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No more nuggets? School lunch goes farm-to-table - for some
CONCORD, Calif. (AP) - For many American schoolchildren, school lunch consists of mass-produced, reheated meals they would rather skip. A small but growing number of school districts are upgrading the...
Jody Heemstra Jan 24, 2023
Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?
WASHINGTON (AP) - Communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to get rid of millions of disposable e-cigarettes that are considered hazardous waste. The devices contain nicot...
Jody Heemstra Oct 21, 2023 Vaping360 / CC
Man accused of Antarctic assault was then sent to remote icefield with young graduate students
HONOLULU (AP) - A man who was accused of physically assaulting a woman in Antarctica was then assigned to look after the safety of a professor and three young graduate students on a remote icefield, a...
Jody Heemstra Nov 07, 2023 Clyde Robinson / CC
Fed keeps rates unchanged but signals likelihood of another hike this year to fight inflation
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023: WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged for the second time (Sept. 20 2023) in its past three meetings, a sign that it's moderating its fight aga...
Jody Heemstra Sep 20, 2023
USMEF virtual conference highlights market diversification, logistical challenges, trade policy outlook
Representing a wide range of agricultural sectors, members of the U.S. Meat Export Federation gathered in a virtual format for the federation's annual Spring Conference, held May 26-27. USMEF Chair Pa...
Jody Heemstra Jun 04, 2021
What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think
NEW YORK (AP) - Leap year. It's a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Ancient civilizations had calendars that made periodic corrections to realign with ...
Jody Heemstra Feb 27, 2024 Denise Krebs / CC
USDA offers disaster assistance to South Dakota farmers impacted by recent severe storms and related weather events
Agricultural operations in South Dakota have been significantly impacted by a severe weather event that included straight-line winds, causing wide-spread, extensive destruction across the state. The U...
Jody Heemstra Jun 03, 2022
Toppled White House Christmas tree is secured upright, and lighting show will happen as scheduled
NOVEMBER 29, 2023, UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Christmas Tree in front of the White House fell down during high winds but later was hoisted back upright, and its lighting ceremony will go a...
Jody Heemstra Nov 29, 2023
Sutton, Livermont, Glover among SD Association of Healthcare Organizations 2023 award honorees
Some familiar names in healthcare in the central part of the state have earned recognition from the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (Sept. 20-22, 2023). Recipients of the Distingu...
Jody Heemstra Sep 29, 2023
Many Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there's worry over risks, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern among Republicans. That's...
Jody Heemstra Mar 29, 2024