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Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top diplomat in 1996, and [Read More…]
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Twins welcome Carlos Correa, embrace heightened expectations
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Correa met his new Minnesota teammates on Monday morning — and wasted no time making new friends. Two days after agreeing to a deal that makes him the highest-paid [Read More…]
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Vikings agree to 3-year, $42M deal with OLB Za’Darius Smith
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three years ago at the Pro Bowl, Danielle Hunter autographed a jersey and gave it to his NFC teammate, Za’Darius Smith, with an inscription that raised the possibility of a future reunion. [Read More…]
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Top-ranked Barty retires at 25, goes out on her own terms
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Ash Barty did things on her own terms as she won three Grand Slam singles titles and spent more than two consecutive years at No. 1 in the women’s tennis rankings. [Read More…]
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Hotel owner wants to ban Native Americans from property
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A social media post from an owner of a South Dakota hotel attempting to ban Native Americans from the property following a weekend shooting drew quick condemnation from the leader [Read More…]
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Officials trying to identify body found in Big Sioux River
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities in Sioux Falls are working to learn the identity of a man whose body was found in the Big Sioux River. The body was found near the spillway just [Read More…]
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Shooting at Sioux Falls bowling alley injures one person
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police are investigating a shooting at a bowling alley in Sioux Falls. According to authorities, the shooting happened about 1:30 a.m. Monday. Officials say one person suffered minor injuries in [Read More…]
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South Dakota ends daily COVID-19 reporting
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Health officials in South Dakota say COVID-19 case rates have dropped so dramatically they’ll no longer give daily updates. The state health department ended daily reports on Friday and will now [Read More…]
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State officials euthanize 85K birds amid avian flu outbreak
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — State officials have euthanized 85,000 birds in hopes of containing an avian flu outbreak at two factory farms. South Dakota Public Broadcasting reported Saturday that the outbreaks occurred at farms in Charles [Read More…]
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South Dakota women shock Baylor, win 61-47
WACO, Texas (AP) — Hannah Sjerven scored 16 points and Chloe Lamb added 15 as 10th-seeded South Dakota beat No. 2 Baylor 61-47 on Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first-time ever. [Read More…]
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Saint Peter’s is 3rd 15 seed in Sweet 16, beats Murray State
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Undersized in every way, Saint Peter’s became the latest NCAA Tournament darling that only the most ardent hoops fans had heard of before it stepped onto a court with a March Madness [Read More…]
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Biden names 2 South Dakota USDA program directors
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday appointed two state directors for United States Department of Agriculture programs in South Dakota, naming Steve Dick to head the Farm Service Agency and Nikki [Read More…]
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South Dakota women finally move on, get Baylor in 2nd round
WACO, Texas (AP) — South Dakota is moving on in the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time. The reward is a matchup with Baylor on the second-seeded Bears’ home court, where they’ve won 17 consecutive tournament [Read More…]
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Tar Heels survive ejection, big rally, beat ’21 champ Baylor
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — So much for the idea that North Carolina is soft against top-tier competition. These Tar Heels are going to the Sweet 16 after knocking off the defending champions. No, it [Read More…]
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South Dakota women beat Ole Miss 75-61 for 1st NCAA victory
WACO, Texas (AP) — Hannah Sjerven looked around as the final seconds wound down and the vocal batch of South Dakota fans chanted “U-S-D” in anticipation of the school’s first NCAA Tournament victory. The senior [Read More…]
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South Dakota woman gets parole in 1981 dead infant sentence
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 60-year-old South Dakota woman was granted parole Thursday after serving two months in prison for the 1981 death of her infant son — a loss she kept secret for [Read More…]
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Providence snaps South Dakota State’s streak at 21 in NCAA
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Providence coach Ed Cooley knows it takes some good fortune to make a long run in the NCAA Tournament. So if anyone wants to call his gritty Friars lucky, that’s fine [Read More…]
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Kalen Garry the Gatorade South Dakota Boys Basketball Player of the Year
Kalen Garry of De Smet is the 2021-22 Gatorade South Dakota Boys Basketball Player of the Year. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound senior guard has led the Bulldogs to a 22-1 record heading into their first-round game [Read More…]
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Midwest Preview: Sharp-shooting Jackrabbits streak into NCAA
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Beware of Jackrabbits. South Dakota State is bounding into the NCAA Tournament with the nation’s longest winning streak at 21 games and the most-accurate 3-point shooting team in major college basketball [Read More…]
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Jail time for man whose marijuana brownies sickened seniors
TYNDALL, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has been ordered to spend 60 days in jail for providing the marijuana in the brownies his mother unknowingly served to seniors at a card game. Michael [Read More…]
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