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'That '70s Show' actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for rapes of 2 women
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023, UPDATE: LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge sentenced "That '70s Show" star Danny Masterson to 30 years to life in prison Thursday (Sept. 7, 2023) for the rapes of two women two de...
Jody Heemstra Sep 07, 2023 Oscar Rohena / CC
Is the center of the USA's population still in Missouri? US Census Bureau will release data next week
Next week (Nov. 16, 2021) the U.S. Census Bureau will announce where the U.S. center of population was in 2020, a way to summarize population shifts every decade. The colonial town of Chestertown, Mar...
Jody Heemstra Nov 12, 2021
Rural Mainstreet Economy Slows in August
August 2023 Survey Results at a Glance: After four straight months of above growth neutral readings, the Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) slumped to growth neutral, 50.0, in August. Farmland cash rents ar...
Jody Heemstra Aug 18, 2023
Teenager Najiah Knight wants to be the first woman at bull riding's top level. It's an uphill dream
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Najiah Knight is a 17-year-old bull rider with a big dream. She wants to be the first woman to compete at the top level of the Professional Bull Riders tour. She's garnered attention ...
Jody Heemstra Dec 27, 2023
North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police in DUI stop gets unsupervised probation and $1,000 fine
JANUARY 19, 2024: BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police with vulgar, homophobic and anti-migrant comments during an arrest last month for drunken driving was sentenced to s...
Jody Heemstra Jan 19, 2024
South Dakota Housing awards nearly $30 million for affordable housing efforts; Developments in Kimball and Murdo among those getting funding
South Dakota Housing's Board of Commissioners has awarded (Dec. 12, 2023) nearly $30 million to assist South Dakotans with newly constructed multifamily housing, single family housing, multifamily reh...
Jody Heemstra Dec 16, 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
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
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
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