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SD Public Utilities Commission urging people to plan ahead for 3G phase out in 2022
All major mobile phone carriers in South Dakota-- including AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile-- plan to phase out their 3G networks next year (2022) and the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission wants...
Jody Heemstra Nov 03, 2021 Ivan Radic / CC
Mall of America settles lawsuit over boy thrown from balcony
DECEMBER 6, 2022: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis says it will toughen its trespassing policies as part of a settlement with the family of a boy who was severely injured...
Jody Heemstra Dec 06, 2022
Sports Scoreboard - Friday, December 30, 2022
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Pierre 61, Spearfish 43 Herreid/Selby Area 63, Stanley County 40 Wolsey-Wessington 64, Highmore-Harrold 36 Colome 70, Potter County 49 Elkton-Lake Benton 68, Lyman 51 Lower...
Dec 31, 2022
Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids
NEW YORK (AP) - A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children. There was some hope that children in a government food program might be bucking a trend...
Jody Heemstra Dec 18, 2023 Alan Levine / CC
Kings Rap Timberwolves, Who Lose First In In-Season Tourney
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - De'Aaron Fox had 36 points and 12 assists, and the Sacramento Kings prevented the Minnesota Timberwolves from clinching a spot in the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament w...
Nov 25, 2023 Stephen Baker / Unsplash
SD GFP: Pheasant numbers down "significantly" in Pierre and Mobridge areas
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks' annual pheasant brood count shows bird numbers declined significantly for the Pierre, Mobridge, Huron, Mitchell and Brookings areas. The declines in Pheasants Pe...
Jody Heemstra Sep 05, 2019
US syphilis numbers highest since 1950; South Dakota rate is highest in nation and more than double the next highest state
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn't abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults. ...
Jody Heemstra Feb 01, 2024 Raed Mansour / CC
Feeding South Dakota, USDA make food assistance available for older adults
Each May, the Administration for Community Living leads the celebration of Older Americans Month (OAM). This year's theme is Communities of Strength, recognizing the important role older adults play i...
Jody Heemstra May 15, 2021
Edwards Leads T-Wolves To Win At Memphis
MEMPHIS, TN (AP) - Anthony Edwards scored 24 points, Karl-Anthony Towns and Mike Conley each had 18 and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Memphis Grizzlies 119-97 on Sunday. Rudy Gobert added 13 p...
Nov 27, 2023 Chilli Head / CC
Nebraska lawmaker seeks to ban corporations from buying up single-family homes
UNDATED (AP)- A Nebraska lawmaker whose north Omaha district has struggled for years with a housing shortage is pushing a bill that, if passed, could make Nebraska the first in the country to forbid o...
Jody Heemstra Feb 16, 2024 Jim Bowen / CC