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Handpicked numbers were the golden ticket to the $1.13B Mega Millions jackpot in New Jersey
MARCH 27, 2024, UPDATE: NEPTUNE, N.J. (AP) - Someone in New Jersey who bought a single ticket overcame the odds Tuesday night (March 26, 2024) and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking...
Jody Heemstra Mar 27, 2024
New Mexico Man Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years in Federal Prison for fraud, money laundering and obstruction conspiracies
APRIL 19, 2022: A federal judge has determined the punishment for John Rick Winer, age 68, of New Mexico, who was convicted for his role in fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice conspira...
Jody Heemstra Apr 19, 2022 slgckgc / CC
American Farm Bureau annual survey shows Thanksgiving dinner cost down from 2022, but still high relative to recent years
As Americans prepare for Thanksgiving, they'll see some relief in food prices for their Thanksgiving dinner. In the American Farm Bureau Federation's 38th annual Thanksgiving dinner survey, we find th...
Jody Heemstra Nov 21, 2023
South Dakota Housing awards $13.5 million for development of affordable living spaces
South Dakota Housing Development Authority's Board of Commissioners recently awarded more than $13 million to assist South Dakotans with newly constructed multifamily housing, single family housing, h...
Jody Heemstra Dec 07, 2022
Cities With the Biggest Gender Pay Gap
Women's labor force participation has grown significantly in the last 70 years; while men still outnumber women in the workforce, the gap has narrowed considerably. More women than ever are pursuing h...
Dec 02, 2020
AAA: Memorial Day forecast points to sizzlin' summer travel season
The unofficial start to summer will be a busy one this year as AAA predicts 39.2 million people nationwide will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend. This is an increase of 8.3%...
Jody Heemstra May 25, 2022
Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock 'n' roll star, dies at 87
UNDATED (AP)- The untamable and often outrageous rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87. Spokesperson Zach Furman said Lewis died Friday morning at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. Of all...
Jody Heemstra Oct 28, 2022 kait jarbeau / CC
Rural Mainstreet Economy expands in July; Non-farm investors purchased 17.1% of farmland sold in the region
After declining below growth neutral in March 2023, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index for July 2023 expanded above the threshold for a fourth straight month, according to the July monthly survey of b...
Jody Heemstra Jul 21, 2023 Pictures of Money / CC
Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
WASHINGTON (AP) - Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court dec...
Jody Heemstra Apr 19, 2024
Olympics gymnastics latest: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee seek another gold medal in all-around final
PARIS (AP) - Simone Biles, fresh off leading the U.S. women's gymnastics team back to the gold medal in team competition, is back on the mat today for the Paris Olympics all-around finals. The 27-year...
Justin Cowart Aug 01, 2024