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Biden signs a bill averting a government shutdown for now, with Israel and Ukraine aid still stalled
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the ...
Jody Heemstra Nov 17, 2023 GPA Photo Archive
Sports Scoreboard - Tuesday, December 5, 2023
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Chamberlain 44, Stanley County 25 Sully Buttes 65, Ipswich 30 Kimball/White Lake 51, Jones County 31 Kadoka Area 54, Little Wound 29 Freeman 66, Platte-Geddes 55 Timber La...
Dec 06, 2023
South Dakota bill advances, proposing more legal representation for people who can't pay
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota bill advanced Friday (Jan. 19, 2024) that proposes a statewide commission focused on indigent defense, or legal representation for those without the ability to pay. ...
Jody Heemstra Jan 20, 2024
Pierre swimmers compete in Bismarck last weekend, head to Sioux Falls this weekend
The Pierre Swim Team sent 13 swimmers to compete in Bismarck Jan. 13-14, 2024. In the Girls 9-10 Division, we had 1 swimmer: Lydia Kroon: 50 back-1st, 200 free-2nd, 50 free-3rd, 100 back-4th, 100 free...
Jody Heemstra Jan 19, 2024
Jackrabbit men's and women's basketball teams get wins over Kansas City Thursday night
BROOKINGS, S.D. - South Dakota State trailed at one point in the second half after leading by as many as 15, but the Jackrabbits were tough down the stretch to close out a 75-66 victory over Kansas Ci...
Jody Heemstra Jan 26, 2024
Nursing home in Arlington to close; 7th one this year in South Dakota
Yet another South Dakota nursing home is closing its doors. According to the South Dakota Health Care Association, Avantara Arlington has announced its upcoming closure. As with other recent nursing h...
Jody Heemstra Dec 15, 2022
IRS gives Minnesota a final 'no' on exempting state tax rebates from federal taxes
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service says the nearly $1 billion in state tax rebates sent to more than 2 million Minnesotans last fall (2023) will be subject to federal income taxes, despit...
Jody Heemstra Feb 01, 2024 Richie Diesterheft / CC
Lyman girls basketball team tied for 2nd in latest Class B poll
UNDATED - The Pierre boys and Sully Buttes Girls got votes but not enough to crack the ratings in the South Dakota Media High School Basketball Polls, released Monday (Dec. 18, 2023). The Lyman girls ...
Jody Heemstra Dec 19, 2023
National Work Zone Awareness Week: Work zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last forever.
National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual awareness campaign held at the start of construction season to remind drivers to be attentive through work zones during the busy summer travel mo...
Jody Heemstra Apr 15, 2024
Nursing home in Armour to close; Joins ranks of Mobridge, Ipswich, others closed in past five years
Another South Dakota nursing home is closing its doors. Avantara announced this week (Aug. 9, 2022) the upcoming closure of its nursing home in Armour. The closure is due to a combination of the ongoi...
Jody Heemstra Aug 10, 2022