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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
North Dakota woman sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance on Cheyenne River, Rosebud Reservations
SEPTEMBER 2023: Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Mandan, North Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of an Unregis...
Jody Heemstra Sep 19, 2023 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
USDA Chief Economist Dr. Robert Johansson to Depart; Dr. Seth Meyer Picked as New Chief Economist
U.S. Department of Agriculture Chief Economist, Robert Johansson, will be leaving USDA to become Associate Director of Economics and Policy Analysis for the American Sugar Alliance at the end of Janua...
Jody Heemstra Dec 15, 2020
White House Easter egg roll drawing a huge crowd after storm-delayed start
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thunder and lightning delayed the start of the Easter egg roll at the White House for 90 minutes on Monday (April 1, 2024), but the event eventually kicked off under gray skies with ...
Jody Heemstra Apr 02, 2024
12 students and teacher killed at Columbine to be remembered at 25th anniversary vigil
DENVER (AP) - The 12 students and one teacher killed in the Columbine High School shooting will be remembered Friday (April 19, 2024) in a vigil on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy. The ...
Jody Heemstra Apr 19, 2024
Dead whale in New Jersey had a fractured skull among numerous injuries, experts find
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - A post-mortem examination of a whale that washed ashore on New Jersey's Long Beach Island found that the animal had sustained numerous blunt force injuries including a...
Jody Heemstra Apr 12, 2024
Krebs believes in Avera's mission and the team members working in the St. Mary's Hospital Region
OCTOBER 6, 2023: Shantel Krebs has been officially hired as the Regional President and CEO of Avera St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre. Krebs says she believes in Avera's mission to help people. Krebs has ...
Jody Heemstra Oct 06, 2023