Month: December 2025
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota State to Host Special Olympics Night
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Special Olympics South Dakota and South Dakota State Athletics are proud to host Special Olympics Night during the SDSU women’s basketball game versus Weber State on Wednesday, December 3, at First Bank & [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Kids who have smartphones by age 12 have higher risk of depression, obesity: Study
Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Children who have smartphones by age 12 are at higher risk of lack of sleep, obesity and depression, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. What’s [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Harry Potter’ HBO series star Dominic McLaughlin on letter from Daniel Radcliffe
Dominic McLaughlin on set of the upcoming ‘Harry Potter’ HBO TV series. (Aidan Monaghan/HBO) The boy who lived, squared. Dominic McLaughlin, the young actor who has taken over the role of Harry Potter in the [Read More…]
Ag News
Managing milk replacers can be complicated, but needs to be done right
Different milk replacers have different purposes, and nutrition expert Dr. Olivia Guenther-Schroeder from Purina Animal Nutrition says that new calf needs the right feeding program to be healthy and productive. The post Managing milk replacers [Read More…]
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State budget chief urges close look at schools with excess cash as property tax complaints continue
Makenzie Huber and Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s top state budget official is urging a close look at cash balances in some school districts as the governor and lawmakers consider ideas for property tax [Read More…]
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Beef boosters: Young people needed to keep cattle industry vibrant
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — In 2024, Aberdeen’s DemKota beef processing plant bought cattle from 400 producers. This year, they bought from 300. “That wasn’t because we chose to,” CEO Adam Bode [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Kiffin laments circumstances of his Ole Miss exit, but says he couldn’t pass up LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lane Kiffin called his past six years at Ole Miss “the best six years” of his life, and then tried to explain why he felt compelled to leave Oxford, Mississippi, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Michigan up to No. 3 in AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll, Michigan State and Iowa State into top 10
Michigan jumped to No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s basketball poll on Monday as rival Michigan State and Iowa State both climbed into the top 10. No. 1 Purdue and No. 2 Arizona remained [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Texas jumps to No. 2 behind UConn in women’s AP Top 25 after beating South Carolina and UCLA
Texas moved up to No. 2 behind UConn in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday after beating two top teams in a Thanksgiving tournament. The Longhorns topped then-No. 2 South Carolina 66-64 a day after [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Ten Jackrabbits Named to All-MVFC Squad
ST. LOUIS — Led by four first-team selections, a total of 10 South Dakota State football players were named Monday to the 2025 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Team. Selections were determined by a vote among [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Nine Coyotes Earn All-MVFC Recognition
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Following an 8-4 (6-2 MVFC) campaign and a second-place finish in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC), nine Coyotes – ten slots – have been honored by the MVFC with all-conference selections [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ spinoff, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ film coming in 2028
Sonic The Hedgehog attends the family screening of ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ at Cineworld Leicester Square on March 27, 2022, in London, England. (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage via Getty Images) Paramount has added a couple [Read More…]
ABC National News
Immigration judge fired by Trump administration files lawsuit claiming discrimination
The logo for the Justice Department (Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — An immigration judge who was fired by the Trump administration is suing the Department of Justice, alleging she is a victim of unlawful [Read More…]
ABC National News
White House physician says Trump’s imaging test results were ‘perfectly normal’ in memo
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on November 16, 2025, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump spent the weekend at his Mar-A-Lago Club in [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ star Whitney Leavitt to join ‘Chicago’ on Broadway
Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas on season 34 of ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ (Disney/Eric McCandless) This Mormon wife is trading in her ballroom shoes for the Broadway stage. Whitney Leavitt, one of the stars of [Read More…]
Ag News
Share the Harvest
The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council is a sponsor of the Share the Harvest Program. Brady Lichtenberg, the director of conservation agronomy at Missouri Soybeans, has more details in the latest Spotlight on Soybeans. The post [Read More…]
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USDA: October red meat output drops amid slower cattle and hog slaughter rates
U.S. commercial red meat production declined year-over-year in October. The USDA says the total of 4.892 billion pounds was 3% lower than last year, with slower cattle and hog slaughter paces due to tight ready [Read More…]
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Bode says MAHA initiative and USMCA review could reshape ag markets
The president of the Corn Refiners Association says bolstering markets is the key to get profitability back into American agriculture. “It’s domestic markets, it’s our foreign markets, it’s our future markets,” said John Bode. Bode [Read More…]
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North central Ohio farmer says weather was the biggest challenge of 2025
A north central Ohio farmer says inconsistent weather patterns has been the biggest challenge of 2025. Owen Niese says it was one of the longest harvest seasons he’s ever experienced. “There are pockets that got their corn planted [Read More…]
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Propane industry prepared to avoid 2019 repeat
The propane industry has taken steps to prevent regional shortages like the ones that occurred during the 2019 harvest season. Michael Newland is with the Propane Education and Research Council. He says, “It was a [Read More…]
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