Year: 2025

mbbirdy/Getty Images (Taylorsville, N.C.) — Two local duck hunters in North Carolina ended up discovering human remains during an outing earlier this week, police said. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon at approximately 5:49 p.m. [Read More…]

Bondi hearing live updates: Trump’s attorney general pick faces grilling over loyalty

Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the Justice Department — former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi — faces questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Democrats want [Read More…]

Rubio to be pressed on Trump’s foreign policy goals at confirmation hearing

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is no stranger to grilling nominees during confirmation hearings, but on Wednesday he’ll be the one in the hot seat as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick [Read More…]

Supreme Court hears porn sites’ bid to strike down online age verification laws

Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With online access to pornography and other sexually explicit content easier than ever before, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will take a fresh look at government efforts to impose [Read More…]

Pam Bondi to face questions on loyalty to Trump, lobbying ties in AG confirmation hearing

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pam Bondi has developed a reputation as one of President-elect Donald Trump’s most loyal defenders — a vocal political and legal advocate who represented Trump during his first impeachment, boosted [Read More…]

Biden, in prime time, to bid farewell to nation as Trump prepares to take office

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will give his last Oval Office address as he prepares to hand over power to President-elect Donald Trump and exit politics after a decadeslong career. [Read More…]

Inflation report shows upsurge days before Trump takes office

January 15, 2025 J.P. Skelly

Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Consumer prices rose 2.9% in December compared to a year ago, ticking up from the previous month and extending a resurgent bout of inflation just days before President-elect Donald Trump [Read More…]

Noem bids farewell and thank you to SD in State of the State address

By: Josh Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem used her State of the State address on Tuesday to say goodbye. Noem is expected to resign sometime after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on [Read More…]

In brief: ‘St. Denis Medical’ renewed for season 2 and more

St. Denis Medical has been renewed for a second season. The mockumentary-style NBC sitcom, which aired its midseason premiere on Tuesday, follows the staff at an underfunded Oregon hospital who treat patients while doing their [Read More…]

Josh Gad says he ‘never once’ played LeFou as gay in ‘Beauty and the Beast’

January 15, 2025 Clint Greenway

D Dipasupil/FilmMagic via Getty Images Josh Gad is opening up about the public response to his portrayal of LeFou in the live-action Beauty and the Beast film. In the actor’s new memoir, In Gad We [Read More…]

Local, Regional and National Sport stories

South Dakota high school basketball scores from January 14

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Aberdeen Central 67, Watertown 63 Aberdeen Christian 62, Wolsey-Wessington 45 Bridgewater-Emery 59, Ethan 58 Britton-Hecla 50, Wilmot 44 Castlewood 50, Clark-Willow Lake 38 Centerville 64, Scotland/Menno 37 Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 77, Crow Creek [Read More…]

How climate whiplash contributed to the severity of the California fires

Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Hydroclimate whiplash — the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions — likely contributed to the severity of the wildfires burning in Southern California, according to experts. In recent [Read More…]

What we know about those killed in the LA wildfires

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Family members have begun to identify the residents who were killed in the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. At least 24 people have been killed. [Read More…]

Top Democrat presses Hegseth on supporting accused war criminals that Trump pardoned

SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pete Hegseth told senators on the committee investigating his qualifications to be secretary of defense on Tuesday that “restrictive rules of engagement” have “made it more difficult to [Read More…]

Ag News

How the conversation with consumers are changing

Growing demand for pork is crucial to the producer’s bottom line. Kiersten Hafer, vice president of data and insights for the National Pork Board, says the pork industry is changing how it’s communicating with consumers. [Read More…]

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Nitrogen optimization program already helping farmers plan for ‘25

The State of Wisconsin is backing a nitrogen optimization pilot program, and some of the early research is helping farmers plan for 2025. Matt Ruark with the University of Wisconsin says field experiments will continue [Read More…]

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Minnesota farmer optimistic despite challenging 2024

A central Minnesota farmer is optimistic about 2025 despite what he calls a “pretty challenging year” in 2024. Roy Schneider, who farms about 400 acres and raises poultry and cattle near Foley, says last spring [Read More…]

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Hog futures supported by higher cash business

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, and feeders were higher ahead of the week’s direct cash business. Feeders did find support from the mostly lower move in corn. February live cattle [Read More…]

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Minnesota expands deep winter greenhouse project

University of Minnesota Extension is working with several farms across the state to increase the scale and effectiveness of deep winter greenhouses. Greg Schweser with the university’s regional sustainable development partnerships says the project brings [Read More…]

Middle East live updates: Israel, Hamas closer to ceasefire than ever before