Month: May 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The MVP looked like the MVP again, and the Western Conference finals are knotted up. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back from a subpar series opener to score 30 points, Alex Caruso added [Read More…]

Golden Knights roll to early lead, hold off Avs 4-2 to open Western Conference Final

DENVER (AP) — Dylan Coghlan scored his first playoff goal to get Vegas rolling, Carter Hart made 36 saves and the Golden Knights opened the Western Conference Final by holding off the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Wednesday [Read More…]

Thursday Sports: May 21, 2026

THURSDAY SPORTS, MAY 21, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels boys tennis is heading to the Class AA state tournament Thursday and Friday in Rapid City, looking to build on last year’s sixth-place finish. The [Read More…]

South Dakota Earns Summit League Dr. Helen Smiley Women’s All-Sport Award

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The South Dakota women have won the 2025-26 Summit League Dr. Helen Smiley Women’s All-Sport Award, the league office announced Wednesday morning following the Joint Council Meetings’ Dinner on Tuesday night. The [Read More…]

SDSU Receives Summit League Sportsmanship Award

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The South Dakota State Jackrabbits were named the recipient of the Summit League Sportsmanship award for the 2025-26 academic year, league officials announced Wednesday. The award is given annually to the school [Read More…]

Joe Ryan pitches the Twins past the Astros 4-1 with a 12-strikeout masterpiece over 6 innings

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Ryan matched his career high with 12 strikeouts over six innings, Ryan Kreidler hit a three-run home run and the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 4-1 on Wednesday. Ryan (3-3) retired his last 16 [Read More…]

Schlecht Gem Leads South Dakota State Past Oral Roberts

MINNEAPOLIS — The streak is over. Heading into Wednesday’s opening game of the Summit League Baseball Championship, South Dakota State had never beaten Oral Roberts in a postseason game, but behind 7 1/3 strong innings [Read More…]

A legendary Mitchell restaurant is coming back to life

May 20, 2026 J.P. Skelly

A legendary Mitchell restaurant is coming back to life. For decades, Chef Louie’s attracted locals and visitors with memorable steaks, wines and top-notch customer service. The Fredericksen family operated the restaurant for 20 years before [Read More…]

‘The Testaments’ renewed ahead of season 1 finale

Chase Infiniti in ‘The Testaments.’ (Steve Wilkie/Disney) The Testaments is getting a second season. Ahead of its season 1 finale, slated to air next week, Hulu announced that the hit series, starring Ann Dowd, Chase [Read More…]

Ag News

Missouri Bootheel farmer replanting some crops due to dry conditions

A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says while farmers in some parts of Missouri are replanting due to excessively wet fields, the farmers in his area are replanting due to the excessively dry conditions. Aaron [Read More…]

US doctor infected with Ebola ‘feels good’ and is able to eat, colleague says

Ebola testing, conceptual image(DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images) (GERMANY) — The American doctor who contracted Ebola and was transferred to Germany is starting to feel better and is able to eat, according to his colleague. Dr. [Read More…]

Man arrested in young woman’s 1986 cold case rape, murder in Virginia Beach

Charles Berry, 66, was arrested in connection with a 1986 homicide in Virginia Beach, Virginia, according to the Newington Police Department in Connecticut. (Newington Police Department via Meta) (VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) — Four decades after [Read More…]

Social media influencer allegedly plotted to kill pop singer Jack Avery in custody dispute: Prosecutors

In this Dec. 3, 2019, file photo, Jack Avery of Why Don’t We performs onstage during 106.1 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball 2019 at Dickies Arena in Dallas, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images for iHeartMedia, FILE) (LOS [Read More…]

Multiple large wildfires menacing Southern California, prompting thousands to evacuate

Embers swirl as the wind-driven Bain fire burns up to the exterior fences at the Western Riverside Animal Shelter, May 19, 2026, in Jurupa Valley, Calif. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (CALIFORNIA) — [Read More…]

‘Cliff Booth’ starring Brad Pitt to get IMAX release ahead of Netflix drop

Brad Pitt attends the U.K. premiere of ‘Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 30, 2019, in London, England. (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Sony) Cliff Booth isn’t just headed [Read More…]

Matt Damon to replace Ryan Gosling in new film from ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ directors

Matt Damon attends ‘The Rip’ world premiere at Alice Tully Hall on Jan. 13, 2026, in New York City. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Netflix) Matt Damon is in talks to team up with the filmmakers [Read More…]

Quinta Brunson to star in Betty Boop feature film

Quinta Brunson attends the 2026 Disney Upfront at Jacob Javits Center on May 12, 2026, in New York City. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) Quinta Brunson is taking on the role of Betty Boop. The actress, creator, [Read More…]

Ag News

Live cattle lower ahead of widespread direct business

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were down ahead of direct business, while feeders were up on the lower move in corn. June live cattle closed $1.27 lower at $253.27 and August live cattle [Read More…]

Ag News

NDSU study: U.S. ag exports hit hard – China tariffs drive $15 billion in annual losses

A new study from North Dakota State University says China’s retaliatory tariffs are causing greater losses for U.S. agricultural exports than the previous trade war. “Almost $15 billion in annualized losses,” says Shawn Arita, the [Read More…]

Ag News

Soybeans, corn, wheat decline on risk off sentiment, weather