Western South Dakota Community Action Celebrates 60 Years of Community Service
June 8, 2025
Rapid City, S.D. — Western South Dakota Community Action (WSDCA) will host a 60th-anniversary celebration on June 21, 2025, inviting
Rapid City, S.D. — Western South Dakota Community Action (WSDCA) will host a 60th-anniversary celebration on June 21, 2025, inviting
Former NFL player Kelvin Joseph is facing charges for his involvement in a crash that killed a female motorcyclist on a Dallas-area freeway, The Dallas Morning News reported. Police in the Dallas suburb of Richardson said on social media that Joseph, who has been playing in the United Football League this spring, called police in Plano, another Dallas suburb, to report his involvement in the predawn crash Saturday. The 25-year-old Joseph, who was driving a BMW, was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and collision involving personal injury or death, a second-degree felony. Police said 27-year-old Cody Morris of Plano was killed. Joseph was drafted by the Cowboys in 2021 and spent two seasons with them before he was traded to Miami.
A third straight loss didn’t prevent Mauricio Pochettino from thinking big. The U.S. lost its third straight game, wasting an early lead in a 2-1 defeat to Turkey. Coming off a dismal showing in the CONCACAF Nations League, Pochettino was pleased, saying: “We need to compete like today and for sure we’re going to have the possibility to win the World Cup.” Jack McGlynn scored 59 seconds in for the U.S. Turkey took advantage of a sloppy defense as Arda Güler and Kerem Aktürkoğlu scored in a 2-minute, 20-second span midway through the first half.
WASHINGTON By JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON, JACQUELYN MARTIN and MARK SCHIEFELBEINAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — World Pride gathers LGBTQ+ advocates from
Turkey took advantage of a sloppy defense to beat the United States 2-1 in a rainy friendly, dealing the Americans their third straight loss as Arda Güler and Kerem Aktürkoğlu scored in a 2-minute, 20-second span midway through the first half. Jack McGlynn scored 59 seconds in for the U.S., which was missing many regulars as coach Mauricio Pochettino revamped his roster following a dismal performance at the CONCACAF Nations League final four in March. With a year to go before co-hosting the World Cup, the U.S. plays Switzerland on Tuesday, then opens the CONCACAF Gold Cup against Trinidad and Tobago on June 15.
Chicago police officials say an officer killed this week was accidentally shot and killed by her partner after they encountered someone with a rifle when they chased a suspect into an apartment. The officer who died was identified as 36-year-old Krystal Rivera. She is survived by a 10-year-old daughter. In a statement Friday, police say the partner was the only person who fired a weapon at the scene. And they say a squad car carrying Rivera to the hospital crashed and caught on fire Thursday night before she was transported in another vehicle.
Star running back Derrick Henry of the Baltimore Ravens finally has the attention of “The Waterboy.” Henry has an offer from Adam Sandler, his favorite actor, to be cast in a movie if the five-time Pro Bowler rushes for 2,000 yards this season. The offer grew out of Henry’s appearance on radio personality Dan Patrick’s show this week. Patrick told Henry he would get him in a Sandler movie if he made NFL history with a second 2,000-yard season. Two days later, Sandler made the offer himself in a video shown to Henry on the practice field.
A Utah judge has ruled that a convicted killer who developed dementia while on death row for 37 years is competent enough to be executed. Ralph Leroy Menzies was sentenced to die in 1988 for killing mother of three Maurine Hunsaker. Despite his recent cognitive decline, Menzies “consistently and rationally understands” why he is facing execution, Judge Matthew Bates wrote in a court order. Menzies had previously selected a firing squad as his method of execution. He would become only the sixth U.S. prisoner executed by firing squad since 1977. The Utah Attorney General’s Office is expected to file a death warrant soon. Menzies’ lawyers say they plan to appeal the ruling.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has denied a request to halt the Trump administration’s further dismantling of an agency that funds and promotes libraries across the country. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon had previously agreed to temporarily block the Republican administration. But on Friday, he wrote that recent court decisions suggested that the lawsuit brought by the American Library Association and others belonged in a separate court dedicated to hearing contractual claims. In March, President Donald Trump ordered that the Institute of Museum and Library Services and several other federal agencies be reduced to minimal functions.
All-Star right-hander Corbin Burnes of the Arizona Diamondbacks is set to undergo Tommy John elbow surgery, ending his season early in the first year of a $210 million, six-year contract. It’s the richest deal in club history. The 30-year-old exited his most recent start with Arizona leading 3-0 in the top of the fifth inning Sunday. After Burnes allowed a single by CJ Abrams with two outs, he gestured toward the dugout with his glove and yelled in frustration. The injury will end a four-year run of All-Star appearances for Burnes.
RAPID CITY, SD—Effective Monday, a stretch of the flume trail along the northside of Rapid Creek will be closed to
Black Hills Community Theatre is excited to bring theatre out into the community for a second time thissummer. BHCT Summer
Hey hey, Rapid City — it’s time for your Weekend Rundown, and trust us when we say this one’s bursting at
Guardians ace Shane Bieber will not throw for seven days and will have his right elbow rechecked next week after experiencing soreness during a bullpen session on Tuesday. Bieber met with team doctors and consulted with specialist Dr. Keith Meister on Friday. The right-hander was scheduled to make his second rehab start with Double-A Akron on Friday before the setback. The seven-day shutdown started on Wednesday. He will be rechecked on June 13 before deciding the next steps. Experiencing soreness during rehab is not uncommon. Bieber underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in April 2024.
