Year: 2024
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New Corn Palace Director named
Mayor Jordan Hanson has announced Dave Sietsema as the new Director of the World’s Only Corn Palace. “He stood out the best among most people with his business background, expanding a business, growing a business,” [Read More…]
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South Dakota State Defeats Dakota Wesleyan
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State shot over 57% from the field en route to a 78-62 non-conference victory over Dakota Wesleyan on Monday, Dec. 2, inside First Bank & Trust Arena. The Tigers came out [Read More…]
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SDSU’s Cluff claims second Summit League MBB weekly honor
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State center Oscar Cluff claimed his second Summit League Men’s Basketball Peak Performer of the Week honor of the season, League officials announced Monday. Cluff closed out the final two [Read More…]
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Jackrabbits Place 16 on All-MVFC Squad
ST. LOUIS — Sixteen players from league co-champion South Dakota State were honored Monday on the all-Missouri Valley Football Conference Team, highlighted by four-time selection Mark Gronowski at quarterback. Nine of the Jackrabbits’ selections earned first-team recognition [Read More…]
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Larkins earns Summit League Peak Performer after strong showing in Nashville
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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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‘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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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