https:\/\/deq.nd.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\nSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) \u2014 Federal investigators are opening an office in Rapid City dedicated to cases of missing and murdered Native Americans, particularly women and girls. The office will be one of seven created by President Donald Trump as part of the Operation Lady Justice Task Force. The initiative aims to develop protocols for law enforcement to respond to missing and slain Native American persons cases and to improve data and information collection. The Rapid City office will be staffed with special agents from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and will coordinate efforts by local, federal and tribal law enforcement personnel to solve cold cases.<\/p>\n
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(AP)\u00a0 U.S. testing for the coronavirus is dropping even as infections remain high and the death toll rises by more than 1,000 a day. It’s a worrisome trend that officials attribute largely to Americans getting discouraged over having to wait hours to get a test and days or weeks to find out the results. An Associated Press analysis finds that the number of tests per day slid 3.6% over the past two weeks to 750,000, with the count falling in 22 states. That includes places like Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri and Iowa where the percentage of positive tests is high and continuing to climb, an indicator that the virus is still spreading uncontrolled.<\/p>\n
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CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Chicago\u2019s mayor has announced that the nation\u2019s third-largest school district will not welcome students back to the classroom, after all, and will instead rely only on remote instruction to start the school year. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday that the shift is based on a recent uptick in coronavirus cases. The district last month unveiled a tentative hybrid plan for the fall semester, which begins Sept. 8. But officials said it was subject to change depending on families\u2019 feedback and area trends in coronavirus cases. The Chicago Teachers Union strongly opposed the district\u2019s hybrid proposal and called for virtual instruction to start the year, saying it wasn\u2019t possible to keep staff and more than 300,000 students safe.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump is set to host Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey at the White House as he points to the state as a model for the nation for addressing \u201cembers\u201d of the coronavirus. Arizona, like much of the Sun Belt region, began experiencing a severe spike in COVID-19 cases after the Memorial Day holiday, as states\u2019 aggressive reopening plans coincided with an increase in travel. A senior White House official says Trump plans to highlight the surge in government resources and personnel to the state once federal officials observed an uptick in Arizona\u2019s test positivity rate \u2014 a critical early warning sign of spreading infection.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Defense Secretary Mark Esper says most people think the deadly explosion Tuesday in Lebanon that killed at least 100 people was an accident. That contradicts President Donald Trump, who said American generals told him it was likely caused by a bomb. Lebanese officials say a large stockpile of ammonium nitrate left over from a seizure exploded. The explosion flattened much of a port and damaged buildings across Beirut, the capital. At least one American was killed. Thousands of people were injured.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump says he’s considering delivering his Republican convention speech from the White House. That would mark an unprecedented use of public property for partisan political purposes. Trump told Fox News Channel on Wednesday he’s \u201cprobably\u201d going to deliver the speech from the White House because of the security and cost advantages. The Republican convention is scheduled for Aug. 24-27, with Trump\u2019s speech capping the final night. The speech was going to be held in North Carolina until Trump feuded with the Democratic governor over health restrictions. Trump moved it to Florida but scrapped that because of a resurgence of the coronavirus there. Democrats will hold their convention in Wisconsin almost all virtually, and Joe Biden won’t travel there.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump\u2019s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Ukraine says that if he’s confirmed, he won\u2019t meet Americans with overtly partisan political agendas, Retired Army Gen. Keith Dayton says he’ll report any attempt to interfere in November\u2019s election. He tells senators he’d look into any requests for meetings and wouldn’t accept any if he believed they were intended to influence the election or other domestic political issues. He wouldn’t commit to refusing a meeting with Trump backer Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani was at the forefront of a campaign to remove Marie Yovanovitch as the U.S. ambassador in Ukraine. That effort played a key role in Trump\u2019s impeachment.<\/p>\n
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(AP)\u00a0 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept his party’s White House nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus. Party officials confirmed the change in plans on Wednesday. The move is the latest example of the pandemic’s sweeping effects on the 2020 presidential election and the latest blow to traditional party nominating conventions that historically have marked the start of fall general election campaigns. Neither the Biden campaign nor Democratic National Committee officials offered details about how Biden might accept the nomination. A DNC official said all speakers and presenters for the Aug. 17-24 convention are now expected to speak from remote locations.<\/p>\n
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Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Music in the Park in Valley City on Wednesday Aug 5\u00a0<\/strong>will have entertainment by Maasjo Sisters\u00a0 performing at 7:15-p.m., at the City Park Bandshell.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Seckerson-Tricia-1-240x300.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (JBR)\u00a0 Tricia Seckerson, a REALTOR\u00ae with Blu Frog Realty in Jamestown was selected as REALTOR\u00ae of the Year by REALTOR\u00ae members of the Jamestown Board of REALTORS\u00ae.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/North-Dakota-Enivironmental-Qualty-300x91.png\")
BISMARCK, N.D. (NDDEQ) \u2013 The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) would like to remind building administrators, owners or managers, that periods of inactivity can cause lead leaching or bacterial growth in building water systems.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbPM41-300x202.png\")
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