Month: July 2025

Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch NEMO, S.D. – As a teenager 25 years ago, David Goodwin’s future appeared bleak. Goodwin was smart, but for some reason he couldn’t find his footing in the Rapid City [Read More…]

Acres enrolled in public land access initiative double with 30,000-acre sign-up

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Pheasants Forever has enrolled a new landowner in its Public Access to Habitat (PATH) program that will open nearly 30,000 new acres of private land to public hunting and recreation in [Read More…]

Tropical storm warnings extended up to North Carolina as Chantal approaches

ABC News (SURF CITY, NC) — Tropical storm warnings have been extended up to Surf City, North Carolina, as Tropical Storm Chantal is offshore from the southeastern U.S. on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane [Read More…]

‘Came at night’: Texas officials say they were caught off guard by deadly rainstorms, flooding

Eric Vryn/Getty Images (AUSTIN) — The deadly floods that struck Texas on the 4th of July caught local officials off guard as the torrential rains caused the Guadalupe River to rise to near-historic levels in [Read More…]

Timeline: Catastrophic flooding in Texas claims the lives of 27

Eric Vryn/Getty Images (AUSTIN) — Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month’s worth of rain for places like San Angelo, killing at least 27 people. Dangerous amounts of rain [Read More…]

South Dakota Health Department warns of potential measles exposure in Hot Springs

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight An out-of-state traveler visited Hot Springs while contagious with measles last month and stopped at two public spaces several times during their stay, according to a news release Thursday from the [Read More…]

Actor Julian McMahon dies at 56

Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic Australian-American actor Julian McMahon has passed away at the age of 56, his wife Kelly McMahon announced Friday morning. McMahon died peacefully on July 2, 2025, in Clearwater, Florida, following a private battle [Read More…]

Sioux Falls receives $37 million in ‘forever chemical’ lawsuit settlement with 3M, DuPont

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Nearly six years after Sioux Falls officials filed a federal lawsuit against chemical manufacturers for pollution discovered in the city’s groundwater, the city received its first installment of settlement money this [Read More…]

Megabill negotiations show Vance is a key player in the Trump administration

Al Drago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Over the past six months, Vice President JD Vance has shown how much of a key player he has become in the Trump administration, serving as the president’s most prominent [Read More…]

First Fridays in Mitchell celebrating the 4th of July

July 5, 2025 J.P. Skelly

First Friday’s in Mitchell took on a patriotic theme in observance of Independence Day. “Everyone wore their red, white and blue,” said Elizabeth Luczak of Mitchell Main Street and Beyond. “And it has been a [Read More…]

Hamas says it ‘responded positively’ to temporary ceasefire deal proposal with Israel

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hamas announced it has submitted a “positive response” to the mediators about the current ceasefire and hostage exchange release proposal on the table. How the proposal will be implemented will require [Read More…]

Human remains found after explosion, fire at California warehouse filled with fireworks

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (ESPARTO, Calif) — Human remains have been found at the warehouse filled with fireworks that exploded in Northern California this week, officials said. The number of fatalities was not released and no [Read More…]

Trump to sign controversial spending bill during White House 4th of July celebrations

Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is slated to use the White House’s Fourth of July celebrations as the backdrop for his final victory lap over his massive spending bill. The president will [Read More…]

Bader walks off Rays with 2nd home run of game for Twins

July 4, 2025 Travis Kriens

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Harrison Bader hit his second home run of the game in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. [Read More…]

Deadly storm slams New Jersey, hard-hit town cancels 4th of July celebration

WABC-TV (PLAINFIELD, N.J.) — A huge line of severe weather passed through on Thursday night, killing at least three people in New Jersey and complicating travel for millions on the move for the Fourth of [Read More…]

Trump criticized for using antisemitic slur in Iowa speech