Month: January 2026

An ag economist says the cattle industry continues to look for any signs of herd expansion. Charley Martinez with the University of Tennessee says, “We want to know the percentage of heifers and that’s really [Read More…]

Ag News

Corn, sorghum, soybean export sales hit marketing year highs

January 23, 2026 J.P. Skelly

Corn, sorghum, and soybean export sales all roared to marketing year highs during the week ending January 15th. The USDA says most of those corn sales to were unknown destinations and Japan, while China and [Read More…]

DWU Sioux Falls Nursing Program Has New Location

Dakota Wesleyan University’s in-person A.S. nursing program based in Sioux Falls has a new home. The program moved from a downtown location to a new location in early January. The program is now occupying part [Read More…]

Russia, Ukraine and US set to hold 1st trilateral talks since start of war

(LONDON) — Delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States are set to hold trilateral talks in the United Arab Emirates on Friday in what officials say will be the first trilateral meeting since Russia [Read More…]

Europe must ‘play the power game’ with Trump over Greenland, former Danish FM says

Denmark’s then-Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod speaks to the press in Brussels, Belgium, on July 18, 2022. (Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images_ (LONDON )– Denmark’s new government was less than two months old when U.S. President [Read More…]

Ryan Wedding, former Olympian turned FBI most wanted fugitive, arrested: Sources

Ryan Wedding of Canada competes in the qualifying round of the men’s parallel giant slalom snowboarding event during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Park City Mountain Resort in Park City, Utah, [Read More…]

Death of Colts owner Jim Irsay now under federal investigation: Sources

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay on the field before the preseason game against the Cleveland Browns at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 17, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The death [Read More…]

Ex-husband charged in Ohio couple’s double murder to appear in court

In this booking photo released by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Michael McKee is shown. (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office) (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The surgeon accused of gunning down his ex-wife and her husband in their Ohio home [Read More…]

White House ballroom: Judge signals skepticism of Trump administration arguments

January 23, 2026 J.P. Skelly

An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished, Oct. 23, 2025. (Eric Lee/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The federal judge presiding over a challenge to the White House [Read More…]

Pheasantland Industries Print Shop Creates Custom Gift Boxes for USS Pierre Commissioning

When the USS Pierre was commissioned as the newest addition to the U.S. Navy fleet in November 2025, Pheasantland Industries’ Print Shop played a creative and meaningful role in commemorating the historic event. Working closely with [Read More…]

In brief: ‘Invincible’ season 4 official trailer and more

The official trailer for Invincible season 4 has arrived. Prime Video has shared the trailer for the fourth season of the animated adult superhero series, which premieres on March 18. The show, which is based [Read More…]

Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson on humans playing AI in ‘Mercy’

Chris Pratt stars as Chris Raven in ‘Mercy.’ (Justin Lubin) Chris Pratt is a police officer on trial before an AI judge in the new film Mercy. The film, which was directed by Timur Bekmambetov, [Read More…]

Ag News

An intense, high-impact Winter weather pattern expands across the Heartland & southern states

Across the Corn Belt, bitterly cold, windy weather conrinues to expand across the Midwest, with this morning’s minimum temperatures falling below 0°F. Any snow is generally light and confined to areas downwind of the Great [Read More…]

Ag News

A very cold pattern, but with a return to a tranquil period of weather for the Heartland

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures throughout the eastern half of the U.S., while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in the West. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation nearly [Read More…]

Indiana’s CFP victory over Miami averages 33.9 million viewers, most-watched game in 11 years

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Top-seeded Indiana’s victory over Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday night was the most watched college football game in 11 years. The Hoosiers’ 27-21 victory over [Read More…]

NFL divisional playoffs average 39.2 million viewers, 2nd-highest on record

Last weekend’s NFL divisional round playoff games averaged 39.2 million viewers according to Nielsen, the second-most watched since audience average numbers started being tracked in 1988. It was just off the record of 40 million, [Read More…]

Ravens hire Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter as head coach

Before they even began the process of interviewing more than a dozen people for their coaching vacancy, the Baltimore Ravens knew plenty about Jesse Minter. Now he has the job. The Ravens hired the 42-year-old [Read More…]

From instinct to evidence: Building connections matters most to women in South Dakota ag

Kristi Hine/South Dakota News Watch HURON, S.D. – When Rebecca Blue first began asking South Dakota women in agriculture what they were missing, the answers felt familiar. Connection. Community. A sense that they weren’t navigating [Read More…]

State Senate says no to debate on kratom, hemp-derived THC product bans

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight State senators voted against discussions on banning hemp-derived consumables and kratom on Thursday at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre. Separate bills to ban the use, possession, sale or consumption of [Read More…]

Gun silencer deregulation advances to SD Senate without opposition