Month: December 2021
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota Preseason High School Basketball Poll 2021-22
The South Dakota high school basketball media preps preseason poll for the 2021-22 season was released on Monday. Teams are ranked by points received and first-place votes are in parentheses. Boys basketball Class AA 1. [Read More…]
ABC World News
End of an era: Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years
BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was credited [Read More…]
ABC National News
Survivors gather to remember those lost at Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A few dozen survivors of Pearl Harbor are expected to gather Tuesday at the site of the Japanese bombing 80 years ago to remember those killed in the attack that [Read More…]
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Biden to warn Putin of economic pain if he invades Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ready to warn Vladimir Putin during a video call Tuesday that Russia will face economy-jarring sanctions if it invades neighboring Ukraine as Biden seeks a diplomatic solution to [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
O’Neil, Miñoso, Hodges, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler get baseball HOF
Buck O’Neil never uttered a single word of bitterness or regret about not being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Till the end, he urged those who loved and rooted for him to do [Read More…]
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US plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing t o protest Chinese human rights abuses, the White House confirmed Monday, a move that China has vowed to greet [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Heisman finalists: Young, Hutchinson, Pickett, Stroud
NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud were announced Monday as finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The Heisman will [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Passive defense yields demise for Vikes, puts season on edge
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The aggressive, clever and confident defense that became a hallmark of the Minnesota Vikings under coach Mike Zimmer has been mostly missing for two years, and this vanishing act was never more pronounced than [Read More…]
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Winless no more: Lions top Vikes 29-27 for 1st W in Week 13
DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff dropped back, looked left and let the football loose that Amon-Ra St. Brown squeezed tight as he sat in the end zone. That set off a roar in Ford Field loud enough [Read More…]
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Davis, South Dakota State eliminate No. 4 seed Sacramento State, 24-19
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Isaiah Davis had 19 carries for 108 yards and two touchdowns, Pierre Strong added 73 yards rushing and a score, and South Dakota State beat No. 4 seed Sacramento State 24-19 [Read More…]
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South Dakota to get $60M federal boost for water projects
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota will receive more than $60 million in water project funding in the massive federal infrastructure bill. While state budget planners are still determining the U.S. Treasury Department’s stipulations [Read More…]
Ag News
Renewable energy standards the hot topic during Illinois Farm Bureau policy discussion
Illinois Farm Bureau’s Executive Director of Governmental Affairs says renewable energy issues debated during the group’s annual policy discussion will have the biggest impact on farmers next year. Mark Gebhards says delegates spent a lot [Read More…]
Ag News
MU says dicamba resistant waterhemp not here yet
The top weed scientist at the University of Missouri says there have been no reports in Missouri yet of dicamba-resistant waterhemp although it has been confirmed in the neighboring states of Illinois and Tennessee. “Unfortunately, [Read More…]
Ag News
A more typical December feel across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, rain showers stretch from the lower Great Lakes region into the Ohio Valley, where a few producers have been unable to complete corn and soybean harvests. Meanwhile, cold, breezy weather prevails [Read More…]
Ag News
Crop insurance decisions begin with cost of production in mind
A crop insurance specialist encourages farmers to start with cost of production when making risk management decisions for 2022. Tom Timko with Compeer Financial says the numbers have changed a lot in the past year. [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures up on cash optimism
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were higher, optimistic about this week’s widespread direct cash business. Feeders did see occasional support from corn, which was down for much of the session, but closed [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Advisory issued December 05 at 2:00AM MST until December 05 at 8:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of east central and southeast [Read More…]
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Permitting process for medical marijuana underway in SD
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Health is beginning to issue medical marijuana cards, but officials say it could be months before dispensaries will have anything to sell. Municipalities across the state [Read More…]
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South Dakota woman sentenced in 1981 death of infant son
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota judge on Thursday sentenced a woman to 10 years in the state prison system for her infant son’s 1981 death that went unsolved for decades. Judge Bradley [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA invests $633M in climate/infrastructure projects
Ag Secretary Vilsack says the USDA is investing more than $600 Million dollars in nearly 800 climate smart and resilient infrastructure projects in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Three million dollars goes to nine [Read More…]