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Rapid City Man Found Guilty in 2022 Drowning Death
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The man accused in a drowning death at a Rapid City park has been found guilty of second-degree murder. A Pennington County jury returned the verdict yesterday against Walter Mousseau Jr. Investigators say he forced Sheldon Glenn into a pond at Memorial Park on July 4th, 2022, and held him underwater. Mousseau had entered a plea of guilty by reason of insanity, so the same jury will return Wednesday to decide if he was legally insane when the killing happened.
Meade School Board Votes to Close Atall Rural School
STURGIS, S.D. — The Meade 46-1 School Board has moved to close one of two rural schools that were on the chopping block due to a $1.25 million dollar budget deficit. The board voted 6-3 to close the rural school at Atall but a vote to close the school at Hereford failed on a 3-6 vote. The board also narrowly voted to approve a plan that would send Whitewood 5th grade students to Sturgis. That vote passed 5-4. All three proposals faced heavy opposition from district parents who touted the quality education their children receive at Whitewood and the rural schools.
Rapid City Dispensary Sues City Over Cannabis Licensing
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Rapid City medical marijuana dispensary has filed a lawsuit against the city of Rapid City. Puffy’s LLC filed their lawsuit in the Seventh Judicial Circuit alleging the city has failed to follow its own medical cannabis ordinances over several years while making material misrepresentations to Puffy’s on the status of several of their local licenses. Kittrick Jeffries, manager of Puffy’s Dispensary, says this action isn’t about conflict – it’s about ensuring fairness, due process, and consistency in how the rules are applied so patients across Rapid City continue to have reliable access to medical cannabis. He says the lawsuit is about additional dispensaries that Puffy’s seeks to open but the City of Rapid City is prohibiting in violation of its ordinances.
Veterans Day Celebrated Across Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Yesterday was Veteran’s Day, and the City of Rapid City held several events in celebration of the day. Events included a ceremony at Hive at The Shops at Main Street Square, along with the annual downtown Veterans Day Parade. The parade was followed by a Veteran’s Day luncheon at VFW Post 1273. Area schools also got involved as Meadowbrook Elementary students hosted a Veterans Day Drive-Thru ceremony.
Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end
The Supreme Court has extended an order blocking full SNAP payments. The high court’s decision Tuesday came amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume. The order keeps in place at least for a few more days a chaotic situation. People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to feed their families in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing. SNAP helps 42 million Americans buy groceries. The order will expire just before midnight Thursday.
There’s no timeline on when flight cuts will ease up after the government shutdown ends
Airlines have canceled over 9,000 flights across the U.S. since the Federal Aviation Administration ordered flight cuts late last week. The cuts aim to ease demands on short-staffed control towers during the federal government shutdown. On Tuesday, another 1,200 flights were canceled as the FAA increased its target for reducing flights at major airports. Flights are expected to remain disrupted even as the shutdown nears an end, and cancellations are unlikely to ease right away. The pace of airline ticket sales for Thanksgiving travel has slowed as more travelers have reconsidered whether to fly amid all the delays and cancellations.
ByHeart recalls all baby formula sold nationwide as infant botulism outbreak grows
Baby formula manufacturer ByHeart recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday. The move comes days after some batches were recalled amid an expanding outbreak of infant botulism. According to state and federal health officials, at least 15 babies in 12 states have been sickened in the outbreak since August, with more cases pending. All the infants were hospitalized after consuming ByHeart formula. Parents and caregivers who have the formula in their homes should immediately stop using it and dispose of the product. Babies with symptoms of infant botulism need immediate medical care.
