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Editor’s note: U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson stopped by the Register office last week to speak with managing editor Josh Linehan and senior reporter John Kubal. What follows is a transcript …

NEW YORK — Uncertainty reigns entering the final full week of the 2024 campaign with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a fiercely competitive presidential …

WASHINGTON — Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people revoking organ donor registrations, their confidence shaken by reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man …

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine's traditional fall hunting seasons are in full swing, but hunters are being asked to avoid eating their game in parts of the state because of the possibility of harmful …

BRUSSELS — North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and fight in Ukraine within “the next several weeks,” the Pentagon said Monday, in a move that Western leaders …

The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. …

Editor’s note: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson stopped by the Register office last week to speak with managing editor Josh Linehan and senior reporter John Kubal. What follows is a transcript …

LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. — President Joe Biden  on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades …

NORMAN, Okla. — President Joe Biden said he will formally apologize on Friday for the country’s role in forcing Indigenous children for over 150 years into boarding schools , where many …

NEW YORK — Americans who think of petrified hot dogs, frozen burritos and salty snacks when they imagine getting food at a gas station or truck stop may be pleasantly surprised during their …

DETROIT — Had she wanted to, Michelle Chumley could have afforded a pricey new SUV loaded with options. But when it came time to replace her Chevrolet Blazer SUV, for which she'd paid about …

Support for ballot measures on abortion rights, open primaries and repealing the state food tax has dipped since May, according to a statewide poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch. …

WASHINGTON — Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills …

Election 2024

As Native Americans across the U.S. come together on Monday for  Indigenous Peoples Day  to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face, many will …

Run For Your Lives! They're everywhere!!

Sheriff's deputies in Washington's Kitsap County frequently get calls about animals — loose livestock, problem dogs. But the 911 call they received recently from a woman being hounded by dozens …

WASHINGTON — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 2.5% cost-of-living increase  to their monthly checks beginning in January, the Social Security Administration announced …

Curmudgeon's Corner

Family, friends and fellow Register newsmen have advised me that at times I have a tendency to overthink things. So think about that as you peruse what follows. Am I overthinking the title I’ve …

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who was adept at securing federal funding for projects back …

Two dairy workers in California were infected with  bird flu , the 15th and 16th human cases detected this year in an ongoing outbreak affecting the nation's dairy cows, health officials said …

WASHINGTON — If you have stained or chipped teeth, you might be considering veneers, customized teeth coverings that can restore a photogenic smile without more extensive dental work. …

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