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Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B
FILE - The Activision Blizzard Booth is shown on June 13, 2013 the during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, for $68.7 billion to gain access…
US plans $50B wildfire fight where forests meet suburbia
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The…
SD DOH reports second death of child under 10 from COVID-19
PIERRE, S.D. — According to Tuesday's report from the South Dakota Department of Health, the state's second child younger than 10 has died from complications due to COVID-19. The only death reported for Tuesday brings the state's death toll to…
Airlines renew warnings of travel disruption from 5G rollout
The airline industry is raising the stakes in a showdown with AT&T and Verizon over the telecom companies’ plan to launch new 5G wireless service this week, warning that thousands of flights could be grounded or delayed if the rollout…
West announces new bid for Meade County Sheriff
STURGIS, S.D. — Retired South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation Supervisory Special Agent Pat West announced his candidacy this week for Meade County Sheriff. West, who served more than two decades with South Dakota DCI and eight years in the South…
Talent and hard work paying off for Haley Ellis
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Haley Ellis from Rapid City is on the verge of achieving her goal of competing at the collegiate level. Ellis has made the starting line-up as a freshman on the…
School of Mines students run food drive for MLK Day
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Students with South Dakota School of Mines recognized Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a canned food drive on Monday. Mines students collected canned goods and cash donations at local…
#BettyWhiteChallenge inspires Black Hills residents to help animals
RAPID CITY, S.D. – On what would have been her 100th birthday, Betty White's love of animals is still being felt in the Black Hills and around the globe. The #BettyWhiteChallenge encourages people…
Central States Fairgrounds reveal vision fund grant plans
RAPID CITY, S.D. – One of the vision fund recipients has announced how they will be spending their money. The Central States Fairgrounds are receiving about a million dollars to fix up five…
Volunteers at Custer State Park participate in MLK Day of Service
CUSTER, S.D. -- Visitors of Custer State Park on Monday joined the staff for service projects in recognition of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. This has become an event during…
Leaders gather to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Faith Temple Church of God In Christ held an event Monday to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., reflecting on the struggles of the time and recognizing where…
Beijing to offer Olympic tickets to 'selected' spectators
BEIJING (AP) -- Organizers of the Beijing Olympics say they will only offer event tickets to "selected" spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic. Beijing had already announced that no fans from…
Texas rabbi says he, 2 hostages escaped synagogue standoff
COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) -- The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a gunman took hostages during livestreamed services says he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two others after an…
Tornado victim's family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois where he worked has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Madison County. The action on behalf…
