Month: March 2024

CLASS B First Team Ava Lingemann, Ethan, 5-6, sr., G (20.2 ppg, 7.7 apg) Skyler Volmer, Lyman, 5-9, sr., G (16.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 4.6 apg, 78 steals) Paige Kjerstad, Wall, 5-11, sr. G (15.4 [Read More…]

2024 Class A Girls Basketball All-State Team

CLASS A First Team Katie Vasecka, Tea Area, 6-1, sr., G (22.6 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 3.8 apg) Ashlyn Koupal, Wagner, 6-3, so., G-F (21.3 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 3.9 apg, 96 blocks) Emilee Fox, Mount-Vernon Plankinton [Read More…]

2024 Class AA Girls Basketball All-State Team

CLASS AA First Team Mahli Abdouch, O’Gorman, 5-8, sr. G (16.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.5 apg) Sawyer Stoebner, Mitchell, 5-9, sr. G (15.8 ppg, 4.3 apg, 72 steals) Alyvia Padgett, Brandon Valley, 5-7, so. G [Read More…]

Questions Surround 2022 Sioux Falls Homicide Case as Suspects Are Released

A homicide case from 2022 has raised new questions after all four suspects charged in connection to the death of 36-year-old Tunis Lomax are now out of custody. The suspects, aged 18 to 20, were [Read More…]

South Dakota Property Rights Group Rallies Against SB 201, Seeks Referendum

A South Dakota property rights group rallied at the state capitol to initiate a referendum on SB 201, a bill allowing the Public Utilities Commission to override county setbacks on pipelines. The bill also includes [Read More…]

Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House Unveils Master Plan for Sioux Falls Attraction

The Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House and Aquarium presented their master plan at Carnegie Hall, outlining their vision to combine both campuses and create an enhanced attraction for Sioux Falls. CEO Becky Dewitz emphasized [Read More…]

Legislature will study property taxes, Ellsworth’s growth, regulating the web over summer

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Lawmakers will study topics ranging from property taxes to the regulation of minors’ access to inappropriate web content this summer. The legislature’s Executive Board defined the summer studies state lawmakers [Read More…]

Minnehaha County collects $640,000 to help house ex-prisoners, families

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS – South Dakota’s largest county by population will spend another $640,000 to address housing challenges for people who’ve spent time behind bars. The Minnehaha County Commission cast a unanimous [Read More…]

Five takeaways as Supreme Court questions sweeping challenge to abortion pill access

joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of mifepristone, a widely used drug used in medication abortions. In what was [Read More…]

Ag News

Seed salesmen see no major rotation changes ahead of planting

Seed salesmen say there are no big shifts in planting plans. With commodity prices low and margins tight, some seed salesmen tell Brownfield most farmers are sticking to their rotation plans. Ben Puestow manages sales [Read More…]

Ag News

Electrical safety is important on the farm

A utility farm electrical consultant says when remodeling, building new, or just using what is there, farmers should keep electrical safety top-of-mind. Corey Kutchka with utility provider Wisconsin Public Service tells Brownfield when any changes [Read More…]

Ag News

Busch Light first to use “U.S. Farmed” label

A new U.S. Farmed label will help increase resources for farms transitioning to new generations. American Farmland Trust acting CEO Beth Sauerhaft tells Brownfield the organization created a product label that certifies at least 95 [Read More…]

Ag News

John Deere announces Waterloo layoffs

John Deere says it’s laying off 317 production employees at its Waterloo, Iowa facilities. In a statement to Brownfield, company officials said the indefinite layoffs are effective April 29th and employees were informed of the [Read More…]

Mega Millions jackpot surges to $1.12 billion ahead of Tuesday night drawing

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mega Million’s jackpot swelled to $1.12 billion after no winners were selected in last week’s drawing. The next drawing is Tuesday night at 11 p.m. ET. [Read More…]

Officials stopped traffic onto Baltimore Key Bridge before collapse: ‘These people are heroes’

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — Officials were able to stop the flow of traffic onto the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore before a massive cargo ship crashed into a support column, helping [Read More…]

Baltimore Key Bridge collapse live updates: At least six unaccounted for, no evidence of terrorism

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — A cargo ship crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning, causing a near-total collapse of the span and halting vessel traffic into and out of [Read More…]

Judge in New York hush money case places limited gag order on Trump

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case in New York has granted the Manhattan district attorney’s request for a limited gag order on the former president. The [Read More…]

Austin to Israeli defense minister: ‘Civilian casualties [are] far too high’ in Gaza