{KXLG – Waverly, SD} The Waverly-South Shore High School E-Sports teams made a notable debut at the first-ever South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA)-sanctioned state E-Sports championship tournament held this past Friday and Saturday in Aberdeen. In their inaugural year of competition, two Waverly-South Shore teams qualified for the state tournament. Pictured left to…
With more snow expected, Pocatello has implemented new technology to help treat and plow local roadways. With hundreds of miles of roadways in Pocatello, this slows down the process of getting all the roadways cleared of snow. The advancement of technology and AI has allowed the Pocatello Street Operations to get roadways cleared of snow…
The heirs of Hermès are preparing for a record-breaking payout. The family that owns French fashion powerhouse Hermès International is poised to pocket more than $5 billion in dividends, thanks to four consecutive years of record-breaking profits, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The luxury brand, known for its high-end leather handbags and popular silk patterned scarves,…
Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp attends meetings at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 18, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The share price of Palantir fell by as much as 12.5% Wednesday after news that CEO Alex Karp had adopted a new stock trading plan, and a report that the Pentagon has been…
The state organization that oversees most Wisconsin high school athletic programs updated a policy Wednesday to say only athletes, “designated as females at birth” would be allowed to compete in girls sports. The change by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association comes as the Trump Administration is acting to prohibit transgender women and girls from competing…
New York CNN — KFC, the fast food chain formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is leaving the state where it all began. The chicken chain’s parent company, Yum Brands, announced Tuesday that KFC’s corporate headquarters is leaving Kentucky for Texas, joining sister brand Pizza Hut’s offices in the Dallas suburb of Plano. It’s a…
A new survey among media HR professionals identifies broadcast operations professionals as among the most sought after jobs in the content development sector. According to The Content & Connectivity Human Resources (C2HR) Association’s Annual Compensation Surveys, content companies paid broadcast engineers (electromechanical) 25% more than last year—the highest among all jobs—which covered business/legal affairs, market…
In an amended complaint filed late Tuesday night, Blake Lively alleged that her “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni made two other women on the set of the film “uncomfortable” — and they’re willing to testify at trial. The 141-page document claims that “Ms. Lively was not alone in complaining about Mr. Baldoni and…
Hires, promotions, appointments Saco and Biddeford Savings promoted several employees: Cara Gobeil, Sarah Gonneville and Shawn Walton were promoted to vice president; and Cathryn Clark was promoted to assistant vice president. Shannon Mitchell joined Morrison Center, a Scarborough-based nonprofit serving children and adults with physical, developmental and intellectual disabilities, as an accounting manager. Mitchell has…
Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You’ve come to the right place. Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores. A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories. So if…
