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If you have special needs, emergency preparedness plan should be high priority
With flood risks about to increase quickly in parts of the Northern Plains, and with a spring and summer of weather warnings ahead, the need for emergency preparedness becomes more apparent. Thats es...
Posted on 4/24/13 at 1:02 PM
Lies about the Boston Bombing
Conspiracy theories about the Boston bombing continue to be posted today. Please don't be gullible enough to fall for this stuff, folks--anyone who claims to know what happened at this point is not b...
Posted on 4/17/13 at 3:55 PM
One bridge spared, two on the way out?
Sioux Falls' local bridge receives a new life; Wheeling Suspension Bridge failing; Sewell Falls Bridge to be razed and replaced With Sequestration (the process of initializing automatic budget cu...
Posted on 3/4/13 at 7:29 AM
Hope and love
I'm lucky that my daughter is only 3 months old. I don't have to explain to her why some piece of garbage would break into a school and murder first-graders and teachers. All I have to do is hold her...
Posted on 12/16/12 at 5:28 PM
Photo blog: A day at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
MEDORA, N.D. - I took a break from Oil Patch reporting on Saturday and spent the day with family in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. I didn't notice many signs of oil development while we explored...
Posted on 8/6/12 at 7:03 AM
House passes bill on lying about medals
People who falsely claim they have received a military medal in order to obtain money or government benefits could face up to a year in jail under legislation that easily passed the House Monday.By By Jim Abrams, Associated Press , May 21, 2013
Aides knew of IRS audit
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama’s spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier.By By Charles Babington, Associated Press , May 21, 2013
Tornado kills 51 in Oklahoma
By By Tim Talley, Associated Press , May 21, 2013
Questions linger in shooting of NY college student
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — As a grieving family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether police should have waited for help, including a hostage negotiating team.By Frank Eltman and Jim Fitzgerald, Associated Press , May 21, 2013
Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
NEW YORK (AP) — It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.By Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press , May 21, 2013
Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders.By Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer , May 20, 2013
Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills at least 51
By Associated Press , May 20, 2013
Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days — 384 times, up and around — bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.By Associated Press , May 20, 2013
Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill.By Erica Werner, Associated Press , May 20, 2013
Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times.By Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer , May 20, 2013
School near Oklahoma City directly hit by tornado
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say an elementary school in an Oklahoma City suburb took a direct hit from a mile-wide tornado.May 20, 2013
Education Department gives 3 more states waivers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three more states have received permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind education law.By Philip Elliott, Associated Press , May 20, 2013
US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks.By Associated Press , May 20, 2013
Tornadoes level homes in Okla., hit other states
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter.By Sean Murphy, Associated Press , May 20, 2013
What do we eat? New food map will tell us
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought.By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press , May 19, 2013
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