Lori Schultz News Today

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Election Day for some communities, including Sioux Falls, is one week from Tuesday. 

An Allegheny County Jail inmate has filed a lawsuit alleging that guards broke his arm and put him in solitary confinement after he complained that the facility withheld pain medication. Aaron Tipton, 31, of Penn Hills is alleging civil rights violations in the complaint he filed Tuesday in federal court

No white Christmas this year means another slow start to the ski season at Cannonsburg, with little light at the end of this warm tunnel.

The SDSU Prexy Council held a networking social event Oct. 3 following the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science Career Fair. At this event, the Collegian spoke with several employers about what they are looking for in future employees and asked them how students should prepare for the event. The Collegian had the opportunity...

More than 65% of North Dakotans say housing is the states biggest overall need. Thats according to new community-level survey data. The findings are from the latest needs assessment issued by Community Action Partnership of North Dakota, which gathered feedback from more than 3,000 residents. ...

A lengthy proposal aimed at reducing crime recently unveiled by Kentucky lawmakers has housing advocacy groups concerned about the impact on the homeless. The Safer Kentucky Act, currently in draft stages, is expected to be introduced when the legislature convenes next year. The proposal includes a statewide camping ban, with penalties of up to $5,000 and one month in jail, and funding penalties to any jurisdiction refusing to enforce the ban. ...

New U.S. census data show nearly a third of Montanans spend at least 30% of their income on housing. Advocates for affordable housing said it mostly affects disenfranchised people in the state. ...

Its been ten years since Fort Lyon, a 19th century military post in rural Bent county, opened its doors to people experiencing homelessness with substance use disorders. Randy Stotts hit bottom living on the streets in Denver, and after years of avoiding offers of assistance, agreed to participate in the recovery-oriented transitional housing program. He said the program offers a wide range of tools to get to the root causes of addiction, and make it out safe and sound on the other side. .....

Estimates show Minnesota is short 100,000 housing units for low-income populations. To help meet demand, some poverty-fighting offices are playing a role in getting more projects off the ground. The housing estimate is from the National Low-Income Housing Coalition. ...

Dazzled as a youngster by the towering rockets at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and now seeking to play a role in future space exploration, Peter Waszkowski arrives in the fall as Florida Tech’s 2023 Farmer Scholar.