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Iowa bus crash killed a 19-year-old college baseball player from South Dakota, officials say
TWIN LAKES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified a 19-year-old from South Dakota as the sole fatality of a bus crash in rural Iowa that injured 32 other members of a community college’s baseball team. Carter Johnson was an outfielder from Rapid City in his first year at Iowa Lakes Community College. Thirty-two other members of the college’s baseball team are recovering from injuries from Wednesday’s crash. Authorities say the bus left the road near Twin Lakes for unknown reasons and overturned into a ditch. The crash is under investigation. The school’s athletic director said Thursday that Johnson was a great teammate and friend. (Full Story)
Counselors Available After Death of Sturgis Student in Parking Lot Accident
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Counselors are on call for students at Williams Middle School and Sturgis Brown High School following the death of a fellow student this week. The 14-year-old died from injuries suffered in a tragic accident in the parking lot of Sturgis Brown School. The juvenile was riding in the bed of a pickup truck that had rolled over on top of him. Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis says funeral services for Parker Faber are pending.
Rapid City Regional Airport Expansion Advances with Committee Approval
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City Regional Airport is one step closer to a major expansion project. The Rapid City Legal and Finance Committee voted Wednesday to approve 44-million dollars for an expansion project at the airport. It’s part of a larger vision to add five new gates to the airport’s terminal. The request now goes to the City Council where a vote is expected next Tuesday. Airport officials hope to break ground within twelve-to-24 months.
Public Comment Period Open for Red Pesek Field Renovation Funding
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A few days remain for the public to provide comments to the City of Rapid City on a proposed recommendation to utilize $505,000 in FY 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding allocations for renovations and upgrades to the Red Pesek Field. Deadline for public comments is 4 p.m. next Monday, February 16. The Red Pesek Field is an aging baseball field located at the corner of East New York Street and Herman Street. The renovation work would restore the field to safe, playable conditions for youth baseball. The City’s Legal and Finance Committee recommended approval of the measure at Wednesday’s meeting. The measure moves forward for further consideration to next Tuesday’s Rapid City Common Council meeting.
Lawmakers Set Revenue Targets for Current and Upcoming State Budgets
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota lawmakers Thursday took two votes on state revenue — one for this year’s budget and one for next year’s budget. The Joint Committee on Appropriations adopted a revenue target of two-point-five-five billion dollars for fiscal year 2027 — about 30 million dollars higher than Gov. Larry Rhoden proposed in December. Lawmakers also approved an updated estimate of nearly two-point-four-eight billion dollars for the budget year that ends June 30. Republican Rep. Mike Derby from Rapid City says the committee chose a conservative approach and could have gone 11 million dollars higher.
Search for Nancy Guthrie now seeks nearby security videos from the month before she vanished
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Investigators in Arizona want residents near Nancy Guthrie’s home to share surveillance camera footage of suspicious cars or people in the month before the disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother. The 84-year-old has been missing from her Tucson-area home since Feb. 1. Investigators are asking residents in a 2-mile radius around Nancy Guthrie’s home to share videos that could be “important to our investigation.” The Pima County Sheriff’s Department says investigators are analyzing several pieces of evidence, including a pair of gloves. (Full Story)
US applications for jobless benefits fall to 227,000 last week, remaining at recent healthy levels
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining within the historically healthy range of the past few years. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending Feb. 7 fell by 5,000 to 227,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s basically in line with the 226,000 new applications that analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet had forecast. Filings for unemployment benefits are viewed as representative of U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market. (Full Story)
US stocks drop sharply as investors hunt for losers that will be hurt by AI
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell sharply as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology. The S&P 500 sank 1.6% for its second-worst day since Thanksgiving, though it’s still near its all-time high set late last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.3% and the Nasdaq composite lost 2%. Cisco Systems was one of the heaviest weights on the market after warning of potentially higher expenses, while AppLovin tumbled as worries about AI competition continue to hit software companies. Treasury yields tumbled in the bond market ahead of Friday’s coming report on inflation at the U.S. consumer level. (Full Story)
