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'The View' goes off on ‘Governor Cruella’ Kristi Noem over killing dog: ‘Sign of a sociopath’

ABC’s “The View” co-hosts teed off on South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, labeling her “Governor Cruella” and a “sociopath” over her upcoming memoir thatreveals she once killed a young dog. Co-host Whoopi Goldberg kicked off the segment by noting that “both sides of the aisle do not agree on much” but have been “united in outrage” over an excerpt from …

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2 more sentenced in carjacking, kidnapping of FBI employee in South Dakota

The last two members of a trio who carjacked and kidnapped an FBI employee in South Dakota in 2022 have been sentenced to lengthy prison sentences. Deyvin Morales, 29, was sentenced Friday to 47 years in prison, the Rapid City Journal reported. At the same hearing, 29-year-old Karla Lopez-Gutierrez, was sentenced to more than 26 years in prison. The third …

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Defiant Kristi Noem defends killing farm pup amid criticism from Dems, GOP

A defiant South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem hit back at critics following outrage over her upcoming memoir that reveals she once killed a dog. “I can understand why some people are upset about a 20 year old (sic) story of Cricket, one of the working dogs at our ranch, in my upcoming book — No Going Back. The book is …

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Social media disturbed by Gov. Noem's story about shooting her 14-month-old dog: ‘Not normal'

Social media users expressed shock and disapproval after a story of Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., putting down her own dog because she was deemed “untrainable” went viral on X this week. British outlet The Guardian published a report on the story Friday, which is an excerpt from her new memoir “No Going Back,” which is set to be released on …

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Bird flu virus found in grocery store milk, but no risk to customers, FDA says

Samples of pasteurized milk on grocery store shelves have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that hasalready infected herds of dairy cows, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday. The FDA stressed that the material is inactivated and that the findings “do not represent [an] actual virus that may be a risk to consumers.” Officials …

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911 service restored in many areas after several states hit with outages

Emergency call service has been restored in some areas where issues were reported from Wednesday into Thursday, but the cause of the failure has still not been identified. The entire state of South Dakota experienced 911 emergency call line outages, as well as parts of Nebraska, Nevada and Texas. Officials in South Dakota and Nevada told Reuters early Thursday morning …

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A look at South Dakota's top sightseeing destinations: Mount Rushmore, Badlands and more

Home to the Black Hills, the Badlands and the sprawling prairies of the Great Plains, South Dakota is a state rich in scenery and features monuments and dedications to the likes of everyone from Crazy Horse to George Armstrong Custer. It’s also a state extremely proud of its history. Attracting some 14.7 million tourists annually, South Dakota touts six national …

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Toddler dies after falling from third-story hotel window in South Dakota

A Minnesota toddler who fell from a South Dakota hotel’s third-floor window has died. Kathryn and Alex Hein of Lakefield, Minnesota, wrote in a Facebook post that their year-old son, Madden, died Monday, two days after falling at Club House Hotel & Suites in Sioux Falls. MAN TAKES FATAL 6-STORY PLUNGE WHILE TRYING TO FLEE SOUTH CAROLINA HOTEL SHOOTING “It …

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Man gets 37 years for carjacking, kidnapping FBI employee in South Dakota

One of three people convicted of carjacking and kidnapping an FBI employee in South Dakota has been sentenced to 37 years in prison. Juan Alvarez-Sorto, 25, was sentenced Friday in federal court, the Rapid City Journal reported. Alvarez-Sorto and Deyvin Morales, 29, were found guilty in January. Alvarez-Sorto also was convicted of unlawfully entering the U.S. after being deported to …

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Former South Dakota tribal leader convicted on 6 wire fraud counts

A jury on Thursday convicted a former tribal leader in South Dakota of defrauding his tribe out of thousands of dollars. After a three-day trial, the jury convicted former Oglala Sioux Tribal President Julian Bear Runner, 38, of Pine Ridge, of six counts of wire fraud as well as larceny and embezzlement charges. TRIBES BLAST SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR’S CLAIM THAT …

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