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US officials say 7 killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaos
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Thousands of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul’s international airport Monday, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet [Read More…]
Schools fight back against GOP governors, defy bans on masks
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With the highly contagious delta variant fueling a surge in coronavirus cases just as students return to classrooms, major school districts in Arizona, Florida, Texas and beyond are increasingly defying [Read More…]
Haiti braces for Grace, Florida for Fred as storms brew
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Tropical depression Grace drenched earthquake-damaged Haiti on Monday, threatening to dump up to 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain on a landscape where people are huddling in fields and searching [Read More…]
Homicide trial set to begin two years after arrest
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man accused of opening fire on a group of people, killing one, is set go on trial this week after spending the last two years in jail. 37-year-old Ramon [Read More…]
Authorities record 4 fatalities during Sturgis rally
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have recorded four fatalities during this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The rally began Aug. 6 and concludes Sunday. The state Department of Safety said two deaths occurred on Saturday, the Rapid [Read More…]
Dell Rapids dominates Flandreau in Amateur Baseball Championship
MITCHELL, S.D. – In a battle of Cornbelt League rivals, the Dell Rapids Mudcats dominated from the first inning on in with a 16-1, six inning championship victory over Flandreau on Sunday afternoon to capture [Read More…]
Arrests for drugs, drunken driving down at Sturgis rally
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Data from the South Dakota Highway Patrol shows arrests for drugs and drunken driving are down at this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally compared to last year. According to the Highway Patrol, [Read More…]
30 years in prison for man who attacked driver who died
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has been sentenced to 30 months in a federal prison for assaulting a driver who had crashed into his front yard and later died. The U.S. Attorney’s [Read More…]
Flandreau shuts down the Dimock-Emery offense to advance to Sunday’s championship game
MITCHELL, S.D. – The Flandreau Cardinals advanced to Sunday’s championship game with a 5-1 win over Dimock-Emery in the first semifinal on Saturday night at Cadwell Park. Flandreau (16-10) would score two runs in the [Read More…]
Census shows South Dakota cities fueled growth
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s cities fueled the state’s population growth over the last decade, according to detailed population data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau that will form the basis for the state’s [Read More…]
Governor says suspended Secretary of Corrections has retired
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday announced the retirement of a Cabinet secretary who she suspended amid an investigation into complaints of low employee morale and sexual harassment at [Read More…]
Census data: US is diversifying, white population shrinking
No racial or ethnic group dominates for those under age 18, and white people declined in numbers for the first time on record in the overall U.S. population as the Hispanic and Asian populations boomed [Read More…]
Angels season comes to an end in the quarterfinals
MITCHELL, S.D. – The Alexandria Angels shot at a third consecutive state championship came to an end Thursday night with a 5-3 loss vs. Flandreau. Flandreau (15-10) never trailed in the game, scoring two runs [Read More…]
Dimock-Emery advances to the semifinals
MITCHELL, S.D. – Dimock-Emery’s postseason magic continued on Thursday night with a 7-3 win over the 20-1 Plankinton Bankers to advance to Saturday’s semifinal in the Class B Amateur Baseball State Tournament. The Raptors (14-10) [Read More…]
Firefighters battle blaze south of Sturgis
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Wildfire crews in South Dakota tried Thursday to contain a wildfire burning at Kirk Hill about five miles southwest of the city of Sturgis. The fire had burned approximately 80 [Read More…]
Less emphasis on marijuana arrests at Sturgis rally
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — The landscape appears to be changing when it comes to marijuana possession at this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. Meade County Sheriff Ron Merwin says his deputies are generally [Read More…]
Widow of man killed by South Dakota AG wants records private
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The widow of a man struck and killed on a South Dakota highway by the state’s attorney general is attempting to block the release of her husband’s mental health records. A [Read More…]
Minnesota man arrested on suspicion of South Dakota homicide
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old Minnesota man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a 2019 homicide in eastern South Dakota. Clay County, Minnesota, Sheriff Mark Empting says the Moorhead man is being [Read More…]
South Dakota virus cases double, hospitalizations jump
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Coronavirus cases in South Dakota more than doubled in the last week, health authorities reported Wednesday, as hospitalizations also saw a large jump in people with COVID-19. The Department of [Read More…]
Pacific Northwest braces for another multiday heat wave
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People in the Pacific Northwest braced for another major, multiday heat wave starting Wednesday, just over a month after record-shattering hot weather killed hundreds of the region’s most vulnerable people when [Read More…]
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