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“Corn Kid” has taken on a new—and quite fitting—role. During Labor Day Weekend, 7-year-old Tariq was named South Dakota’s official “Corn-bassador.” He received the honor over Labor Day weekend, about a month after his connoisseurship turned him into an internet sensation. Tariq, whose last name wasn’t revealed because of privacy concerns, appeared in an episode of Recess […]
The sky in South Dakota was an eerie shade of green on Tuesday, before a derecho brought winds nearing 100 MPH, per National Weather Service Sioux Falls. A derecho is described by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as a “widespread, long-lived wind storm associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms.” The National Weather Service […]
A South Dakota man has to spend time in jail after his mother mistakenly served his weed brownies to senior citizens at a local community center. The Associated Press reports Michael Koranda, 46, has been ordered to spend 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to a felony drug charge. Additionally, Koranda will have to complete two […]
The 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will go down in infamy as a “superspreader event” that led to hundreds of thousands COVID-19 cases spanning several states and cost billions of dollars for public health care agencies. It was the nearly two-week event in August that drew half a million attendees, some of whom saw Smash Mouth frontman Steve […]
Authorities in South Dakota are currently investigating an incident in which the state’s Attorney General, Jason Ravnsborg, claimed that he had hit a deer with his car. Instead it looks like he actually hit (and killed) a man. The crash happened on Saturday night, while the man’s body was discovered on Sunday morning. Ravnsborg’s office claims […]
Apparently undeterred by COVID-19, which was made quite clear when their lead singer told the crowd, “We’re all here together tonight! Fuck that COVID shit,” Smash Mouth performed at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota this past Sunday night. Cue some “ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed” joke that’s already been made 1,000 times. […]
As if having a reality show star as the president wasn’t wild enough, things could get even crazier as Donald Trump may be plotting on adding his face to one of America’s most famous monuments. The New York Times reported on Saturday that Trump and the White House reached out to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem last year […]
More than a dozen protestors were arrested Friday afternoon after blocking a highway leading to Mount Rushmore. The demonstration began several hours before Donald Trump would arrive at the national monument, where he was slated to lead a kick-off event for Independence Day weekend. Photos of the protests show local police and National Guard members responding to the […]
Donald Trump will kick off Fourth of July weekend in typical Trump fashion. On Friday night, the president will make an appearance at Mount Rushmore for a showy event that is expected to draw 7,500 people. And, of course, social distancing will not be enforced, despite the recent surge of COVID-19 cases. “… In South Dakota we’ve told people […]
Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert was sucker-punched on Friday night while out for dinner with his family in South Dakota, ESPN reports. According to a league source, after an unprovoked Goedert was punched in the face at the restaurant, he was taken to a hospital to be examined for any injuries as a precautionary measure. He would […]
