Month: April 2025

ABC News (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) — A once-in-a generation extreme weather event is beginning Wednesday with a tornado outbreak and will continue into the weekend with four days of dangerous flooding pounding the same region. [Read More…]

Judge temporarily restores funding for legal aid for migrant children

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting funding to the program that provides legal representation to tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children. In her ruling [Read More…]

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ arrives as he gambles big on risky tariff policy

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will unveil in the White House Rose Garden what are expected to be broad-based “reciprocal tariffs” on imports as part of his “America First” agenda. It’s a [Read More…]

Mayor Eric Adams’ case dismissed with prejudice despite Trump admin’s request to allow for later prosecution

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Wednesday dismissed corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams, but not in the way the Trump administration wanted. Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case with [Read More…]

Trump Media filing opens door for president to sell $2B in stock

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s social media company on Monday filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission that could allow the president’s trust to sell more than $2 billion of shares. Trump Media and [Read More…]

Tesla deliveries drop 13% amid backlash against CEO Elon Musk

Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Deliveries of Elon Musk’s Tesla vehicles dropped about 13% compared to a year ago, according to a new release from the company. The decline comes amid criticism of Musk [Read More…]

Stock market futures slip ahead of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks tumbled in early trading on Wednesday hours before President Donald Trump’s expected announcement of sweeping tariffs, which the White House has dubbed “Liberation Day.” The Dow [Read More…]

Hollywood stars remember Val Kilmer: ‘You truly were an icon’

C Flanigan/WireImage The Hollywood community is remembering fellow actor, producer, director and friend Val Kilmer, who died Tuesday at the age of 65, according to a report from The Associated Press. Actor Josh Brolin said he [Read More…]

In brief: ‘Dexter: Original Sin’ renewed for season 2 and more

May the odds be ever in Lionsgate’s favor. Billy Ray has been tapped to adapt the latest novel in The Hunger Games series into a screenplay, Deadline reports. The news broke during Lionsgate’s CinemaCon 2025 [Read More…]

Val Kilmer, star of ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Batman Forever,’ ‘The Doors,’ dead at 65

Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Val Kilmer, the star of ’80s and ’90s blockbusters including Top Gun, Batman Forever and Tombstone, has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 65. The actor’s daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, confirmed the death, [Read More…]

Senators push for farmer contracts to be honored

Legislation is being introduced in the U.S. House and Senate to release funding for USDA-signed contracts and agreements. Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin tells Brownfield the Honor Farmer Contracts Act would restore past-due payments [Read More…]

The next in a series of early-Spring storms impacting Heartland, parts of the southern U.S.

Across the Corn Belt, heavy showers and locally severe thunderstorms are resulting in pockets of wind damage, large hail, and flash flooding. A sharp temperature gradient exists across the Midwest, with Wednesday’s high temperatures expected [Read More…]

“Distractions” getting in the way of farm bill progress

A state commodity group leader is concerned Congress is too distracted to finish a new farm bill. Minnesota Soybean Growers Association president Darin Johnson says he and other members visited with lawmakers during a trip [Read More…]

How will tariffs impact long-term demand for U.S. ag exports?

An ag economist says the agricultural industry is concerned trade tensions could impact long-term demand for U.S. ag products. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Ohio State University’s Ian Sheldon says farmers are starting [Read More…]

Another major Spring storm organizes across the Heartland; a heavy rain event follows for some

A powerful low-pressure system over the central Plains will reach the upper Great Lakes region early Thursday before drifting across eastern Canada. Heavy, wet snow will fall Tuesday from parts of the Dakotas into the [Read More…]

Wednesday Sports: April 2, 2025

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, APRIL 2, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels track and field finished second on Tuesday at an indoor meet at Dakota Wesleyan. Hunter Patton won the 800-meters in 2:04.88, while Floyd Korzan finished [Read More…]

Ballot group sues state over shorter petition circulation window

Seth Tupper, South Dakota Searchlight A ballot question committee is suing South Dakota’s top election official over a new law that shortens the window for petition circulation by three months. Dakotans for Health filed the lawsuit Tuesday [Read More…]

$1.8 million theft trial begins with details of alleged scheme; defense attacks state negligence

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — As a trial opened Tuesday for a woman accused of stealing $1.8 million intended for children under South Dakota’s care, the defense alleged that the state shares the [Read More…]

Suspect Arrested After Officer-Involved Shooting and Pursuit on I-29

Sioux Falls police and South Dakota Highway Patrol responded to two related officer-involved shootings involving 25-year-old Samir Albaidhani, a wanted parole absconder, on Tuesday, April 1. The incident began when Albaidhani shot a Sioux Falls [Read More…]

Rapid City Authorities Arrest 22-Year-Old in Fatal Stabbing Investigation