Mount Rushmore is shut down as wildfires burn more than 1,900 acres

The Mount Rushmore monument in South Dakota will remain closed on Tuesday as three separate wildfires burn out of control in the area across approximately 1900 acres of land – forcing the evacuation of up to 500 residents. The fires were being propelled by record-dry drought conditions and high winds, and the largest outbreak was threatening … Read more

Mother-of-two takes photoshoot of her baby for hilarious elf on the shelf scenes 

A mother-of-two has used her baby to create hilarious elf on the shelf scenes to entertain her eldest son. Heather Sargent Kroontje, 34, from South Dakota, decided to get creative with the popular elf on the shelf craze this year, substituting the elf for her ten-month-old baby, Frankie, in the mischievous scenes. From hanging from … Read more

37-million-year-old ‘saber-toothed tiger’ is up for auction with a starting price of almost $67,000

3D printer completes 37-million-year-old saber-toothed tiger skeleton – before the four-foot-long fossil goes to auction with an asking price of $90,000 A four-foot skeleton of a Hoplophoneus is going up for auction next week It’s one of several prehistoric creatures dubbed a ‘saber-toothed tiger,’ though none are closely related to the modern feline Ninety percent of … Read more

37-million year-old ‘saber-toothed tiger’ is up for auction with a starting price of $90,000

3D printer completes 37-million-year-old saber-toothed tiger skeleton – before the four-foot long fossil goes auction with an asking price of $90,000 A four-foot skeleton of a Hoplophoneus is going up for auction next week It’s one of several prehistoric creatures dubbed a ‘saber-toothed tiger,’ though none are closely related to the modern feline Ninety percent of … Read more

Almost every county in America is a coronavirus hotspot government map reveals

A new internal federal government map shows that nearly the entire United States has become one giant coronavirus hotspot. The map, produced by the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Health and Human Services (DHHS) and exclusively obtained by Yahoo! News, has a key with five categories: ‘low burden,’ ‘moderate burden,’ ’emerging hotspot,’ ‘hot spot’ … Read more

COVID-19 US: Red wave map shows how widespread infection is

An alarming new red wave map shows just how widespread COVID-19 has become across the United States as cases and hospitalizations surge to record highs and the daily death toll increases to levels not seen since May.   The number of new cases surged to a record high of 187,833 yesterday and more than 80,600 patients are … Read more

South Dakota nurse says COVID-19 patients insist the virus isn’t real even as they’re dying from it

A South Dakota nurse who cares for COVID-19 patients says one of the hardest parts of her job is convincing a number of those who are critically ill that the deadly virus is actually real. After sharing a thread of her experiences to Twitter over the weekend, nurse Jodi Doering appeared on CNN’s New Day … Read more

Clare Crawley says ‘babies are definitely on the agenda’ for herself and Dale Moss

She recently traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to meet her fiance’s sisters. And Clare Crawley and Dale Moss are already making plans to start a family of their own, The Bachelorette star told People on Wednesday.  ‘Babies are definitely on the agenda!’ the 39-year-old reality TV star revealed during the couple’s interview.  Expanding: Clare Crawley and … Read more

100 bison are released South Dakota for a project that aims to bring the species back to the wild

100 bison are released to their native lands in South Dakota as part of a project that aims to bring the threatened species back to the wild in North America North American was home to 30 to 60 million bison hundreds of years ago By 1890, there were just 1,000 in the wild due to … Read more