WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic State group’s takeover of Ramadi is evidence that Iraqi forces do not have the “will to fight,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter said, in the harshest assessment yet from a high-ranking Obama administration official of Iraqi fighters and the loss of the provincial capital Iraqi... Read more
2015 Commencement Ceremony Makes History
Local NewsNews May 23, 2015 0
For the first time in school history, the Milbank High School commencement ceremony was broadcast live world wide via the internet. The feat was made possible by using tricaster filming equipment acquired by the school district in 2014. The commencement ceremony stream was also made available by ITC for its... Read more
CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland patrolman who fired down through the windshield of a suspect’s car at the end of a 137-shot barrage that left the two unarmed black occupants dead was acquitted Saturday of criminal charges by a judge who said he could not determine the officer alone... Read more
Senate clears White House-backed trade bill
National News May 23, 2015 0
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation Friday night to strengthen the administration’s hand in global trade talks, clearing the way for a highly unpredictable summer showdown in the House. The vote was 62-37 to give Obama authority to complete trade... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency has begun winding down its collection and storage of American phone records after the Senate failed to agree on a path forward to change or extend the once-secret program ahead of its expiration at the end of the month. Barring an 11th... Read more
ECUANDUREO, Mexico (AP) — The latest in a series of clashes between Mexican authorities and a powerful, fast-growing drug cartel turned into the deadliest confrontation in recent memory, with 42 suspected gang gunmen and one Federal Police officer killed during a three-hour firefight at a remote western ranch. The... Read more
Several hundred people crowded into the Milbank Armory on Sunday, May 17, to see 71 members of the Class of 2015 say good bye to their alma mater and hello to the future. The 121st class to graduate from MHS was ushered in to the tune of “Pomp and... Read more
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Two former U.S. attorneys from the Dakotas who built their brief federal careers around American Indian issues are putting their experience to work at a private legal firm. Timothy Purdon of North Dakota and Brendan Johnson of South Dakota both stepped down in March after spending... Read more
BOSTON (AP) — After slouching through his trial for months with a bored look on his face, the defendant was ordered to rise. For close to half an hour, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was on his feet, fidgeting as he listened to the reading of a 24-page worksheet... Read more
