Month: April 2025

THURSDAY SPORTS, APRIL 17, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels softball will be at SF Roosevelt on Thursday at 6 pm. — Mitchell baseball hosts Tea Area in its first home game of the season at [Read More…]

Jacks Drop Another Close Game at Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — For the second time in eight days, South Dakota State and Minnesota battled down to the wire in a baseball game at Siebert Field. And for the second time in as many outings, [Read More…]

Twins take series from Mets with 4-3 win on Ty France’s game-ending single in the 10th inning

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ty France singled in the 10th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 4-3 victory Wednesday over the New York Mets, who had rallied with a three-run eighth. With the speedy Byron Buxton conveniently on [Read More…]

Dakota Munger Named GPAC Golfer of The Week

MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Munger of Dakota Wesleyan University has been named the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Men’s Golfer-of-the-Week. The Chamberlain, South Dakota native placed first at the DWU Spring Invite with a two-round total of 140 (69, 71), [Read More…]

Tigers Tie for Third at Kaitlyn Erickson Doane Invite

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Tigers women’s golf team traveled to Lincoln Nebraska to compete in the Kaitlyn Erickson Doane Invite. The course was played on the Wilderness Ridge golf course. The golfers who represented the Tigers, as [Read More…]

RFK Jr. lays out new studies on autism, shuts down ‘better diagnoses’ as a cause

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On the heels of a new report showing that rates of autism diagnoses have again increased, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was determined to [Read More…]

4 states aim to prevent food stamps recipients from using program to buy candy, soda

Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Governors in several states have recently announced plans to eliminate some unhealthy foods from their food stamps programs, creating momentum for a key component of Health and [Read More…]

‘I’m in ruins,’ teary Mike Lindell tells judge in Smartmatic sanctions hearing

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Election denier and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell continues to refuse to pay more than $50,000 in sanctions he has been ordered to pay to voting software company Smartmatic over “frivolous” [Read More…]

Bryce Dallas Howard on her new documentary, ‘Pets’

Disney/Natasha Campos Bryce Dallas Howard directs the new documentary Pets, all about our furry little friends. The film, which is streaming now on Disney+, explores the relationship between animals and the people who own them [Read More…]

Ag News

Economist says the percentage of heifers on feed is a number to watch

April 17, 2025 nedvedmedia

An ag economist says he’s looking for any signs of expansion to the cattle herd. University of Tennessee’s Charley Martinez says the percentage of heifers on feed could be one of the most important data [Read More…]

Ag News

An active, moisture-laden pattern ahead for most of the Heartland; milder to warmer days

April 17, 2025 nedvedmedia

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation across most of the country. Colder-than-normal conditions will be largely limited to an area stretching from the [Read More…]

Missing 10-year-old boy who recently underwent kidney transplant found safe: Sheriff

April 16, 2025 Travis Kriens

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office via Meta (Clallam County, WA) — Authorities said a missing 10-year-old boy who recently underwent a kidney transplant and needed medication has been found safe following an “urgent” search. Mason Combs [Read More…]

Rhoden alters expectations for 2026 governor’s race while Johnson builds a strong financial position

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden hasn’t said whether he’s running to keep his office next year, but his actions during the first few months of his administration suggest he could reshuffle expectations [Read More…]

Fed Chair Powell sounds alarm on tariffs, sending stocks lower

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he expects President Donald Trump’s tariffs policy to cause higher inflation and slower economic growth, complicating potential central bank efforts to ease [Read More…]

Michelle Trachtenberg died of diabetes complications: Medical examiner

April 16, 2025 Travis Kriens

Jemal Countess/Getty Images Michelle Trachtenberg died a natural death from complications of diabetes, the New York City medical examiner’s office said Wednesday. There was no autopsy performed, but toxicology test results gave additional clarity, according to [Read More…]

Ag News

Cattle futures up ahead of Thursday’s report

April 16, 2025 nedvedmedia

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle are up ahead of Thursday’s On Feed report from the USDA and widespread direct business. Direct cash cattle trade was relatively quiet Wednesday. The lone bid [Read More…]

Ag News

USDA cuts concerning for animal health services

April 16, 2025 nedvedmedia

Missouri’s state veterinarian says reductions in USDA staff will affect the animal health industry. Steve Strubberg says established veterinary services employees are taking buyouts from the federal government. “It will be interesting to learn who [Read More…]

Plaster cracks, goose droppings, and an un-Flaming Fountain: the South Dakota Capitol conundrum

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Majority Leader Scott Odenbach waved his hand behind him, gesturing to the lawmakers’ lobby just a few paces beyond his desk on the House floor. “I would ask anyone in [Read More…]

Fyre Festival 2 is postponed, no new date set

(NEW YORK) — Fyre Festival 2 has been “postponed,” according to the organizers. Billy McFarland, who was behind the initial Fyre Festival in the Bahamas, was convicted of wire fraud in connection with the failed 2017 festival. McFarland’s [Read More…]

Federal housing agency refers NY Attorney General James to DOJ for investigation