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 Circumstance”... Read more

MIAMI (AP) — Even the mother of the Miami Marlins’ new manager is questioning the wisdom of the choice. Marlins general manager Dan Jennings was selected Monday to replace Mike Redmond in the dugout. Jennings has 31 years of experience in professional baseball, but he never played in the majors... Read more

Robert Schwandt, age 80 of Milbank died May 18, 2015, at St. William’s Care Center in Milbank. Services will be held Thursday, May 21, at 2 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home, with visitation beginning at noon. Rev. Craig Werling will officiate and Elaine Hallberg and Tim Mundwiler will provide music.... Read more

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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 much... 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 in... Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton reported Friday that they earned more than $30 million combined in speaking fees and book royalties since January 2014, putting them firmly within the upper echelon of American earners as the former secretary of state seeks the White House... Read more

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos will not moderate a Republican presidential debate next winter, part of the fallout from reports that the network’s top political anchor contributed $75,000 over a three-year period to the Clinton Foundation. Stephanopoulos voluntarily stepped away from the Feb. 6 debate, said... Read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady appealed the four-game suspension he was handed for his role in using deflated footballs during the AFC championship game, and the players union urged Commissioner Roger Goodell to appoint a neutral arbitrator to hear the case. The expected appeal was filed... Read more

Ruth Kubick, age 84, died March 13, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Milbank. Burial will take place in Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Florida, at a later date. Ruth Evelyn Kubick was born on December 26, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, to George H. and Alma Evelyn (Anderson) Townsend.... Read more