Month: April 2025

US stocks plunge as tariffs rattle markets worldwide
Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks tumbled at opening on Monday as President Donald Trump’s tariffs stoked fears of a wider global trade war and Wall Street firms sounded alarms about a possible [Read More…]

Altuve drives in winning run in 10th after Alvarez’s homer in 9th ties it as Astros top Twins 9-7
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Altuve drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the 10th inning after Yordan Alvarez tied it with a two-run homer in the ninth and the Houston Astros rallied from [Read More…]

Jackrabbits Baseball Drop Two in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. — Oral Roberts starting pitchers Easton Teel and Nathan Love each turned in solid starts and Will Edmunson provided the offense in leading the Golden Eagles to a doubleheader sweep of South Dakota [Read More…]

Conklin Walk-Off Caps SDSU Series Win Over USD
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State picked up two victories over South Dakota on Sunday, with the last game of a doubleheader ending in walk-off fashion, in Summit League softball at Jerald T. Moriarty Field. The [Read More…]

Guerrero, Blue Jays agree to a $500 million, 14-year deal that starts in 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $500 million, 14-year contract that starts in 2026, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, a deal [Read More…]

UConn crushes South Carolina to win 12th national women’s basketball title
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — During the final sweet moments of UConn’s 12th national title, Geno Auriemma and Paige Bueckers embraced after the star guard departed her final game with the Huskies. It was the moment [Read More…]

Ovechkin gets No. 895 to break NHL scoring record, but Islanders beat Capitals 4-1
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th career goal, but the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Sunday. Marc Gatcomb had two goals, Bo Horvat and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored, [Read More…]

USDA cuts hit small farms as Trump showers billions on big farms
Kevin Hardy, Stateline Anna Pesek saw a federal program supporting local food purchases as much more than a boost to her Iowa pork and poultry farm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture grant program that allowed [Read More…]

Jared Leto, light cycles appear in ‘Tron: Ares’ trailer: Watch here
Walt Disney Studios A new glimpse of the third Tron movie is officially out. Tron: Ares received an official trailer on Saturday, featuring the iconic Tron light cycles, Jared Leto, Greta Lee and more. The [Read More…]

In brief: Jesse Armstrong’s ‘Mountainhead’ gets release date and more
We now know the premiere date for Jesse Armstrong‘s HBO original film Mountainhead. The movie, which is Armstrong’s feature directorial debut and his next project following the drama series Succession, will premiere May 31 on [Read More…]

Biodiesel blend requirements increase in Illinois
The chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association says farmers and consumers are benefitting as the state’s biodiesel blend requirements increase. Ron Kindred, who also farms in Logan County, says bipartisan legislation passed in 2022 continues [Read More…]

Keeping Fields Clean
Farmers know how critical it is to get their crop off to a good start. Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist, Brad Allen, joined us last week to talk about laying a solid foundation for cornfields and [Read More…]

Congress making progress on tax policy
An ag tax specialist is confident Congress will act before several provisions important to farm families expire. Chad Hanson with Iowa-based tax accounting firm Corporate Farmer says recent signals from Washington indicate progress. “What I’m [Read More…]

Federal food cuts hit SD pantries, schools and farmers
South Dakota News Watch BOX ELDER, S.D. – Montana Roem is worried that a proposed $1 billion cut to federal food programs that aid schools and charities will hurt her family on two fronts. As [Read More…]

Lori Daybell trial: Opening statements set to begin in latest murder case of ‘doomsday mom’
Natalie Behring/Getty Images (CHANDLER, AZ) — Lori Daybell, the mother convicted of murdering two of her children in a so-called doomsday plot, is now on trial in Arizona on allegations she conspired to also kill [Read More…]

Several injured, including children, after minivan drives into crowd in Los Angeles
KABC7 (LOS ANGELES) — A minivan plowed into a crowd of bystanders in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, leaving several injured — including two children and one teenager, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. [Read More…]

Judge says Maryland man’s erroneous deportation to El Salvador prison ‘shocks the conscience’
The Washington Post via Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — A federal judge is defending her decision to order the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a notorious El Salvador prison by [Read More…]

‘Horrific scene’ as police take down man allegedly attacking 4 young girls in NYC
WABC (NEW YORK) — A 49-year-old man wielding a blood-covered meat cleaver was shot and critically injured by New York City police officers on Sunday after allegedly stabbing four young girls believed to be his [Read More…]

DOGE slashes key housing inspection contract, putting some low-income families at risk
(WASHINGTON) — A contract to inspect low-income and other assisted housing for gas leaks, faulty smoke detectors and other life-threatening deficiencies was terminated by the Trump administration in February as part of its cost-cutting efforts, [Read More…]

Democrats hammer Trump for his weekend of golf as stocks tumble
Lauren Sopourn/Getty Images (JUPITER, FL) — As markets braced for another meltdown triggered by President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, Democrats hammered the president for spending the weekend golfing rather than responding to Americans’ fears that [Read More…]
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