Month: October 2025
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News Watch and Dakota Wesleyan again sponsor spelling bee
South Dakota News Watch and Dakota Wesleyan University are again sponsoring the state spelling bee that will send a winner to the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington. DWU will host the state competition [Read More…]
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$174 million South Dakota battery project signals intent to begin permitting process
South Dakota Searchlight-Joshua Haiar Last month, utilities regulators voted 2-1 to tell a company that wants to put industrial scale batteries near Watertown that they’ll need a permit before they build. Last week, lawyers for [Read More…]
ABC National News
Object that hit United flight’s windshield may have been weather balloon, company says
@JonNYC/ X (NEW YORK) — A United Airlines flight diverted to Salt Lake City last week after an object struck the plane’s windshield at 36,000 feet, causing it to crack and injuring the pilot, according [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Flying Under the Radar No More: Mitchell Volleyball Makes Statement in Class AA
Travis Kriens – KORN News Radio Sports Director MITCHELL, S.D. — A year ago, the Mitchell Kernels volleyball team was a 3-win program stuck at the bottom of the Class AA standings. Fast forward to [Read More…]
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Quality and cost of Medicare coverage vary by state, report finds, with South Dakota ranking 24th
Anna Claire Vollers/Stateline The quality and cost of Medicare coverage depend on where you live, according to new research. The Commonwealth Fund, a research nonprofit focused on health care, on Thursday released a report grading how well [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Emma Stone says Andrew Garfield lied about his ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ role
Emma Stone attends the ‘Bugonia’ Headline Gala at the 69th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on October 10, 2025, in London, England. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for BFI) Emma Stone was shocked [Read More…]
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$174 million South Dakota battery project signals intent to begin permitting process
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Last month, utilities regulators voted 2-1 to tell a company that wants to put industrial scale batteries near Watertown that they’ll need a permit before they build. Last week, lawyers for the company [Read More…]
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Gov. Rhoden hires Iowan to lead South Dakota prison system
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight An Iowa prison official who’s worked in corrections in three states will lead the South Dakota Department of Corrections. Gov. Larry Rhoden announced that Nick Lamb will serve as the department’s [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Tuesday Sports: October 21, 2025
TUESDAY SPORTS, OCTOBER 21, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — No. 5 Mitchell Kernels volleyball, 13-4 on the season, will be at Aberdeen Central on Tuesday at 6:30 pm. The Kernels have won seven matches in a [Read More…]
Ag News
October RMI: Rural economy falls to five-year low
The latest Rural Mainstreet Index shows the ag economy has slumped to a five-year low. Ag economist Ernie Goss with Creighton University says weak agriculture commodity prices continue to dampen economic activity in the Midwest. [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota farmer: “We put grain in every little nook and cranny” amid price pressures
Many farmers are maximizing grain storage because of low harvest prices. Wanda Patsche grows corn and soybeans near Welcome in south-central Minnesota. “We put grain in every little nook and cranny that we had on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump administration can deploy National Guard to Portland, court rules
<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/News_PortlandTroops_102025.png” alt=””><figcaption>Federal agents clash with anti-I.C.E. protesters at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on Oct. 12, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images</figcaption></figure><p>(WASHINGTON) — An appeals court on Monday overturned a temporary [Read More…]
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Appeals court considers whether Alina Habba can continue as NJ’s top prosecutor
<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/News_AlinaHabba_102025.png” alt=””><figcaption>Counselor to the President Donald Trump Alina Habba speak during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center, Feb. 20, 2025, in [Read More…]
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Lawyers for Comey ask judge to dismiss charges based on prosecutors’ ‘flagrant misconduct’
<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/Getty_JamesComey_102025.jpg” alt=””><figcaption>James Comey, former FBI Director, speaks at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. . (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure><p>(NEW YORK) — Last month’s <a [Read More…]
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Man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up Atlanta airport
<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/ABC_BreakingNews_091224.jpg” alt=””></figure><p class=”p1″>(ATLANTA, Ga.) — A man who allegedly threatened to shoot up the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was arrested after entering a terminal at the airport on Monday, according to authorities.</p><p class=”p1″>The man’s [Read More…]
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Missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard spotted earlier this month, mom not cooperating: Sheriff
<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/News_MelodeeBuzzard_102025.png” alt=””><figcaption>The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is searching for Melodee Buzzard. This is the most recent photograph available, which was taken two years ago. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office</figcaption></figure><p class=”p1″>(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota Media High School Football Poll – October 20
The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Oct. 20 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota Media High School Volleyball Poll – October 20
Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week of Oct. 20, 2025. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking. CLASS AA 1. Harrisburg (12) 22-2 [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
See the first look at Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone in ‘I Play Rocky’
<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/E_IPlayRocky_102025.png” alt=””><figcaption>Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone in 'I Play Rocky.' (Amazon MGM Studios)</figcaption></figure><p>We have our first look at the upcoming film <em>I Play Rocky</em>.</p><p>Amazon MGM Studios <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DQCeGDnjfqT/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=70c3805a-b0c8-4680-8513-f8b38961125b” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>revealed</a> that production is [Read More…]
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Nia Long says portraying Katherine Jackson in ‘Michael’ was ‘opportunity of a lifetime’
<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/Getty_NiaLong_102025.png” alt=””><figcaption>Nia Long attends the New York City Ballet 2025 Spring Gala at Lincoln Center on May 8, 2025, in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure><p class=”p1″><strong>Nia Long</strong> has experience as a mother, but [Read More…]
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