Month: February 2026
Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal accuses DOJ of ‘spying’ on her search history from unredacted Epstein files review
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) questions U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on February 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bondi is expected to face questions [Read More…]
Star Ukrainian athlete disqualified from Winter Olympics for refusing to remove war tribute helmet
Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych, with his helmet, which features pictures of people killed in the war with Russia. Heraskevych was ruled out of the Men’s Skeleton event by the International Olympic Committee just over an hour [Read More…]
In brief: ‘Scarpetta’ official trailer and more
Nicole Kidman’s latest show has debuted its official trailer. Prime Video has released the new trailer for its crime thriller series Scarpetta. Kidman stars alongside an ensemble that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Bobby Cannavale, Simon Baker [Read More…]
‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ stars on telling the true story of the tragic romance
Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Paul Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr. in ‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.’ (FX) The celebrity romance that took the country by storm in [Read More…]
South Putnam FFA chapter restores native species through Back to Our Roots program
The vice president of the South Putnam FFA chapter says members are helping restore natural habitats and improve the biodiversity of native plants in Indiana. Stone Staunch says students developed the Back to Our Roots program as [Read More…]
A range of mild temps, centered on the Plains; largely dry weather across much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, lingering cold weather is mostly confined to the Great Lakes States. The colder areas generally overlap where fields and forests are still blanketed by snow. Wednesday’s Midwestern high temperatures will remain [Read More…]
A very mild, mid-winter pattern to continue; welcome moisture for the West & Plains
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures in the Great Basin and Pacific Coast States, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Rockies to the Atlantic Coast. Meanwhile, [Read More…]
Ukraine and Russia exchange deadly drone attacks, Zelenskyy calls for energy truce
A view of the destruction in the area following Russia’s drone attack in the city of Odessa, Ukraine on February 12, 2026. (Artur Shvits/Anadolu via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on [Read More…]
Video suggests DHS exaggerated claims about the shooting of Marimar Martinez: Visual analysis
Marimar Martinez, a Chicago teacher’s assistant who survived being shot five times by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in October 2025, attends a press conference with her lawyers at the law offices of Cheronis & [Read More…]
Bondi says Ghislaine Maxwell ‘will hopefully die in prison’
Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Committee on the Judiciary during an oversight hearing, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC on February 11, 2026. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
Thursday Sports: February 12, 2026
THURSDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 12, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels basketball take on Sioux Falls Washington on Tuesday. The boys will be in Sioux Falls, while the Kernel girls will be at home vs. the [Read More…]
Second Half Surge Pushes North Dakota Past USD
VERMILLION, S.D. — South Dakota basketball held a double-digit lead at halftime Wednesday night, but a second half surge from North Dakota pushed the Fighting Hawks past the Yotes 72-71. After the Coyotes built a 37-26 [Read More…]
Dakota Wesleyan Holds Off Waldorf in 94-87 Victory
FOREST CITY, IOWA — Dakota Wesleyan men’s basketball survived a second-half surge from Waldorf to earn a hard-fought 94-87 win on Wednesday night. The Tigers improved to 14-11 overall and 9-8 in conference play, while [Read More…]
Legislative proposal would require data centers to get permits from neighboring cities and counties
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A legislative proposal related to a situation in the Sioux Falls area would require data centers in South Dakota to obtain an additional permit from a neighboring city or county, if [Read More…]
Lawmakers endorse adding school coaches as mandatory reporters of abuse and neglect, but not clergy
Seth Tupper and John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Debates about which types of authority figures should be mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect ended in one proposal’s failure and another’s advancement Wednesday at the South [Read More…]
State Senate advances measure asking voters to authorize mobile sports betting
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — The South Dakota Senate voted 23-10 on Wednesday to approve a resolution that would ask voters to legalize mobile sports betting and capture tax revenue from it to reduce property taxes. [Read More…]
Tigers Roll Past Waldorf Behind Balanced Attack
FOREST CITY, Iowa — Dakota Wesleyan left little doubt Wednesday night. The Tigers built a commanding early lead and cruised to a 115-46 victory over Waldorf in conference women’s basketball action, improving to 21-4 overall [Read More…]
Federal judge declines to intervene in South Dakota attorney general’s fight against abortion ads
Meghan O’Brien-SD Searchlight A federal judge declined to intervene Wednesday against South Dakota Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley’s attempt to shut down a national nonprofit’s abortion-rights ad campaign. Jackley asked a South Dakota state judge in December [Read More…]
‘Harold and Maude’ actor Bud Cort dies at age 77
Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon in the Hal Ashby-directed 1971 film, ‘Harold and Maude.’ (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images) Bud Cort, the actor known for his co-starring role in the 1971 film Harold and Maude, [Read More…]
Corn farmer urges DC to deliver on nationwide E15
A Wisconsin farmer is urging Congress to get the nationwide E15 deal done. Mike Berget is a representative of the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board, the state’s corn checkoff program. He tells Brownfield that farmers did [Read More…]
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