MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Mauer got a sellout crowd at Target Field going with an opposite-field double in the first inning. Then Jake Arrieta got going. Arrieta pitched a four-hitter and Dexter Fowler hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, leading the Chicago Cubs over the Twins 8-0... Read more
Take Dad to the 2nd Annual Abbey-Q at The Abbey of the Hills. Today from 4PM to 7PM, a traditional picnic will be served at the Abbey with the menu including burgers, hot dogs, beans, pasta, salad, chips, lemonade, coffee, water, ice cream and root beer floats. Free will... Read more
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open: The final round of the U.S. Open is under way at Chambers Bay, where Jordan Spieth could make history by following up his victory at the Masters with another major championship. The young phenom will have to contend... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just one strike from a perfect game, Max Scherzer saw it slip away with a misplaced slider. Or, some thought, a misplaced elbow. Scherzer lost his bid in agonizing fashion, plunking a batter with two outs in the ninth inning before finishing off a no-hitter Saturday... Read more
Storm Leaves One Dead on South Dakota Reservation
State News June 21, 2015 0
One man was killed when his trailer home toppled during a storm that brought rain and straight-line winds blowing at more than 80 mph to some Native American reservations in central South Dakota. The American Red Cross opened an emergency shelter Saturday morning in Fort Thompson to help people... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Huckabee and other GOP presidential contenders are staying clear of the Confederate flag debate in South Carolina, saying it’s an issue that should be decided by the state, not the federal government. The flag is a symbol of racism to some, of Southern pride... Read more
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Members of a historic black church worshipped at their sanctuary Sunday for the first time since a gunman opened fire at a Bible study, killing nine people, and uniformed police officers stood among the congregation as a measure of added security. The service started with... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion is back before the Supreme Court, and the justices could signal by the end of June whether they are likely to take up the biggest case on the hot-button subject in nearly a quarter-century. If the court steps in, the hearing and the eventual ruling... Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kentucky big man Karl-Anthony Towns worked out for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, less than a week before the Wolves pick first in the NBA draft. Towns arrived in the Twin Cities on Friday night. He took a tour of the Wolves’ new $25 million practice... Read more
The Valley Express gives you an exclusive sneak peak inside Milbank’s new Shopko Hometown store. Click to play to see the video. Read more
