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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
Witnesses to FBI hunt for Civil War gold describe heavily loaded armored truck, signs of a night dig
OCTOBER 7, 2023: PENFIELD, Pa. (AP) - New eyewitness accounts are raising questions about the FBI's secretive 2018 dig for a legendary cache of Civil War-era gold. Two men who were near the excavation...
Jody Heemstra Oct 07, 2023
Cities whose residents are most likely to live with roommates
Household size in the U.S. is inching up for the first-time in over a century due to lower housing inventory and skyrocketing rents. Accompanying this trend is the increase in "doubled-up househo...
Nov 18, 2020
IRS Achieves Key Paperless Processing Initiative Goal, Outlines Improvements for Filing Season 2024
Following a dramatically improved 2023 Filing Season thanks to Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) investments, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced ad...
Jody Heemstra Nov 08, 2023 Kurtis Garbutt / CC
Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands
APRIL 23, 2024: HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A federal jury on Monday (April 22, 2024) said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining ma...
Jody Heemstra Apr 23, 2024 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
South Dakota bills seek new regulations on foreign business
MARCH 2, 2023: PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota lawmakers have been advancing bills that would set new regulations for the state's business relationship with foreign entities. The bills were proposed ...
Jody Heemstra Mar 02, 2023
Script of Governor Kristi Noem's "2022 State of the State" Address to the South Dakota Legislature
2022 State of the State by Governor Kristi Noem (as prepared for delivery Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022). Listen to the address by going to this KGFX Beyond the Mic podcast. Introduction Lieutenant Governor ...
Jody Heemstra Jan 11, 2022
Missouri, Kansas judges temporarily halt much of President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan
JUNE 25, 2024: TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday (June 24, 2024) together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster pa...
Jody Heemstra Jun 25, 2024