Month: May 2024
One dead as a result of a single vehicle motorcycle crash
A 66-year-old man died Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash one mile south of Beresford, SD. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says around 5:42 pm the driver of a motorcycle was southbound on [Read More…]
Jayson Tatum scores 33 points, Celtics rebound from loss to beat Cavs 106-93 for 2-1 series lead
CLEVELAND (AP) — Green uniforms. Big shots. Championship-level intensity. The Boston Celtics looked much more like themselves in Game 3. Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, Jaylen Brown added 28 and the No. 1-seeded Celtics bounced [Read More…]
Mavericks take 2-1 series lead with 105-101 Game 3 victory over Thunder
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 22 points, including a running left-hander in the lane in the final minute to help Dallas hold on, and the Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-101 on Saturday [Read More…]
South Dakota State Softball Falls in Tournament Final to Omaha
BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State was unable to earn a victory in two meetings against Omaha in the 2024 Summit League Softball Championship on Saturday, May 11, as the Mavericks claimed the tournament title over [Read More…]
Man behind the ballot: How a Democrat changes laws in a Republican state
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Since 2014, South Dakotans have voted for ideas including a higher minimum wage, stricter anti-corruption laws and expanded Medicaid eligibility. This November, statewide ballots are likely to include measures that would restore [Read More…]
Sixth tribal nation bans Noem for comments on cartels, Native children
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Six of the nine Native American tribes in South Dakota have now voted to ban Gov. Kristi Noem from their lands. The Yankton Sioux Tribe Business and Claims Committee voted [Read More…]
Eurovision contestant disqualified after police investigate ‘incident’ with production crew
Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images (MALMO, Sweden) — The Dutch contestant in Europe’s popular Eurovision Song Contest has been disqualified after an “incident” occurred with a female member of the production crew, the European [Read More…]
One dead after shooting inside Regal Cinemas theater in Ohio
Sheila Paras/Getty Images/STOCK (CLEVELAND) — A late night shooting inside an Ohio movie theater has left one man dead, police said. The shooting took place at approximately 11 p.m. when the Massilon Police Department were [Read More…]
Scientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposes
Erik Jepsen/Board of Regents of the University of California (SAN DIEGO) — Scientists may have found the answer to manufacturing plastics products that actually break down without forming into microplastics, or tiny pieces of plastics [Read More…]
Justice Department seeks 40-year sentence for Paul Pelosi attacker
San Francisco Police Dept (SAN FRANCISCO) — Federal prosecutors are seeking a maximum sentence for the man who was convicted of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and attacking her husband [Read More…]
Pausing military aid seen as key tool in a president’s foreign policy toolbox
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Although congressional Republicans have been slamming President Joe Biden over his decision to withhold certain bomb shipments to Israel, such a move is not unprecedented, as they’ve claimed. Previous presidents, [Read More…]
Home prices are soaring. Is this another bubble?
Thomas Northcut/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — Roughly 15 years after a housing bubble triggered the worst U.S. financial disaster since the Great Depression, some observers are voicing concern that the industry has fallen into another [Read More…]
South Dakota Man Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges During Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Breach
A man from South Dakota man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of [Read More…]
MTC celebrates 56th commencement
Mitchell Technical College celebrated its 56th commencement Friday as students, family and friends gathered at the Corn Palace. MTC president Mark Wilson says more than 510 students are on their way to their next life [Read More…]
Making U.S. wheat more competitive
Peter Laudeman with U.S. Wheat Associates talks about new wheat breeding technologies that could make U.S. wheat more competitive on the global market. …
Farm bill funding remains unclear
Mike Stranz with the National Farmers Union says it’s unclear how farm bill funding will play out this year. Hear more in our interview with Stranz at the NAFB Washington Watch. …
Hog producers more optimistic heading into summer
Lori Stevermer, the president of the National Pork Producers Council, talks about the farm bill and hog production in southern Minnesota in this interview from the NAFB Washington Watch. …
House Ag Committee expected to vote on farm bill before Memorial Day
Jake Westlin with the National Association of Wheat Growers says the House Ag Committee is expected to vote before the Memorial Day holiday on the new farm bill. Hear more in our interview from the [Read More…]
Weather limiting preemergence herbicide applications
Wet and windy conditions are limiting herbicide spraying this spring. Iowa State University Extension agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says crops are emerging before a preemergent herbicide can be applied. “Some of those herbicides do have some [Read More…]
Teen pleads guilty in Colorado rock-throwing spree that killed 20-year-old driver
Getty Images – STOCK (GOLDEN, Colo.) — One of three Colorado teenagers charged in connection with a rock-throwing spree that killed a 20-year-old driver last year has pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal, [Read More…]
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