Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images A new post on her official Facebook page is giving fans a final message from Emmy-winning icon Betty White, who died December 31, just shy of her 100th birthday. Her voice hoarse, a smiling Betty says, “I just wanted to thank you all for your love and support over the years. Thank …
Comedian and Emmy winner Louie Anderson dead at 68
Dan MacMedan/Getty Images Comedian and Emmy-winning Baskets star Louie Anderson has died, his rep confirmed to ABC Audio. He was 68. “…Anderson passed away peacefully Friday morning,” his agent Glenn Schwartz said, citing, “complications from cancer” as the cause of death. It was revealed in January that Anderson was undergoing treatment at a Las Vegas hospital after he was diagnosed with B-cell …
‘Girls Trip’ sequel officially “underway,” says movie producer
Todd Williamson/Getty Images Girls Trip is officially getting a sequel. Will Packer, who produced the 2017 film with the movie’s director, Malcolm D. Lee, announced the news Friday on Good Morning America. “Can’t we all use a post-pandemic trip, my friend? I think that the time is actually right, and this is something that I …
Louie Anderson, Emmy-winning comedian, dies at 68
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louie Anderson, whose more than four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV series “Baskets,” died Friday. He was 68. Anderson died at a hospital in Las Vegas of complications from cancer, said Glenn Schwartz, his longtime publicist. …
Tourism has record-breaking year in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota had a record number of visitors in 2021, making it the first state to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels, according the tourism officials. The state Department of Tourism says [Read More…]
Senate passes funding boost for private school scholarships
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate on Thursday passed a $1.5 million funding boost for a private school scholarship program that is funded through tax credits. The bill’s proponents argued the program allows [Read More…]
Felony for brokering unlicensed grain buyers clears Senate
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a proposal to make it a felony for anyone who brokers a grain purchase with an unlicensed buyer. The state requires grain buyers [Read More…]
Meat Loaf passes away at age 74
Jo Hale/Redferns Meat Loaf has passed away at age 74. The news was confirmed in a statement on the rocker and actor’s Facebook page. “Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Deborah by his side,” the statement reads. “Daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends …
Apple TV+ launching a live-action Godzilla “Monsterverse” series
Apple TV+ Apple TV+ has announced that it’s launching a live-action TV series based on Godzilla and his other giant monster friends and frenemies, the Titans. The untitled series will be backed by Star Trek: Enterprise‘s Chris Black and Matt Fraction, whose Marvel Comics’ Hawkeye run is a fan favorite — and was a major inspiration for the just-wrapped Disney+ series of …
Jeannie Mai reveals the name of her baby with husband Jeezy
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images Jeannie Mai revealed the name of her first baby with husband Jeezy on Thursday In a video posted on her Hello Hunnay YouTube channel, The Real co-host announced that the baby’s name is Monaco. “I thought Baby J’s name should be a J name because obviously Jeannie and Jeezy, makes sense, but that wasn’t the name that came to us,” …