Month: May 2025

‘Thunderbolts*’ crashes the top of the box office
Marvel Studios Marvel’s latest superhero film Thunderbolts*, starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan and David Harbour, debuted at #1 at the box office over the weekend. According to Box Office Mojo, Thunderbolts* brought in $76 million from 4,330 theaters. [Read More…]

Oklahoma National Stockyards has new owners
The Oklahoma National Stockyards has been placed under contract for purchase. An independent business owner and an Oklahoma cattleman are leading the group of buyers. The terms of the agreement have not been released, but [Read More…]

Wisconsin whey protein plant sold
A Wisconsin dairy ingredients plant has been sold, and the new owners will expand its capacity. Actus Nutrition, formerly known as Milk Specialties acquired the Foremost Farms Sparta, Wisconsin facility. The Sparta site is [Read More…]

Israeli security cabinet approves plan to occupy parts of Gaza, source says
Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto (LONDON) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet approved an operational plan for the expansion of the war in Gaza in a meeting late Sunday, a senior Israeli political source [Read More…]

How cardinals are using social media ahead of the papal conclave
Antonio Masiello/Getty Images (VATICAN CITY) — In the wake of the death of Pope Francis, the spotlight has been placed on the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church as they gather for a secretive conclave [Read More…]

Mitchell Sweeps Brookings in Sunday Home Doubleheader
Mitchell baseball swept Brookings on Sunday afternoon at Cadwell Park winning both ends of a doubleheader, 10-5 and 6-5, to start a busy final week of the regular season. Mitchell took an early 3-2 lead [Read More…]

Papal conclave: Cardinals speak out on challenges new pope will face
Maria Grazia Picciarella/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (VATICAN CITY) — Two cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church who will be voting in the upcoming papal conclave sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges [Read More…]

Brazilian police arrest 2 suspects over bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga’s concert in Rio
Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation (RIO DE JANEIRO) — Two individuals were arrested in connection with an alleged bomb attack plot targeting Lady Gaga’s free concert on Copacabana Beach, Brazilian Civil Police confirmed. The suspects [Read More…]

South Dakotans oppose building prison at Lincoln County site: Poll
Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch More than half of South Dakotans oppose building a new men’s state prison in rural Lincoln County, according to a poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch, another blow [Read More…]

Open process and publicity draw wide range of offers for state prison site
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight When the South Dakota Department of Corrections announced the site where it hoped to build a 1,500-bed men’s prison in 2023, it told the public it was the only usable site available. [Read More…]

Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets advance with 120-101 Game 7 laugher over stunned Los Angeles Clippers
DENVER (AP) — Not this time. Nikola Jokic got plenty of help from his teammates and Denver’s scoring surge held up in a 120-101 blowout of the shellshocked Los Angeles Clippers in a Game 7 [Read More…]

Sovereignty reigns in 151st Kentucky Derby, outdueling favorite Journalism in the slop
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Sovereignty gave trainer Bill Mott a second Kentucky Derby victory. This time there was no doubt about it and no asterisk. Sovereignty, left, ridden by Junior Alvarado, crosses the finish line [Read More…]

Next Stop Nationals: Meyerink’s GPAC Triumph Propels Her Forward
Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan freshman golfer Allison Meyerink has secured her spot in the 2025 NAIA Women’s Golf National Championship following an impressive first-place finish at the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championship this week. Competing at [Read More…]

With dad on hand, Kody Clemens homers in 1st game at Fenway Park to lead Twins past Red Sox 4-3
BOSTON (AP) — Kody Clemens hit a two-run homer in his first game at Fenway Park — with his famous father in attendance — and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on [Read More…]

Baker Complete Game Clinches Jacks Sweep
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – South Dakota State completed a three-game sweep over North Dakota as the Jackrabbits defeated the Fighting Hawks, 2-1, at Albrecht Field on Saturday. SDSU starting pitcher Tayler Baker was superb for a second consecutive [Read More…]

Exploratory drilling projects threaten important Black Hills cultural sites, activists say
Pe’ Sla, or Reynolds Prairie, is a high-elevation Black Hills meadow of sacred importance to Lakota people. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight An environmental organization and a Native American advocacy group [Read More…]

Houthi missile strikes near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, injuring 8, Israel says
(TEL AVIV) — A ballistic missile launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthis struck near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport on Sunday, briefly grounding flights, halting train service and forcing the closure of access [Read More…]

Injured in Russia’s war, Ukrainian vets join together as sportsmen in Canada
Serhii Hordiievych (VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — Oleksii Tiunin, a Ukrainian soldier who lost his leg in Russia’s war, has become known in his adopted Canadian home as an undefeated sportsman. He was the captain of [Read More…]

2 dead after small plane crashes into homes in Simi Valley, California
KABC (SIMI VALLEY, CA) — A small, home-built kit airplane crashed in Simi Valley, California, on Saturday afternoon, damaging two homes, catching fire and killing two people onboard, officials said. The Vans RV-10 that crashed [Read More…]

Ohio deputy fatally struck by man whose son had been shot by police: Authorities
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (CINCINNATI) — Authorities in Ohio said a man “purposely” struck and killed a sheriff’s deputy the day after his teen son was fatally shot by police. Rodney Hinton Jr. has been [Read More…]
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