Month: March 2025

Automakers head north to test new cars. This year is proving more difficult
Volvo When Swedish automaker Volvo opened its proving ground in Kiruna, Sweden, 30 years ago, the mission was clear: “Making sure that our products are truly fit for the harshest of winter conditions.” The remote [Read More…]

Proactively protecting crop yields
The use of fungicides to protect plant health and production efficiency has been on the rise. Chad Eitmann raises corn and soybeans in west central, Iowa. “It’s necessary to do it,” he says. “Even if [Read More…]

Zelenskyy receives warm welcome from British prime minister, a day after White House blowup
Peter Nicholls – WPA Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — One day after the meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump blew up, the Ukrainian president was warmly welcomed by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Zelenskyy was [Read More…]

Federal workers laid off by DOGE sound off as they look for new jobs
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Crowds of current and recently fired federal workers gathered at a job fair in Maryland on Saturday to search for new career opportunities as the Trump administration continues its purge [Read More…]

Luigi Mangione’s Pennsylvania attorney argues search, arrest were illegal
Luigi Mangione appears at a hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Curtis Means – Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) [Read More…]

What happened before Trump, Zelenskyy engaged in the Oval Office shouting match
(Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — While Friday’s explosive meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ended with a shouting match, the start of the Oval Office meeting was [Read More…]

Federal money to prevent Black Hills forest fires left ‘in limbo’
Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch PIEDMONT, S.D. – A $5 million program to help private landowners in the Black Hills manage their forest lands and prevent wildfires is on hold as part of President [Read More…]

Amid growing Texas outbreak, how contagious is measles?
Measles virus particle, illustration. (Photo by KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Via Getty) (NEW YORK) — Measles has been spreading across the U.S. for the last several weeks, sickening people in at least nine states amid a [Read More…]

He lost dozens of family members. Now he wants to leave Gaza behind
Fadi Rafiq Assaf, 35, said he has lost dozens of family members since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023. Via ABC News (GAZA) — Fadi Rafiq Assaf, 35, once a businessman who bought and [Read More…]

Pope Francis resting after respiratory condition suddenly worsens
Nuns and the faithful attend Rosary prayers at St. Peter’s Square on February 28, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Vatican announced that there would be a recitation of the rosary for Pope Francis’s health, [Read More…]

How to watch, stream Trump’s address to the joint session of Congress
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington DC, United States on February 04, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President [Read More…]

Gene Hackman and his wife test negative for carbon monoxide after mysteriously found dead
Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa pose for a portrait in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) — Actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy [Read More…]

Defense Leads the Way as Jacks Top Denver
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball beat Denver 71-37 Thursday night at First Bank & Trust Arena. The Jackrabbits held the Pioneers to just nine total field goals and 17 percent shooting for [Read More…]

SDSU Clutch Down Stretch in Win over Oral Roberts
TULSA, Okla. – Four Jackrabbits scored in double digits as South Dakota State used a late scoring run to outlast Oral Roberts, 77-69, in a Summit League men’s basketball clash in the Mabee Center on Thursday. [Read More…]

Tigers’ Postseason Run Ends with Tough GPAC Quarterfinal Loss to Morningside
Mitchell, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan men’s basketball team fought hard but ultimately fell short in a 91-74 loss to RV Morningside in the GPAC Quarterfinals on Wednesday night. Despite a strong second-half push, the Tigers [Read More…]

Rosenquist Joins 1,000-Point Club as Dakota Wesleyan Defeats Doane, 79-71
Mitchell, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan women’s basketball team combined efficient shooting with dominance on the glass to secure a gritty 79-71 victory over Doane in GPAC Quarterfinals Wednesday night. The Tigers (24-5, 18-4 GPAC) set [Read More…]

Finding shed antlers on Iowa public land
On this episode of Outdoor Adventures, Brownfield’s Brent Barnett goes on a shed antler hunt with @firstgenhunter733 host Kent Boucher. They were able to find a couple sheds on some Iowa public land! The post [Read More…]
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