The Metropolitan Opera and the union for its soloists and chorus have announced a one-year agreement on a contract. It includes a 2.5% wage increase plus an additional temporary 2.5% hike that followed the labor group’s assistance in securing a $5 million appropriation in New York state’s budget. The deal between the Met and the American Guild of Musical Artists starts Aug. 1 and runs through July 31, 2026. It must be ratified by the union. AGMA also represents dancers, full-time actors, stage managers, stage directors and choreographers. The Met said AGMA helped lobby the state government for the appropriation, and the additional 2.5% rise will sunset when the deal expires.
Dr. Willard’s Premium Aloe Gel becomes a seasonal staple for sunburn relief and skin health RAPID CITY, S.D. — As temperatures rise and locals flock to the Black Hills, lakes, and outdoor events this summer, one Rapid City product is quickly becoming a household essential: Dr. Willard’s Premium Aloe Gel. Proudly made in South Dakota, […]
Jurors will resume deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s New York sex crimes retrial after the ending their first day without reaching a verdict. The seven-woman, five-man jury returns to their closed door discussions Friday as they revisit a case that encapsulated the #MeToo movement. The jury is considering two counts of criminal sex act and one count of rape against the 73-year-old Oscar-winning movie producer. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty. Sexual misconduct allegations against Weinstein propelled the #MeToo movement in 2017. He was eventually convicted of sex crimes in New York and California, but the New York conviction was overturned, leading to the retrial.
The Indiana Pacers started the NBA Finals by making the wrong type of history. The Pacers committed 19 turnovers in the first half of Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. It was the highest number of turnovers by a team before halftime of a postseason game during the league’s digital play-by-play era, which goes back to the 1997 playoffs. There has not been a 20-turnover first half in any NBA game since Nov. 17, 2007.
A Peruvian woman who crossed the U.S. border illegally has been acquitted of unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern border. Thursday’s ruling capped the first trial to use a new legal approach by the Trump administration to impose penalties on immigrants who cross the border illegally. Adely Vanessa De La Cruz-Alvarez was arrested last month near the West Texas town of Tornillo after she entered the U.S. from Mexico. In addition to being charged with entering the country illegally, she was charged with accessing a military zone.
The Chicago White Sox have reached an agreement that will give Justin Ishbia, the brother of Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia, the chance to buy a future controlling interest in the club. The team made the announcement Thursday, adding that Ishbia will make capital infusions into the White Sox as a limited partner in 2025 and 2026, which will be used to pay down existing debt and support ongoing team operations. Ishbia was already a limited partner. His brother Mat and father Jeff Ishbia will also be “significant investors,” the team said. Under the agreement, White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf will have the option to sell controlling interest in the team to Ishbia from 2029-33. After the 2034 season, Ishbia can acquire the controlling interest.
Francisco Lindor is not immediately headed to the injured list after his toe was broken by a pitch in the New York Mets’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lindor wasn’t available to play for the Mets on Thursday, but manager Carlos Mendoza called him day-to-day. Lindor told reporters that he will continue to play if he can manage the pain this weekend against Colorado. Lindor’s right pinky toe was broken by a pitch from right-hander Tony Gonsolin in the first inning of the third game of the Mets’ four-game series at Dodger Stadium. Lindor played the rest of the game.
A salvage team is expected to arrive early next week at the scene of a cargo ship that was carrying about 3,000 vehicles to Mexico when it caught fire in waters off Alaska’s Aleutian island chain. The ship’s management company, London-based Zodiac Maritime, says a tug carrying salvage specialists and special equipment is expected to arrive at the location of the Morning Midas around Monday. A separate tug with firefighting and ocean towage capabilities also was being arranged. The company said the Morning Midas remained afloat as of Thursday morning. The 22-person crew was rescued, with no injuries reported.
Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen says quarterback Anthony Richardson has a shoulder injury that will sideline him indefinitely. Richardson aggravated the AC joint in his throwing shoulder, which he had season-ending surgery on in October 2023, his rookie season. The third-year quarterback reported soreness in his right shoulder during last week’s organized team activities and hasn’t practiced since. He will miss next week’s three-day mandatory minicamp. Steichen did not clarify if Richardson will be available for training camp later this summer but said he did not need surgery at this point.
Authorities have made an arrest in the theft of two irreplaceable instruments owned by members of the rock band Heart that were stolen from a venue in New Jersey last weekend. Atlantic City police say surveillance video initially led them to the 57-year-old Pleasantville man. They say he was later seen on video walking through various parts of the city, trying to sell the instruments, and he eventually sold one while the other remains unaccounted for. The man has been charged with burglary and theft.
RAPID CITY, SD—The Vision Fund Citizen Committee Wednesday released a list of 14 projects the committee will recommend to the Rapid City Common
PIERRE, S.D. – June 5 (6/05) isn’t just another day. It’s Forever 605 Day, a time for South Dakotans to unite
Amazon is expanding its cloud computing infrastructure and artificial intelligence activities into a rural North Carolina county. The company said Wednesday it intends to invest $10 billion toward building a campus in Richmond County. This will bring a shot in the arm to a region where textile and apparel jobs dried up a generation ago. Amazon said its investment should create at least 500 jobs and support thousands more through construction and data center supply chain providers. Gov. Josh Stein says the investment is one of the largest in state history.
Jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial are due to start deliberating Thursday. The seven-woman, five-man jury will start its private discussions after getting legal instructions from the judge. Closing arguments concluded Wednesday. The 73-year-old Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to raping a woman in 2013 and forcing oral sex on two others in 2006. Jurors will be sifting through what they gleaned from dozens of witnesses, scores of documents and two days of closing arguments. Weinstein is being retried because a New York appeals court overturned his 2020 conviction.
Hunter Goodman tripled and doubled and the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 to complete a sweep in their first series win of the season. Rockies starter Kyle Freeland allowed two unearned runs over 6 1/3 innings. Freeland scattered four hits and struck out four for his first victory since September 2024. Colorado, which began the series with a major league-worst 9-50 record, won its third straight for the first time this season. It was the Rockies’ first three-game sweep since they beat the San Diego Padres in May 2024.
The struggling Colorado Rockies have ended their ignominious, record-setting streak of 22 consecutive series losses, which dated to last season. A nervy 3-2 victory at Miami on Tuesday night, highlighted by Hunter Goodman’s third home run in two games, gave Colorado two straight victories over the Marlins. That ensures the Rockies will leave town with their first series victory since taking two of three games from Arizona in Denver in mid-September. Colorado is a major league-worst 11-50. They won consecutive games for just the second time this year after beating Atlanta on April 30 and San Francisco the next day. Before the Rockies arrived in Miami, they’d gone 3-28 on the road.
The Colorado Rockies ended a streak of 22 consecutive series losses dating to last year, beating the Miami Marlins 3-2 Tuesday night as Hunter Goodman homered for the third time in two games. Colorado, a major league-worst 11-50, won consecutive games for just the second time this year after beating Atlanta on April 30 and San Francisco the next day. The Rockies go for a series sweep against the Marlins on Wednesday. Goodman hit his 10th homer of the season in the eighth inning as the Rockies ended a run of 19 series losses this season.
A 4-year-old Mexican girl who receives lifesaving medical care from a Southern California hospital has been granted permission to remain in the country. Authorities said weeks prior she could be deported. An attorney for the girl’s family said Tuesday that U.S. immigration officials sent a letter granting the girl and her mother humanitarian parole for one year. The girl can continue to receive treatment she has been getting since arriving on the U.S.-Mexico border in 2023. The grant came after the family said they had received notifications in April and May that their humanitarian parole was being revoked. A message was sent to the Department of Homeland Security.
Authorities say a 20-year-old man has been arrested on an attempted murder charge in connection with a weekend shooting around a house party in North Carolina that led to the death of one person and injuries for 11 others. The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office says Garon Nathaniel Killian is being held without bond after his arrest Tuesday. The shooting early Sunday left some people with gunshot wounds and others with injuries from fleeing the gunfire. Sheriff’s officials say additional people could be arrested. Online records did not show booking or lawyer information for Killian and the county court clerk’s office’s phone did not accept voicemails Tuesday evening.
The Justice Department is dropping a lawsuit it filed against White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, a case in which Navarro was accused of using an unofficial email account for government work and wrongfully retaining presidential records during the first Trump administration. A court filing Tuesday by department attorneys and a lawyer for Navarro doesn’t explain why they are abandoning a case that was filed in 2022, during President Joe Biden’s term in office. The one-page filing says each side will bear their own fees and costs. The lawsuit accused Navarro of using at least one “non-official” email account to send and receive government emails.
Pittsburgh Steelers legend Rocky Bleier called an audible when he presented President Donald Trump with a Steelers jersey with the No. 47 during a recent rally in western Pennsylvania. Not everyone was thrilled about it. Several fans emailed the team expressing their anger at the gesture, which was not authorized directly by the team. The club responded to those who reached out, writing that the viewpoints of current and former players do not necessarily reflect the view of the organization. Bleier and current Steelers Mason Rudolph and Myles Killebrew shared the stage with Trump after Trump announced he was doubling the tariffs on imported steel.
A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for the stray-bullet killing of a Puerto Rican Olympic athlete’s mother. Jasper Greene of New Haven was one of three men charged in the death of Mabel Martinez Antongiorgi on April 9, 2022. The 56-year-old woman was sewing in her home in Waterbury when a bullet flew through a wall and hit her in the head. Martinez Antongiorgi’s daughter, Yarimar Mercado Martinez, competed for the family’s native Puerto Rico at the Olympics in 2016, 2021 and 2024. Greene was sentenced Tuesday. A message was left with his lawyer.
A Wisconsin man is facing charges accusing him of forging letters threatening President Donald Trump’s life in an effort to get another man who was a potential witness against him in a criminal case deported. Prosecutors said in a criminal complaint filed Monday that Demetric D. Scott was behind letters sent to state and federal officials with the return address of Ramón Morales Reyes. Scott was charged Monday with felony witness intimidation, identity theft and two counts of bail jumping. His attorney didn’t immediately return an email from The Associated Press seeking comment. Immigration agents arrested Morales Reyes in May after he dropped his child off at school in Milwaukee. He remains in custody.
