The mayor’s pardon for Lucky the Turkey kicks off the holiday events in Rapid City, with the Festival of Lights taking place on November 30th. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming ...

The first turkey pardon ever issued is believed to have been by Lincoln as recorded by White House reporter Noah Brooks in an 1865 dispatch, according to the White House Historical Association.

said the event started out as a joke among staff after seeing a news story about the presidential Thanksgiving pardon, “because we really don’t eat turkey here in Miami. We eat pork.” ...