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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
Interim Legislative Work-- 2022 South Dakota Legislative update by District 24 Senator Mary Duvall
Interim Legislative Work-- 2022 South Dakota Legislative update by District 24 Senator Mary Duvall. The Legislative Research Council's Executive Board (E-Board) serves as the governance body of the LR...
Jody Heemstra May 25, 2022
Members of Congress on TikTok defend app's reach to voters
APRIL 3, 2023: WASHINGTON (AP) - More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress who are active on TikTok are now facing questions about whether they'll continue to use it. Many are defending their...
Jody Heemstra Apr 03, 2023
Noem officially endorses Trump for President
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023: WASHINGTON (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem endorsed former President Donald Trump at a party fundraiser in Rapid City Friday night that doubled as an opportunity for Noem to sh...
Jody Heemstra Sep 10, 2023
Noem, again, sending South Dakota National Guard soldiers to U.S.-Mexico border
FEBRUARY 20, 2024: South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will deploy South Dakota National Guard troops to the southern border later this spring (2024). This will be the fifth time during Noem's tenure th...
Jody Heemstra Feb 20, 2024