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Are Tornadoes Attracted to Mobile Homes?

If a mobile home is not tied down, it can tip with winds as low as 55 miles per hour...

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) - AccuWeather.com reports in the wake of a tornado, it's not uncommon to see images of devastating damage in mobile home communities while surrounding site-built homes appear relatively unscathed.

Is it possible that tornadoes are more attracted to mobile homes than site-built homes?

Sara! Sara, come back! Don`t leave me here!

I hear someone again. I hear them walking away. I want to call out. I’m trying to call out. Why can’t I?

(RAPID CITY, S.D. Dakota Voice) - Tragically, Gary Harvey of Horsehead, NY fell down the basement stairs in January of 2006 and received a traumatic head injury.

Since that time, he has either been in a nursing home or in the hospital and is under the guardianship of the county.

Rocky Mountain Animal Rescue Groups Brace for Onslaught of Flood-Caused Pet Homelessness

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard called for all residents of threatened areas in Pierre and Fort Pierre to evacuate their homes by 8 p.m.

(PIERRE, S.D.) - Animal rescue experts are ready to take in pets projected to be affected by South Dakota flooding of the Missouri River this weekend.

Animal rescue organizations will rescue domestic animals affected by the floods and provide them with temporary shelter.

Marijuana is a Hot Topic for Voters

Cannabis advocates say prohibition's days are numbered

(SALEM, Ore.) - With governor races and other tight contests fighting for that last minute of "TV time" or spinning their wheels vying for another column inch of ink, voters are noticing that they're spending their time not talking about politicians nearly as much as they're discussing... pot.

The whole country's gone to it, or is clearly on their way. And now that most of the propaganda smoke has cleared, it seems the general public is coming to the same conclusion: marijuana isn't the villain it was cut out to be.

Medical Marijuana Qualifies for November Ballot in South Dakota

“Measure 13” Would Allow Seriously Ill Patients to Use Medical Marijuana With a Doctor’s Recommendation.

(PIERRE, S.D.) - In November 2010, South Dakotans will once again have the opportunity to make the medical use of marijuana legal in the state.

The South Dakota Coalition for Compassion, a nonprofit group composed of physicians, patients, law enforcement officials and private citizens, received word from the Secretary of State this week that “Measure 13” had qualified for the ballot.