Month: March 2025

Traffic Rerouted on I-90 in South Dakota After Private Bus Rollover
Eastbound traffic on Interstate 90 is being temporarily rerouted at Exit 201 due to a private bus rollover west of the Vivian exit. Authorities report no known injuries or fatalities. The South Dakota Highway Patrol [Read More…]

Bryan Peterson Selected as Next South Dakota State Men’s Basketball Coach
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State Director of Athletics Justin Sell announced Saturday that Bryan Petersen, who has worked on the Jackrabbit men’s basketball staff as an assistant the previous six seasons, has been promoted to head coach of [Read More…]

SDSU Take Two From Roos
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The South Dakota State softball team completed two drastically different games versus Kansas City on Friday, March 28, but came out on top in both in a Summit League doubleheader. The Jackrabbits [Read More…]

Jacks Falls at North Dakota State
FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State pushed an unearned run across in the bottom of the ninth inning to complete a sweep of a Summit League baseball doubleheader against South Dakota State Friday afternoon at [Read More…]

Brookings teen to represent South Dakota at national spelling bee
Carson Walker-South Dakota News Watch Amanuel Gemechis, a 14-year-old student at George S. Mickelson Middle School in Brookings, will represent South Dakota in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington. The eighth-grader out-spelled 27 [Read More…]

US embassy in Syria tells Americans to leave, warns of ‘potential imminent attacks’
Aleppo, Halab, Syria. ( Holger Leue/Getty Images) (LONDON) — The American embassy in Syria has warned all U.S. citizens to leave the country due to “the increased possibility of attacks” during the Eid al-Fitr holiday [Read More…]

Southwest border mission has cost $330M so far — with over $40M for Guantanamo Bay alone: Sources
A photo released by the Department of Homeland Security of the first flight of migrants who were part of Tren de Aragua, preparing to takeoff for Guantanamo Bay, Feb. 4, 2025. Via DHS. (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]

The ‘Blaze Star’ hasn’t exploded yet, but it could soon
A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis. Image via NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. (NEW YORK) — The once-in-a-lifetime explosion of T [Read More…]

Emotional Education Department ‘clap-outs’ celebrate departed federal employees
Former Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona joins supporters of the Department of Education workers during a clap-out event in front of the Department of Education building in Washington D..C., March 28, 2025. Via Arthur Jones [Read More…]

Denmark doesn’t ‘appreciate the tone’ of US Greenland remarks, minister says
(Alexander Spatari/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Denmark is open to discussions with the U.S. on how to “fix” the status quo in Greenland, the country’s foreign minister said, after Vice President JD Vance accused Copenhagen of [Read More…]

Tornado threat issued for Midwest as severe storms move through country
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A spring storm system will move east over the next three days, bringing a variety of dangerous and life-threatening weather, including tornados and large hail, from the Heartland to the [Read More…]

Deportation halted for Tufts student whose visa Rubio says was revoked due to activism
Rumeysa Ozturk is shown in this undated photo. Obtained by ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Boston ruled that Tufts doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk cannot be deported until she decides whether she has [Read More…]

3 dead after storms bring record-breaking Texas floods, officials say
ABC News (TEXAS) — At least three people have died after heavy rain brought record-breaking flooding to South Texas, according to officials. The deaths occurred in Hidalgo County, where officials issued a disaster declaration as [Read More…]

udges temporarily block Trump orders targeting Jenner and Block, WilmerHale law firms
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal judges in D.C. on Friday partially blocked two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump targeting the Jenner and Block and WilmerHale law firms — temporarily halting Trump’s attempts [Read More…]

Henderson Resigns to Assume Head Role at Drake
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University men’s basketball head coach Eric Henderson resigned Friday from his position after accepting the same role at Drake University. South Dakota State accumulated a 129-60 record with Henderson as head coach. [Read More…]

Man charged for posing as ICE officer, placed fake emblems on SUV: Police
Fife Police Department (FIFE, Wa) — A man was charged for posing as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Washington state, according to police. Ilya Kukhar, 26, was charged on Thursday for impersonating an ICE officer [Read More…]

Extreme, record-breaking flooding sweeps through southern Texas
ABC News (TEXAS) — A large part of South Texas is reeling from life-threatening flooding that began overnight and continued into Friday morning. Thunderstorms began Wednesday, with another round of heavy rainfall on Thursday afternoon [Read More…]

Deadly house fire in Wessington Springs
The Attorney General’s Office is confirming two bodies have been recovered at the scene of a house fire in Wessington Springs. The fire was reported at 11:30 p.m. Thursday at a home located in Wessington [Read More…]

Kermit the Frog to give commencement speech at University of Maryland
The Walt Disney Company/Image Group LA via Getty Images The lovers, the dreamers and him. Kermit the Frog is set to deliver the commencement address at the University of Maryland this spring. The university just [Read More…]

‘The Legend of Zelda’ live-action film gets release date
Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Legend of Zelda film now has a release date. Sony Pictures and Nintendo have announced the upcoming live-action adaptation of the popular video game will arrive in movie [Read More…]
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