Month: December 2024

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – After a pair of 30-point games at the Music City Classic in Nashville over Thanksgiving Week, Grace Larkins has earned her first Summit League Peak Performer of the Week for the 2024-25 season. [Read More…]

USD’s Grace and Nielson Garner MVFC Major Awards; All-Conference Teams Announced

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — After a 9-2 (7-1 MVFC) regular season with a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) title, the South Dakota football team garnered two major awards and seven First Team honorees, [Read More…]

Prisons, property taxes & paring down spending: Lawmakers look ahead to Gov. Noem’s budget address

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Lawmakers expect South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to present a lean budget proposal Tuesday due to lower-than-expected revenues and an end to federal pandemic-era stimulus cash. Several are keen to hear [Read More…]

Ellsworth temporarily moving 17 planes and 800 people to North Dakota

South Dakota Searchlight – Seventeen planes and 800 people will temporarily transfer to Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota to accommodate a runway construction project at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, [Read More…]

U.S. Senate Dem leader urges Thune to conduct traditional confirmation process

Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer sent a letter to incoming Republican Leader John Thune on Monday urging him to move nominees through the traditional confirmation process, including committee hearings and [Read More…]

‘Wicked’ movie soundtrack makes history on ‘Billboard’ charts

David Becker/WireImage via Getty Images Wicked is defying sales records left and right. The soundtrack for the film debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart, making it the all-time highest debut for a [Read More…]

Chris Rock, Martin Short to host final ‘Saturday Night Live’ episodes of 2024

NBCUniversal Two Saturday Night Live alums will host the final 2024 episodes of the sketch comedy series. Chris Rock and Martin Short are set to host the Dec. 14 and Dec. 21 episodes of the [Read More…]

Nikki Garcia addresses Artem Chigvintsev divorce in podcast return: ‘I’ve been heartbroken’

Getty Images, FILE Nikki Garcia is speaking out after a whirlwind few months that ended with her divorce from Artem Chigvintsev. “I’m going to try my best not to get too emotional in this episode,” [Read More…]

Supreme Court divided over FDA block on kid-friendly flavored vapes

Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over whether the Food and Drug Administration had unlawfully rejected millions of flavored e-cigarettes for approved sale in U.S. over concerns about nicotine [Read More…]

What to know about the Smoot-Hawley tariffs and what their legacy means for Trump

Central Press/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Republican president-elect pledges support for expansive tariffs as a means of protecting U.S. businesses and hamstringing global competitors. That description may conjure up former President Donald Trump, but it [Read More…]

Texas could be the next big producer of green hydrogen, researchers say

Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Texas has the potential to become a major producer of green hydrogen due to its existing energy infrastructure, according to researchers. That infrastructure is making Texas a [Read More…]

Closing arguments begin in Daniel Penny trial

ABC (NEW YORK) — Closing arguments began Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny over the May 2023 subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely. Penny, a 25-year-old former Marine, put Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, [Read More…]

Following Hunter Biden pardon, prosecutors push back against criticism of case

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden and criticized his prosecution as a “miscarriage of justice,” prosecutors in special [Read More…]

Harvey Weinstein taken back to hospital in New York City, lawyer says

Sarah Yenesel- Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein has been taken back to New York City’s Bellevue Hospital for “emergent treatment due to an alarming blood test result that requires immediate medical attention,” his [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: IDF says it’s hitting targets in Lebanon

Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant [Read More…]

American-Israeli soldier believed to be hostage died during Oct. 7 attack, Israel says

Orna and Ronen Neutra, parents of Omer Neutra; Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LONDON) — Omer Maxim Neutra, an American-Israeli soldier, was among those killed on Oct. 7, 2023, as Hamas terrorists poured into southern Israel, [Read More…]

Ag News

Director of Nebraska Pork Producers Association announces retirement

A search is underway for the next director of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association. Board President Ryan Preister tells Brownfield the organization is looking to replace long-time director Al Juhnke. “We’re excited to see who’s [Read More…]

Ag News

How do farmers feel about seed treatment alternatives?

An economist at the American Soybean Association says a recent study found wide use of seed treatments across the U.S. Jacquie Holland tells Brownfield… “They are an easy and kind of low contact way of [Read More…]

Ag News

Dairy margins, fluid milk consumption improving

Dairy margins continued to improve in November. The National Milk Producers Federation says the monthly margin under the Dairy Margin Coverage Program for September set a second-straight record high at $15.57 per hundredweight. The federation [Read More…]

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House Bill 683 could be good news for Ohio farmers