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Bozeman Arts & Culture for August 2025
Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Montana
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July 31, 2025
Editor’s note: Bozeman Arts & Culture is a monthly feature by Peggy Stebbins. To have your organization’s upcoming event considered for inclusion, please send a brief description to her at peggykstebbins@gmail.com. What’s On: Welcome to What’s On...
SD Democrats: Operation Prairie Thunder, a South Dakota/ICE joint venture, is more about politics than security
The South Dakota Standard
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Larry Rhoden and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s escalation of Operation Prairie Thunder, announced Monday a partnership with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE). South Dakota Highway...
South Dakota's Surprising Healthcare Ranking
97.3 KKRC - South Dakota
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July 28, 2025
Finding good health care at an affordable price is a goal that every American has, but it is not that easy, according to a new study from Wallet Hub. Some estimates indicate that the average American spends somewhere in the neighborhood of $14,600...
Sioux Falls nonprofit digitally scans buildings to help first responders
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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July 28, 2025
Dr. Maria Bell is curious. She thinks about things, wonders what could happen next, and then finds a path to get there. It’s how she’s been successful in her more than 25 years as a surgeon – treating women with cancer. And now, it’s how she’s...
Women's City hits 100 years: 'A huge milestone for Rockford golf'
Rockford Register Star - Illinois
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Twenty years before there was a U.S. Women’s Open, there was a Rockford city golf tournament for women. Rockford's women golfers even got a head start on Rockford's men, starting their city tournament two years earlier in 1926. August 1-3 will...
Religious meeting this week in Sioux Falls Metro: July 27 - Aug. 2
Sioux Empire Today - South Dakota
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July 27, 2025
Sara Nelson Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church of Sioux Falls | First United Methodist Church of Sioux Falls website Sara Nelson Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church of Sioux Falls | First United Methodist Church of Sioux...
Man arrested in killings of US couple in front of their children
9News
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July 31, 2025
A 28-year-old man from Arkansas has been arrested over the killings of a married couple in front of their children at Devil’s Den State Park over the weekend, US officials said. Arkansas State Police arrested James Andrew McGann from Springdale,...
Who Is James Andrew McGann? Man Arrested for Murders of Parents in Front of Their Children at Arkansas Devil's Den State Park
International Business Times Singapore
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July 31, 2025
A suspect has been arrested for the brutal double murder of two parents who were killed protecting their young daughters during a hike in Arkansas' Devil's Den State Park on Saturday—bringing a tense five-day manhunt to an end. Arkansas State...
South Dakotans aim to save on back-to-school shopping despite higher costs
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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July 27, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - As families prepare for the final stretch of summer, back-to-school shopping has already begun. Researchers found that some are worried about the impact of new tariffs, leading to an earlier start to the...
Gridiron Arizona’s 2026 Recruiting Update: 8/1
On3
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August 2, 2025
Cactus Shadows DE Dylan Malone commits to CSU Pueblo UPDATED: 8/1/25 Another player made his college commitment this week. It’s not too far away in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (Div. II). Overall, 60 seniors have announced their college...
Merkel joins Mobridge-Pollock Board of Education
Prairie Pioneer - South Dakota
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July 31, 2025
The newest member of the Mobridge-Pollock Board of Education was sworn in at the board’s regular meeting July 14. Lisa Merkel replaced Chris Fried on the board with the remaining members staying the same – Travis Henderson, Levi Jensen, Dustin...
John Thune warns Dems are in ‘big trouble’ if Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race — as Chuck Schumer faces potential AOC primary
New York Post
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July 30, 2025
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told The Post Wednesday that long-serving Democratic Party figures are in “big trouble” if Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race in November — with even Senate Minority Leader...
One dead, one critically injured in western South Dakota plane crash
The Jamestown Sun - North Dakota
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July 28, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. — One person is dead and another is critically injured after a small plane crashed in western South Dakota, authorities said Monday, July 28. The crash of the single-engine Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer airplane took place just after...
Arrest made after parents slaughtered in front of their children at Arkansas Devil's Den State Park
Daily Mail
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July 31, 2025
A 28-year-old Arkansas man was arrested on Wednesday in the killings of a married couple in front of their children at Devil´s Den State Park over the weekend, officials said. Arkansas State Police arrested James Andrew McGann, 28, from Springdale...
Para-to-teacher program produces 41 educators across 31 districts
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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July 30, 2025
Of the 59 graduates so far from a two-year-old teacher apprenticeship program, 41 have signed teaching contracts and are filling vacancies across 31 public school districts and three private schools in South Dakota, according to the state...
Venhuizen: It’s time to act on South Dakota’s new state penitentiary
Mitchell Daily Republic - South Dakota
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July 28, 2025
For years, South Dakota has grappled with the fact that its 144-year-old State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls needs replacement, yet consensus on where and how to build it has remained elusive. Gov. Larry Rhoden created the Project Prison Reset task...
‘IT’S CHISLIC, IT’S SOUTH DAKOTA; WE’RE GOING’
Freeman Courier - South Dakota
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July 28, 2025
Brayden Peterson and his dad, Mark, enjoy chislic at the seventh South Dakota Chislic Festival late Saturday morning, July 26. The father and son from Sioux Falls were among an estamited 6,000 people who attended this year’s event, once again held...
Tribes Assert Sovereignty As Feds Take Aim at Gender-Affirming Care
Truthdig
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July 30, 2025
ELKO, Nev. — At the Two Spirit Conference in northern Nevada in June, Native Americans gathered in support of the LGBTQ+ community amid federal and state rollbacks of transgender protections and gender-affirming health care. “I want people to not...
Housing solutions: Engage South Dakota
South Dakota News Watch
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July 28, 2025
Bart Pfankuch investigative reporter and content director bart.pfankuch@sdnewswatch.org The best problem-solving happens when the people impacted the most develop ideas and share what they know. But nothing can happen to fix problems on a large...
SEVERE WEATHER ALERT: Derecho Risk Threatens South Dakota Today
ESPN 102.3FM/AM - South Dakota
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July 28, 2025
BREAKING: Parts of South Dakota face a dangerous weather situation today as conditions favor the development of a derecho - a widespread, destructive windstorm that could bring catastrophic damage across the region. National Weather Service...