Month: June 2026
In reversal, Senate votes to block war powers resolution, delivering Trump a win
U.S. Capitol (ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Hours after President Donald Trump blasted Sen. Bill Cassidy for supporting a war powers resolution that narrowly passed the Senate on Tuesday, Cassidy helped to deliver Trump a [Read More…]
South Dakota Supreme Court upholds burglary and aggravated assault convictions of a man from Pennington County
Attorney General Marty Jackley is commending the South Dakota Supreme Court for unanimously upholding the convictions of a Pennington County man convicted of First-Degree Burglary and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Chris David Kujawa [Read More…]
In brief: ‘King of the Hill’ gets season 15 trailer and more
The search for the new James Bond seems to be shaking (not stirring) up. Deadline reports that Denis Villeneuve, who is set to direct the next James Bond film for Amazon MGM Studios, has started [Read More…]
Lakers will re-sign Austin Reaves to a 4-year, $185 million deal
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Austin Reaves is re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year contract worth $185 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke [Read More…]
Hornets trade LaMelo Ball, Josh Green to Timberwolves for Naz Reid, draft picks
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to trade guards LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for power forward Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round draft pick, three first-round pick [Read More…]
17 Republican attorneys general, including South Dakota’s, sue California over plastics law
Nada Hassanein/Stateline Seventeen Republican attorneys general, including South Dakota’s, have sued California over a state law that requires plastic packaging producers to move away from single-use plastics, alleging that the law will raise costs for [Read More…]
South Dakota utility regulators approve Black Hills Energy and NorthWestern merger
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota utility regulators unanimously approved the merger of Black Hills Energy and NorthWestern Energy on Wednesday in Pierre. The new utility will be named Bright Horizon Energy, with an estimated total value [Read More…]
Betts hits his 300th homer in support of Ohtani as the Dodgers finish a sweep of the Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mookie Betts backed Shohei Ohtani with his 300th career home run, three hits and slick defense as the Los Angeles Dodgers finished a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night. Ohtani helped [Read More…]
Scorching heat wave continues in Europe with record-breaking highs in UK and France
Beachgoers in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Georg Wendt/picture alliance via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Countries across Europe were on Thursday in the middle of one of the most brutal heat waves within the last 50 [Read More…]
Postal Service says it will not deliver ballots if states refuse to turn over voter lists under Trump proposal
Senator Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky and chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty [Read More…]
‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ director Leah McKendrick on those Taylor Swift needle drops
Zoey Deutch as Jill and Nick Robinson as Wes in ‘Voicemails for Isabelle.’ (Diyah Pera/Netflix) Voicemails for Isabelle, which became the #1 movie on Netflix the first weekend it was released, has a musical pedigree. The [Read More…]
Tom Holland calls Zendaya by this unexpected name on ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ carpet
Tom Holland and Zendaya attend the ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Rome premiere evening photocall at Ponte Sant’Angelo on June 23, 2026, in Rome, Italy. (Franco Origlia/WireImage via Getty Images) Tom Holland referred to his wife, [Read More…]
Crop insurance guidance key for farmers recovering from storms
Many producers across the Corn Belt have dealt with widespread damage so far this growing season due to severe storm systems. On this episode of Managing for Profit, a southwest Iowa crop insurance agent says [Read More…]
Lunch with ‘mad as a murder hornet’ Trump and US Senate GOP fails to heal divisions
SD Searchlight WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans walked into a lunch with the president on Wednesday looking for ways to unify, but they left the closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill as fractured as ever about [Read More…]
Hogs mixed ahead of Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, supported by tight-ready supplies, waiting on direct business to develop. August live cattle closed $.52 higher at $246.52 and October live cattle closed $.62 [Read More…]
Minnesota’s Ag Commissioner says dicamba restrictions are showing results
The commissioner of agriculture for Minnesota says dicamba restrictions seem to be working. Thom Petersen tells Brownfield the final dates for over-the-top applications of the herbicide in the state are June 12th south of Interstate [Read More…]
Father, son missing off Oahu coast, search underway
In this screen grab from a video released by the Honolulu Fire Department, HFD responded to a report of a missing swimmer reported at Hanauma Bay Ridge Trail, on June 24, 2026. (Honolulu Fire Department) [Read More…]
Top Oversight Dem demands info from Reflecting Pool contractors overseeing renovation
A U.S. Army National Guard troop stands watch at the Lincoln Memorial on June 08, 2026, in Washington, DC. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been partially re-filled after the bottom of it was repainted as [Read More…]
Judge permanently blocks Trump EO requiring proof of citizenship to vote
President Donald Trump holds an executive order he signed during an Ambassador Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25, 2025.(Win McNamee/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Wednesday permanently [Read More…]
Mitchell man named 2026 Friend of Housing
South Dakota Housing has named Terry Sabers of Mitchell as the recipient of its 2026 Friend of Housing Award, recognizing his outstanding commitment to affordable housing, workforce housing development and homeownership opportunities in South Dakota. [Read More…]
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