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Editorial Roundup: South Dakota

Mar. 13, 2024 20:03 PM EDT

Yankton Press & Dakotan. March 11, 2024. Editorial: USPS Facility Proposal Is Cause For Concern A proposal by the United States Postal Service (USPS) that would downgrade the processing and distribution centers at both Sioux Falls and Huron could generate serious...

Man pleads guilty to shooting that badly wounded Omaha police officer

Mar. 13, 2024 11:09 AM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man from Gary, Indiana, could face up to 100 years in prison after pleading guilty to a shooting that badly wounded an Omaha police officer. Kenya Jenkins, 24, pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree assault of an officer and use of a firearm to commit a felony....

Denver fends off Omaha 66-63 in Summit League Tournament semifinal

Mar. 12, 2024 00:31 AM EDT

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Tommy Bruner had 23 points and Denver held off Omaha 66-63 on Monday night in the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament. Denver advances to play South Dakota State in Tuesday's championship game with an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament on the...

Omaha takes on Denver in Summit League Tournament

Mar. 11, 2024 03:54 AM EDT

Denver Pioneers (16-16, 7-10 Summit League) vs. Omaha Mavericks (15-17, 8-9 Summit League) Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -1; over/under is 157.5 BOTTOM LINE: Omaha and Denver play in the Summit...

Fidler scores 34, Omaha knock offs North Dakota in Summit League Tournament 73-72

Mar. 11, 2024 00:44 AM EDT

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Frankie Fidler's 34 points, including the go-ahead bucket with 3.2 seconds left, led Omaha over North Dakota 73-72 on Sunday in the Summit League Tournament. Sixth-seeded Omaha plays No. 7 seed Denver in the semifinals on Monday. Fidler, on...

North Dakota plays in Summit League Tournament against the Omaha

Mar. 10, 2024 04:52 AM EDT

Omaha Mavericks (14-17, 7-9 Summit League) vs. North Dakota Fightin' Hawks (18-13, 10-6 Summit League) Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Sunday, 9:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fightin' Hawks -2.5; over/under is 145 BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota plays in...

North Dakota Fightin' Hawks square off against the Omaha Mavericks in Summit League Tournament

Mar. 09, 2024 03:50 AM EST

Omaha Mavericks (14-17, 7-9 Summit League) vs. North Dakota Fightin' Hawks (18-13, 10-6 Summit League) Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Sunday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota plays in the Summit League Tournament against Omaha. The Fightin' Hawks have...

France seeks personal accounts of liberation from the Nazis, 80 years after the D-Day landings

Mar. 06, 2024 11:34 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called on the public to collect photos, films, personal journals and testimony from witnesses to liberation at the end of World War Two, as the country prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings which heralded the...

Ex-Air Force employee pleads not guilty to sharing classified info on foreign dating site

Mar. 05, 2024 17:08 PM EST

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Air Force employee and retired Army lieutenant colonel pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he shared classified information about Russia's war with Ukraine on a foreign dating site. David Franklin Slater was in court in Omaha Tuesday afternoon —...

Fidler leads Omaha against St. Thomas after 29-point game

Feb. 29, 2024 03:52 AM EST

Omaha Mavericks (14-16, 7-8 Summit League) at Saint Thomas Tommies (17-12, 7-7 Summit League) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tommies -7.5; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM LINE: Omaha visits the Saint Thomas Tommies after...