Month: December 2025
Flu concerns grow in US as UK sees more cases among kids
Stock photo of a sick child blowing their nose. Vera Livchak/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Concerns about the flu spreading in the U.S. are growing as the U.K. continues to see a spike in [Read More…]
Leonardo DiCaprio is 2025 Time Entertainer of the Year
Leonardo DiCaprio on the cover of TIME Entertainer of the Year. (Photograph by Geordie Wood for TIME, @geordiewood) Leonardo DiCaprio has been named the 2025 Time Entertainer of the Year. The actor, who has been a [Read More…]
DWU employee named to Prairie Business 2025 40 under 40 list
Prairie Business magazine has released its annual 40 Under 40 list, which profiles young professionals in the region under the age of 40. The inspiring and dedicated professionals listed every year come from a wide [Read More…]
‘There’s a weapon!’: Officer testifies in evidence hearing about finding gun in Luigi Mangione’s bag
Luigi Mangione appears for a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 01, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW [Read More…]
Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
This photo illustration shows a smartphone that displays the Paramount Skydance logo in front of a blurred Warner Bros. Discovery emblem. (Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Paramount said Monday it is making a bid to acquire Warner [Read More…]
New York City ties its record for longest stretch without a homicide
The sun sets on midtown Manhattan in New York City, Nov. 28, 2025. (Gary Hershorn/ABC News) (NEW YORK) — New York City has tied its record for the longest stretch without a homicide in recorded [Read More…]
Winter weather hits Midwest, East as Pacific Northwest braces for atmospheric river
Monday snow potential. (ABC News( (NEW YORK) — After a weekend of snow in the Midwest, the winter weather is focused farther south on Monday, with snow hitting Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. Meanwhile, [Read More…]
Luigi Mangione returns to court for Day 4 of pretrial evidence hearing
Luigi Mangione appears for a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 01, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW [Read More…]
Republicans left tribes out of their $50B rural fund. Now it’s up to states to share.
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, KFF Health News The Trump administration is touting its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program as the largest-ever U.S. investment in rural health care. But the government made minimal mention of Native [Read More…]
Texans stifle Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs in 20-10 victory to keep pace in AFC South race
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Houston Texans never made their trip to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night into anything more than their next game. Didn’t matter that the Kansas City Chiefs had been the [Read More…]
Jeff Kent elected to baseball Hall of Fame, which again keeps doors shut for Bonds and Clemens
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame more than 17 years after his final game, Jeff Kent couldn’t control his emotions. “Absolutely unprepared. Emotionally unstable,” he said after Sunday’s vote announcement. “Thoughts [Read More…]
‘One Battle After Another’ leads 2026 Golden Globe nominees
2026 Golden Globes hosted by Nikki Glaser (CBS/dick clark productions) The 2026 Golden Globe nominations have officially been announced. Actor Marlon Wayans and actress Skye P. Marshall revealed the nominations live from Los Angeles, where [Read More…]
In brief: ‘The Simpsons Movie’ sequel switches release date and more
Another season of Platonic is on the way. Apple TV has renewed its comedy series starring Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne for season 3. Series creators Nicholas Stoller and Francesca Delbanco said in a statement that they [Read More…]
Duvall: Nationwide E15 could be nearing the finish line
The head of the American Farm Bureau Federation says nationwide, year-round E-15 might be within reach this month. “We’re really close. We are really close. Zippy Duvall says it will still take a large grassroots [Read More…]
Rural Hispanic community grows
By Molly Wetsch South Dakota News Watch PLANKINTON, S.D. – Of the just 768 people who call Plankinton home, 163 identify as Hispanic, according to the 2023 American Community Survey. That’s 1 in 5 people [Read More…]
Social worker dies from injuries suffered in San Francisco hospital stabbing attack: Police
A man is facing murder charges after a social worker he allegedly attacked and stabbed repeatedly in a ward at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center died from her injuries, Dec. 6, 2025, [Read More…]
In landmark case, Supreme Court to rule on Trump’s bid to control independent agencies
Rebecca Slaughter, commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, July 13, 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINTON) — For more than 100 years, independent government [Read More…]
Here’s how immigration enforcement is affecting school enrollment in some districts
Demonstrators protest immigration policies in Chicago, Sept. 6, 2025. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration’s surge in law enforcement has created a chilling effect on student attendance in school districts nationwide, [Read More…]
Monday Sports: December 8, 2025
MONDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 8, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell senior Kyanna Gropper won the balance beam and finished runner-up in the all-around to lead Kernels gymnastics to a second-place team finish on Saturday at the [Read More…]
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ wins #1 at the box office with $63 million
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ poster (Universal) Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 played to win at the box office this weekend. The Josh Hutcherson-starring sequel, based on the popular horror game, took the #1 spot [Read More…]
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