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Veto Day and Beyond-- District 24 Rep. Will Mortenson's legislative Mort Report
Veto Day and Beyond by District 24 Rep. Will Mortenson (March 30, 2021). The 2021 legislative session concluded on Monday, often called "Veto Day" because it is reserved for the consideratio...
Jody Heemstra Mar 31, 2021
Prosecutors drop charges midtrial against 3 accused of possessing stolen 'Hotel California' lyrics
MARCH 6, 2024: NEW YORK (AP) - New York prosecutors abruptly dropped their criminal case midtrial Wednesday (March 6, 2024) against three men who had been accused of conspiring to possess a cache of h...
Jody Heemstra Mar 06, 2024 Manouel Roman / CC
South Dakota's Noem tries to convince lawmakers on tax cut
DECEMBER 6, 2022: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is trying to win over the Republican-controlled Legislature with details of her plan to enact a historic repeal of the state's ...
Jody Heemstra Dec 06, 2022
Biden's second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan's details
OCTOBER 10, 2023: WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's second attempt at student loan cancellation is moving forward as a group of negotiators meets to debate what a new proposal might look like. F...
Jody Heemstra Oct 10, 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
Pierre Swim Team - 2022 Capital City Qualifier Results
PIERRE - Five Pierre Swim Team seniors were saluted during the regular season's final event, the Capital City Qualifier, February 4-6 at the Oahe Family YMCA/Pierre Aquatic Center. Next for the team w...
Feb 09, 2022
Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
AUGUST 14, 2023: HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A Montana judge on Monday (Aug. 14, 2023) sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean an...
Jody Heemstra Aug 14, 2023
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter mark 77th wedding anniversary at home in Plains, Georgia
JULY 7, 2023: ATLANTA (AP) - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are marking their 77th wedding anniversary with a quiet Friday (July 7, 2023) at their south Georgia home, extending their record as the longest-...
Jody Heemstra Jul 07, 2023 Georgia Institute of Technology
Evaluations confirm 12 tornadoes formed during last week's derecho
MAY 19, 2022: The Aberdeen office of the National Weather Service has issued a final report on the severe storms that spawned tornadoes across northeastern South Dakota and west-central Minnesota last...
Jody Heemstra May 19, 2022
State water board approves over $431 million for South Dakota rural water system projects; Funding included for Mid-Dakota and West River Lyman/Jones rural water systems
The South Dakota Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved (April 13, 2022) $431,159,550 in grants and loans for rural water systems throughout South Dakota. These awards are part of more than...
Jody Heemstra Apr 14, 2022