Month: December 2025

Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Department of Justice officials, citing privilege, did not disclose details on the legal advice given to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the decision to continue [Read More…]

NATO fighters scrambled in Poland as Russia bombards Ukraine

Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — NATO fighter jets were scrambled and air defense systems put on alert in Poland in response to Russia’s latest overnight drone and missile strikes in Ukraine, the Armed [Read More…]

Why countries are pulling out of 2026 Eurovision contest over Israel’s participation

Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Eurovision Song Contest slogan is “United By Music,” but the music competition’s organizers are seeing some cracks in that unity. A discordant note has been [Read More…]

ABC Health News

14 cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported in Florida, may be linked to gym

December 6, 2025 Travis Kriens

(NEW YORK) — At least 14 cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported in central Florida. In an email to state Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, the Florida Department of Health revealed the outbreak is linked [Read More…]

Clayborne Honored as Top MVFC Scholar Athlete

ST. LOUIS — South Dakota State defensive lineman Kobe Clayborne was honored Friday as the Missouri Valley Football Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year and four other Jackrabbits were selected to the MVFC Scholar-Athlete Team by a vote [Read More…]

Hybertson & Tyler Earn NAIA First Team All-Region Honors From the AVCA

December 6, 2025 Travis Kriens

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kayleigh Hybertson and Elizabeth Tyler have been named NAIA First Team All-Region (mid-north) for their efforts throughout the 2025 season. Hybertson and Tyler both continue to earn conference and national recognition for their outstanding seasons. Hybertson, [Read More…]

SDSU Volleyball Ends Season with Loss to Arizona in NCAA Tournament

December 6, 2025 Travis Kriens

STANFORD, Calif. – The South Dakota State volleyball team won the first NCAA Tournament set in program history Friday evening but fell 3-1 to Arizona in the opening round at Maples Pavilion. Set scores against the [Read More…]

News

Winter Storm Moving Through the Region Today

December 6, 2025 J.P. Skelly

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Russell Hornsby join ”Tis So Sweet’ cast

December 5, 2025 Travis Kriens

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 02, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic) Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Russell [Read More…]

Iowa State Names Jimmy Rogers Head Football Coach

AMES, Iowa – Jimmy Rogers, who guided Washington State to a bowl game in his first season on the Palouse after leading South Dakota State to the 2023 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) national championship, has [Read More…]

Florida judge grants DOJ motion to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

The seal of the Department of Justice is seen before a news conference with Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, December 4, 2025, announcing the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed pipe bombs [Read More…]

Critics Choice Awards 2026: ‘Sinners’ leads nominations with 17

The poster for ‘Sinners.’ (Warner Bros. Pictures) The 2026 Critics Choice Awards nominations have been revealed. Sinners leads the pack of film nominees with 17, followed by One Battle After Another, which scored 14. Hamnet [Read More…]

Ag News

Koch agronomist says tighter margins make nutrient management essential in 2026

An agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services says growers should prioritize nutrient use efficiency in 2026. Tim Laatsch, Koch’s director of agronomy for North America, says continued tight margins are projected for the next growing [Read More…]

Ag News

BASF expects EPA approval soon for new weed control options ahead of spring planting

Farmers should have a few new weed control management options this spring, pending EPA approval. Technical Marketing Manager for Corn Herbicides at BASF, Josh Putman, tells Brownfield the registration process is picking back up after [Read More…]

Ag News

Tranel: Extend emissions changes to ag equipment

The Trump administration has proposed easing automobile gas mileage and emissions regulations, and a Wisconsin legislator is asking USDA to also include agricultural equipment in the reforms. Farmer and State Representative Travis Tranel says, “If [Read More…]

Ag News

NCBA president-elect says supply demand justifies beef prices

The president-elect of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association contends retail beef is appropriately priced. Gene Copenhaver, who operates a stocker operation in southwest Virginia, says supply and demand justifies what consumers are paying for beef. [Read More…]

Ag News

Soybeans, corn see losses ahead of upcoming USDA, CONAB numbers

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, compounding what would have already been week-to-week declines. The USDA says China bought 462,000 tons of U.S. beans Friday morning, fulfilling some of the recent trade rumors. [Read More…]

Mother charged after children ate her THC gummies, were hospitalized: DA

Candice Hickson is shown in this undated booking photo. Tennessee District Attorney General Frederick H. Agee, 28th Judicial District, Gibson, Crockett, and Haywood Counties (TENNESSEE) — A Tennessee mother is facing a criminal charge and [Read More…]

Teen in court after allegedly setting sleeping homeless man on fire on NYC subway train

Hiram Carrero, 18, accused of lighting a homeless man on fire aboard a northbound number 3 train, is taken from the New York Police Department 9th Precinct in New York, on Dec. 4, 2025. Theodore [Read More…]

Anna Kepner’s cruise ship death: Stepmom fights to keep custody of her younger child