Lisa Kaczke, Sioux Falls Argus Leader Published 11:35 a.m. CT April 17, 2020 | Updated 1:04 p.m. CT April 17, 2020CLOSEThe number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Dakota increased by 100 on Friday, all but eight of them in Minnehaha County.Cases in Minnehaha county increased by 92 to 1,157 and six in Lincoln County to…
Nineteen cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at the JBS pork plant in Worthington, the union representing workers there said Friday, dealing another blow to hog farmers and the meat supply chain and highlighting a widespread correlation between meatpacking plants and coronavirus hotspots. The JBS plant — which employs around 2,000 workers and produces more…
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Nearly 300 Illinois nursing home patients and staff have died from COVID-19, but exactly where still remains largely cloaked in secrecy. Unlike some states, Illinois hasn’t named specific facilities where the virus has been detected. That’s been true even in cases of significant clusters of deaths. While state officials signal that could be changing, for…
No additional cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today keeping the local count at 52 for the second day in a row.Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich said while the confirmation of no new cases is always a good thing, we continue to expect more positive cases. “We are continuing to focus on getting all…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…