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$11.8 million Awarded for Affordable Housing in South Dakota
South Dakota Housing Development Authority's Board of Commissioners recently awarded more than $11 million to assist South Dakotans with newly constructed multifamily housing, single family housing, h...
Jody Heemstra Nov 02, 2021
Winner of $2B Powerball jackpot revealed in California
FEBRUARY 14, 2023: SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The winner of November's record-high $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot was identified in California on Tuesday (Feb. 14, 2023), the state lottery announced. ...
Jody Heemstra Feb 14, 2023
Justice Department Secures Agreement with South Dakota Hotel and Sports Lounge to Resolve Allegations of Discrimination Against Native Americans
NOVEMBER 11, 2023: The Justice Department announced today that the owners and operators of the Grand Gateway Hotel and the Cheers Sports Lounge and Casino, a hotel and sports bar located in Rapid City...
Jody Heemstra Nov 11, 2023
U.S. Cities Most Impacted By Sea Level Rise
Increasing global temperatures will bring changes to our environment, economy, and society, but one of the most pronounced effects will be the impact on sea level rise. A 2019 report from the UN's Int...
Dec 10, 2020
After helping prevent extinctions for 50 years, the Endangered Species Act itself may be in peril
SHARON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Fifty years after the U.S. Endangered Species Act took effect, officials say 99% of the animals and plants it protects have survived. But some scientists and activists fe...
Jody Heemstra Aug 05, 2023 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters / CC
High-profile attacks on Derek Chauvin and Larry Nassar put spotlight on violence in federal prisons
UNDATED (AP)- Recent assaults on two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners have renewed concerns about whether the federal Bureau of Prisons is capable of keeping people in its custody safe. Derek...
Jody Heemstra Dec 08, 2023 Ken Mayer / CC
Prince Harry accuses royals of complicity in Meghan's pain
JANUARY 9, 2023: LONDON (AP) - Prince Harry has accused the royal family of being complicit in his wife Meghan's pain and suffering Harry claimed that his stepmother Camilla had leaked private convers...
Jody Heemstra Jan 09, 2023
Controversy follows Gov. Kristi Noem as she is banned by two more South Dakota tribes
MAY 14, 2024, CORRECTION TO MAY 11, 2024, STORY: UNDATED (AP)- In a story published May 13, 2024, about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem being banned from Native American reservations in her state, The A...
Jody Heemstra May 13, 2024
Federal agencies collaborate to reduce food waste
As part of the Trump Administration's Winning on Reducing Food Waste Month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Admini...
Jody Heemstra Apr 09, 2019
Kaprizov Notches Hat Trick As Wild Even Series With St. Louis
ST. PAUL, MN (AP) - The scoreless streak for the Minnesota Wild was pushing 70 minutes when they finally caught a break with a broken St. Louis stick. Joel Eriksson Ek got the game's first goal a few ...
May 05, 2022