Month: October 2025
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Class 9AA Football Playoff Preview: A Competitive Field Gears Up for Thursday’s First Round
Travis Kriens, KORN News Radio Sports Director The 2025 South Dakota Class 9AA football playoffs kick off this Thursday. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy: The Top SeedFreeman/Marion/Freeman Academy enters the playoffs with an undefeated 8-0 record, earning the [Read More…]
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ toys on the way from Mattel, Hasbro
Mira (voiced by May Hong), Rumi (voiced by Arden Cho) and Zoey (voiced by Ji-Young Yoo) in ‘KPop Demon Hunters.’ (Netflix) Fans of KPop Demon Hunters can look forward to playing with officially licensed toys [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA’s Farm Service Agency to resume core activities in shutdown
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA’s Farm Service Agency will resume core operations on Thursday, including farm loan processing, farm program payments and other programs. Dusty Johnson, a U.S. Congressman from South Dakota, tells [Read More…]
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Class 11B Playoffs Kick Off Thursday With Familiar Favorites, High-Powered Offenses and Regular Season Rematches
Travis Kriens, KORN News Radio Sports Director The South Dakota Class 11B high school football playoffs begin Thursday with eight first-round games, headlined by undefeated contenders, explosive offenses, and key rematches from the regular season. [Read More…]
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Wednesday Sports: October 22, 2025
WEDNESDAY SPORTS, OCTOBER 22, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels volleyball had its seven-match winning streak come to an end last night with a 3-0 loss at Aberdeen Central, (26-24, 25-12, 25-18). Charleigh Collins had [Read More…]
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Mitchell Police Department Urges Drivers to Follow Railroad Crossing Safety Laws
The Mitchell Police Department is issuing a public safety reminder after recent reports of vehicles ignoring warning signals at railroad crossings. The department has seen an increase in incidents where drivers speed through crossings while [Read More…]
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Lawmakers want ambulance services reimbursed for helping patients at home
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight A group of lawmakers voted Tuesday to back efforts to get ambulance services paid for helping low-income and elderly patients without taking them to a hospital. The vote came during a [Read More…]
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U.S. ranchers oppose Trump’s plan to import more Argentine beef and experts doubt it will lower prices
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump ’s plan to cut record beef prices by importing more meat from Argentina is running into heated opposition from U.S. ranchers who are enjoying some rare profitable years and skepticism from [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Now Trump won’t meet with Putin on Ukraine, White House official says
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — There are no plans for President [Read More…]
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SNAP benefits to halt in some states amid government shutdown
The U.S. Capitol building is seen from Freedom Plaza during the 20th day of the ongoing federal government shutdown in Washington, D.C., United States, on October 20, 2025. Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
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Biden rings the bell after completing course of radiation therapy for cancer
Joe Biden is seen at Janssen’s Market, Sept. 7, 2025, in Wilmington, Del. Mega/GC Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Joe Biden has completed his current course of radiation therapy, a spokesperson told ABC News [Read More…]
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Trump administration seeks to dissolve remaining order blocking National Guard deployment to Portland
Federal agents clash with anti-I.C.E. protesters at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on October 12, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. An Instagram post from the WorldNakedBikeRidePortland account stated – “The emergency WNBR Portland is [Read More…]
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Attorneys for former special counsel Jack Smith dispute ‘inaccurate’ claims he tapped senators’ phones
In this Aug. 1, 2023, file photo, Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on an unsealed indictment, including four felony counts against former President Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
Ag News
Analysts watch closely as Trump hesitates on U.S.-China trade meeting
President Trump continues to go back-and-forth on whether the U.S. and China will meet to discuss trade in the next 10 days. “We’re going to have a fair deal and I think we’re going to [Read More…]
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U.S. Senate Ag Committee advances grain standards and land bills
The U.S. Senate Ag Committee unanimously passed several bills out of committee on Tuesday. That includes the U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025, which modernizes grain grading technology, improves existing laws and allows the [Read More…]
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South Dakota WIC Services Continue Without Disruption
The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) confirms that the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program continues to operate as normal. “There is no disruption to South Dakota WIC services,” said Melissa Magstadt, Secretary of [Read More…]
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Navigating new land: The world of Catan coming to Netflix
A woman takes the board game Settlers of Catan off a shelf. (Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images) The Settlers of Catan has forged a new alliance: the popular board game is being adapted into Netflix programming. Asmodee, [Read More…]
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Tessa Thompson to receive Spotlight Award at Gotham Film Awards for ‘Hedda’ performance
Tessa Thompson on “Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising” (ABC/Kyusung Gong) Tessa Thompson will be honored at the 2025 Gotham Awards for her titular performance in the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios drama Hedda. She is set [Read More…]
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Cattle and hog futures higher heading into midweek
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, supported by near-term tightness. December live cattle closed $1.77 higher at $245.42 and February live cattle closed $1.75 higher at $246.27. November feeder cattle [Read More…]
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Soybean, corn slip on harvest pressure, profit taking
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. The U.S. soybean harvest should be approaching 75% finished and South American planting weather, for the most part, looks good. Stateside, we can only guess at [Read More…]