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Millennial Money: Is financial trauma holding you back from living your best life?
Whether it’s going to bed before midnight, eating broccoli, or dealing with your finances, doing the “right” thing can sometimes feel like a herculean effort. Similar to an erratic sleep schedule or an aversion to eating green things, there are consequences to delaying wise...
South Dakota man sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter in 2013 death of girlfriend
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for manslaughter in the 2013 death of his girlfriend. Richard Schmitz, 55, took a plea deal in January, one day before he was due to go on trial for the death of Meshell Will, 38, whose badly...
Colorado man died from pet Gila monster's venomous bite, autopsy shows
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man who was placed on life support after he was bitten by his pet Gila monster died of complications from the desert lizard's venom, an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press on Friday confirmed. The report also found that heart and liver...
Black Hills: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Black Hills Corp. (BKH) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $79.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Rapid City, South Dakota-based company said it had net income of $1.17. The energy company posted...
The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn't abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults. But there's some unexpected good news: The rate of new gonorrhea cases fell for...
Two men convicted of kidnapping, carjacking an FBI employee in South Dakota
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A federal jury in South Dakota has convicted two men on charges related to the 2022 kidnapping of an FBI employee. The jury in Rapid City on Tuesday found 29-year-old Deyvin Morales and 25-year-old Juan Alvarez-Soto guilty of kidnapping, carjacking and other...
'Burn, beetle, burn': Hundreds of people torch an effigy of destructive bug in South Dakota town
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — In what's become an annual winter tradition, hundreds of people carrying torches set fire to a giant wooden beetle effigy in Custer, South Dakota, to raise awareness of the destructive impact of the mountain pine beetle on forest land in the Black Hills. ...
