Month: August 2025
ABC Politics News
Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan minors
Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from deporting hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children from the U.S. to Guatemala. A federal judge had temporarily blocked [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Former CDC immunizations chief: ‘I only see harm coming’ with RFK Jr. leading HHS
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) immunizations chief Dr. Demetre Daskalakis said Sunday that he’s concerned with the direction the agency is going and worried about public health [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Moore: ‘I have no interest in fighting with the president, but I have an interest in fighting for my communities’
Nathan Luna/ABC News (BALTIMORE) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore defended his rhetoric against President Donald Trump over crime in his home city of Baltimore amid an escalating feud between the two leaders. “I have no [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
GOP Whip Rep. Emmer says church shooting suspect shouldn’t have been able to possess firearm
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — GOP Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer said Sunday that Minnesota laws should have prevented the suspect from purchasing a gun that allowed them to kill two children and wound more than [Read More…]
ABC National News
Famed Tennessee sheriff who inspired Hollywood movie ‘Walking Tall’ implicated in wife’s murder
Bettmann/Getty Images (NASHVILLE) — It was long believed that Pauline Mullins Pusser, the wife of the legendary Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, was shot and killed in an ambush meant for her husband, but new evidence [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israeli officials say they have identified 2nd of two bodies of hostages recovered in Gaza
Hostages and Missing Families Forum (LONDON) — The second of two remains of hostages recently recovered in Gaza has been identified, the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday. The recovered bodies of the two hostages killed [Read More…]
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Names released in multi-vehicle fatal crash near Highmore
Three people were injured, one fatally, in a multi-vehicle crash six miles east of Highmore shortly after 10 o’clock Wednesday morning. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported three motorcycles were traveling westbound on [Read More…]
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Gov. Rhoden Mobilizes SDNG to DC at the Request of President Trump
Governor Larry Rhoden today (Sunday) announced the mobilization of 12 South Dakota National Guardsmen to support ongoing operations in Washington D.C. at the request of President Donald J. Trump. “South Dakota stands in solidarity with [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump’s global tariffs are unlawful, appeals court says
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. Via Flickr (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court has ruled that most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs are unlawful, potentially dealing a significant blow to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Appeals court sides with judge who blocked Trump administration from ending protections for nearly 600K Venezuelans
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court has found that the Trump administration likely acted unlawfully when it ended protections for nearly 600,000 Venezuelans to live and work in the United States, upholding [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Doctors may need to rethink decades of routine beta blocker use for some patients after a heart attack, studies suggest
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A large new study conducted in Spain and Italy found that beta blockers, drugs often used to slow the heart rate and lower blood pressure, did not provide clear [Read More…]
Latest News
One-third of South Dakota school districts remove or lock away student phones
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Platte-Geddes Superintendent Joel Bailey remembers an “eerily quiet” lunch room when his students were still allowed to use their cellphones during the school day. “We decided that since the kids are [Read More…]
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State denies federal accusation about gender language in grant-funded sex education
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight The Trump administration’s accusation that South Dakota’s federally grant-funded sex education materials contain “gender ideology” is not accurate, according to state officials, while advocates for transgender people are condemning the federal [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia’s ‘massive strike’ on Ukraine overnight kills 1, injures 29, Ukrainian authorities say
Anastasia Potapenko/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC “UA:PBC”/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia carried out “a massive strike” on Ukraine overnight, launching 537 drones and 45 missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force said Saturday morning. Ukraine’s air [Read More…]
ABC National News
What to know about monsoon season in the US
Photo by David McNew/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Monsoon season — the weather pattern that has been creating inclement conditions in the western U.S. — is expected to last for another few weeks following a [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
DWU Women’s Basketball Releases 2025-26 Schedule
MITCHELL, S.D. — Dakota Wesleyan Women’s Basketball has released their schedule for the 2025-2026 season, led by Jason Christensen, who begins his 16th year as head coach of the program. The 2025-26 season includes an eye-catching [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Cortes ejected in chaotic fourth inning as Twins top Padres 7-4
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins took advantage of a chaotic fourth inning that included a two-run error and the ejection of Padres starting pitcher Nestor Cortes in a 7-4 win over San Diego on [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Mitchell Defense Smothers Douglas in 57–0 Season-Opening Rout
Box Elder, S.D. — The Mitchell Kernels opened their 2025 football season shutting out Douglas 57–0 on the road in a dominant all-around performance at Patriot Stadium. Behind an impressive ground game and a suffocating [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Mitchell Volleyball Rallies Past Sturgis in Home Opener
MITCHELL — After a slow start, the Mitchell Kernels found their rhythm and never looked back. The Kernels dropped the opening set but stormed back to defeat Sturgis 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-16) in their [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
SDSU Volleyball Beats Illinois in Season Opener
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The South Dakota State volleyball team opened the season with a 3-1 victory over the Big Ten’s Illinois Friday afternoon at the McLeod Center. Set scores against the Fighting Illini went 25-23, [Read More…]
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