Month: May 2025
Ag News
Corn planting will pick up soon
An agronomist says the short-term weather forecast should encourage more corn planting across South Dakota and Minnesota. Rick Swenson is with Peterson Farms Seed. “The forecast looks great with minimal rain in the next 10 [Read More…]
Ag News
Strong USDA needed to protect farmers
Potato industry leaders say they are concerned about how USDA staffing cuts could impact disease mitigation efforts at the border. Potato researcher and geneticist Dave Douches tells Brownfield the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Read More…]
Ag News
West-central Minnesota farmer makes planting progress
Planting is off to an encouraging start for west-central Minnesota farmer Noah Hultgren. “We finished sugarbeets at the end of last week. We had some rain, which was a good thing. And we’re probably two-thirds [Read More…]
ABC National News
Boat washes ashore near San Diego with 3 dead, 4 survivors and 9 unaccounted for
(SAN DIEGO) — Three dead bodies and four survivors in need of medical care were discovered on a boat that washed ashore near San Diego on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Nine [Read More…]
ABC National News
10-year-old girl struck, killed by tree that fell on her Atlanta home
The Dixon Family (ATLANTA) — A 10-year-old girl was struck and killed by a tree that fell on her Atlanta home when severe storms blew through the city this weekend, officials said. Six people lived [Read More…]
ABC National News
Thunderstorms, flash flooding threaten millions in south-central US
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A severe weather threat looms across the south-central U.S. on Monday, from western New Mexico to Louisiana, with 7 million people under flood watches due to potentially heavy rainfall. There [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Missouri Valley Football Conference, Summit League Forge Partnership
The Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) President’s Council has approved a new governance structure that recognizes the strong partnership between key multi-sport conferences and positions the league for continued success as the dominant conference in [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota public broadcasting warns of local impact from Trump’s attempt to cut national funding
Todd Epp, Northern Plains News LLC South Dakota Public Broadcasting faces a new funding threat after President Donald Trump signed an executive order recently ending federal support for NPR, PBS and their affiliate stations, including [Read More…]
Latest News
Mitchell Exchange Club earns regional recognitions
The Mitchell Exchange Club came home with numerous accolades and honors from the Dakota Territory District Conference held over the weekend in Fort Pierre. It earned Outstanding Club of the Year among the six clubs [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Josh Hutcherson joins Rachel Sennott’s HBO comedy and more
Josh Hutcherson has joined Rachel Sennott‘s HBO comedy series. The actor will replace Miles Robbins in the role, Deadline reports. The untitled comedy series follows a codependent friend group that reunites and is forced to [Read More…]
Latest News
Trump’s First 100 Days: Tariffs, Federal Cuts Hit South Dakota Families, Libraries, Arts, and Recreation
Todd Epp, Northern Plains News LLC In the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term, new tariffs have caused South Dakota families to pay more for food, farm inputs, and consumer goods. Federal [Read More…]
ABC World News
Catholic community reacts to Trump’s AI image of himself as the pope
ABC News (VATICAN CITY) — An AI-generated image of President Donald Trump dressed as the pope is drawing criticism from some Catholics after it was posted on social media just days before the papal conclave [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel PM says Houthis threaten the ‘whole world’ after strike near Tel Aviv airport
Amir Levy/Getty Images (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 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Inmate on the run after escaping custody at Seattle-Tacoma Airport: Police
Port of Seattle Police (SEATTLE) — Port of Seattle Police are searching for an inmate who escaped custody while being transported at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport on Sunday morning. A contracted agent was attempting to move [Read More…]
ABC National News
Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding expected to hit the Plains and South
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Following wet weather at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, parts of the Plains and the South are expected to be hit with powerful thunderstorms beginning on Sunday, potentially bringing large [Read More…]
ABC National News
3 victims in unknown condition after a shooting at a wilderness park in California
(ORANGE COUNTY, CA) — A shooting occurred at Featherly Regional Park in Yorba Linda on Sunday afternoon, according to a post on X from the sheriff’s office in Orange County, California, where the wilderness park [Read More…]
ABC National News
At least 3 killed in Glendale, Arizona, shooting: Police
(GLENDALE, AZ) — At least three people were killed in a shooting at a restaurant in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday night, according to police. Officials said during a press conference there were allegedly multiple shooters [Read More…]
ABC National News
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial gets underway with jury selection
Paras Griffin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jury selection starts Monday in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, beginning the first courtroom test of whether one of hip-hop’s most important figures used power and [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota Students Weigh Protest Against Noem
MADISON, S.D. (AP) — Dakota State University hasn’t experienced the student protests taking place at other U.S. colleges. Nestled in rural South Dakota, most of the nearly 4,000 students have been focused on their studies [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Monday Sports: May 5, 2025
MONDAY SPORTS, MAY 5, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell baseball swept Brookings on Sunday afternoon at Cadwell Park winning both ends of a doubleheader, 10-5 and 6-5. Mitchell took an early 3-2 lead in game one, [Read More…]
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