karinavetrano/Instagram(NEW YORK) — Family and supporters of the man convicted of killing of a female runner in New York City say they are still waiting for justice to be served. Chanel Lewis was convicted in March for the murder of Karina Vetrano in August 2016. His first trial, in November 2018, ended in a hung …
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Apr 11
Missing men found dead in Georgia storage unit; Four suspects named
Joshua Jackson was found dead in a Georgia storage unit last month, according to police. (Gwinnett County Police Department)(LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.) — Police charged a fourth suspect on Wednesday in connection with the deaths of two men whose bodies were found in a Georgia storage unit last month. Derrick Ruff and Joshua Jackson, both 25, were …
Apr 10
Trump administration preparing to roll out Kushner’s Israeli-Palestinian ‘peace plan’: Sources
Gelia/iStock(WASHINGTON) — With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection victory now secured, the Trump administration is preparing to roll out Jared Kushner’s “peace plan” as early as this month, sources familiar with the plan tell ABC News. President Donald Trump has been briefed on the plan, which Kushner and a small “peace team” have been …
Apr 10
I-90 closed from Rapid City to Sioux Falls
Officials with the South Dakota Departments of Transportation and Public Safety are closing Interstate 90 from Rapid City to Mitchell at 5:30 p.m. CDT. I-90 from Mitchell to Sioux Falls and I-29 from Sioux Falls to Brookings will both close at 7 p.m. I-29 was closed from Brookings to the North Dakota border earlier this …
Apr 10
Police investigating death of college student who collapsed at off-campus party
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.) — Authorities in South Carolina are trying to determine why a 20-year-old college student collapsed and died at an off-campus party in Hilton Head Island. On Tuesday, Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue released a 911 call connected to the death of Caroline Smith on Friday night. “The original information obtained from …
Apr 10
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center agrees to discontinue using race during admissions
DenisTangneyJr/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A top House Democrat on Wednesday grilled Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over whether the administration was doing enough to encourage black men to enroll in medical school. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, asked DeVos what the administration was doing to increase the enrollment of black men in medical school, noting that there are fewer …
Apr 10
One dead, 15 injured from fiery explosion in Durham, North Carolina: Officials
WTVD(DURHAM, N.C.) — One person has died and 15 others were injured after a fiery explosion in Durham, North Carolina, Wednesday morning, according to officials. The blast was felt city-wide, according to Durham Fire Chief Robert Zoldos. The explosion was caused by a gas leak after a contractor drilling into the sidewalk struck a 2-inch …
Apr 10
The first photo of a black hole is finally here
National Science Foundation(WASHINGTON) — We finally know what a black hole looks like. After decades of conjecture and simulations, an international consortium of scientists released the first ever photos of a black hole on Wednesday. “We have seen what we thought was unseeable. We have seen and taken a picture of a black hole,” Shep …
Apr 10
Governor Kristi Noem orders state offices in 52 counties under blizzard warning closed
Gov. Kristi Noem has ordered the closure of state government offices today in all 52 counties that are part of the current blizzard warning. Counties part of the closure order are: Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Clark, Codington, Custer, Davison, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Gregory, Haakon, …
Apr 09
Muth Electric announces leadership changes
Muth Electric, Inc. is preparing to celebrate 50 years in the electrical contracting business in 2020. Muth Electric was founded by Dick and Darlene Muth in 1970. Since beginning as a two-person company it has grown to 400 employees in 12 locations across three states. Muth Electric is pleased to announce the following additions and …