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Families brace for changes to pandemic-era free school meals
ESSEX, Vt. (AP) — The pandemic-era federal aid that made school meals available for free to all public school students — regardless of family income levels — is ending, raising fears about the effects in the upcoming school year for…
Some cities nix July 4 fireworks for shortages, fire dangers
PHOENIX (AP) — The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some big fireworks displays are canceled again, this time for pandemic-related supply chain or staffing problems, or…
Moth swarms in South Dakota part of early summer, will return in less numbers by fall
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Finding holes in your clothes or unwanted visitors flying around? Moths might be to blame. Army cutworms, also known as miller moths, have a one-year life cycle that takes them to the Rockies and back. After…
Wall Street ends mixed after a day of wavering up and down
Stocks ended mixed after a day of wavering between gains and losses Monday as the market cools off following a rare winning week. The S&P 500 edged 0.3% lower, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2% and the Nasdaq fell…
Drowning of a three-year-old near Pierre on Saturday afternoon
PIERRE, S.D. - Late Saturday afternoon, the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office responded to a drowning death at Farm Island State Park near Pierre. A little before 5:30 p.m. CST, 911 Communications Officers received a report of a missing three-year-old who…
Ex-Minneapolis officer who killed 911 caller leaves prison
MINNEAPOLIS, M.N. (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home in 2017 has…
Russian missile strike hits crowded shopping mall
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say scores of civilians are feared killed or injured after a Russian missile strike hit a crowded shopping mall in the central city of Kremenchuk. Ukrainian President…
Wimbledon player comes to aid of fainting ballboy with candy
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Quick reactions are a hallmark of being a professional tennis player and Jodie Burrage showed the Wimbledon crowd she could respond to adversity quickly. The British player noticed a ballboy who was feeling faint on the…
Supreme Court rules for inmates seeking reduced prison terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has made it easier for certain prison inmates to seek shorter sentences under a bipartisan 2018 federal law aimed at reducing racial disparities in prison terms for cocaine crimes. The justices ruled 5-4 that…
City releases holiday schedule for city offices and operations
RAPID CITY, S.D. - In a press release on Monday, the City of Rapid City outlined holiday hours for Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. City…
Supreme Court sides with coach who sought to pray after game
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sided with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games. The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines for the coach. The justices said Monday…
Harvard returns Standing Bear's tomahawk to Nebraska tribe
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard has returned a tomahawk once owned by a pioneering Native American civil rights leader to his tribe. Members of the Ponca tribes in Nebraska and Oklahoma visited the Massachusetts university this month for a ceremony returning…
Police say restaurant workers shot in argument over mayo
ATLANTA, G.A. - Police say a man who complained there was too much mayonnaise on his sandwich opened fire at a Subway sandwich shop in Atlanta, killing one employee and injuring another. The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. Sunday at…