Wake Forest and baseball coach Tom Walter apologized for what appeared to be a homophobic slur caught by television cameras during an NCAA regional game against Tennessee. Walter said he has watched the video and doesn’t remember the specific moment but acknowledged “that language doesn’t reflect my values or the standards of this program.” Wake Forest athletic director John Currie said he was “surprised and deeply disappointed.” Tennessee beat Wake Forest 11-5 on Monday night to win the Knoxville Regional and earn a best-of-three super regional matchup with Arkansas for a chance to advance to the College World Series.
RAPID CITY, SD—Effective immediately, Sheffer Street between West Main Street and West Chicago Street is closed for emergency manhole repairs.
RAPID CITY, SD (June 3, 2025) Toastique, the vibrant gourmet toast, juice, and coffee bar, will debut in Rapid City, SD, with its first area location on Saturday, June 21st, at 8 AM. Located at 612 6th St. Suite 7, Toastique’s community-focused Grand Opening event will reward the first 100 guests in line with $50 […]
Kentucky Derby runner-up and Preakness winner Journalism has opened as the 8-5 favorite in the Belmont Stakes to close out the Triple Crown. Derby winner Sovereignty was set as the second choice at odds of 2-1 on Monday. Baeza, who finished third in Kentucky in early May, opened at 4-1 with Bob Baffert-trained Rodriguez next at 6-1. Journalism drew the No. 7 post in the field of eight horses for the second Belmont at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York. Sovereignty will leave the starting gate from the No. 2 post.
RAPID CITY, S.D. – On Monday, Naomia Prairie of Rapid City was sentenced to 12 years in the South Dakota
A Romanian citizen has pleaded guilty to engaging in a plot to use “swatting” calls to intimidate and threaten dozens of people with bogus police emergencies, including a former U.S. president and several members of Congress. Thomas Szabo, 26, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 23 by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington. Szabo pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of making bomb threats. He was extradited from Romania in November 2024 after he was indicted with a co-defendant from Serbia.
A naturalized U.S. citizen who pleaded guilty to receiving military training from the Islamic State group has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Prosecutors say 49-year-old Lirim Sylejmani engaged in at least one battle against U.S.-led forces after he entered Syria in 2015. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington, D.C., on Monday imposed Sylejmani’s prison sentence followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Sylejmani, who was born in Kosovo and moved to Chicago roughly 25 years ago, pleaded guilty last December to one count of receiving military training from a foreign terrorist organization.
The part-time home of the storied UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams in Hartford has a new name: PeoplesBank Arena. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont was among the officials announcing the new naming rights deal Monday at the arena. Terms of the multi-year deal were not released. The 16,000-seat arena opened in 1975 as the Hartford Civic Center and was renamed the XL Center in 2007. The UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams play half their home games in Hartford and the other half at Gampel Pavilion on the Storrs campus. The arena also was once home to the NHL’s Hartford Whalers and hosts concerts and other events.
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. – Multiple pavement repair projects continue on various highways throughout the southern Black Hills. In conjunction with
Angel Cano hit a two-run home run and a bases-clearing double to help No. 4 seed Little Rock beat host and top-seeded LSU 10-4 to avoid elimination at the Baton Rouge Regional. The Trojans (27-33) can clinch the program’s first berth in the super regionals with a win Monday over No. 6 national seed LSU. LSU beat Little Rock 7-0 on Friday and followed Saturday with a 12-0 win over Dallas Baptist to advance to the championship round. The Trojans, who lost 13 of 14 to close the regular season before winning five straight to win the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, scored 22 runs Saturday in a win over Rhode Island and beat Dallas Baptist 8-6 in an elimination game earlier Sunday.
Yankees outfielder Jasson Domínguez jammed his left thumb on a stolen base Sunday night and was removed from a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. New York closer Luke Weaver wasn’t able to pitch at all because of a sore hamstring. Domínguez swiped second with a headfirst slide in the fifth inning. He came around to score on DJ LeMahieu’s one-out single, but was lifted for a pinch hitter in the sixth because “he couldn’t really swing,” manager Aaron Boone said. The 22-year-old rookie left fielder was expected to have tests Monday in New York. Boone initially planned to use Weaver in the ninth with the Yankees ahead by four runs, but the reliever felt some discomfort in his hamstring after warming up.
Napheesa Collier had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Courtney Williams added 20 points, five rebounds and five assists and the Minnesota Lynx beat the expansion Golden State Valkyries 86-75 on Sunday night. Minnesota (7-0) tied with New York a top the WNBA standings after losing in the championship series to the Liberty last season. The Valkyries (2-4) made WNBA history with three consecutive sellout crowds in the first three home games at the 18,064-capacity Chase Center, which is also the home of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors. Veronica Burton hit three 3-pointers and finished with 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting for Golden State.
A’ja Wilson scored 19 points, Jewell Loyd hit two free throws with 6.1 seconds left and Las Vegas gave up most of a 17-point lead before the Aces beat the Seattle Storm 75-70. Loyd, who was traded to Las Vegas in January after 10 seasons with the Storm, finished with 10 points and four steals. The Storm cut their deficit — from 64-47 with 9:41 to play — to 73-70 after Gabby Williams made a layup with 37.8 seconds left. Seattle forced a shot-clock violation to take possession with 13.1 seconds remaining but Malonga missed a turn-around jumper in the lane four seconds later. Williams hit four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points for Seattle.
