Month: May 2026
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New South Dakota law congests local elections; races to watch
Molly Wetsch/South Dakota News Watch A new South Dakota law about municipal election dates is adding to an already-heavy ballot for many voters this June. Hotly contested primaries for governor and other statehouse and federal [Read More…]
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One of world’s largest energy storage plants launches in South Dakota
Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch BIG STONE CITY, S.D. – This small city in rural northeastern South Dakota has established itself as an energy hub for the entire Great Plains region, and that reputation has [Read More…]
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Campaign finance deadline sheds light on groups seeking to influence South Dakota governor race
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight The candidates themselves are not the only ones raising and spending money in South Dakota’s race for governor. Political action committees not officially associated with the candidates have spent over $1.3 [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Jalen Brunson leads Knicks back from 22 down in the 4th for 115-104 win over Cavs in OT in Game 1
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson sparked one of the NBA’s greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and finished with 38 points as New York beat the Cleveland [Read More…]
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Audio links to Mitchell City Council and School Board Candidates and Issues Forum
Candidates for Mitchell City Council and School Board as well as proponents and opponents of term limits for city council members and Mayor made their cases during Tuesday’s candidates and issues forum at Dakota Wesleyan [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Boys’ star Erin Moriarty predicts fans will feel ‘really satisfied’ by series finale
‘The Boys’ season 5 on Prime Video (Amazon MGM Studios) The series finale of The Boys drops Wednesday on Prime Video. The big question is whether or not The Boys will be able to stop the sociopathic [Read More…]
Ag News
NASS Board Chair: farmer participation key to USDA data accuracy
The board chair for the USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service says farmer participation is critical for its upcoming June Acreage and Quarterly Stocks Reports. Lance Honig says, “They have a big impact on our ability to really reach peak accuracy with the numbers [Read More…]
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A warm, early-Summerlike pattern continues for most; A wide-range of rainfall for the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation virtually nationwide. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to parts of the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, an area stretching [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Wednesday Sports: May 20, 2026
WEDNESDAY SPORTS, MAY 20, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell senior pitcher Jacob Ebert has been named to the Class A all-state second team by the South Dakota High School Baseball Association. Ebert went 4-1 in [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Paredes’ 2-run homer in the 1st inning powers Astros to a 2-1 win over the Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Isaac Paredes hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Jason Alexander scattered four hits over six scoreless innings and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Tuesday night. Jeremy [Read More…]
ABC World News
Maldives officials say they didn’t know divers in fatal expedition intended to explore cave
Water bungalows on Kanuhura island resort at Indian Ocean in Maldives – stock photo (westend61/Getty) (MALDIVES) – -Two investigations, including a culpable homicide probe, have been launched into the deep-water expedition in the Maldives that [Read More…]
ABC National News
DOJ addendum to Trump settlement bars IRS from auditing him and his family
The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building on May 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Justice Department has announced the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for allies of U.S. President Donald [Read More…]
ABC National News
Former assistant principal on trial after teacher shot by 6-year-old student
Gavel on wooden desk with books as background (sean zheng lim/Getty) (VIRGINIA) — A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school is standing trial on criminal charges more than three years after a then-6-year-old [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota Announces a Change in Softball Leadership
VERMILLION, S.D. — University of South Dakota announced Tuesday that the school is making a change in leadership for its softball program following the resignation of longtime head coach Robert Wagner. In a statement, Wagner [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Five Jacks Named to All-Summit League Baseball Squad
SIOUX FALLS — Led by first-team selections Luke Luskey and Nolan Grawe, five South Dakota State baseball student-athletes were honored Tuesday on the 2026 All-Summit League Baseball Team. A junior designated hitter from Green Isle, Minnesota, Luskey moved [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Vance, Blanche don’t rule out Jan. 6 rioters getting ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ payouts
cting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Nashville to host Super Bowl LXIV in 2030
Exterior view of Nissan Stadium and downtown Nashville on December 24, 2023. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) (NASHVILLE) — Super Bowl LXIV is heading to Music City. Nashville, Tennessee, will host the final game of the 2029-2030 [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Texas reports state’s 1st human case of West Nile virus this year
Female Aedes mosquitoes, including the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) and the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti), are observed feeding on human blood in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on May 01, 2026. These mosquitoes are [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Nightmare Upstairs: What Happened to Ty and Bryn?’ arrives on Hulu
The key art for ‘The Nightmare Upstairs: What Happened to Ty and Bryn?’ (ABC News Studios) The Nightmare Upstairs: What Happened to Ty and Bryn? is now available to watch on Hulu. This two-part docuseries [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Gaten Matarazzo to star in ‘Rent’ revival on London’s West End
Gaten Matarazzo of ‘Pizza Movie’ poses for a portrait during the Getty Images Portrait Studio presented by IMDb and IMDbPro at SXSW 2026 on March 13, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (Robby Klein/Getty Images for IMDb) [Read More…]
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