Month: May 2025

Photo: Staff at Brazen Head Pub in West Bend, winner of 2025 Wisconsin Beef Council Best Burger Contest (Photo supplied by Wisconsin Beef Council) A new Wisconsin’s best hamburger has been selected. Kaitlyn Kessler with [Read More…]

Sen. Ricketts holds trade discussions with Taiwan, Philippines

A U.S. Senator says there could be some more trading opportunities with Taiwan and the Philippines. Nebraska’s Pete Ricketts says he recently met with leaders from both countries. “There’s a lot of interest in signing [Read More…]

Hinson lauds Trump’s E15 waiver

A U.S. Representative from Iowa says President Trump’s emergency waiver allowing E15 sales this summer was the right move. Republican Ashley Hinson says had recently led a letter to the administration asking for the waiver. [Read More…]

Fox News, Smartmatic file dueling motions for summary judgment in defamation case

Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Years after the 2020 election and in the wake of a landmark $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News is continuing to fight back [Read More…]

Michael Waltz expected to depart as Trump’s national security adviser, sources say

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Waltz is expected to leave his post, sources familiar with the decision told ABC News Thursday. This move comes as President Trump has [Read More…]

South Dakota rises to its highest-ever rank in teacher pay: 46th

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota ranks 46th in the nation for average teacher salaries — its highest standing since the National Education Association started ranking states in 1943, according to the South Dakota Education Association. The [Read More…]

Tim Walz announced as speaker for annual South Dakota Democratic Party event

South Dakota Searchlight Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who was the Democratic Party’s nominee for vice president last year, will be the keynote speaker for the South Dakota Democratic Party’s annual McGovern Day Dinner on July [Read More…]

South Dakota leads the way as new apartments hit a 50-year high, but states expect a slowdown

A mixed-use residential and commercial building under construction on June 13, 2023, in downtown Rapid City. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) Tim Henderson/Stateline More new apartments were built in 2024 than in any other year since [Read More…]

Rudy Gobert dominates small-ball Lakers and the Timberwolves advance with a 103-96 win in Game 5

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves spent Game 5 in a dismal shooting funk, providing the Los Angeles Lakers with ample opportunity to stave off playoff elimination. While his teammates struggled, Rudy Gobert stepped [Read More…]

Women’s Golf Places 2nd in GPAC Championships, Meyerink Finishes First, Advances to Nationals

Cairo, Neb. – The Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU) women’s golf team delivered a strong performance at the 2025 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championships, finishing second overall. The Tigers posted a team total of 985 (+94) [Read More…]

George Clooney, Sarah Snook among 2025 Tony Award nominations

Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images George Clooney, Sarah Snook and Bob Odenkirk are among this year’s nominees at the 78th annual Tony Awards. The nominations for the 2025 Tonys were announced on Thursday by previous [Read More…]

In brief: Quinta Brunson stars in ‘Saturday Night Live’ promo and more

Quinta Brunson has set up shop in Studio 8H. The promo for her upcoming Saturday Night Live episode has arrived, and it features Brunson pitching new sketch ideas based on the current Trump administration tariffs. [Read More…]

‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ celebrates 50th anniversary with 4K restoration

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images It’s time to do the time warp again. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new 4K restoration and slate of special events, including a theatrical [Read More…]

Delayed soybean emergence worrying some farmers

A Bayer agronomist says some farmers are concerned about delayed soybean emergence. Lance Tarochione, who’s based in west central Illinois, says some early planted soybean fields are struggling this spring. “A few people are frustrated [Read More…]

Federal funding restored for K-State lab that helps create drought-resistant crops

A research lab at Kansas State University is continuing to develop drought resistant crops to help double the world’s food supply by 2050. Tim Dalton is the interim director of the Climate Resilient Cereals Innovation [Read More…]

HPAI detected in Indiana for the first time in a month

For the first time in a month, highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in northwest Indiana. The latest case was detected in a non-commercial hobby flock in Porter County. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says 360 [Read More…]

Baseball fan in critical condition after fall from bleachers at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park

Rick Stewart/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — A baseball fan is in critical condition after falling from the bleachers onto the field during the seventh inning of the Pirates-Cubs game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Wednesday [Read More…]

Critically ill 9/11 first responders are being turned away from the program meant to save them

ABC News A 9/11 responder with life-threatening pancreatic cancer was told this week that he couldn’t start chemotherapy. Two others with new cancer diagnoses were also denied treatment, according to Dr. David Prezant, chief medical [Read More…]

Kamala Harris steps back into limelight with speech criticizing Trump as he celebrates his first 100 days

Leading Women Defined Foundation Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who has stayed largely out of the political limelight since leaving office, sharply criticized President Donald Trump – her opponent in the 2024 presidential election – [Read More…]

Ukraine, Russia react to controversial US minerals sharing deal