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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
2023 Budget Address, by South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
2023 Budget Address By: South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (Remarks as-prepared for delivery) December 5, 2023 INTRODUCTION Good afternoon, Lieutenant Governor Rhoden, Mr. Speaker, members of the House...
Jody Heemstra Dec 05, 2023
Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
MARCH 28, 2024, UPDATE: NEW YORK (AP) - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a cryptocurrency fraud that a prosecutor has described as one of the biggest financia...
Jody Heemstra Mar 28, 2024
Videos show how the Fargo shooter targeted officers, North Dakota attorney general says
AUGUST 28, 2023: BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Additional video recordings of last month's (July 14, 2023) ambush of police in Fargo, North Dakota, show how the gunman seemed to target the officers. The state...
Jody Heemstra Aug 28, 2023
The Key to Our Next 30 Years by Rep. Will Mortenson
The Key to Our Next 30 Years by Rep. Will Mortenson (R - Fort Pierre). March 3, 2024. Three years ago, I wrote a column about my frustration with the skyrocketing cost of a college education. I told y...
Jody Heemstra Mar 04, 2024
Former gang leader charged in killing of Tupac Shakur is allowed $750K bail and house arrest
JANUARY 10, 2024: LAS VEGAS (AP) - A judge in Nevada has set bail at $750,000 for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with orchestrating the killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in 1996. T...
Jody Heemstra Jan 10, 2024