Month: May 2025
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South Dakota State Volleyball Releases 2025 Schedule
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State volleyball team has released its schedule for the upcoming 2025 season. The Jackrabbits’ slate features two home weekends during the non-conference season and 13 total matches at First Bank [Read More…]
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder beat the rested Timberwolves 114-88 in Game 1 of West finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half, and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the [Read More…]
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Renewable energy industry powers new job growth in South Dakota
Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch MITCHELL, S.D. — Matthew Pearson found a successful career in the wind energy industry purely by chance. After graduating from high school in Vermillion, Pearson knew he didn’t want [Read More…]
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Trump’s proposed satellite cuts raise questions about the fate of EROS in South Dakota
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A preliminary budget request from President Donald Trump takes aim at a satellite program with a 50-year history whose data is housed just northeast of Sioux Falls, at a facility [Read More…]
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stumbles over questions from Democrats on habeas corpus
Ariana Figueroa/Stateline WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Tuesday was grilled by senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about funding estimates for a barrier along the southern border, [Read More…]
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RFK Jr. insists he won’t target farming; Rounds questions him about canceled grant for South Dakota university
Jennifer Shutt/Stateline WASHINGTON — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before Congress on Tuesday that a major report due out later this week from his agency will not disparage farmers [Read More…]
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Guardians-Twins postponed by more rain after suspension of series opener; doubleheaders scheduled
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rain prevented the Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins from playing again on Tuesday, following the suspension of the series opener the previous night. The Twins called off what would’ve been a de facto doubleheader [Read More…]
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Judge orders government to report steps it’s taken to facilitate Venezuelan man’s return to US
Photo by Alex Pena/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A day after a federal appeals court affirmed a court order directing the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a deported 20-year-old Venezuelan man to the United [Read More…]
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George Wendt, who played Norm on ‘Cheers,’ dies at 76
Paul Drinkwater/NBCU via Getty Images George Wendt, the actor best known for playing Norm Peterson on the long-running sitcom Cheers, has died. He was 76. Wendt earned six Emmy nominations for his role on the [Read More…]
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Jeremy Allen White stars in ‘The Bear’ season 4 official trailer
FX Did somebody order The Bear season 4 trailer? Yes, chef! The official trailer for the fourth season of the FX series has arrived. Jeremy Allen White returns to his Emmy-winning lead role as Carmen [Read More…]
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Elle Fanning cast as Effie Trinket in ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’
Dan Doperalski/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images The odds are ever in Elle Fanning‘s favor. She has been cast as Effie Trinket in the upcoming film The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. [Read More…]
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Cal State Fullerton freshman drowns in Havasu River on vacation with frat brothers
STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images (FULLERTON, Calif.) — A freshman at California State University, Fullerton, died in an accidental drowning while on vacation over the weekend, according to the Sigma Pi Fraternity at Cal State Fullerton. The [Read More…]
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Woman speaks out after alleged homophobic attack at McDonald’s in Illinois
Carpentersville Police Department (CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill.) — A young woman was physically attacked and called “derogatory” names at a McDonald’s in Illinois, with two males — including one juvenile — charged for the incident, according to [Read More…]
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2 students dead at University of Wisconsin-Platteville after ‘incident’ in residence hall
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (PLATTEVILLE, Wis.) — Two students died in a residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on Monday after an “isolated” incident, according to university officials. Kelsie Martin, 22, of Beloit, Wisconsin, and [Read More…]
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Trump to unveil plans for US missile defense shield that could cost billions
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is set to unveil at the White House Tuesday afternoon his plans to build a massive missile shield system to protect the United States against threats from [Read More…]
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Trump urges House Republicans not to mess with Medicaid amid push to pass bill advancing his agenda: Sources
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning turned up the heat on House Republican holdout votes endangering passage of the megabill aimed at advancing his legislative agenda, sources told ABC News. [Read More…]
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New book ‘Original Sin’ alleges Joe Biden hid son Beau’s cancer diagnosis
Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a copy of “Original Sin, President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again” obtained by ABC News, authors and [Read More…]
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Rep. LaMonica McIver charged by DOJ over incident with ICE agents
Police body cam image of New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver outside of an ICE detention facility, in Newark, N.J., May 9, 2025. United States District Court/District of New Jersey (NEWARK, N.J.) — New Jersey Rep. [Read More…]
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Attorney General’s Office alerting consumers of possible over-the-counter hearing aid concerns
Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning consumers that some over-the-counter hearing aid companies are using misleading sales tactics when reaching out to the public. “Consumers should only have their hearing tested by a qualified audiologist [Read More…]
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Severe weather possible for Kentucky, Tennessee areas already pummeled by tornadoes
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Around 30 million Americans may see storms producing tornadoes, strong winds, large hail and flash flooding on Tuesday, including those already dealing with damage from previous tornadoes over the weekend. [Read More…]
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