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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
Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20%, study finds
NOVEMBER 11, 2023: UNDATED (AP)- A new large study finds that the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of serious heart problems by 20% in certain patients. The international trial showed ...
Jody Heemstra Nov 11, 2023 Tony Alter / CC
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