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COVID-19 pandemic's impact on births and deaths results in a record number of counties experiencing natural decrease
More than 73% (2,297) of U.S. counties experienced natural decrease in 2021, up from 45.5% in 2019 and 55.5% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2021 estimates of population and com...
Jody Heemstra Mar 29, 2022
The wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans
WASHINGTON (AP) - A much-feared backup of U.S. passport applications has snarled summer plans for would-be travelers around the world. Somewhere around March, people who thought they were renewing or ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 06, 2023
North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police in DUI stop gets unsupervised probation and $1,000 fine
JANUARY 19, 2024: BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police with vulgar, homophobic and anti-migrant comments during an arrest last month for drunken driving was sentenced to s...
Jody Heemstra Jan 19, 2024
South Dakota Housing awards nearly $30 million for affordable housing efforts; Developments in Kimball and Murdo among those getting funding
South Dakota Housing's Board of Commissioners has awarded (Dec. 12, 2023) nearly $30 million to assist South Dakotans with newly constructed multifamily housing, single family housing, multifamily reh...
Jody Heemstra Dec 16, 2023
Bison's relocation to Native lands revives a spiritual bond
NOVEMBER 22, 2022: BULL HOLLOW, Okla. (AP) - Bison nearly vanished from the Great Plains. Decades later, there's a nationwide resurgence of Indigenous tribes seeking to reconnect with the humpbacked, ...
Jody Heemstra Nov 22, 2022
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
Legacy of Wounded Knee occupation lives on 50 years later
WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. (AP) - Madonna Thunder Hawk remembers the firefights. As a medic during the occupation of Wounded Knee in early 1973, Thunder Hawk was stationed nightly in a frontline bunker in the...
Jody Heemstra Feb 27, 2023 Hamner_Fotos / CC
Education Department opens investigation into Harvard's legacy admissions
JULY 25, 2023: BOSTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Harvard University's policies on legacy admissions, which give an edge to applicants with family ties to ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 26, 2023 Karen Neoh / CC
Where will you be for the April 8 total solar eclipse? There's still time to grab a spot
MARCH 2, 2024: NEW YORK (AP) - There are just a few weeks left to pick your spot to see the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, in North America. The eclipse first hits Mexico's Pacific coast, cuts ...
Jody Heemstra Mar 02, 2024
Noem signs budget bills, bringing total to 233 signed this legislative session with no vetoes
MARCH 20, 2024: South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed HB 1259 and SB 52 into law, which make up the budget for the State of South Dakota for the remainder of fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 20...
Jody Heemstra Mar 20, 2024