Month: October 2026
ABC Health News
More than 4,400 measles cases reported in US as CDC plans to send ‘disease detective’ to Pennsylvania
(Getty Images stock photo/DigitalVision) More than 4,400 measles cases have been reported in the U.S., according to an update on Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A total of 4,410 cases [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh warns of AI ‘shock’ for economy, pledges to contain inflation
The Nscale data center project in Barstow, Texas, Oct. 15, 2026. (Eli Hartman/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh warned of a potential “shock” to the U.S. economy delivered by a rise in [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Mummy’ sequel gets official title ‘The Mummy: Book of the Dead’
Rachel Weisz and Brendon Fraser in ‘The Mummy.’ (Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images) Time to unwrap the name of the brand-new film in The Mummy franchise. The upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy film series [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs transferred to new prison in Pennsylvania: Sources
Sean “Diddy” Combs speaks during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference National Town Hall on Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation) Rapper Sean [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kaley Cuoco welcomes 2nd daughter with Tom Pelphrey, reveals name
Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey attend the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Sept. 14, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey have welcomed their second baby. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Pope Leo to recite Angelus prayer in public Sunday: Vatican
A view of Gemelli Hospital is seen on Oct. 13, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images) Pope Leo XIV will recite the Angelus prayer in public on Sunday, the Vatican said in an update [Read More…]
ABC National News
Advocacy groups accuse Trump administration of fast-tracking migrant children’s asylum cases
In this Oct. 15, 2025, file photo, a family walks past federal agents as they arrive for their court hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York. (Michael M. [Read More…]
Latest News
Names released in Brule County fatal crash
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the names of those involved in a two-vehicle fatal crash near Kimball Monday afternoon. Around 2pm, 31 year old Stephen Fletcher Clayton from Monticello, Minnesota was [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Julia Stiles to pay tribute to Heath Ledger for ‘Dedication Night’ on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa appear in this image from ‘Dancing with the Stars’ on Tuesday, Oct. 13. (Christopher Willard/Disney) We have boxes of tissues on standby for “Dedication Night” on Dancing with the Stars. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Colman Domingo, Rachel McAdams join ‘Lizard Music’ and more
The music is getting louder for Benny Safdie. Colman Domingo, Rachel McAdams, Jeff Goldblum and David Krumholtz have been added to the voice cast for Safdie’s Lizard Music, Deadline reports. The film will be a [Read More…]
Latest News
SDRS executive director gets a hefty pay hike
A legislative committee recently approved a large pay raise for the Executive Director of the State Retirement System. Travis Almond’s salary was listed at more than $212,000 last year, but even at that level his [Read More…]
Latest News
Fewer choices available for Medicare supplemental insurance this year
The enrollment period for Medicare supplemental insurance is underway and many residents will discover there aren’t as many choices. Major insurance carriers are pulling out of the market because of cost-shifting included in the Biden [Read More…]
Latest News
Amendment K: Lawmakers ask voters to approve investing unclaimed property proceeds in a trust fund
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota has received more than $1 billion worth of unclaimed property over the years from an array of sources, including cash, insurance policy proceeds and even gold teeth. Amendment K, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Broncos beat the Seahawks 17-14 in OT on Ja’Quan McMillian’s pick, Wil Lutz’s 53-yarder
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos are atrocious on offense, depleted on defense and shaky on special teams. All they do is find ways to win. Ja’Quan McMillian intercepted Sam Darnold’s pass in overtime Thursday [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Brewers sweep the Dodgers in the NLCS to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After 44 years, the Milwaukee Brewers are finally going back to the World Series. Propelled by a lockdown bullpen and repeated comebacks, the young and fearless Brewers swept the two-time defending [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Halpin’s go-ahead homer flips Game 3 as Guardians beat Rays 3-2 for 2-1 AL Championship Series lead
CLEVELAND (AP) — In a season where Cleveland rookies helped propel to the Guardians to their third straight AL Central title, it was the team’s emotional spark plug that powered the Guardians to a pivotal [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota keeps teaching scholarship open to all, but special education gets priority
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A South Dakota board voted Thursday to keep a critical needs scholarship open to all prospective K-12 teachers while prioritizing special education and language arts. Demand for special education teachers is [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Friday Sports: October 16, 2026
FRIDAY SPORTS, OCTOBER 16, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels volleyball lost to Yankton in four sets on Thursday night. The Kernels won the first set 25-20 before losing 25-19, 25-23, 25-8. Nia Talley led [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 women found dead in suitcases lead to multistate hunt for killer
Retired Walworth County Sheriff’s Office Detective Jeff Recknagel and “20/20” correspondent John Quiñones examine evidence, including one of the suitcases in which the victims were found. (ABC News) When human remains were found in suitcases [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Tom Hiddleston, Genden Phuntsok on the journey of climbing Mount Everest in ‘Tenzing’
Tom Hiddleston and Genden Phuntsok star in ‘Tenzing.’ (Apple TV) Many people know Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary for the moment they became the first people to summit Mount Everest. But not many know much [Read More…]