Month: April 2025
‘Doomsday mom’ Lori Daybell delivers closing argument in murder conspiracy trial
Natalie Behring/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Lori Daybell, the mother convicted of murdering two of her children in a so-called doomsday plot, delivered her closing argument Monday during her latest trial in Arizona, where she is [Read More…]
Federal appeals court to consider Pentagon’s ban on transgender service members
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration’s ban on transgender service members faces its next legal test Tuesday when a federal appeals court considers the legality of the policy. A group of [Read More…]
Supreme Court hears clash over LGBTQ storybooks and parent demands for opt-out
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Do parents of public school children have a constitutional right to opt-out their kids from classroom lessons involving storybooks that feature LGBTQ themes or characters? The Supreme Court will tackle that [Read More…]
RFK Jr. plans to phase out artificial food dyes in US
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will move to phase out the remaining eight artificial food dyes from America’s food supply within two years, his department announced [Read More…]
States that enshrined Medicaid expansion in their constitutions, including South Dakota, could be in a bind
Shalina Chatlani / Stateline As Republicans in Congress consider cutting the federal share of Medicaid funding, states are weighing numerous options to scale back their programs. But voters in three states have significantly limited those [Read More…]
Kawhi Leonard’s 39 points lead Clippers to a 105-102 win over Nuggets to even series 1-1
DENVER (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points on 15-of-19 shooting and the Los Angeles Clippers evened their first-round playoff series against the Nuggets with a 105-102 win in Denver on Monday night. “It feels like he [Read More…]
Pistons snap NBA-record, 15-game postseason losing streak, beating Knicks 100-94 in Game 2
NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Cunningham wasn’t thinking about himself after the first postseason victory of his career. His focus was on all the Detroit fans who stuck by the Pistons during 17 years since [Read More…]
Tuesday Sports: April 22, 2025
TUESDAY SPORTS, APRIL 22, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell’s Tyler Christensen threw a no-hitter at Pierre on Monday afternoon in a 2-0, game one victory. Christensen allowed two walks while striking out five on 83 pitches. [Read More…]
SDSU Begins Stretch of Game on Home Turf
South Dakota State (8-26) vs. Northwestern (Iowa) (24-17) and Creighton (23-12) When vs. Northwestern: 3 p.m. Tuesday vs. Creighton: 6 p.m. Wednesday Where vs. Northwestern: Erv Huether Field | Brookings, S.D. vs. Creighton: Sioux Falls Stadium (The Birdcage) | Sioux [Read More…]
Jackrabbits Lose Two at Iowa State
AMES, IOWA – South Dakota State played two close games versus Iowa State on Monday, April 21, but the Cyclones came away with a pair of victories (5-3, 7-6) in the softball doubleheader held at the [Read More…]
Tesla earnings to show whether anti-Musk backlash damaged bottom line
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Worldwide protests against Tesla CEO Elon Musk over his role in the Trump administration have coincided with a sales slump and stock woes at the electric carmaker. Little will be [Read More…]
5 million student loan borrowers face mandatory collections starting May 5
(WASHINGTON) — Some 5 million Americans with defaulted student loan payments will have their loans sent for collections on May 5, the Department of Education announced on Monday. Next month, for the first time since [Read More…]
Diego Luna on finishing Cassian’s story in season 2 of ‘Andor’
Des Willie The rebellion fights on in season 2 of Andor. Diego Luna stars as the titular Cassian Andor in the final season of the Disney+ Star Wars series, which debuts with a three-episode premiere [Read More…]
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick
Duke star Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick. The program announced Flagg’s move in a social media post Monday following a lone college season that [Read More…]
Who are the top contenders to be the next pope? Experts weigh in
Christoph Reichwein/picture alliance via Getty Images (VATICAN CITY) — The question looming on many minds around the world following the death of Pope Francis on Monday is who will become the next leader of the [Read More…]
What Pope Francis said about controversial issues from gay rights to immigration
Buda Mendes/Getty Images (VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis, one of the more progressive pontiff’s in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday morning at the age of 88, the Vatican confirmed. Francis’ [Read More…]
Biological crop products leave growers, retailers with many questions
Biological crop protection products are projected to be a two-billion dollar business in the next five years, but there are a lot of questions from farmers and retailers alike. Leah Anderson is President of WinField [Read More…]
Planters keep rolling in Missouri
Corn planting has picked up, with 33% of Missouri’s corn in the ground compared to just 9% a week ago. Six percent of the corn has emerged, which is about 2% ahead of average. Fifteen [Read More…]
South Dakota small grains planting pass halfway
South Dakota farmers are making progress on planting amid very dry conditions. The USDA says seven percent of the corn is planted, ahead of this time last year and the five-year average. Oats are 59 [Read More…]
Kentucky farmers advance planting pace, but still trail last year
Kentucky farmers have made significant planting progress over the last week, but are still running well behind last year’s levels. Corn is 12 percent planted, a 9-point jump from last week, but is still running [Read More…]
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