Month: August 2021

KASHIMA, Japan (AP) — Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd each scored a pair of goals and the United States won the bronze medal in women’s soccer at the Tokyo Olympics with a 4-3 victory over [Read More…]

School year to begin in South Dakota with teacher shortage

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Education leaders in South Dakota say that as the new school year approaches the state doesn’t have enough teachers and support staff, a situation they attribute to the coronavirus pandemic. State [Read More…]

Sturgis bike rally revs back bigger, despite virus variant

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Crowds of bikers are rumbling their way towards South Dakota’s Black Hills this week, raising fears that COVID-19 infections will be unleashed among the 700,000 people expected to show up [Read More…]

South Dakota sees rise in virus cases, jump in delta variant

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota health officials reported Wednesday coronavirus cases jumped by 68% last week as more cases of the delta virus were identified. The Department of Health reported 429 new cases [Read More…]

Dimock-Emery advances, Platte falls in the 1st Round of the State Amateur Tournament

MITCHELL, S.D. – A Doug Sudbeck two-out single scoring Sam Michels from 2nd base in the bottom of the 8th inning ended up being the game winner for Dimock-Emery as the Raptors defeated Castlewood last [Read More…]

Former USD pole vaulter Chris Nilsen wins silver in Tokyo

TOKYO — Former University of South Dakota pole vaulter Chris Nilsen won silver at the Tokyo Olympics earlier today after clearing 5.97 meters Sweden’s Armand Duplantis and Nilsen both cleared 5.97 meters before Nilsen was [Read More…]

Durant scores 29, US reaches Olympic semis, tops Spain 95-81

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Back and forth they went, the three-time defending Olympic champions from the U.S. on one side, the reigning Basketball World Cup champions from Spain on the other. The difference: The Americans [Read More…]

US shipped more than 110M doses of vaccines

WASHINGTON — The White House says the U.S. has shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 60 countries, ranging from Afghanistan to Zambia. President Joe Biden was expected to discuss [Read More…]

PepsiCo to sell Tropicana, other juices, in $3.3B deal

PepsiCo will sell Tropicana and other juices to a private equity firm in a $3.3 billion deal. The New York drink and snack company will keep a 39% non-controlling stake in a newly formed joint [Read More…]

Best race ever? Warholm wins record-setting hurdles race

TOKYO (AP) — When brash Norwegian hurdler Karsten Warholm led the field to the starting line on a steamy afternoon at Olympic Stadium, he and his seven opponents had every reason to expect they’d be [Read More…]

Biles returns to Olympic competition, wins bronze on beam

TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles found something a little more manageable than the weight of the world. Bronze. The American gymnastics superstar earned her seventh Olympic medal and second in Tokyo with a third-place finish [Read More…]

Economist looks at softening dairy markets

A dairy economist says the market continues to show signs of softness. Mark Stephenson is the University of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Profitability Director. He tells Brownfield, “We had price opinions back in May, you know, [Read More…]

Wisconsin hay quality and quantity varies by region

Wisconsin farmers are having varied results producing hay this summer, depending on if their part of the state received timely rains. Brody Stapel is the Edge Dairy Farmers Cooperative President and farms near Cedar Grove, [Read More…]

Arkansas crops: soybeans 64% and cotton 68% rated good to excellent

Arkansas crop development remains close to the average pace. Twenty three percent of the corn crop has reached maturity with 83% in the dough stage and 66% rated good to excellent. Rice is 49% headed, [Read More…]

Wisconsin crops doing well despite regional rain shortages

Weekend storms brought rain to some Wisconsin crops, but many areas were missed and need rain. USDA reporters say 64% of the state’s topsoil has adequate moisture, but 23% is short and 8% very short [Read More…]

SD crop conditions worsen

South Dakota corn and soybean conditions continue to get worse. As of Sunday, 27% of corn was very poor to poor. Corn silking was at 83%, about normal. Soybeans were 30% very poor to poor. [Read More…]

With Cousins out for COVID protocol, QB shortage irks Zimmer

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has expressed confidence in the strength of his team’s chemistry to supersede any potential tension between players vaccinated for COVID-19 and holdouts who’ve so far [Read More…]

Big 12 warns of losing 50% of TV value following UT/OU exit

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 Conference could see the value of its television deal cut in half once Texas and Oklahoma bolt for the Southeastern Conference, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Monday [Read More…]

Pelicans send Ball to Bulls, get Hornets’ Graham

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans are sending Lonzo Ball to Chicago and will acquire Devonte Graham from Charlotte as part of separate sign-and-trade agreements, two people with knowledge of the situation said. [Read More…]

Kyle Lowry, Chris Paul move quickly in NBA free agency