Nation Nov 25 Colorado Springs reckons with past after Club Q shooting Though the suspect facing possible murder and hate crime charges is not from Colorado Springs, the targeting of LGBTQ people has reminded some of the 1990s, when the city was known as an epicenter of religion-infused, family-values conservatism unfriendly to…
Nation Nov 19 Public safety accounts urge caution on Twitter amid tumultuous changes Amid the slew of changes at one of the world's most influential social media platforms, the public information officers who operate government Twitter accounts are cautiously waiting out the turmoil and urging the public to verify that it really is…
Politics Sep 21 South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem sued over release of travel expense records South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing a lawsuit after her office refused to release expense records on five out-of-state trips this year to a liberal watchdog group.
Nation Sep 10 Oglala and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes buy land near Wounded Knee massacre site Two American Indian tribes in South Dakota have joined forces to purchase 40 acres around the Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark, the site of one of the deadliest massacres in U.S. history.
Politics Sep 09 Documents show Gov. Kristi Noem tried to avoid ethics hearing, seal records South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem asked a state ethics board to dismiss a complaint against her without a public hearing and to seal off certain records.
Politics Aug 22 Ethics board says South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem may have ‘engaged in misconduct’ A South Dakota ethics board has found enough information that Noem may have "engaged in misconduct" when she intervened in her daughter's application for a real estate appraiser license to potentially take action against the Republican governor.
Nation Jul 06 WATCH: Lake County, Illinois prosecutor gives update on arrest of alleged Highland Park shooter The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting…
Nation Jul 05 WATCH: Police say gunman fired more than 70 rounds at Highland Park 4th of July parade The man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder for opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including two high-powered rifles.
Nation Jul 02 Texas Supreme Court blocks a lower court order that allowed abortions It was not immediately clear whether the clinics in Texas that resumed performing abortions just days ago would halt services again following the ruling late Friday night. A hearing is scheduled for later this month.
Politics Jun 07 South Dakota’s Gov. Kristi Noem, Sen. John Thune survive GOP primary South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has won the Republican primary for another term, defeating a former legislative leader who accused her of using the office to mount a 2024 White House bid.