Year: 2024

South Dakota State University officials have announced the closure of the Dairy Research and Training Facility by June due to updated renovation cost estimates exceeding $28 million. The fundraising goal for the renovations was deemed [Read More…]

State electric vehicle charger plan is four short of target

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight – A pool of settlement money from Volkswagen has helped add four new fast-charging stations for electric vehicles in South Dakota, with another two under construction. But four promised charging [Read More…]

South Dakota Lawmakers Propose Consolidation of Aging Nursing Facilities Amid Staffing Shortages

South Dakota lawmakers are considering House Bill 1014, advocating for the consolidation of aging nursing facilities grappling with mid-century infrastructure and staffing shortages. The bill allows long-term care centers to apply for state assistance and [Read More…]

South Dakota Legislative Panel Advances PSYPACT for Cross-State Telehealth Mental Health Services

A South Dakota legislative panel has moved forward with a proposal to join the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), aiming to facilitate telehealth mental health services across state lines. The compact allows clients to receive care [Read More…]

Kernels Improve to 9-1 With 57-51 Win Over Sioux Falls Lincoln

Mitchell Kernels boys basketball improved to 9-1 at the halfway point of the regular season with a 57-51 win over Sioux Falls Lincoln on Thursday night at the Corn Palace. The Kernels only trailed 13-9 [Read More…]

Director Johnny Depp wraps “transformative” ‘Modi’ with Al Pacino

Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival On his Instagram Stories, Johnny Depp has shared that Modi, a film he directed featuring his Donny Brasco co-star Al Pacino has wrapped. It was [Read More…]

‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ making streaming debut January 25

Paramount Pictures Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One will finally be coming to free streaming for Paramount+ subscribers on Thursday, January 25. Dead Reckoning Part One, or “The one where Tom Cruise motorcycles off [Read More…]

Ag News

Record ECB crops pressuring basis

A marketing analyst says farmers are holding on to more of their crops than normal and it continues to overshadow the market in the Eastern Corn Belt. Angie Setzer is the co-founder of the grain [Read More…]

Ag News

Cattle futures gain ahead of direct business, on feed report

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were sharply higher ahead of widespread direct business and the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report. February live was up $1.72 at $174.82 and April was $2.02 higher at [Read More…]

Ag News

Beware the alfalfa weevil

An extension agent in northeastern Kansas says the alfalfa weevil continues to create additional challenges for hay production and farmers should be prepared. David Hallauer with Kansas State University Extension says weevils lay eggs inside [Read More…]

Ag News

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 18, 2024

January 18, 2024 J.P. Skelly

Mar. corn closed at $4.44, up 1 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $12.13 and 1/2, up 7 and 3/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $361.30, up $2.60Mar. soybean oil closed at 47.62, down 8 [Read More…]

Weather

Winter Weather Advisory issued January 18 at 7:49PM MST until January 19 at 5:00AM MST by NWS

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Blowing and drifting snow. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota.

Irish Senator Presents Flag in South Dakota Legislature, Highlighting Historic U.S.-Ireland Relationship

Irish Senator Mark Daly, a special guest in the South Dakota Senate, presented the Irish flag to Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden and Speaker of the House Hugh Bartels as part of the American Irish State [Read More…]

Gymnastics Supporters Seek Appeals Court Intervention to Preserve Program in Sioux Falls School District

Supporters of gymnastics have filed a brief urging the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a South Dakota court order preventing the Sioux Falls School District from eliminating its gymnastics program. The school district [Read More…]

‘Inhumane’ conditions in Gaza as residents rely on soup kitchens for food, have little or no water

ABC News (LONDON and RAFAH) — As the Israel-Hamas war passed the 100-day mark this week, the Gaza Strip continues to be devastated amid the conflict, with women and children said to be the majority [Read More…]

Ramaswamy ends 2024 campaign by quickly becoming Trump surrogate: ‘Lead us to victory’

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (ATKINSON, N.H.) — When Vivek Ramaswamy took the stage in Atkinson, New Hampshire, on Tuesday just one day after ending his presidential campaign, he gave a passionate speech. It was the same [Read More…]

Trump files brief with Supreme Court before arguments on whether 14th Amendment disqualifies him from office

Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump on Thursday filed his brief with the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of the justices hearing arguments next month about whether the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause” disqualifies him from [Read More…]

Hunter Biden agrees to deposition with lawmakers after resisting subpoena in impeachment probe

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden will sit for a deposition with the House Oversight and Judiciary committees on Feb. 28, the committee chairmen said in a statement on Thursday, [Read More…]

Congress holds off government shutdown for a few more weeks