Month: May 2025

Watertown church begins recovery following a fire caused by lightning
Cleanup and restoration work is underway at a Watertown church that caught fire following a lightning strike. The fire at Hosanna Lutheran began around 1:30 Monday afternoon as a thunderstorm was rolling through the city. [Read More…]

May 21 – Today in Mitchell History
May 21, 1981 – Mitchell boy dies after accidental shooting May 21, 1983 – Suit blames bar owners for death May 21, 1983 – Bank: Corsica Cattle suit should be dismissed May 21, 1987 – [Read More…]

Iran leader casts doubt on US nuclear talks, saying Tehran won’t stop enrichment
Iranian Leader Press Office/ Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed doubt about his country’s nuclear negotiations with the United States, saying he does not think the talks will come [Read More…]

Russia attacks Ukraine with drones after Trump-Putin call
Contributor/Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia launched more than 100 drones into Ukraine following the conclusion of a phone call between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Ukraine’s air force said, and as the world waited [Read More…]

11-year-old boy accidentally shot to death by sibling inside of their home
(RACINE, WI) — An 11-year-old boy was accidentally shot to death by his sibling inside of their Wisconsin home, police said. The incident occurred on Friday when the Racine Police Department in Wisconsin received a [Read More…]

Florida man shoots neighbor’s cow 5 times after it wandered onto his property
Facebook / Lee County Sheriff’s Office (FORT MEYERS, FL) — A man in Florida has been arrested for shooting his neighbor’s cow five times after it wandered onto his property, police said. The incident happened [Read More…]

Inner circle members give testimony as 2nd week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial gets underway
U.S. Department of Justice (NEW YORK) — After a week of testimony from star witness Cassie Ventura, federal prosecutors in the ongoing trial for Sean “Diddy” Combs on Monday started calling witnesses they believe could [Read More…]

Menendez brothers’ post-resentencing parole hearing delayed by 2 months
Los Angeles Times / Contributor (LOS ANGELES) — Erik and Lyle Menendez were resentenced last week to 50 years to life in prison, which makes them eligible for parole — a topic that would likely [Read More…]

Palm Springs bombing suspect appears to have posted bomb tests on YouTube
KABC (PALM SPRINGS, CA) — Guy Bartkus — the lone suspect in a fatal car bombing that took place outside of a fertility center in Palm Springs, California, on May 17 — appears to have [Read More…]

Appeals court sides with Venezuelan man seeking return to US from El Salvador
Handout/Presidencia El Salvador via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A 20-year-old Venezuelan man seeking a return to the United States after being sent to El Salvador won a legal victory over President Donald Trump’s administration on [Read More…]

Why Biden may not have known about his ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer until recently
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Joe Biden’s office announced on Sunday that he was diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer. Biden’s office also said the cancer had metastasized, spreading to his [Read More…]

Trump calls for ‘major investigation’ into Kamala Harris’ celebrity endorsements
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has called for a “major investigation” into several celebrity endorsements former Vice President Kamala Harris received during the 2024 presidential campaign, suggesting without evidence that some of [Read More…]

Alexis Bledel narrates ‘Tuck Everlasting’ audiobook to celebrate 50th anniversary
Dia Dipasupil/WireImage via Getty Images Alexis Bledel‘s involvement in the Tuck Everlasting world seems to be everlasting. The actress will narrate a 50th anniversary audiobook of Natalie Babbitt‘s classic children’s novel, People reports. The new [Read More…]

‘Shadow Force”s Omar Sy and Kerry Washington are both real-life Lionel Richie fans
Lionsgate Omar Sy stars in Shadow Force as a secret agent who briefly separates from his wife Kyrah, played by Kerry Washington, to protect their son Ky. He and Ky bond over their love for Lionel Richie‘s “Truly in [Read More…]

Weed control has been a challenge so far
The dry weather experienced by much of the country before recent storm systems moved through was great for planting, but made controlling weeds a bigger challenge as some of the most yield-robbing weeds were able [Read More…]

Evidence of 30-foot ancient sea monster found in Mississippi
James Starnes (STARKVILLE, MS) — Geologists working in Mississippi recently stumbled upon an incredible find: the fossil of an ancient marine apex predator. They uncovered a piece of vertebra they said likely belonged to a [Read More…]

Tom Cruise says he will make movies ‘into my 100s’: ‘I will never stop’
Cindy Ord/Getty Images Tom Cruise may be closing the book on the Mission: Impossible franchise, but the actor says he isn’t finished making movies. “I actually said I’m going to make movies into my 80s. [Read More…]

Extreme weather delays some South Dakota planting
A farmer in eastern South Dakota says extreme weather has hit in the last week, with thunderstorms delaying soybean planting on Monday. “It was a pretty rowdy storm with a lot of lightening, thunder and [Read More…]

Greer Fire expands to 20,000 acres, over 700 personnel battling flames
ABC (GREER, Ariz.) — A wildfire in eastern Arizona continues to burn, expanding to over 20,000 acres, with more red flag warnings in effect on Monday. The Greer Fire, named after the small community in [Read More…]

Trump headed to Capitol Hill to help Johnson sway hard-liners to support his agenda
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It’s crunch time in the House, where the next 48 hours will test Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership like never before as he scrambles to secure the needed votes to pass [Read More…]
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