Month: July 2025
Mamdani meets with congressional Democrats who praise his campaign
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, met Wednesday with congressional Democrats in Washington as he continues his outreach to members of New York’s [Read More…]
Why do Trump’s MAGA followers care so much about the Epstein files?
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Even after President Donald Trump called some of his followers “stupid” and “foolish” for their persistent calls for his administration to divulge the details of the Jeffrey Epstein files, many [Read More…]
More than 900 former DOJ employees urge Senate to reject Bove appeals court nomination
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than 900 former Justice Department employees sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday urging lawmakers to vote down the nomination of Emil Bove, the controversial top DOJ [Read More…]
What Trump has said about Jeffrey Epstein over the years, including on 2024 campaign trail
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump continues to face backlash from his MAGA supporters over his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The Justice Department and FBI said in a brief memo [Read More…]
Lili Reinhart to star in ‘The Love Hypothesis’ film adaptation
Robby Klein/Getty Images for IMDb Lili Reinhart is set to star in a highly anticipated rom-com. The actress will star in and executive produce The Love Hypothesis film adaptation, ABC Audio has confirmed. The Love [Read More…]
Pro-Russia cybercrime network targeted by European law enforcement
Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images (LONDON) — Law enforcement officials in Europe said they had coordinated the dismantling of an international pro-Russian cybercrime network, arresting two members, issuing warrants for others in Russia and disrupting the [Read More…]
Dozens feared dead after fire rips through shopping mall in Iraq
(LONDON) — A fire overnight at a shopping mall in Iraq has killed dozens of people in the city of Kut, authorities said. Early reports say that as many as 60 people have been killed [Read More…]
Wednesday Sports: July 17, 2025
WEDNESDAY SPORTS, JULY 16, 2025 AMATEUR BASEBALL Parkston Rays 1, Wynot (Neb.) 0 Alexandria vs. Corsica – Thursday Mitchell Aces vs. Parkston Rays – Thursday Garretson vs. Parkston Mudcats – Thursday MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Gold [Read More…]
Plane crash kills 1 and injures 2 in remote area of Olympic National Park
Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images (QUINAULT, WA) — At least one person is dead and two others have been injured in a small plane crash in a remote area of Olympic National Park in Washington, [Read More…]
GOP senators urge Trump administration to reverse $6 billion education funding freeze
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A total of 10 Republican senators are urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision to withhold more than $6 billion in federal funds for education programs already appropriated by [Read More…]
New Mitchell High School open house draws rave reviews
The phrase, “if you build it they will come” held true during Wednesday’s open house at the new Mitchell High School. Superintendent Joe Childs felt the excitement as the doors opened. “Everybody that I’ve spoken [Read More…]
First Human West Nile Virus Case of 2025 Reported in Brookings County
The South Dakota Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed the first human West Nile virus case of the 2025 season in a resident of Brookings County. South Dakota has reported more than 2,864 human cases [Read More…]
Bankers concerned about possible tariff impacts on customers
Wisconsin bankers report more positive economic signs, but they are concerned about possible new tariffs that can affect the agriculture and manufacturing sectors. Rose Oswald Poels is the President and CEO of the Wisconsin Bankers [Read More…]
Medicaid cuts in federal budget could hit rural health hard in South Dakota
Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch Wade Erickson doesn’t want to seem like an alarmist. But Erickson, CEO of Horizon Health Care in South Dakota, has serious concerns about how the Medicaid cuts embedded [Read More…]
South Dakota schools left ‘scrambling’ after feds withhold $25.8 million in funding
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Teacher contracts were signed in the spring and school district budgets were prepared months ago. But weeks before school starts, South Dakota schools are missing $25.8 million they planned to use [Read More…]
DHS Secretary Noem says airline carry-on liquids limit could be changed soon
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One week after announcing an end to the requirement that passengers remove their shoes when undergoing airport security screening, the Department of Homeland Security could also alter another post-9/11 mainstay [Read More…]
Father drowns after saving 5 people from rip current in South Carolina
STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images (PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C.) — A Georgia father drowned after saving five people from a rip current at a beach in South Carolina, according to the Pawleys Island Police Department. At approximately 4:45 [Read More…]
Another hole has formed at Yellowstone National Park, geologists say
Photo by William Campbell/Getty Images (WYOMING) — More geological changes are occurring at Yellowstone National Park, as another hole forms in one of the park’s basins. The hole is a blue water spring, discovered by [Read More…]
Trump told GOP lawmakers he would ‘likely’ fire Fed chair Powell ‘soon,’ sources and officials say
Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Trump asked a group of Republican lawmakers how they felt about him firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and told them he would “likely” fire Powell “soon,” [Read More…]
A human becomes an animal in Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ trailer
Pixar An animal lover becomes an animal herself in the teaser trailer for Hoppers. Pixar released the first trailer for the upcoming animated movie on Wednesday. The new movie follows Mabel, voiced by Piper Curda, [Read More…]
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