and Sharing
John Lorens, a 65-year-old man from Sioux Falls, was arrested and booked into the Minnehaha County Jail for possessing and sharing child pornography. The arrest followed a tip from the National Center for Missing and [Read More…]
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Woman Publicly Executed in Western South Dakota, Suspect Orchestrated Killing
Esther Wolfe, a 25-year-old woman, was publicly executed in Pennington County, according to a release from the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office. Ezekiel Mayweather was arrested for her murder this past Wednesday, February 21, with [Read More…]
News
Mitchell School District honors Teacher and Classified Staff of the Year
The Mitchell School District announced its 2023 Classified Staff and Teacher of the Year Wednesday. Angie Putnam of Mitchell High School was selected as Classified Staff of the Year…. Molly Becker of Gertie [Read More…]
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Legislature approves higher private school scholarships, sends bill to governor
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A bill that would increase tax credits for insurance companies to help low-income students attend private school earned final legislative approval Wednesday. The House of Representatives passed the bill 56-13 [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ stars Larry David, Cheryl Hines and more remember Richard Lewis
HBO/John P. Johnson Curb Your Enthusiasm stars Larry David and Cheryl Hines are remembering Richard Lewis, who died Tuesday, February 28, from a heart attack. He was 76. Lewis, who is known for his role [Read More…]
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In Brief: Liam Neeson to star in ‘Naked Gun’ reboot, and more
Paramount is finally moving forward with its long-planned Naked Gun reboot with Liam Neeson in the lead role, ABC Audio has confirmed. The new movie is based on the Naked Gun film franchise and the [Read More…]
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John Malkovich on the dark times and hard choices made in Apple TV’s ‘The New Look’
Apple TV+ The fifth episode of Apple TV+’s star-studded drama The New Look dropped on Wednesday. The series explores what life was like in Paris during the Nazi occupation, and especially what choices designers like [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybean farmers want to see a 2024 Farm Bill
A soybean farmer from central Kansas says now is the time to pass a new farm bill. “We really can’t wait for the elections. We need to get this resolved before we get there.” Charles [Read More…]
Ag News
Carbon pipeline bills move through SD Legislature
The South Dakota House passed a bill on Wednesday that would make it easier for the Summit Carbon Pipeline to move forward and some state agriculture groups are responding positively. Senate Bill 201 sets new [Read More…]
Ag News
Wheat growers ask USDA for more consistency in rewarding climate-smart ag
The National Association of Wheat Growers want USDA to adopt more consistent standards as farmers are incentivized for planting cover crops in regenerative ag programs. CEO Chandler Goule says harvesting wheat disqualifies farmers from accessing [Read More…]
Ag News
Using a Soil Test as a Road Map
Soil testing is a critical starting point for growers developing a crop nutrition plan. On this week’s episode of Managing for Profit, an agronomy expert with AgroLiquid says a soil test provides a baseline of [Read More…]
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Illinois, Florida, California saw largest increase in abortions in first 15 months after Roe v. Wade
Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Illinois, Florida and California had the largest total increases in the number of abortions performed in the first 15 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned [Read More…]
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Person of interest images released as police investigate explosive left at Alabama attorney general’s office
FBI/ALEA (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Authorities on Wednesday released images of an unknown person of interest as they investigate an explosive device left outside the Alabama attorney general’s office. The device was detonated outside the AG’s [Read More…]
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Why the Texas Panhandle is seeing such explosive wildfires right now
Texas A&M Forest Service via Getty Images (AMARILLO, Texas) — Multiple fires are impacting the Texas Panhandle, including what has quickly grown to become the second-largest wildfire in Texas history. Gov. Greg Abbott declared a [Read More…]
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