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300+ members to receive State FFA Degree during 2024 annual convention
319 South Dakota FFA members will be recognized for receiving their State FFA Degree at the 96th South Dakota State FFA Convention, Friday April 19, 2024, at 4:00 pm. Join us in helping them celebrate...
Jody Heemstra Apr 05, 2024
Only 26% of Americans say they get at least eight hours of sleep, new Gallup poll says
NEW YORK (AP) - If you're feeling - YAWN - sleepy or tired while you read this and wish you could get some more shut-eye, you're not alone. A majority of Americans say they would feel better if they c...
Jody Heemstra Apr 17, 2024 Richard Riley / CC
2020 SDHSAA Football State Championships Results
11AAA Quarterfinals @ (1)Sioux Falls Roosevelt (8-0) 49, (8)Watertown (2-6) 6 @ (2)Brandon Valley (7-1) 43, (7)Aberdeen Central (3-5) 8 @ (3)Sioux Falls Lincoln (6-3) 40, (6)Sioux Falls Washington (3-...
Nov 15, 2020
Veterans leader hopes to gain support for Guard legislation
***NOTE: Story updated to reflect Sgt. McKnight is not on Gov. Kristi Noem's schedule for a meeting today (Feb. 22, 2021).*** BringOurTroopsHome.US, a bipartisan nationwide group of Iraq and Afghanist...
Jody Heemstra Feb 22, 2021 Becky Houtman / CC
Woman charged with buying guns used in Minnesota standoff that killed 3 first responders
MARCH 14, 2024: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal authorities say a woman has been charged with illegally buying guns used in the killings of three Minnesota first responders in a standoff at a home in the M...
Jody Heemstra Mar 14, 2024
Arizona mom never stopped looking for her missing daughter. She showed up 4 years later in Montana
JULY 29, 2023: HAVRE, Mont. (AP) - A man in Montana was detained and questioned by police as authorities try to piece together the mysterious disappearance and sudden reappearance of Alicia Navarro. S...
Jody Heemstra Jul 29, 2023
Plane that crashed in Virginia lost contact with air traffic controllers during ascent, feds say
JUNE 6, 2023: WASHINGTON (AP) - The pilot of the business jet that flew over Washington and crashed in Virginia appeared to be slumped over and unresponsive, the fighter jet pilots reported, according...
Jody Heemstra Jun 06, 2023
Heirloom corn in a rainbow of colors makes a comeback in Mexico, where white corn has long been king
IXTENCO, Mexico (AP) - Small farmers in Mexico struggling to preserve colorful native corn varieties are finding new hope in the market. They cite the growing number of consumers seeking organic produ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 26, 2023
Reduced charge for man who ran over North Dakota teen
MAY 2, 2023: WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) - Court documents show a North Dakota man accused of intentionally running over an 18-year-old has had his charges reduced from murder to manslaughter. The new charge ...
Jody Heemstra May 02, 2023
Rounds, Manchin to President Biden: Absence of rural representation on VA AIR Commission is concerning
UPDATE MARCH 16, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, are leading the effort to make certain rural perspectives are t...
Jody Heemstra Mar 16, 2022