Rapid City Man Arrested After Bullet Travels Through Apartment Wall
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police say they were dispatched to a report of a gunshot at an apartment building Wednesday night. Upon arrival, police say it appeared that an individual in one apartment discharged a firearm, with the round traveling through a wall and into another apartment. Officers detained a male later identified as 51-year-old Nicholas Murphy of Rapid City, who was the sole occupant in the apartment. Officers obtained a search warrant for Nicholas’ residence and located a handgun, ammunition, drug paraphernalia, and a substance believed to be marijuana wax. Nicholas was arrested for reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance (marijuana wax), and transported to the Pennington County Jail. No one was injured as a result of the reckless gunfire.
Ellsworth AFB Completes New Runway, Moves Closer to B-21 Raider Operations
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Work is complete on the new runway at Ellsworth Air Force Base. With the finish of the ten-month project, the base is one-step closer to being ready for the new B-21 Raiders stealth fighters. The completion also means that the B-1 Lancers can return along with airmen who had temporarily been reassigned to the Grand Forks Base. The beginning of the nearly $130 million reconstruction of the runway back on January 25 meant seventeen B-1 bombers and many airmen had to be relocated.
Study Links Income-Restricted Housing to Better Long-Term Health Outcomes
RAPID CITY, S.D. – South Dakota’s affordable-housing debate may get new attention after a national study found that childhood exposure to income-restricted housing can improve health later in life. Economists at the National Bureau of Economic Research reported that low-income women in Florida who grew up near Low Income Housing Tax Credit developments had fewer pregnancy complications and healthier infants. The IRS said the LIHTC program, created in 1986, is the federal government’s primary tool for subsidized rental construction, including in South Dakota. Researchers said the improvements were modest but meaningful.
Rhoden Maintains Slim Lead in Tight GOP Governor’s Race
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Republican race for governor stays tight after Governor Larry Rhoden’s budget address. A new Northern Plains News Election Lab simulation shows Rhoden losing some support among state workers and Pierre insiders for holding pay raises flat. But he keeps a narrow lead in a 50,000-run model based on the corrected Emerson poll. Rhoden lands at 42.3 percent odds to win, with Congressman Dusty Johnson at 40.1 percent. Toby Doeden and Jon Hansen trail.
Navy Admiral Denies ‘Kill Them All’ Order in Venezuela Boat Strike Review
A Navy admiral has told lawmakers that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as Congress scrutinizes an attack that killed two survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela. Sen. Tom Cotton, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley “was very clear that he was given no such order, to give no quarter or to kill them all.” But Democrats who were also briefed and saw video of the survivors being killed questioned the Trump administration’s rationale and said the boat strike was deeply concerning.
FBI Arrests Suspect in Long-Running DNC/RNC Pipe Bomb Case
The FBI has arrested a man accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack. It’s an abrupt breakthrough in an investigation that for years flummoxed law enforcement and spawned conspiracy theories about Jan. 6, 2021. The suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Brian J. Cole Jr. of Woodbridge, Virginia. Key questions remain unanswered after his arrest on explosives charges, including a possible motive and what connection if any the act had to the assault on the Capitol the following day by supporters of President Donald Trump.
NFL Requiring All Stadiums to Meet Enhanced Playing-Surface Standards by 2028
The playing surfaces at every NFL stadium will have to meet new enhanced standards set through lab and field testing by the start of the 2028 season. NFL field director Nick Pappas detailed the plans for a program on Thursday that will provide each team “a library of approved and accredited NFL fields” before the start of next season. Any new field will immediately have to meet those standards and all teams will have two years to achieve the standards, whether they use a grass or synthetic surface or a hybrid. Most artificial surfaces are replaced every two or three years, Pappas said. Natural fields can be replaced several times a season.