Tani Oluwaseyi scored two goals in the second half and Minnesota claimed its first-ever win in Seattle with a 3-2 victory over the Sounders. Minnesota (8-3-6) beat the Sounders (7-5-5) for just the second time in 16 meetings — and won in Seattle for the first time in nine tries. The Sounders also knocked out Minnesota in the 2020 Western Conference championship. Seattle (7-5-5) dropped its first game at Lumen Field this season, moving to 5-1-2. FC Cincinnati is the only MLS team yet to lose at home. Minnesota and Seattle combined for four goals in seven minutes, marking the ninth time in MLS history that two teams had four goals in eight-or-fewer minutes in a half. Oluwaseyi opened the scoring in the 51st.
Gunfire erupted around a house party in western North Carolina early Sunday and authorities say one person was killed and 11 others injured. A sheriff’s statement said some had gunshot wounds and others were hurt while running from the gunfire in a normally quiet neighborhood south of Hickory in western North Carolina. Deputies said at least 80 shots were fired in the shooting that began about 12:45 a.m. Hours later Sunday, law enforcement had made no arrests. They said earlier they believed there was more than one shooter. Officers are seeking tips from the public and seeking to interview those who attended the party.
A police officer was killed and another was injured in a shooting in a city east of Los Angeles. Another man was found wounded on a sidewalk and later died in the Saturday evening shooting. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the incident as a double homicide. An adult male suspect was wounded and has been taken into custody. Police officers in the city of Baldwin Park initially responded to a call at around 7 p.m. of someone shooting rounds with a rifle and an unresponsive person lying on a sidewalk
Arizona Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes was lifted after just 70 pitches against the Washington Nationals with right elbow discomfort. Manager Torey Lovullo told reporters after Arizona’s 3-1 win that Burnes will have an MRI on Monday. Arizona led 3-0 in the top of the fifth inning when Burnes allowed a single by CJ Abrams with two outs. The right-hander then gestured toward the dugout with his glove and yelled in frustration. Jalen Beeks replaced Burnes and gave up an RBI single before getting the third out. Burnes is 3-2 with a 2.66 ERA in 11 starts. Arizona signed Burnes to a $210 million, six-year contract before the season.
Eugenio Suárez homered to cap Arizona’s three-run first inning in a 3-1 victory over the Washington Nationals 3-1 but the Diamondbacks might have lost starting pitcher Corbin Burnes to an elbow injury. Burnes left with two outs and CJ Abrams on base in the fifth after throwing his 70th pitch. The Diamondbacks snapped a four-game skid despite not getting a hit after the first inning. Cristian Mena pitched two scoreless innings for his first win in his third career appearance. Justin Martinez pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save. The Nationals had their four-game win streak stopped.
Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz played with a heavy heart. That’s what he wanted to do after learning of the death of his sister, Genelis. De La Cruz hit a two-run homer and scored two runs in Cincinnati’s 7-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Manager Terry Francona said the 23-year-old shortstop insisted he wanted to play in the finale of the weekend series, and the team was going to support him. Z101 Digital in the Dominican Republic reported that Genelis died Saturday after dealing with health problems for some time. De La Cruz declined to speak with the media.
Authorities say a police officer shot and killed a person at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex who was breaking into his police car. The officer confronted the individual on Sunday morning at the complex where he handles security. Officials say the person charged at the officer with a metal pipe. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting. It’s also investigating a separate incident last week in Bartow County, northwest of Atlanta, where a woman was shot and killed in an encounter with law enforcement officers who say she refused to drop a gun.
San Diego Padres left fielder Gavin Sheets left a game against Pittsburgh after colliding face-first with the padded wall while tracking Adam Frazier’s opposite-field home run. Sheets gave the wall a quick glance before looking back at the ball and slamming into the wall, leaving an imprint. The ball hit the top of the wall and bounced into the crowd, giving Pittsburgh a 4-1 lead. Sheets was on the ground for a few minutes while being checked by a trainer. He walked off under his own power and was replaced by Brandon Lockridge.
Andrew McCutchen tied Roberto Clemente for third place on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ all-time home run list at 240 with a two-run shot off San Diego’s Randy Vásquez in the third inning. It was the second homer in as many nights and fifth of the season for the 38-year-old McCutchen, who’s in his 17th big league season and 12th with Pittsburgh over two stints. Clemente hit 240 homers from 1955-1972. He was 38 when he was killed on Dec. 31, 1972, in the crash of a plane he chartered to deliver emergency supplies for the survivors of an earthquake in Nicaragua.
A list of more than 500 “sanctuary jurisdictions” no longer appears in the Department of Homeland Security’s website after receiving criticism for including localities that have actively supported the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies. The department last week published the list of the jurisdictions. It said each one would receive formal notification that the government has deemed them uncooperative with federal immigration enforcement and whether they’re believed those jurisdictions to be in violation of any federal criminal statutes. The list was published Thursday on the department’s website. By Sunday. there was a “Page Not Found” error message in its place.
