Month: June 2025

FRIDAY SPORTS, JUNE 13, 2025 AMATEUR BASEBALL – THURSDAY Parkston Rays 7, Platte 5 – Seth Muth with four hits, RBI and run. Hunter Hewitt with three hits for Platte. Dimock/Emery 3, Mitchell 2 (11 [Read More…]

Minnesota women’s coach Dawn Plitzuweit gets 2-year contract extension with raise

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit has received a two-year contract extension that was approved Thursday by the university’s board of regents. Plitzuweit is 47-29 over two seasons at Minnesota, including 13-23 [Read More…]

Brian Flores still finds joy running the Vikings defense after being passed over for head coach jobs

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were in full-team drills during minicamp on Thursday, when an unexpected pre-snap alignment by the defense prompted new center Ryan Kelly to ask coach Kevin O’Connell about the call he [Read More…]

Hirata, Willis earn First Team All-American honors at NCAA Championships

EUGENE, Ore. – One Coyote women’s pole vaulter earn her sixth NCAA all-American honor while a second earned her first all-American honor at the NCAA Championships Thursday evening at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Gen [Read More…]

Leon Draisaitl scores in OT again, Oilers beat Panthers 5-4 in Game 4 to tie Stanley Cup Final

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Falling behind three goals after 20 minutes, the Edmonton Oilers scored three of their own over the next 20 to erase their deficit. They took the lead, only to give up [Read More…]

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Wean-to-finish pig mortality trending the wrong way

A swine veterinarian says mortality rates in wean-to-finish pigs are on the rise. Dr. Dave Baumert is with Zoetis Pork. “Pigs from the time they start in the nursery to when they eventually go to [Read More…]

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Cattle futures mostly lower heading into Friday

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle closed mostly lower, watching direct business develop. August live cattle closed $1.07 lower at $216.95 and October live cattle closed $.67 lower at $214.35. August feeder [Read More…]

Rangers hit season-high 6 home runs in a 16-3 romp over the Twins

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Smith, Jake Burger and Wyatt Langford went deep in the first two innings and the Texas Rangers hit a season-high six home runs in a 16-3 romp over the Minnesota Twins [Read More…]

Governor Rhoden Approves Delay of Special Legislative Session on South Dakota State Penitentiary Replacement

Governor Larry Rhoden has agreed to postpone the special legislative session initially scheduled for July to decide the future of the South Dakota State Penitentiary. Lieutenant Governor Tony Venhuizen, chair of the Project Prison Reset [Read More…]

Johnson of South Dakota votes yes as US House votes to yank billions for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

Jennifer Shutt/South Dakota Searchlight WASHINGTON — The U.S. House narrowly passed legislation Thursday that would revoke $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for public media, including National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, as [Read More…]

Last certificates issued through State Library training institute victimized by budget cuts

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The students who earned their certificates of library management this month with the aid of the South Dakota State Library will be the last for now, due to budget cuts. The [Read More…]

Concerns raised over unintentional coverage losses at final Medicaid work requirements hearing

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight More than a dozen people raised concerns and questions about unintentionally separating patients from their health care and other aspects of South Dakota’s proposed Medicaid expansion work requirements during the plan’s [Read More…]

9-year-old girl nearly loses her hand in shark attack off Florida Gulf Coast

Lee County Sheriff’s Office (BOCA GRANDE, Fla.) — A 9-year-old girl was attacked by a shark while snorkeling off the Florida Gulf Coast, with the animal nearly biting her entire hand off, her family said. [Read More…]

Democrats condemn Sen. Alex Padilla’s treatment at Noem news conference

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Democrats expressed outrage after Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference on Thursday in Los Angeles, taken to the ground and handcuffed [Read More…]

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s family supports him at ‘FUBAR’ premiere

Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix The Hollywood premiere of FUBAR season 2 was a family affair for Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday night. The actor’s family came out to support him ahead of the release of the show’s second season [Read More…]

New ‘Spaceballs’ film announced in video with Mel Brooks

Presley Ann/Getty Images for TCM A new Spaceballs film is coming, with Mel Brooks slated to return in his iconic role as Yogurt, Amazon MGM Studios announced on Thursday. While details about the film’s plot [Read More…]

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Corn ekes out modest post-WASDE gain

Soybeans were lower on commercial and technical selling. The USDA made no changes to the domestic supply and demand tables this month, with not a lot of adjustments on the global side of the ledger [Read More…]

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Pipeline veto draws mixed landowner reactions

Farmers and landowners in Iowa have had mixed reactions to Governor Kim Reynolds’ veto of a bill that would have limited the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines. “Eminent domain is not good for [Read More…]

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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 12, 2025

Jul. corn closed at $4.38 and 1/2, up 1 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.42 and 1/4, down 8 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $294.50, up 30 centsJul. soybean oil closed at [Read More…]

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SAF tax credit, digester bills pass committees