Month: August 2026
ABC Health News
FDA approves breakthrough drug to treat advanced pancreatic cancer
FDA sign at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images stock photo/JHVEPhoto) (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on Wednesday a drug that could extend the survival of those with metastatic pancreatic cancer. The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Lili Reinhart stars in ‘The Love Hypothesis’ official trailer
Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman star in ‘The Love Hypothesis.’ (Philippe Bossé/Prime Video) No lessons in chemistry are necessary. Prime Video has released the official trailer for its film adaptation of The Love Hypothesis. The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Tim Curry, ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ and ‘Clue’ actor, dies at 80
English actor and singer Tim Curry appears in this photo on Jan. 23, 1974. (Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Tim Curry, the British actor known for scene-stealing roles in cult classics and blockbusters ranging from The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Dolly Parton left one final song for fans to hear in 2046
Dolly Parton pictured for ‘Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas.’ (Katherine Bomboy/NBC via Getty Images) Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80 following a brief battle with cancer, revealed more than a decade [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: ‘The Gilded Age’ season 4 teaser trailer and more
The 20th anniversary of 30 Rock is being celebrated with a one-night-only, never to be televised cast reunion. This event will take place at Radio City Music Hall on Oct. 11. It will feature appearances [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri FSA offices face changes as USDA shifts resources
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency is making some adjustments to county offices this fall. Richard Fordyce, the Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation, says the changes are temporary, but will better serve farmers. “If [Read More…]
ABC National News
Quintuple homicide suspect gunned down his girlfriend and her family, friends: Officials
A close-up view of a police vehicle. (Getty Images stock photo/Aire Images) (NEW YORK) — The suspect in a quintuple homicide in Oregon allegedly targeted his girlfriend and her family and friends, shooting all five multiple times, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Meta settles with states in landmark social media addiction case
Meta Platforms apps on a smartphone (Kenneth Cheung/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys general on Wednesday reached a landmark settlement with Meta that will change how young users interact with Instagram and [Read More…]
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The deed is done
The former Mitchell High School is no more. “There are no walls standing, so everything that we have now is at grade or under the ground.” Superintendent Joe Childs said. However, there’s still work to [Read More…]
Ag News
Above-normal rainfall creates soybean disease concerns
A plant pathologist says the risk of disease pressure is extremely high for some soybeans in the Western Corn Belt. Dylan Mangel with the University of Nebraska says above normal precipitation has created conditions for [Read More…]
Latest News
Jackley Announces SD to Receive Minimum $52 Million in Multistate Settlement with Meta
Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota will receive a minimum of $52,612,676 as its share in a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. It is one of the largest state consumer [Read More…]
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Mitchell Tech Culinary Student Awarded Prestigious $20,000 US Foods Scholars Scholarship
Mitchell Technical College Culinary Arts student Jake Toben of Sioux Falls has been selected as one of twenty students nationwide to receive the $20,000 US Foods Scholars Award, a highly competitive national scholarship recognizing promising [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Gage Jump strikes out 9 and Carlos Cortes homers to lift the A’s over the Twins 4-2
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Cortes homered and Gage Jump struck out nine in 6 1/3 innings as the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Tuesday night. Jump (6-8) pitched into the seventh for [Read More…]
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Corn Palace Festival Begins Wednesday With Five Days of Music, Rides and Family Fun
MITCHELL, S.D. – The 2026 Corn Palace Festival gets underway Wednesday in Mitchell with five days of entertainment, live music, rides, vendors and family activities. The festival runs Wednesday, Aug. 26, through Sunday, Aug. 30. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Not Suitable For Work’ creator, cast react to show’s cancellation
Will Angus, Nicholas Duvernay and Jack Martin in ‘Not Suitable For Work.’ (Disney/Gwen Capistran) Not Suitable For Work has been canceled after one season on Hulu. The show’s creator and its cast have taken to [Read More…]
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How about them apples?!
67 years ago a Corn Palace Festival tradition began. “In 1959, the Woolworth’s Five and Dime expanded and took over more of the building and so then for Corn Palace Week, their grand opening was [Read More…]
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South Dakota Department of Corrections reports an inmate death
The South Dakota Department of Corrections is reporting the death of an inmate. 66 year old Benny Laible died at the Jameson Prison in Sioux Falls on Tuesday August 25. At the time of his [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Dolly Parton dead at 80: Celebrities react to country music superstar’s death
Dolly Parton performs live onstage at the U.K. Country Music Festival, April 1, 1976. (Andrew Putler/Redferns/Getty Images) Celebrities are offering their condolences following the death of country music superstar Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Dolly Parton, country music legend and cultural icon, dead at 80
Dolly Parton performs on The Pyramid Stage during day 3 of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm on June 29, 2014, in Glastonbury, England. (Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage via Getty Images) Dolly Parton, the country music superstar known [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump administration suggests Kennedy Center could be demolished if court blocks planned renovations
A tarp remains in place on the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Aug. 25, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department suggested in [Read More…]