Month: February 2026

A child is seen playing a game on the Roblox platform on November 19, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A group of 800 parents — including those [Read More…]

‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother reported missing in Arizona: Sheriff

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced on Sunday that a woman missing in Arizona is the mother of “Today Show” host Savannah Guthrie. (Pima County Sheriff’s Department) (NEW YORK) — An 84-year-old woman who was [Read More…]

White House faces questions over UAE royal’s investment in Trump family’s crypto firm

February 2, 2026 J.P. Skelly

Donald Trump Jr., co-founder of World Liberty Financial, during the Token2049 conference in Singapore, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. The crypto conference runs through Oct. 2. (Photographer: Suhaimi Abdullah/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President [Read More…]

Yankton Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of a Young Woman

A 22 year old man from Yankton has been sentenced to 22 years in Federal Prison for selling fentanyl resulting in the death of a young woman. The U-S Attorney’s Office reported Evan Nelson was [Read More…]

In brief: ‘It’s Florida, Man’ renewed for season 3 and more

The Housemaid will be available to watch at home soon. Deadline reports the Paul Feig-directed Lionsgate film will arrive on premium digital and premium video on demand on Feb. 3. That means it will have [Read More…]

Sam Raimi’s ‘Send Help’ debuts at #1 at the box office

Dylan O’Brien as Bradley Preston and Rachel McAdams as Linda Liddle in ‘Send Help.’ (Brook Rushton/20th Century Studios) Sam Raimi’s Send Help didn’t need any help at the box office this weekend. The film, starring [Read More…]

Ag News

Cold weather and frozen soils limit drought relief despite recent precipitation

An atmospheric scientist says the recent precipitation hasn’t done much to alleviate drought concerns. Dr. Eric Snodgrass, senior science fellow at Nutrient Ag Solutions says it’s been too cold. “We have frozen soil,” he says. “Any [Read More…]

Ag News

Statewide disaster declaration enhances Texas task force response to the threat of New World screwworm

Texas continues to take preemptive actions to protect the state from the threat of New World screwworm. Governor Greg Abbott has issued a statewide disaster declaration. The administration says the move is to better equip [Read More…]

Ag News

Analyst says corn farmers should prepare early for 2026

A market analyst says producers will need to be proactive in their corn marketing in 2026. Brian Burke president of John Stewart & Associates says, “There’s not any home runs to be hit this next year. [Read More…]

These are the states where incomes grew the most, least in recent decades

Kevin Hardy/Stateline Household incomes have grown in nearly every state over the past 50 years, but a new study concludes that growth has been uneven across the country. An analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, released [Read More…]

Bills cracking down on abortion pills advance in states that already ban most abortions

Elisha Brown/States Newsroom Even though many legislative sessions only just convened across the country this month, efforts to restrict access to abortion pills are in full swing, particularly in states that already ban abortion. Nearly [Read More…]

Habitat for Humanity leads nation in subdivision efforts

Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch RAPID CITY, S.D. – After decades of building one home at a time for families in need of affordable housing, South Dakota’s two largest Habitat for Humanity affiliates have embarked [Read More…]

1st-of-its-kind South Dakota cohousing development finds its place in Vermillion

Molly Wetsch/South Dakota News Watch VERMILLION, S.D. – In this college town of 11,000, a handful of long-time residents are building the state’s first-ever cohousing development, which they hope provides a new way of living [Read More…]

Ag News

Contraction continues in the cattle industry

An ag economist says there’s still no signs of expansion in the cattle herd. Josh Maples with Mississippi State University Extension says 2025 was another year of contraction. “This is the seventh consecutive year of declines,” he says. “This [Read More…]

Monday Sports: February 2, 2026

MONDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 2, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Gymnastics finished runner-up at the ESD Conference meet in Aberdeen on Saturday. The Kernels scored 146.725, second only to Harrisburg in the eight-team field. Mitchell was [Read More…]

Meryl Streep & Anne Hathaway return in first trailer for ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’