Month: March 2024
Opposition to pipeline could derail landowner protections, House leader warns
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — With most of this year’s legislative session in the rearview mirror, some lawmakers are making a final push on a trio of bills they describe as an effort [Read More…]
Moody County Fatal Crash South of Brookings near Big Sioux River
Moody County, S.D.- A 56-year-old man died Friday afternoon in a single vehicle crash in Moody County. The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2020 [Read More…]
Class AA Boys SoDAK 16 Results and State Tournament Bracket
Class AA Boys SoDAK 16, Saturday, March 2 No. 1 Mitchell 60, No. 16 Yankton 46 No. 2 Harrisburg 79, No. 15 Sturgis 41 No. 3 Brandon Valley 70, No. 14 Spearfish 48 No. 4 [Read More…]
Jacks Close Out Frost Arena with Undefeated Summit League Run
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team sent Frost Arena out on a high note Saturday with an 89-74 victory over North Dakota State to complete the Summit League season unbeaten. This season’s [Read More…]
Tigers Fall to No. 1 Seed Dordt in GPAC Semis
Sioux Center, Iowa – Dakota Wesleyan fell on the road in the GPAC Semifinals against No. 2 Dordt 69-59. The (RV) Tigers took a three-point lead heading to the final quarter, but hit a scoring drought [Read More…]
Farm bill needed to provide farmers with certainty
The executive president of newly-formed Keystone Cooperative, formerly Ceres Solutions an agricultural cooperative, says farmers need the certainty of a long-term farm bill. Jeff Troike says having a bill in place helps farmers make solid [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: US drops food aid into Gaza
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than four months since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest [Read More…]
Three trains involved in collision, derailment in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley: NTSB
Nancy Run Fire Company/Facebook (BETHLEHEM, Pa.) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a collision and derailment involving three Norfolk Southern trains on Saturday, the agency said in a post on X. The derailment [Read More…]
Twins slugger Royce Lewis is already starting to hit grand slams again
It didn’t take long for Royce Lewis to remember what it feels like to hit a grand slam. He did it four times last year. And in his first opportunity with the bases loaded in [Read More…]
SDSU Men End Regular Season With Blowout Win at North Dakota State
FARGO, N.D. – South Dakota State used an 18-0 scoring run to lead by as many as 25 in the first half and cruised in the second half to a 78-61 victory over North Dakota State [Read More…]
Corn, soybean associations affirm policy as Commodity Classic wraps up
Members of the American Soybean Association and National Corn Growers Association affirmed policy priorities for the upcoming year. ASA vice president Caleb Ragland of Kentucky says ensuring there is adequate risk management tools available for [Read More…]
Farmers want path for corn-based ethanol use in sustainable aviation fuel cleared
Corn farmers say the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market provides incredible opportunities for agriculture, but there are challenges ahead. Illinois farmer Chris Gould says SAF is the next big market for corn growers. “The automotive [Read More…]
Cory Cumings Pleads Guilty to Multiple DUI’s, Receives Jail Time
44-year-old Cory Cumings from Mount Vernon pleaded guilty to two out of four DUIs within six months and was sentenced this week to 203 days in jail. However, 150 days were suspended, and he was [Read More…]
Mitchell Marlins Advance to State Semifinals
Mitchell Marlins girls hockey advanced to the semifinals of the state tournament with a 5-2 win over the Rushmore Thunder on Friday morning in Watertown. Brynlee Sabers had a hat trick in the first period [Read More…]
New York AG sends cease-and-desist over transgender sports ban in Nassau County
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York Attorney General’s Office sent a cease-and-desist letter to Nassau County over its recent anti-transgender sports ban. “The Order’s immediate effect is to force sports leagues [Read More…]
Arrest made in murder of pregnant Amish woman found dead in her Pennsylvania home
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (SPARTANSBURG, Pa.) — Police have announced an arrest in connection to the death of 23-year-old pregnant Rebekah Byler that has shaken an Amish community in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania State Police announced early [Read More…]
Americans love bananas: Why bananas have remained cheap amid produce inflation
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but a banana a day is cheaper. While inflation has pushed prices up in most aisles of the grocery store, [Read More…]
Nex Benedict’s school district under investigation by Department of Education
J Pat Carter/Getty Images (OWASSO, Okla.) — The Department of Education is opening an investigation into Owasso Public Schools where student Nex Benedict, a member of the 2SLGBTQ community, got in a fight with several [Read More…]
Missouri governor commutes sentence of ex-NFL coach Britt Reid in DWI crash that severely injured child
George Gojkovich/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Miss.) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has commuted the prison sentence for former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid, who was convicted in a 2021 drunk driving crash that [Read More…]
Michigan 2024 Republican convention results
Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography/Getty Images/STOCK (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Though Republicans held a presidential primary election in Michigan on Tuesday, their delegates to the Republican National Convention will officially be allocated on Saturday at [Read More…]
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