Month: April 2025

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

Detectives from the Rapid City Police Department (RCPD) and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) worked overnight to pursue leads in the investigation of a fatal stabbing that occurred the previous evening. During their investigation, [Read More…]

Lawsuit: Casey’s exploits employees with tobacco-use surcharge

Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch Casey’s General Store is being sued for allegedly exploiting its workers through the discriminatory practice of imposing a tobacco-use surcharge for health insurance coverage. The surcharge, which is alleged to [Read More…]

Israeli operation in Gaza expanding to seize ‘large areas,’ defense minister says

Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — Israel’s renewed military operation in the Gaza Strip “is expanding to crush and cleanse the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure and seize large areas that will be [Read More…]

Once-in-a-generation extreme weather event to begin Wednesday with tornadoes, flooding

(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) — A once-in-a-generation extreme weather event is expected to begin Wednesday, starting with a tornado outbreak and continuing into the weekend with the possibility of flooding in epic proportions — with all [Read More…]

Meet 5 of the alleged gang members the Trump administration sent to an El Salvadoran mega-prison

Maiker Escalona was a barber in Venezuela. (Raida) (NEW YORK) — Over the last month, the Trump administration has sent over 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador to be detained in a notorious [Read More…]

2 men face federal charges after woman, teen drown in alleged smuggling attempt

Department of Justice (DALLAS, TEXAS) — A woman and a teenager drowned during an alleged smuggling attempt after the driver of their vehicle drove into a canal while fleeing authorities following major flooding in Texas, [Read More…]

Democrat Kamlager-Dove takes aim at DOGE ahead of potential State Department cuts

Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn (WASHINGTON) — As Democrats continue to express frustrations over Elon Musk’s outsized role in reshaping the federal bureaucracy, a new effort on Capitol Hill takes aim at the Department of [Read More…]

Elizabeth Warren launches campaign to investigate Department of Education closure: ‘I will fight it with everything I’ve got’

Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is launching a “Save Our Schools” campaign on Wednesday against President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s attempt to dismantle the Department of [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. [Read More…]

Over 1,900 researchers describe ‘assault’ on science by White House: ‘We see real danger’

Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nearly 2,000 scientists, engineers and researchers penned an open letter this week to President Donald Trump’s administration, calling for a stop to its “assault” on science. The letter was signed [Read More…]

Cory Booker broke a record with his 25-hour Senate floor speech. How did he prepare to do it?

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After creating history by smashing the record for the longest Senate speech in history, Sen. Cory Booker told reporters as he walked off the floor that he was achy and [Read More…]

Supreme Court takes up bid to defund Planned Parenthood