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Silent films to live on in movie theater lobby card project
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Many silent films from the early 1900s no longer exist. But they live on in movie theater lobby cards. More than 10,000 of the mostly 11-by-14-inch cards that promoted the cinemat...
Jody Heemstra Oct 08, 2022
Sex ed classes in some states-- including Iowa-- may soon watch a fetal development video from an anti-abortion group
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An animated fetus that develops over the course of a three-minute video has become a new front in state-level abortion politics. Bills have been proposed in the Iowa, Kentucky,...
Jody Heemstra Feb 22, 2024
CattleFax forecasts record beef demand; Prospects for tighter supplies
The beef cattle industry is bouncing back from the pandemic, and continued progress is expected in 2022. Beef prices are near record high, and consumer and wholesale beef demand are both at 30-year hi...
Jody Heemstra Aug 13, 2021
As pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behind
UNDATED (AP)- Urban and rural communities have come to depend on pharmacies as a trusted care option and a place for advice. But CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid and independent pharmacies all are pulling bac...
Jody Heemstra Jun 03, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
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
US judge to weigh cattle industry request to halt Colorado wolf reintroduction
DECEMBER 14, 2023: UNDATED (AP)- A federal judge is set to consider a request by Colorado's cattle industry to block the impending reintroduction of gray wolves to the state under a voter-approved bal...
Jody Heemstra Dec 14, 2023 Derek Bakken / CC
December WASDE lowers corn stocks, increases exports
The World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (Dec. 8, 2023) from USDA show the 2023-2024 U.S. corn outlook calling for higher exports and lower ending stocks. Exports rose 25 million bushels to 2.1 billio...
Jody Heemstra Dec 11, 2023
House amends overall tax reduction bill eliminating sunset date
MARCH 1, 2023: South Dakota legislators and Governor Kristi Noem are engaged in a back and forth contest over tax cuts. The Governor is pushing for the elimination of state's portion of the sales tax ...
Jody Heemstra Mar 01, 2023 Sanjoy Ghosh / CC
Massive Powerball win draws attention to a little-known immigrant culture in the US
APRIL 30, 2024: SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Cheng "Charlie" Saephan wore a broad smile and a bright blue sash emblazoned with the words "Iu-Mien USA" as he hoisted an oversized check for $1...
Jody Heemstra Apr 30, 2024
Mobridge, SD City Council Special Meeting Monday, May 4th
A special meeting of the Mobridge City Council was held Monday night for the second reading of Ordinance Number 984, an emergency ordinance to continue addressing a public health crisis by implementin...
May 04, 2020