Year: 2024
Teen accused of deadly UK stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed event now faces terror charge: Police
Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (UNITED KINGDOM) — The teenage suspect accused of fatally stabbing three children at a Taylor Swift-themed event in the United Kingdom in July now faces a terror charge for allegedly [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Hezbollah confirms Naim Qassem as new leader
Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces conducted what it called “precise strikes on military targets” in Iran on Friday in response to the Iranian missile strikes earlier this month. Meanwhile, [Read More…]
MO governor issues another drought alert
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has issued another executive order for a drought alert in the state. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor says more than 65% of Missouri is experiencing drought conditions and that includes 88 [Read More…]
INFB Health Plans reaches 10,000 people covered milestone
Indiana Farm Bureau says their health care coverage is addressing a significant need in rural communities. Health Plans Manager Steve Allen says it is the fourth year of offering coverage. INFB Health Plans is now [Read More…]
Registration Open for One Hundredth South Dakota Legislative Session Celebration
Online registration is now open for current and former legislators, Legislative Research Council staff, interns, and pages wanting to attend the special events on April 12, 2025, commemorating the 100th session of the South Dakota [Read More…]
D.W.U. set to celebrate Entrepreneurship Week
The Kelley Center for Entrepreneurship at Dakota Wesleyan University is celebrating Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 11-15 with some special events. DWU Associate Communications Director Julie Brookbank says the public is invited to an open house on [Read More…]
Avera launches a $50-million dollar fund-raising campaign supporting women’s and children’s services
Avera recently announced a $50 million fundraising campaign, Tomorrow’s Promise, the largest philanthropic campaign in the region to support comprehensive women’s and children’s services. The announcement was made at an Oct. 28 groundbreaking ceremony for [Read More…]
REMINDER: VOTERS ENCOURAGED TO CHECK THEIR POLLING LOCATION
Secretary of State Monae Johnson is encouraging voters to check their polling location before they head out to vote during the Tuesday, November 5th General Election. The Secretary of State’s website provides guidance on finding [Read More…]
Judy Greer, Pete Holmes on their feel-good holiday film ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’
Allen Fraser/Lionsgate As the year winds down, celebrate the upcoming holiday season with The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, a new feel-good family film coming to theaters on Nov. 8. Judy Greer and Pete Holmes star [Read More…]
Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore and Jon Hamm star in new ‘Landman’ trailer
Emerson Miller/Paramount+ A new trailer for the forthcoming series Landman, starring Billy Bob Thornton, is bringing the drama. The series, which Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan co-created with Boomtown podcast host Christian Wallace, stars Thornton as Tommy Norris, [Read More…]
Jennifer Aniston remembers Matthew Perry on 1-year anniversary of his death
Ron Davis/Getty Images Jennifer Aniston is remembering her late friend and co-star Matthew Perry. The Friends actress shared a collection of photos of Perry on the one-year anniversary of his 2023 death. The first photo Aniston [Read More…]
George Clooney to make Broadway debut in ‘Good Night and Good Luck’ next year
Seaview Productions It was announced Monday that Oscar winner George Clooney will make his Broadway debut in the drama Good Night and Good Luck on March 12, 2025, with an opening night set for April 3, 2025. Co-written [Read More…]
Ted Danson goes undercover in a retirement community in trailer for Netflix’s ‘A Man on the Inside’
Netflix/Colleen E. Hayes In the new trailer for Netflix’s A Man on the Inside, we meet Ted Danson‘s Charles, a retired widower who finds an interesting way to “keep busy” in his golden years: He [Read More…]
How to track your ballot and what to do if it’s been damaged
Gary Hershorn/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Election officials in Vancouver, Washington, are encouraging voters to check the status of their absentee ballots after an arsonist lit a ballot drop box on fire on Monday morning, damaging [Read More…]
Fight intensifies over Florida ballot measure that would guarantee abortion rights up until fetal viability
Octavio Jones via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, F.L.) — In just one week, voters in Florida will head to the polls to decide whether to enshrine abortion rights in the Florida constitution, through a ballot measure [Read More…]
Harris to deliver ‘closing argument’ for 2024 election in remarks on DC’s Ellipse
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to make her final case for her bid for the presidency on Washington, D.C.’s Ellipse on Tuesday where she is expected to give an [Read More…]
Trump proposes eliminating personal income taxes. How would that work?
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In recent campaign speeches, former President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated an eye-catching idea: the elimination of individual income taxes. The proposal follows a string of other tax cuts [Read More…]
Racist, crude comments at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally overshadow his ‘closing argument’
Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former president Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday was framed as his “closing argument” in his bid for the White House and as a [Read More…]
Hiker found dead in Texas national park after authorities notice car unattended for days
NPS (ALPINE, TEXAS) — A hiker has been found dead at a national park in Texas after authorities discovered a car had been parked for several days and launched a search and rescue operation, officials [Read More…]
Hundreds of homes evacuated near Colorado wildfire, official says
The Palmer via Getty Images (DENVER) — More than 700 homes were under evacuation orders near the town of Divide, Colorado, as a wildfire burned uncontained nearby, local law enforcement said Monday. The so-called Highland [Read More…]