Boxes will attract bluebirds to Kuhnert Arboretum
Visitors to the Kuhnert Arboretum should be cheered by bluebirds of happiness later this year. The number of bluebirds in the area is expected to increase after a group of Northern State University...
View ArticleIn Our Opinion: School sentinels legislation wrong solution to issue
At Saturday's Cracker Barrel legislative meeting at Northern State University, Rep. Dan Kaiser, R-Aberdeen, talked about why he was supporting House Bill 1087, the "school sentinels" bill. "I can tell...
View ArticleWoman sent to prison after gallery drug bust
An Aberdeen woman arrested after a synthetic drug bust at Skeleton Key gallery in August was sentenced Wednesday to prison. Sherri M. Bauer, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of with intent...
View ArticleNo date set in murder extradition case
Brown County authorities are still awaiting a governor's warrant from Illinois before scheduling another extradition hearing for Daniel E. Neasom. Neasom, 29, of Aberdeen, is wanted in Chicago on a...
View ArticleFormer Aberdeen resident dies after being struck by vehicle
A former Aberdeen resident was killed in Springfield, Mo., when he was struck by a vehicle while he crossed the street. Adam Linder, 26, was struck by a vehicle driven by Jonathan Brannon, 18, of Nixa,...
View ArticleSports changes for Saturday
Aberdeen Christian vs. Wolsey-Wessington girls' will play at 1 p.m. and the boys' at 2:30 p.m.Clark-Willow Lake vs. Flandreau JV at 1 p.m., girls' varsity 2:30 p.m. and the boys' varsity 4 p.m.Start...
View ArticleChloe the dog recovering from surgery
Chloe, an 8-month-old Irish wolfhound the Aberdeen Area Humane Society is helping, is now recovering from surgery.Chloe underwent a two-and-a-half-hour-long surgery Thursday to correct her front legs....
View ArticleFriday Prep Basketball Scores
Friday's Scores||Boys Basketball| Aberdeen Christian 80, Eureka/Bowdle 68 Aberdeen Roncalli 41, Webster 40 Baltic 65, Alcester-Hudson 31 Bowman County, N.D. 47, Lemmon 30 Brandon Valley 56, Watertown...
View ArticleColumn: Women hold on tight to personal data
In a story about the birth of the Fischer quints in 1963, the American News reported the mother's weight. The front-page story described Mary Ann Fischer, 30, as a "5-foot, 6-inch, 150-pound redhead,"...
View ArticleSubscribers can log in to e-edition
The American News e-edition is available to members and is always published during severe weather when newspaper delivery might be late. The e-edition is an exact replica of the printed version or the...
View ArticleGas prices keep climbing
Gas prices have shot up about 40 cents per gallon since the beginning of January. The price of 89-octane unleaded gasoline with 10 percent ethanol was $3.49 a gallon and regular 87-octane gasoline was...
View ArticleAberdeen-area students turning a new page in Pierre
PIERRE - Visitors to the state Capitol might see some fresh faces hurrying about in light blue and yellow button-up shirts during the legislative season. Elected officials in Pierre get some help from...
View ArticleSix January flights canceled at Aberdeen airport
In January, a total of six flights were canceled, and 37 of the scheduled 124 SkyWest flights between Aberdeen and the Twin Cities departed more than 15 minutes late. In December, only two flights were...
View ArticleKerry promises decision on Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday promised a ''fair and transparent'' review of a Canadian company's plan to pipe oil from western Canada to refineries in Texas. In his first...
View ArticlePiles of new snow expected
People who have somewhere to be this weekend need to be there this afternoon to avoid a snowstorm, said Ryan Vipond, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Aberdeen. "Sunday, forget about...
View ArticleAvera offering walk-in pediatric clinic
Anna Weisser's doctor was already booked when her 6-year-old son, Mason, woke with an earache. He'd been complaining of headaches for a few days, and Weisser wanted to take him to the family's doctor...
View ArticleWeather service: 12-15 inches of snow for Aberdeen
The National Weather Service Station in Aberdeen recorded 9.2 inches of snow at 11 a.m., with an estimated 3 to 6 inches of more snow on the way, said a meteorologist with the service."It's going to...
View ArticleMumford & Sons win big at Grammys
Mumford & Sons wrapped up a completely unpredictable Grammy Awards with perhaps the most surprising win of the night, taking home album of the year for "Babel."It was an event that even shocked the...
View ArticleLaundry room fire Sunday morning
A fire in a laundry room brought Aberdeen Fire and Rescue to an apartment building this morning.Firefighters received a call at 7:41 a.m. for a minor fire in the sublevel of an apartment in the 300...
View ArticleCity of Aberdeen snow removal alert
Even though the emergency snow routes and miscellaneous areas may have already been plowed to allow for traffic movement and emergency vehicles, this Snow Alert will apply to the entire City roadway...
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