Hunter Brown allowed one hit in six innings to become the first eight-game winner in the majors, and the Houston Astros edged the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 to split a four-game series. Josh Hader earned his 15th save for the Astros, who scored an unearned run in the first. Jeremy Peña reached on a fielding error by third baseman Junior Caminero and scored on Christian Walker’s two-out single off Taj Bradley. Houston reliever Bryan King retired two batters and permitted the only other Tampa Bay hit. Bryan Abreu got four outs to set up Hader. Brown didn’t give up a hit until Josh Lowe singled leading off the sixth. The right-hander then struck Brandon Lowe before ending his outing with a double play.
Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich left Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies after being hit by a pitch in the first inning. Yelich suffered a right hand contusion. He was hit by a 90 mph sinker from Ranger Suarez. He remained in the game but was lifted for pinch hitter Eric Haase in the third. X-rays were negative. Yelich is batting .233 this season with a team-leading 12 home runs and 39 RBIs.
Pinch-hitter Jake Bauers had a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh inning, helping the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep and extend their winning streak to seven. Bauers was batting for Eric Haase in Christian Yelich’s spot in the lineup. Yelich left with a bruised right hand after being hit by a pitch in the first inning. It was Milwaukee’s first series sweep in Philadelphia since 2015. Jose Quintana pitched five solid innings in his return from the injured list with left shoulder impingement. The Phillies have lost four straight.
Slumping Rangers slugger Adolis García was held out of Texas’ lineup for the third consecutive day, with president of baseball operations Chris Young saying the club wants the 2023 ALCS MVP to make some mechanical changes. García is hitting .155 in the last 20 games with 25 strikeouts. He is hitting .207 overall, with seven homers and a team-high 27 RBIs on a team that has struggled offensively. He ranked 14th in the majors with 122 home runs over the past four seasons.
Josh Smith matched his career high of four RBIs with a two-run homer and two-run double, Jacob deGrom allowed two runs or fewer for the eighth straight start and the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1. The Rangers (29-31) won two of three games against St. Louis and won a series for the first time since sweeping struggling Colorado at home May 12-14. The Cardinals (33-26) lost a series for just the second time in their last 11.
Netflix has unveiled unveiled details about its upcoming slate of offerings at a live event in Inglewood, California. The streaming giant announced release dates for the final episodes of its hits “Squid Game” and “Stranger Things” and revealed that Lady Gaga will play a teacher on “Wednesday.” The streaming giant assembled actors including Jenna Ortega, Oscar Isaac, Lee Jung-jae, Kerry Washington, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck for its annual Tudum event. Musical performances bookended the show, with Hanumankind opening with “Run It Up” and Gaga closing with a medley and the announcement of her latest acting gig.
In the heart of every community, I’ve found a tapestry of individuals seeking connection, purpose, and physical well-being. As I’ve
RAPID CITY, SD—Sweeps Month has concluded and by all accounts, tons of material were collected off of City streets in
Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers will miss at least two games after being placed under the WNBA’s concussion protocol. The Wings said Friday that Bueckers was put in concussion protocol after their 97-92 loss at Chicago on Thursday night. The No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft had 15 points, eight assists and five rebounds in that game. Bueckers won’t play in Dallas’ home game Saturday against the Sky, or at Seattle on Tuesday night. She will be re-evaluated after that. Bueckers has averaged 14.7 points, 6.7 assists and 2.0 steals in the Wings’ six games.
A second man charged in the kidnapping and torture of an Italian man for his Bitcoin has been indicted. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said a grand jury handed up the indictment Friday against William Duplessie. The indictment will remain sealed until his arraignment June 11. Prosecutors say Duplessie and fellow crypto investor John Woeltz lured the victim to a posh townhouse in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood on May 6 by threatening to kill his family. They then held him captive for 17 days, torturing him until he finally relented and gave them his computer password.
Many international students come to the U.S. with hopes of gaining work experience, either before returning to their home countries or pursuing a longer-term career in the U.S. But the administration’s intensifying scrutiny of international students — and signs that formal career pathways for them may be closed off — are leading some to reconsider their plans. The administration already has expanded the grounds for terminating students’ permission to study in the U.S., added new vetting for student visas, and moved to block foreign enrollment at Harvard. Students and educators also fear the potential end to a program that allows international students to stay and gain work experience.
Former President Joe Biden has delivered the first remarks since he announced he had an aggressive form of prostate cancer, speaking in a steady voice during a somber Memorial Day gathering and later smiling and saying he’s “feeling good.” Biden spoke at an annual gathering marking Memorial Day at Veterans Memorial Park in his home state of Delaware, not far from his home in Wilmington. The event coincided with the 10th anniversary of his son Beau’s death. It also comes amid renewed questions about Biden’s mental and physical health after the recent publication of a book about his fitness for office.
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency is a former right-wing podcast host who has praised criminally charged influencer Andrew Tate as an “extraordinary human being.” If confirmed by the Senate, Paul Ingrassia would lead the Office of Special Counsel. The agency is dedicated to protecting whistleblowers and responsible for enforcing the Hatch Act, which restricts the partisan political activities of government workers. Trump described Ingrassia in a social media post as a “highly respected attorney, writer and Constitutional Scholar.”
Authorities say a 19-year-old has been taken into custody in Illinois and they plan to charge him in a shooting that hurt 11 people after a party boat cruise in South Carolina. Horry County Police say the shooting happened Sunday night on a dock in Little River after a fight on the boat during the three-hour cruise. Investigators say the suspect is expected to be charged with several counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Then officials will seek to extradite him back to South Carolina. Authorities say the investigation into the shooting continues and more people could be charged.
