By Kevin Hardy, Arizona Mirror This article originally published on Arizona Mirror. South Dakota state Sen. John Wiik likes to think of himself as a lookout of sorts — keeping an eye on new laws, programs and ideas brewing across the states. “I don’t bring a ton of legislation,” said Wiik, a Republican. “The main thing I like to do is try and stay ahead of trends and try and prevent bad things from coming into our state.” This session, that meant sponsoring successful legislation banning...
"Cicadageddon," "Cicadsamania, "Cicadadoomsday." No matter what you call it, it's here.
The economic gut punch of the pandemic and related assistance efforts such as the expanded child tax credit popularized the idea of directly handing cash to people in need.
The economic gut punch of the pandemic and related assistance efforts such as the expanded child tax credit popularized the idea of directly handing cash to people in need.
Woman Begging With Two Children, by an unknown artist, shows what appears to be a denim skirt in 17th-century ItalyThe origin of the world’s most enduringly popular fabric is in dispute, as a new exhibition spotlights a claim that firmly links denim with 17th-century Italy and takes its history back 200 years.Blue denim, that all-American symbol of informality and a life lived on the open range, is already also contentiously attributed to southern France, while modern jeans mythology still...
A 24-year-old man has been arrested after a Toronto resident lost over $200,000 in an alleged investment scam that impersonated a global investment company. Toronto police said the suspects allegedly placed advertisements with internet search engine providers to promote several fake investments. When the victims clicked on the ad, they were brought to fraudulent investment comparison sites, where they were prompted to enter their name, telephone number, and email address. “Once the...
(FOX40.COM) — Stockton Police will host a gun buyback event in late April to reduce gun violence and promote responsible firearm ownership. The agency said it will hand out cash gift cards of $200 or $400 depending on the type of firearm turned in. The event will take place on Saturday, April 27 from 9 []
Actor Lukas Haas was only 9 years old when he made a big-screen splash opposite Harrison Ford in the 1985 crime thriller Witness. Nearly 40 years later, the former Austin resident is still working as an actor in Hollywood.
Police responded to a cul-de-sac in the south suburbs Sunday for a shooting. Three gunshot victims were found at the scene, and a fourth gunshot victim was later found inside a vehicle with a person who police arrested.
Cailyne Crowder called Winooski home. She had moved to the upper half of an old duplex on Lafountain Street in 2015 because the $1,150 rent, cheaper than what she'd pay in Burlington, suited her budget as a single mom. The lower cost of living enabled her to open Atlas Hair Studio, a downtown salon where she built a loyal clientele. While raising her son, Crowder met and married Dakota Burr, whom many locals know by his deejay name, DJ Dakota. The Black couple decorated their kitchen...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spooked investors on the company's quarterly earnings call Wednesday.
Since last September, Montana voters have heard various accusations lobbed against Tim Sheehy, a Trump-endorsed GOP Senate hopeful running to unseat Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT): He’s “shady,” a “so-called businessman,” and “cashing in on Communist China,” according to a flurry of political ads running in the Treasure State. The GOP primary ad buys were snagged […]