Year: 2024
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Record-Breaking Building Permits in Rapid City for 2023 with Emphasis on Apartment Construction
The 2023 building permit report for Rapid City reveals a historic high in total permit valuations, surpassing $400 million. The building services division issued over 2,000 permits, with five of the top 12 valued permits [Read More…]
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Visual analysis shows 60% of Gaza now under evacuation orders
ABC News/Plant (NEW YORK) — Beginning in December, after the end of the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) expanded its ground operation in Gaza — both in the south, and [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Kibbutz announces death of hostage thought to be alive
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a month after a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]
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American dad, two daughters among those killed in plane crash in Caribbean, authorities say
Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An American man and his two daughters were among four people killed Thursday when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff from a Caribbean island, authorities said. The deadly crash [Read More…]
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Some Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 9s return to service after emergency landing grounds fleet
Stephen Brashear/Getty Images (PORTLAND, Ore.) — An Alaska Airlines flight returned to Portland, Oregon, soon after takeoff after it “experienced an incident,” prompting the airline to temporarily ground its Boeing 737-9 fleet, the airline said Friday. [Read More…]
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Winter storm to bring heavy snow to East Coast this weekend
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The year’s first significant winter storm in the eastern U.S. is expected to bring heavy snow to more than a dozen states this weekend. Winter storm warnings are in effect for [Read More…]
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Cleveland residents step up to help news organization cover important civic events
ABC News (CLEVELAND) — Throughout many American cities, the death of local news organizations has led to the public losing access to much-needed information from their local government, such as city council hearings, according to experts. [Read More…]
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At least one dead, nearly two dozen injured after tour bus rolls over on upstate New York highway
Paul Buckman/Facebook (NEW YORK) — At least one person is dead and nearly two dozen others injured after a tour bus traveling from Canada to New York City rolled over on a highway, officials said. The [Read More…]
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Sixth grader killed in Iowa high school shooting identified as victim count increases
Scott Olson/Getty Images (PERRY, Iowa) — The sixth grade student killed in a mass shooting at an Iowa high school on Thursday has been identified, as authorities increased the number of victims reported in the “horrific” [Read More…]
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House Speaker Johnson invites Biden to deliver State of the Union address on March 7
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Joe Biden to deliver his annual State of the Union address on March 7. In a letter to Biden on Friday, Johnson extended the [Read More…]
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Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized since Monday due to complications after minor procedure: Pentagon
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized at a military hospital since Monday night due to complications resulting from a recent elective medical procedure, the Pentagon announced Friday night. “On the [Read More…]
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Despite US Supreme Court appeal, Trump certified as candidate on Colorado GOP ballot
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (DENVER) — Former President Donald Trump is among the list of candidates certified by Colorado’s secretary of state on Friday to be on the state’s Republican primary ballot. That, despite the U.S. Supreme [Read More…]
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What are Trump’s plans for the economy in a potential 2nd term?
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Days away from the first ballots cast in the 2024 primary election, former President Donald Trump holds a commanding lead over his Republican rivals and tops President Joe Biden in [Read More…]
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41st Annual Hanson Girls Corn Palace Classic Schedule Released
41st Annual Hanson Girls Corn Palace Classic – Saturday, January 13, 2024 Timber Lake (3-5) vs. Leola/Frederick (3-2), 10 am St. Thomas More (4-2) vs. James Valley Christian (3-3), 11:30 am No. 1A Wagner (4-1) [Read More…]
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Ex-legislator repaying money as conflict question she sparked goes to state Supreme Court
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight – As the state Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments Monday about what constitutes a conflict of interest, the former legislator whose situation sparked the question is repaying money her business received [Read More…]
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One in five SD students is chronically absent. The state is awarding millions to address it.
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight – Student absenteeism is one of the biggest problems facing South Dakota public education, said state Secretary of Education Joseph Graves. Chronic absenteeism among South Dakota students jumped from 14% during [Read More…]
Ag News
“Control the controllables” when it comes to nutrient management
Crop farmers are encouraged to control the controllables when it comes to nutrient management. Jim Lappin with AMVAC says soil testing provides can identify shortcomings or even a surplus of any given nutrient. “Whether it’s [Read More…]
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Prices put pork expansion plans on hold
A pork producer says while he would like to expand, several factors are causing him to wait. Tim Kruithoff farms about 2,700 acres of row crops and finishes 25,000 market hogs annually with his family [Read More…]
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Ag economist: focus less on price and more on margins
An ag economist says farmers should focus less on price levels when it comes to risk management. Jim Mintert is the director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture. “The lesson of the last couple of [Read More…]
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Tax time tools for the farm
A tax expert says there are things farmers should consider doing to reduce their tax burden next January. Eric Gullicksrud with Compeer Financial says it starts with good, accurate recordkeeping. “In order to really kind [Read More…]
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