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National Wheat Organizations disappointed by approval of CP-KCS rail merger
MARCH 17, 2023: U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are disappointed that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) has approved the Canadian Pacific Railway'...
Jody Heemstra Mar 17, 2023
Judge rejects Zooey Zephyr bid to return to Montana House
MAY 2, 2023: HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the transgender Montana lawmaker who was silenced after telling Republicans they would have blood on their hands for opposing gender-affirming heal...
Jody Heemstra May 03, 2023
Meet the 14-year-old who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee with 'psammophile'
JUNE 2, 2023: OXON HILL, Md. (AP) - Dev Shah is the champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, had his spelling career interrupted by the pandemic, then didn't...
Jody Heemstra Jun 02, 2023
Human remains have likely been recovered from the Titan submersible wreckage, US Coast Guard says
JUNE 28, 2023, UPDATE: PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Human remains have likely been recovered from the wreckage of the submersible that imploded during an underwater voyage to view the Titanic, the U.S. Coas...
Jody Heemstra Jun 29, 2023
DEA's most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid 'unwinnable war'
DECEMBER 1, 2022: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - José Irizarry accepts that he's known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he conspired with Colom...
Jody Heemstra Dec 01, 2022 Steve Mays / CC
California sets a special election for US House seat left vacant by exit of former Speaker McCarthy
JANUARY 9, 2024: LOS ANGELES (AP) - California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday set a mid-March special election date to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. In a s...
Jody Heemstra Jan 09, 2024
Animal sedative adds new suffering to opioid drug crisis, but is it driving up deaths?
JUNE 23, 2023: WASHINGTON (AP) - A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis. It's called xylazine (pronounced ZY'-lah-zeen). It's not ...
Jody Heemstra Jun 23, 2023 Steve Snodgrass / CC
Rounds: AI provides endless opportunities for medical research
OCTOBER 30, 2023: South Dakota US Senator Mike Rounds and the bipartisan Artificial Intelligence working group hosted a panel discussion earlier this month (Oct. 19, 2023) with a group of medical prof...
Jody Heemstra Oct 30, 2023
USDA providing monies for climate-smart commodities, rural projects partnerships in South Dakota
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects under the first pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding opportunity, with projects fro...
Jody Heemstra Sep 15, 2022
No charges for ex-officer who hit Tyre Nichols with stun gun
MARCH 29, 2024: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off (March 28, 2024) on the repeal of Memphis police traffic stop reforms set in place after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichol...
Jody Heemstra Mar 29, 2024