Author Archives: Madison Quinn
Noem pens bill to block race theory in schools, colleges
PIERRE, S.D. - Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has drafted a bill that would block teaching critical race theory in South Dakota schools, public universities, and technical colleges. Noem announced the le...
Dec 21, 2021 Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD)
Mercer County man gets 3 months for cruelty to horses
BISMARCK, N.D. - A Mercer County man has been sentenced to three months in jail for denying animals water and feeding them moldy hay. Shanan Weigum of Zap was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to...
Dec 21, 2021
Ramsey County Courthouse evacuated after discovery of suspicious package
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Ramsey County Courthouse was evacuated Monday morning after the discovery of a suspicious package. Deputies say that package was designed to look like an improvised explosive dev...
Dec 21, 2021
15-Year-Old Edina girl working at McDonald's responds quickly to help customer
EDINA, Minn. - Family members, co-workers, and law enforcement authorities are calling a 15-year-old worker at a McDonald's restaurant in Edina a hero. Sydney Raley was working her Saturday shift at t...
Dec 21, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
Dec. 15 storms across north-central US classified as 'Derecho'
O'FALLON, Mo. - A line of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that swept across the north-central U.S. last week has been classified by the National Weather Service as a serial Derecho, the first on re...
Dec 20, 2021 Tornado, damaging wind, and hail reports compiled by NOAA Storm Prediction Center (NOAA)
1st known cases of omicron variant confirmed in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. - The first known cases of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus have been confirmed in North Dakota. The state Health Department said Monday that two of the cases we...
Dec 20, 2021
Jury deliberations begin in the Kim Potter trial
MINNEAPOLIS - The jury has begun deliberating in the manslaughter trial of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed Daunte Wright after she says she mistook her gun for her taser. Kim Potter...
Dec 20, 2021 Kim Potter weeps on the stand during examination (photo via AP via Court TV media pool)
UPDATE: Fire damages 12 rooms at SD Custer State Park lodge
CUSTER, S.D. - Authorities say a fire damaged about a third of the rooms at a popular Custer State Park lodge. Firefighters were called to the Sylvan Lake Lodge on Saturday night and discovered...
Dec 20, 2021 Fire at Sylvan Lake Lodge in Custer State Park (Custer County Sherriff's Office)
Recoverable oil in western North Dakota revised downward
BISMARCK, N.D. - A federal report shows that untapped recoverable oil in western North Dakota has dropped significantly in the last eight years due to the number of new wells. The U.S Geological Surve...
Dec 20, 2021
North Dakota state revenue well ahead of projections
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota state revenue is looking good five months into a two-year budget cycle. General fund revenues are 10% ahead of the Legislature's forecast. That's about $106 million, acco...
Dec 20, 2021
