Month: April 2025

Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images (VATICAN CITY) — Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the senior Vatican official who announced Pope Francis’ death on Monday morning, will serve as head of the Catholic Church until a new pope is [Read More…]

Judges in Colorado, California to hear arguments over administration’s deportation policies

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal judges in Colorado and California are hearing arguments Monday over the Trump administration’s deportation policies as government officials press to remove accused migrant gang members. In Colorado, a [Read More…]

Hegseth says he and Trump are on ‘same page’ after 2nd Signal chat revelation

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday reacted to the revelation he discussed details about an imminent attack on Houthis in Yemen in March in a second Signal group chat — [Read More…]

Ag News

Bipartisan legislation would prevent tariff abuse

A member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says a bipartisan group of lawmakers is seeking to limit the president’s power to levy tariffs. Illinois Congressman Eric Sorenson says the Prevent Tariff Abuse Act states [Read More…]

Ag News

Wisconsin potato planting receives timely rain, replenishing soil moisture

Potato planting was briefly slowed by rainy weather in the central sands region of Wisconsin. Jeff Huber is the agronomy manager for Alsum Farms and Produce in central Wisconsin. He says they started planting potatoes [Read More…]

Ag News

Direct beef marketer says know costs, keep accounting simple

Since COVID, more producers are learning how direct marketing of beef can help their farm’s bottom line. Grace Link from Bosben Road Beef Company near Deerfield, Wisconsin is a producer who started selling on the [Read More…]

Ag News

Positive Word of Mouth

In this spotlight on soybeans, discuss the importance of Missourians promoting the state positively to attract pro-agriculture processing companies. Subash Alias, CEO of Missouri Partnership, emphasizes that success is more likely when people are supportive [Read More…]

Ag News

How will Missouri approach MAHA?

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe says he’s working on the state’s stance for the Make America Healthy Initiative. “That’s on the front burner right now. It’s important to the Trump administration and we know they want [Read More…]

Running backs could get a boost in this year’s draft thanks to success of Saquon Barkley

The days of running backs being the headliners at the NFL draft are long in the past with the league’s shift to more passing leading to quarterbacks, pass rushers and pass blockers dominating the top of the [Read More…]

Stephen Curry scores 31 points in the Warriors’ 95-85 victory over the Rockets 95-85 in Game 1

HOUSTON (AP) — Draymond Green easily boiled down the key to Golden State’s victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series Sunday night. “In order for us to win basketball [Read More…]

Thunder beat Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1, 5th-biggest margin of victory in NBA postseason history

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Sunday, the fifth-biggest margin of victory in NBA postseason history. The 51-point margin was seven points shy [Read More…]

Libraries evolve and thrive despite funding uncertainty

Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch REDFIELD, S.D. – On five occasions this year, librarian Sarah Jones-Lutter has left the quiet, comfortable confines of the historic Redfield Carnegie Library and made her voice heard [Read More…]

Venezuelan migrant whose deportation was blocked by SCOTUS speaks out

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — After his deportation was temporarily blocked by a Supreme Court order, 19-year-old Venezuelan migrant Alessandro Paredes spoke to ABC News from a detention center in Texas. “This is not being done [Read More…]

4 killed in Illinois plane crash, officials confirm

(TRILLA, IL) — Four people from Wisconsin were killed on Saturday when their private, single-engine plane crashed in a field near an airport in rural Illinois after reportedly striking powerlines, authorities said. The Cessna 180G [Read More…]

At least $134 million in federal money for conservation across South Dakota still in limbo

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight At least $134 million in federal conservation funds approved by Congress and awarded for conservation-related projects across South Dakota were frozen in the early days of the Trump administration. A recent [Read More…]

South Dakota leads U.S. hemp industry, though USDA report shows Texas rapidly gaining ground

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota continued to expand its industrial hemp footprint in 2024 as Texas quickly gained ground, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Hemp Report. As defined in the 2018 Farm [Read More…]

South Dakota turned to paraprofessionals to attack a teacher shortage, and hundreds responded