Hey hey, Rapid City — it’s Zaccy Moon & Stitch coming in hot with your Weekend Rundown, and this one’s overflowing
Bernard Kerik, who served as New York City’s police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died. He was 69. FBI Director Kash Patel says Kerik’s death Thursday came after an unspecified “private battle with illness.” Kerik was hailed as a hero after the 9/11 attack and eventually nominated to head the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, before a dramatic fall from grace that ended with him behind bars. In 2009, he pleaded guilty to federal tax fraud and false statement charges. He served nearly four years in prison. Trump pardoned Kerik during a 2020 clemency blitz.
The U.S. Justice Department has formally moved to dismiss a criminal fraud charge against Boeing and asked a judge to cancel an upcoming trial connected to two plane crashes that killed 346 people. The Justice Department filed the dismissal documents on Thursday. Documents filed last week said the Justice Department and Boeing had reached an agreement that will require the company to pay and invest more than $1.1 billion in return for dropping the criminal case. The deal will allow the company to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before the crashes. A judge will decide whether to accept the dismissal motion.
A new supercomputer named after a winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry will help power artificial intelligence technology and scientific discoveries from a perch in the hills above the University of California, Berkeley, federal officials said Thursday. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is scheduled to announce the project Thursday alongside executives from computer maker Dell Technologies and chipmaker Nvidia. The new computing system at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will be called Doudna after Berkeley professor and biochemist Jennifer Doudna, who won a Nobel in 2020 for her work on the gene-editing technology CRISPR. It’s due to switch on next year.
An information technology specialist for the Defense Intelligence Agency has been charged with attempting to transmit classified information to a representative of a foreign government. That’s according to the Justice Department, which announced the arrest Thursday of 28-year-old Nathan Vilas Laatsch. Prosecutors say was arrested at a public park in Virginia where he had arranged to deposit sensitive records to a person he thought was an official of a foreign government but who was actually an undercover FBI agent. The identity of the country Laatsch thought he was in communication with was not disclosed but the Justice Department described it as a friendly, or allied, nation. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired former All-Star reliever Alexis Díaz from the Cincinnati Reds in a trade for minor-league pitcher Mike Villani. The Dodgers moved right-hander Evan Phillips to the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster for Díaz, who had a 12.00 ERA in six games for Cincinnati this season before getting sent to the minors. Díaz finished fifth in voting for NL Rookie of the Year in 2022, and he was chosen for the NL All-Star team in 2023 when he went 9-6 with a 3.07 ERA and 37 saves. He also recorded 28 saves last season.
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Box Elder man has been sentenced to 15 years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary
Harrison Ruffin Tyler died on Sunday. He is the last living grandson of U.S. President John Tyler known for preserving his grandfather’s plantation and nearby Union Civil War fort. The cause of Tyler’s death on Sunday was not immediately available. Tyler’s grandfather was a Democrat nicknamed the “Accidental President” after unexpectedly assuming the presidency when President William Henry Harrison died in office. The time between the president’s birth and his grandson’s death spans 235 years.
Philadelphia’s mayor has honored actor and producer Quinta Brunson with a key to the city in a ceremony dedicating a separate mural at Brunson’s alma mater, which was the inspiration for her award-winning show “Abbott Elementary.” Brunson used the ceremony held Wednesday at Andrew Hamilton School to celebrate the power of public education, teachers and music and arts education. Teacher Joyce Abbott, who inspired the name of the show’s fictional school, attended. The mural, titled Blooming Features, wraps around the school’s exterior. Created by artist Athena Scott with input from Brunson and Hamilton students and staff, it features real people from Hamilton.
E.l.f. Beauty has acquired Hailey Bieber’s Rhode beauty brand in a $1 billion deal. Bieber is a model and the wife of singer Justin Bieber. She launched Rhode, which is her middle name, as a skin care line in June 2022 and has since expanded the brand to include blushes, colored lip balms and lip liners. The brand is popular with young consumers and other fans of her fresh-faced, casual aesthetic. Under the terms of the agreement, Bieber will be Rhode’s chief creative officer and head of innovation, and also a strategic adviser to the combined companies.
Reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley have been pardoned by President Donald Trump after being imprisoned on federal convictions for bank fraud and tax evasion. Todd Chrisley was released Wednesday evening from a prison in Florida, while Julie Chrisley was freed from a facility in Lexington, Kentucky. The couple is best known for the long-running TV series “Chrisley Knows Best,” which followed their family and luxurious lifestyle. Prosecutors said that lifestyle was boosted by bank fraud and hiding earnings from tax authorities. Trump signed the pardons Wednesday. They are the latest example of the president pardoning high-profile friends, supporters, donors and former staffers.
Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland, whose promising political career was upended by a corruption scandal, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump. The Republican governor, who served from 1995 until 2004, was among a number of prominent figures the Republican president granted clemency on Wednesday. A White House official confirmed the pardon but spoke only on background to discuss matters that have not yet been made public. Rowland called it a “wonderful final resolution” in a statement to local news outlets in Connecticut. Rowland was elected governor three times before resigning amid a federal corruption investigation into gifts and favors that he accepted from state contractors.
