Month: February 2025

‘Saturday Night Live’ celebrates 50th anniversary with star-studded special
NBC Universal Saturday Night Live celebrated its 50th anniversary with the live SNL50: The Anniversary Special on NBC Sunday night, featuring a mix of live sketches, packaged pieces and lots of celebrities. The show opened with a performance of Simon [Read More…]

5 arrested in upstate New York torture, killing of transgender man
WHAM Five people have been arrested and charged with murder after the body of a missing transgender man was discovered dumped in an upstate New York field. The remains of the victim, identified as 24-year-old [Read More…]

GOP Sen. Mullin: Trump is the only person who can force Putin to the table
ABC News Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin said Sunday that President Donald Trump is the only one who has the ability to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate to end the war with Ukraine. “Putin [Read More…]

Elon Musk’s DOGE asks for access to IRS taxpayer data, sources say
ABC News Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has requested access to an Internal Revenue Service system that retains the personal tax information of millions of Americans, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC [Read More…]

Spotlight on Soybeans Podcast Ep. 16 | Advocating for Farmers and Water Rights
In this Spotlight on Soybeans, learn about key issues affecting soybean growers in Missouri, including water rights, the Endangered Species Act, and trade policy. Garrett Riekhof, who is a Missouri Soybean Association board member and [Read More…]

Enlist Field Plan
Eric Scherder, U.S. Crop Protection Technical Lead for Corteva Agriscience, says field planning is like preparing for the big game with the farmer strategizing offense and defense. He tells Brownfield that weed and pest management [Read More…]

UK ‘ready’ to put troops in Ukraine to support Russia peace deal, PM says
ABC News British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on European nations to “step up” to help secure a lasting peace in Ukraine, committing for the first time to deploying British soldiers to the country to [Read More…]

Next cross-country storm to bring snow, extreme cold
ABC News The next cross-country storm is already underway with snowy weather scattered across the Cascades, Rockies and into the Plains as of Monday morning, with the system forecast to sweep south and east through [Read More…]

SDSU Toughs Out Victory in Vermillion
VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota State used a second-half surge to overcome an early deficit at South Dakota on Sunday to earn a 94-91 victory in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Jackrabbits claimed the Interstate [Read More…]

Major storm in Eastern US brings severe flash floods
ABC News More than 110 million Americans are under alerts Sunday for flooding, mudslides and strong winds as dangerous winter weather left tens of thousands without power throughout the South and caused multiple deaths in [Read More…]

Bates sets uneven bars state meet record to finish second in the All-Around
Mitchell’s Bentley Bates set a new Class AA state gymnastics meet record with a score of 9.916 in the uneven bars on her way to a second place finish in the all-around competition in Watertown [Read More…]

SDSU Rallies to Beat USD for 60th Straight Summit League Win
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team secured at least a share of the Summit League regular season title Saturday afternoon with a 71-61 win over South Dakota at First Bank & [Read More…]

Pope Francis showing ‘some’ improvement amid hospitalization for bronchitis, Vatican says
Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images (ROME) — Pope Francis is showing “some” improvement in his lab tests as the pontiff remains hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection, the Vatican said Saturday. The pope “rested [Read More…]

Rollins says Trump administration backs farmers and ranchers; talks funding and relief payments
The newly confirmed Secretary of Agriculture says the administration remains supportive of America’s farmers and ranchers. President Trump’s funding freeze has left many in the ag industry in financial limbo. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins tells [Read More…]

Agency data shared by DOGE online sparks concern among intelligence community
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has sparked concerns within the intelligence community after it posted information about an agency that oversees U.S. intelligence satellites to its newly launched government [Read More…]

New Jersey restaurant impacted by misleading video claiming ICE raid, owner says
ABC News (PASSAIC, N.J.) — Amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdowns across the United States, immigrant-rich communities have felt the impact of the administration’s policies. In Passaic, New Jersey, hundreds of immigrant families and community [Read More…]

Males detained by ICE to be housed in federal prisons, new memo says
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Males detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be housed in units in several federal prisons around the country, according to the memorandum of understanding between the Bureau [Read More…]

Federal judge hands Musk’s DOGE a win on data access at 3 agencies
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency can continue to access sensitive records from at least three federal agencies after a federal judge in Washington denied a request to block Musk’s [Read More…]

Ralph Yarl shooting suspect strikes deal, pleads guilty to second-degree assault
ABC News (MISSOURI) — Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man charged with shooting teenager Ralph Yarl in April 2023 after he knocked on the door of the wrong house, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault charges [Read More…]

Growth in Sioux Falls prompts governor to add Highway Patrol troopers
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced plans Friday to add an additional Highway Patrol squad for the Sioux Falls area. “My philosophy is that the best way to [Read More…]
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