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Twins Snap Record Playoff Losing Streak, Win Wild Card Opener Over Jays
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Royce Lewis felt a jolt of confidence from his inclusion on Minnesota's roster for the AL Wild Card Series, ending the uncertainty around his hamstring strain. Pablo López fo...
Oct 04, 2023
AAA: Distracted Driving Awareness Month--It's Not the Phone Alone
Given that April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, AAA wants motorists to be aware that, despite perceptions to the contrary, cellphones are not to blame for many of the fatal crashes involving a...
Jody Heemstra Apr 18, 2022
South Dakota Discovery Center among this round of recipients of CIG grants from SD Community Foundation
Round 2 of the South Dakota Community Foundation 2021 Community Innovation Grant program has resulted in $197,998 being distributed among the selected grantees. Eleven South Dakota nonprofits will rec...
Jody Heemstra Nov 25, 2021
Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new survey says America's honeybee hives just staggered through the second highest death rate on record, with beekeepers losing nearly half of their managed colonies. But using cos...
Jody Heemstra Jun 22, 2023 Todd Huffman / CC
Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Air Force is asking Congress to restrict further construction of the towering wind turbines that have edged closer to its nuclear missile sites in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota,...
Jody Heemstra Nov 08, 2023 Scott Wilcoxson / CC
Exploding wild pig population on western Canadian prairie threatens to invade northern US states
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana and other northern states are making preparations to stop an invasion of wild pigs from Canada. Wild pigs already cause around $2.5 billion in da...
Jody Heemstra Nov 22, 2023
South Dakota State seeking FCS title repeat, Montana in first championship game since '09
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - South Dakota State is seeking to repeat as NCAA champions in the Football Championship Subdivision. The top-seeded undefeated Jackrabbits take a 28-game winning streak into Sunday...
Jody Heemstra Jan 06, 2024
US poverty rates differ by age and county
Poverty rates for children (under age 18) in U.S. counties are wide-ranging, from less than 1.0% to 72.7%, according to the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates released this month (Dec. 8...
Jody Heemstra Dec 14, 2022
Northeast seeing heavy rain and winds as storms that walloped much of US roll through region
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A major storm has drenched the Northeast and slammed it with fierce winds, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. That's followed a bout of violent weather ranging from snow...
Jody Heemstra Jan 10, 2024
Twins Clinch AL Central Title, Hold Off Angels
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - After celebrating on the field and before any bottles were popped in the clubhouse, Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli had a message for his team: congratulations, enjoy it - bu...
Sep 23, 2023