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Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases - and winning
WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation has changed the way many Americans shop. Now, those changes in consumer habits are helping bring down inflation. Fed up with prices that remain about 19%, on average, above...
Jody Heemstra Mar 02, 2024 Images Money / CC
Nearly 30 new certified staff join Pierre School District for 2021-22 year
The Pierre School District held its New Teacher In-service Day Friday (Aug. 13, 2021). The district has nearly 30 new instructors for the coming year. See a group photo and read biographies for each o...
Jody Heemstra Aug 17, 2021
American Farm Bureau annual survey shows Thanksgiving dinner cost down from 2022, but still high relative to recent years
As Americans prepare for Thanksgiving, they'll see some relief in food prices for their Thanksgiving dinner. In the American Farm Bureau Federation's 38th annual Thanksgiving dinner survey, we find th...
Jody Heemstra Nov 21, 2023
May is Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month; Story about Bowdle water town earns 3rd place in state essay contest
May is Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month in South Dakota. Historic Preservation Month has been celebrated in South Dakota since it was established at the national level in 1973. The state ...
Jody Heemstra May 21, 2022
UPDATE: Cooper Arrested; Federal prosecutions against heroin, fentanyl and other opioid traffickers in SD
UPDATE: A fugitive with ties to Chicago and Louisiana was arrested Monday afternoon in Sioux Falls, SD. Michael Wayne Cooper was wanted for the federal charge of Conspiracy to Distribute a ...
Jul 03, 2020
For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record
JULY 7, 2023: UNDATED (AP)- Earth's average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in a week that already rated as the hottest on record. The planetary aver...
Jody Heemstra Jul 07, 2023 Virginia State Parks / CC
UPDATE: Cooper Arrested; Federal prosecutions against heroin, fentanyl and other opioid traffickers in SD
UPDATE: A fugitive with ties to Chicago and Louisiana was arrested Monday afternoon in Sioux Falls, SD. Michael Wayne Cooper was wanted for the federal charge of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled ...
Nov 26, 2018
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
Michigan school shooter's parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prison
APRIL 9, 2024: PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - The parents of a Michigan school shooter have each been sentenced (April 9, 2024) to at least 10 years in prison for failing to take steps that could have prevente...
Jody Heemstra Apr 09, 2024
AAA: Memorial Day forecast points to sizzlin' summer travel season
The unofficial start to summer will be a busy one this year as AAA predicts 39.2 million people nationwide will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend. This is an increase of 8.3%...
Jody Heemstra May 25, 2022