Two pigeons sneaked aboard a Delta Air Lines plane, delaying the flight twice. The airline confirmed that the pigeons got aboard a flight Saturday that was leaving Minneapolis for Madison, Wisconsin. Passenger Tom Caw told news outlets that the plane had to return to the gate twice because of birds flying around the cabin. He said the first bird was captured by a ground crew. The second time, a passenger stepped in. Delta says the flight was delayed a total of 56 minutes. Another Delta flight over the Memorial Day weekend was delayed when a dog in the cabin got sick.
Tiger Woods needs to make room on his trophy shelf for son Charlie. The 16-year-old finished with a three-round score of 15-under 201 at the Team TaylorMade Invitational in winning his first American Junior Golf Association event at the Streamsong Resort Black Course. Woods began the day tied at 9-under 135 and finished with a final round of 6-under 66 to top a 71-player field that included four of the top-five ranked AJGA’s players. Woods’ final round featured eight birdies and two bogeys, and he closed with four straight pars. He won the event by three strokes ahead of a three-way tie between fifth-ranked player Luke Colton, Willie Gordon and Phillip Dunham.
A federal judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit that accuses billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency of illegally accessing government data systems, canceling government contracts and firing federal employees. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled Tuesday that 14 states can proceed with their claims against Musk and DOGE. The states, through their attorneys general, sued in February over the defendants’ alleged constitutional violations. Chutkan agreed to dismiss President Donald Trump as a defendant in the lawsuit, but she refused to dismiss their claims against Musk and DOGE.
The WNBA says it cannot substantiate claims that racist fan behavior took place during a game in Indianapolis between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever earlier this month. The league said its investigation included gathering information from fans, team and arena staff, as well as an “audio and video review of the game.” The league said, “we have not substantiated it.”
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp has pleaded guilty to an assault charge for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot. The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office says Kemp pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in Pierce County Superior Court on Tuesday as part of a plea agreement. He was arrested in March 2023 after the shooting outside the Tacoma Mall. Two vehicles were hit with bullets. No one was injured, and Kemp’s lawyers have said he returned fire in self defense after tracking and trying to retrieve a cellphone that had been stolen from him that day.
A former police chief in Arkansas who is serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape escaped from prison. Grant Hardin, the former police chief of the tiny town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, escaped Sunday from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock, where he has been held since 2017. Arkansas corrections officials did not provide any details about how he escaped. They did say that Hardin had disguised himself and was “wearing a makeshift outfit designed to mimic law enforcement.” Hardin is serving 30 years for the 2017 death of 59-year-old James Appleton and 50 years for the 1997 rape of an elementary school teacher in Rogers.
This is Rick Kahler’s Personal Finance Weekly Column. His opinions and financial advice may not be the same as the
The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Massachusetts student who was barred from wearing a T-shirt to school proclaiming there are only two genders. The justices on Tuesday left in place a federal appeals court ruling that said it would not second-guess the decision of educators in Middleborough, Massachusetts, to not allow the T-shirt to be worn in a school environment because of a negative impact on transgender and gender-nonconforming students. Educators at the John T. Nichols Middle School barred the student from wearing the T-shirt and an altered version with the words “two genders” covered up by tape with the word “censored” written on it. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented.
Authorities say they’ve captured three more of the 10 escapees who broke out of a New Orleans jail, leaving two more on the run. Louisiana State Police said Monday one of the men was arrested in Baton Rouge by local police and two others were arrested in Walker County Texas by officials there. Authorities have been scouring the New Orleans area for the men after they escaped in an audacious May 16 jailbreak. City and state officials have pointed to multiple security lapses at the jail.
A dual U.S.-German citizen has been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel and attempted to firebomb the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv. Federal prosecutors in New York on Sunday said the man, Joseph Neumeyer, was deported from Israel and had his initial court appearance. According to a criminal complaint, the 28-year-old Neumeyer walked up to the embassy building on May 19 with a backpack containing Molotov cocktails but got into a confrontation with a guard and ran away, dropping his backpack. He was arrested at a hotel nearby. His court-appointed attorney declined to comment.
Lead, SD — There is a general rule for underground spaces: the deeper you go, the hotter it gets. The
Religious services, concerts and vigils are scheduled to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by a police officer in the cities where Floyd grew up and where he died. Events at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis include concerts and a worship service that will culminate Sunday with a candlelight vigil. Rev. Al Sharpton is to lead a memorial service with Floyd family members in Houston.
An Oregon man who quit his job at a tire company and liquidated his retirement savings to set sail for Hawaii with his cat reached his destination Saturday. His arrival on Oahu ended a weekslong journey that he documented for his mass of followers on social media. Oliver Widger was greeted by a throng of fans — as well as Hawaii Gov. Josh Green — at the Waikiki Yacht Club. He became an online sensation with his story, which followed a diagnosis four years ago with a syndrome that carried a risk of paralysis and made him realize he hated his job. He quit his job with the goal of buying a sailboat and sailing around the world.
Authorities say one man has died and another was injured after an explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York. The U.S. Coast Guard says the men were doing work Saturday morning involving a flame or sparks when the blast happened. Police say a 59-year-old man was declared dead at the scene, and the city Department of Environmental Protection said the man had worked for the agency for 33 years. The explosion happened on the New York City-owned Hunts Point, a boat that takes raw sewage to a treatment plant.