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Man swept into Omaha manhole during heavy rain was washed down pipes for a mile before rescue
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters rescued two men who fell into a manhole during heavy rain in downtown Omaha on Friday, including one who was washed about a mile through sewer pipes before getting trapped [Read More…]

Harassment of TV meteorologists reflects broader anti-science, anti-media trends
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The harassment started to intensify as TV meteorologist Chris Gloninger did more reporting on climate change during local newscasts — outraged emails and even a threat to show up at [Read More…]

Meat processor agrees to reform hiring after two teens were found at a Minnesota plant
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A second company involved in meat processing has agreed to reform its hiring practices after investigators recently discovered teenagers working there. The Labor Department said Friday that Monogram Foods will pay [Read More…]

Authorities name 3 Minnesotans who drowned during family gathering over July 4 weekend
RED WING, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have identified three people who drowned in a tributary of the Mississippi River near Red Wing over the Fourth of July weekend. The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s office said [Read More…]

Overnight Fight at a Sioux Falls Bars Ends in the Arrest of Two Men
In the early morning hours of Friday, July 6, an incident of aggravated assault took place behind the Top Hat Bar located in downtown Sioux Falls. The incident occurred at approximately 2:50 a.m. in the [Read More…]

Landowners Protest Carbon Pipelines at Capitol in Pierre
On Thursday, landowners from both South Dakota and out of state gathered in Pierre at the state Capitol to participate in a significant rally against carbon dioxide pipelines. The impressive display of support followed the [Read More…]

Sioux Falls Police Investigate Overnight Shooting
The Sioux Falls Police Department is currently conducting an investigation into a shooting incident that occurred in the southwestern area of the city just after midnight on Wednesday. The incident resulted in one individual being [Read More…]

Body Discovered near Sertoma Park in Sioux Falls
According to Sioux Falls police, a body was discovered in a wooded area near Sertoma Park on Wednesday night. Authorities are currently in the process of identifying the remains, which belong to a 58-year-old man. [Read More…]

Sioux Falls Man Found Dead in Apartment
According to reports, a 63-year-old man was discovered dead in his apartment on Wednesday located near 3rd Street and Cliff Avenue in Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls police have deemed the circumstances surrounding the man’s death [Read More…]

After two fighting eagles got stuck together, Minnesota deputies separated them
SHINGOBEE BAY, Minn. (AP) — Two scrappy eagles are free to resume their apparent long-running dispute after quick-thinking deputies helped separate the brawling pair that had become entangled with each other in a Minnesota lake. [Read More…]

Sioux Falls Police Arrest Man in Drive-Through Stabbing
19-year-old Dominque Gibbons has been arrested and is currently in the Minnehaha County Jail. He stands accused of stabbing a man in the neck at a restaurant drive-through in Sioux Falls. The incident was initially [Read More…]

Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty in Traffic Death of a Watertown Woman in 2019
20-year-old Gage Thatcher Stevenson of Moorhead, Minnesota, has pleaded guilty to Second Degree Manslaughter in connection with the death of Dawn Meyer, a 43-year-old woman from Watertown. The incident occurred on September 17, 2019, when [Read More…]

Former S.D. Superintendent has Teaching Certificate Revoked
Ryan Bruns, a former superintendent for the Langford and Northwestern Area School Districts, had his teaching certificate permanently revoked on April 21, according to the South Dakota Department of Education. Bruns served as the superintendent [Read More…]

Two Sioux Falls Men Nearly Drown at West Lake Okoboji
ARNOLDS PARK, IOWA – Two Sioux Falls men were nearly drowned in separate incidents on West Lake Okoboji on July 4. The first incident happened at 4:11 p.m. in the Millers Bay area. A 21-year-old man [Read More…]

South Dakota Penitentiary Inmate Dies
Manford Adkins, a prisoner who was incarcerated at the South Dakota State Penitentiary, has passed away at the age of 76. The South Dakota Department of Corrections confirmed Adkins’ death through a press release issued [Read More…]

Girl Dies in Jet Ski, Innertube Accident on Lake Madison
MADISON, S.D. – A young girl died Monday afternoon after being struck by a jet ski on Lake Madison. The accident happened at approximately 2:00 p.m. near the public beach. A witness who lives on [Read More…]

Sioux Falls Police Arrest Suspect for Aggravated Assault with Fireworks
SIOUX FALLS – Police arrested a suspect on Tuesday morning after he allegedly threatened people and shot fireworks at them from his vehicle near downtown Sioux Falls. The incident happened at 2 a.m. near 14th and [Read More…]

Deadly Motorcycle Crash Near Madison, South Dakota
A 44-year-old man was killed in a car-motorcycle crash on Saturday morning near Madison, South Dakota. The crash happened at 11:36 a.m. near S.D. Highway 19 and 241st St. A 2019 Honda Odyssey was traveling [Read More…]

Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarized
STAR, Idaho (AP) — Once he and his wife, Jennifer, moved to a Boise suburb last year, Tim Kohl could finally express himself. Kohl did what the couple never dared at their previous house outside [Read More…]

South Dakota Expands Medicaid Bringing Health Coverage to More than 52,000 State Residents
Thanks to South Dakota’s historic expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced that more [Read More…]
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