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3 days ago in Local

Mitchell Man Charged With Second-Degree Arson

28-year old Michael Janssen allegedly confessed to burning down an uninhabited house near Ethan.

3 days ago in Local

SD Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From SF Man Convicted Of Rape

The Supreme Court denied two claims from Jonathan Jerome Packard.

3 days ago in Local

SD Neurosurgeon Accused Of Making Millions By Performing Unnecessary Surgeries

Dr. Wilson Asfora denies any wrongdoing.

4 days ago in Local

Search For Woman’s Remains In Sioux Falls Turns Up “Areas Of Interest”

Police used two dogs Wednesday to search an area along the Big Sioux River for the remains of Ellabeth Lodermeier.

5 days ago in Local

Merger Between UnityPoint Health And Sanford Health Halted

No reason for the decision was given.

National

3 days ago in National, Trending

LIVE: House Impeachment Inquiry Hearing

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies on Impeach Inquiry before House Intelligence Cmte – LIVE at 9am ET

3 days ago in National, Trending

Nielsen says 13.8 million watched impeachment hearing

An estimated 13.8 million people watched live coverage of diplomats William Taylor and George Kent on the first day of the House’s public impeachment hearings on President Donald Trump.

3 days ago in National, Trending

Bloomberg pouring $100M in anti-Trump ad campaign

New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who is deciding whether to launch a Democratic presidential bid, is pouring $100 million into an online advertising campaign attacking President Donald Trump.

4 days ago in National, Trending

Deval Patrick files for New Hampshire primary

Deval Patrick has filed for the New Hampshire presidential primary as he officially begins a last-minute 2020 campaign. The former Massachusetts governor is hoping that his work in a neighboring state could help him in New Hampshire, home to the first-in-the-nation primary in February.

4 days ago in National, Trending

AP source: 2nd US official heard Trump call with Sondland

A second U.S. embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a key cellphone call between President Donald Trump and his ambassador to the European Union discussing the need for Ukrainian officials to pursue “investigations,” The Associated Press has learned.

Sports

3 days ago in Sports, Trending

Browns star Garrett facing NFL discipline after outburst

Myles Garrett could be facing an unprecedented league suspension for his violent outburst Thursday night, when he ripped off Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph’s helmet and clubbed him on the head during the final seconds of Cleveland’s 21-7 win.

3 days ago in Sports

Man City loses attempt at CAS to block UEFA investigation

Manchester City lost its attempt Friday to block an investigation into allegations it deceived UEFA while violating rules that monitor soccer club finances.

5 days ago in National, Sports

Group stops search for UFC fighter’s missing stepdaughter

A Texas-based nonprofit that works to find missing people across the country has called off its search for UFC heavyweight Walt Harris’ missing stepdaughter.

6 days ago in Sports, Trending

Federer beats Berrettini for first win at ATP Finals

LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer got back on track at the ATP Finals, beating Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (2), 6-3 on Tuesday for his first victory of the round-robin stage. Federer lost his opening match to Dominic Thiem on Sunday but the six-time champion looked sharper against Berrettini, never dropping his serve and hitting 24 winners.

7 days ago in Sports

Raptors end Lakers’ 7-game winning streak in 113-104 victory

Pascal Siakam had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Fred VanVleet finished with 23 points and 10 assists and the Raptors snapped the Los Angeles Lakers' seven-game winning streak with a 113-104 victory Sunday night.

Trending

3 days ago in National, Trending

LIVE: House Impeachment Inquiry Hearing

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies on Impeach Inquiry before House Intelligence Cmte – LIVE at 9am ET

3 days ago in National, Trending

Nielsen says 13.8 million watched impeachment hearing

An estimated 13.8 million people watched live coverage of diplomats William Taylor and George Kent on the first day of the House’s public impeachment hearings on President Donald Trump.

3 days ago in Trending, Weird

Texas state lawmaker admits cocaine at airport was his

A prominent Texas state lawmaker admitted Thursday that he dropped an envelope containing several baggies of cocaine at an Austin airport, and he said he would be seeking drug treatment.

3 days ago in National, Trending

Bloomberg pouring $100M in anti-Trump ad campaign

New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who is deciding whether to launch a Democratic presidential bid, is pouring $100 million into an online advertising campaign attacking President Donald Trump.

3 days ago in Sports, Trending

Browns star Garrett facing NFL discipline after outburst

Myles Garrett could be facing an unprecedented league suspension for his violent outburst Thursday night, when he ripped off Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph’s helmet and clubbed him on the head during the final seconds of Cleveland’s 21-7 win.

News

3 days ago in Entertainment

Pierce Brosnan’s sons named Golden Globe Awards ambassadors

Pierce Brosnan’s sons have been chosen as the Golden Globe ambassadors to assist with the glitzy awards ceremony.

3 days ago in Entertainment

Disney Plus adds disclaimer about racist movie stereotypes

By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Disney’s new streaming service has added a disclaimer to “Dumbo,”…

3 days ago in Entertainment

Times, actors are changing as ‘The Crown’ enters 1960s, ’70s

“The Crown” opens with a clever acknowledgment that time has passed for Queen Elizabeth II and taken with it the Emmy-winning actress who played her in the Netflix drama’s first two seasons.

3 days ago in Music

Swift says AMAs performance in jeopardy over music dispute

Taylor Swift said Thursday that she may not perform at the American Music Awards and may have to put other projects including a forthcoming Netflix documentary on hold because the men who own her old recordings won’t allow her to play her songs.

4 days ago in Music

Despite female push, Garth Brooks bests Underwood at CMAs

The Country Music Association Awards almost fully honored and highlighted the women of country music — whose songs have been heavily dismissed on country radio over the years — until two words were uttered when they named its entertainer of the year: Garth Brooks.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Lifestyle

Cirque du Soleil founder held in Tahiti in marijuana case

The founder of world-renowned circus Cirque du Soleil has been detained in French Polynesia in a drug-trafficking investigation.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Actor Dave Bautista is now guardian to 2 abandoned pit bulls

A Florida animal shelter sent out a desperate plea after someone had abandoned two pit bull dogs. But volunteers never expected the post would catch the attention of “Guardians of the Galaxy” actor Dave Bautista.

4 days ago in Music, Trending

Latin Grammys to celebrate 20 years with massive performance

The Latin Grammys will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a 20-artist performance in a tribute to the legacy of Latin music. Thursday night’s show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will open with a performance featuring Prince Royce, Anitta, Fito Páez, Natalia Jiménez, Beto Cuevas, Calibre 50, Carlos Rivera, Draco Rosa, Leonel García, Milly Quezada, Olga Tañón, Reik and Tony Succar.

5 days ago in Music, Entertainment

BMI honors Dwight Yoakam, top country songwriters

67TH ANNUAL BMI COUNTRY AWARDS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music singer, songwriter and actor Dwight Yoakam was honored by performing rights organization BMI for his trailblazing and highly unique style of California country rock.

6 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Disney Plus suffers some technical difficulties at launch

The $7-a-month service offering an array of Disney classics and new shows suffered some technical difficulties hours after launching at 3 a.m. E.T. on Tuesday.

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