Year: 2026
Oil prices fall to lowest level since March after US announces Iran deal
A pumpjack stands idle in the Huntington Beach oil field on April 23, 2026 in Huntington Beach, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Oil prices on Monday fell to their lowest level since March after [Read More…]
In brief: ‘House of Guinness’ season 2, and more
Pour another pint for House of Guinness. Variety reports the show about the famous Irish brewing family has been renewed for season 2 by Netflix. The series stars Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, Emily Fairn and [Read More…]
Sioux Falls man sentenced for federal drug offense
A 42 year old man from Sioux Falls is sitting in a federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Kyle Heinemann was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed [Read More…]
State authorities release the name of fatal crash victim
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the name of a 71 year old man from Nebraska who died last week in a single vehicle crash in Gregory County. Around 7:25 pm on [Read More…]
‘Disclosure Day’ lands at #1 at the box office with $44 million
‘Disclosure Day.’ (Universal) It wasn’t quite an out-of-this-world debut, but Disclosure Day still took #1 at the box office this weekend with $44 million. The Steven Spielberg alien sci-fi drama came in above estimates, according to [Read More…]
El Nino disease effect
A crop protection specialist expects this summer’s El Nino to influence crop disease pressure. Tyler Harp with Syngenta says conditions in the southern U.S. are typically wetter than normal, with the northern tier of states [Read More…]
Monday Sports: June 15, 2026
MONDAY SPORTS, JUNE 15, 2026 PALACE CITY LEGION BASEBALL — Palace City Post 18 Legion baseball finished 1-3 at the Dakota Classic over the weekend in Brandon. After splitting its opening two pool play games [Read More…]
Silos are disappearing from the landscape. One woman wants to hunt them down before they do.
Jess Savage/ Northern Public Radio McHENRY COUNTY, Ill. — Silos — tower-like structures on farms that hold fermented feed for livestock — have dotted the Midwestern landscape for 150 years. But they’re threatened by development [Read More…]
Anti-tech push influences secretary of state race as conventions make state officer nominations
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Monae Johnson became South Dakota’s top election official with the help of people who allege elections are rife with fraud and that ballots should be hand-counted, but they’ve been disappointed that [Read More…]
Ryan Kreidler comes through late to lead Twins to 5-4 win against Cardinals
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Kreidler’s RBI double off the center-field wall in the eighth inning scored Luke Keaschall and completed the Minnesota Twins’ comeback in a 5-4 win against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. [Read More…]
Homer-happy Cardinals beat Twins 9-6 behind Blaze Jordan’s first in MLB and Iván Herrera’s pair
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Blaze Jordan hit his first major league homer and Iván Herrera went deep twice for the St. Louis Cardinals in a power-fueled 9-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Herrera and Jordan Walker had back-to-back [Read More…]
Clemens, Lewis, Lee homer off Stanek in the Twins’ 9-8 win over the Cardinals
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis and Brooks Lee homered in the eighth inning — two of three home runs surrendered by St. Louis reliever Ryne Stanek — and the Minnesota Twins outlasted the Cardinals 9-8 [Read More…]
Hurricanes use stifling defense to blank Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 and win the Stanley Cup
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carolina spent the first part of the Stanley Cup Final surviving, finding ways to overcome deficits and play a high-scoring game that didn’t fit the Hurricanes’ typical style. But when it [Read More…]
U.S. Postal Service is trying Senator Mike Rounds patience in resolving postal issues in South Dakota
There’s no love loss between Senator Mike Rounds and the U-S Postal Service. He shared his conversation with the Inspector general who acknowledged a problem. “The only way we’re going to get this fixed is [Read More…]
Knicks beat Spurs to win 1st NBA championship in more than 50 years
Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks shoots the ball against De’aaron of the San Antonio Spurs during the second half in Game Five of the 2026 NBA Finals, June 13, 2026 in San Antonio. [Read More…]
Severe weather threat continues as summer heat swelters on both coasts
Feels like temperatures. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are under severe weather threats as storms and summer heat continue on both coasts. This severe weather threat will impact parts of the central [Read More…]
DWU launches campus-wide AI initiative reaching hundreds of students, employees
As AI adoption accelerates across university campuses, Dakota Wesleyan University is investing in and prioritizing responsible AI use by providing more than 1,000 students, faculty members and staff with access to BoodleBox, a collaborative AI [Read More…]
U.S. Department of Energy updates 45Z GREET model, biofuel groups call it ‘major win’
Biofuel groups are responding positively to the U.S. Department of Energy’s update to the 45ZCF-GREET model, released on Friday. Emily Skor with Growth Energy says she views this as a major win for the ethanol [Read More…]
Growing dairy production limits milk prices in USDA’s outlook
The USDA is projecting increased milk supplies and declining cheese prices to overhang the market this year and next. In its latest supply and demand report, the department says increased milk production per cow and [Read More…]
‘Cannot escape’: Afghan girl held at US military base in limbo amid Trump immigration policies
In this Aug. 20, 2021, file photo provided by the U.S. Army, combat medic Sgt. Wyatt Ryser with the 811th Hospital Center gives a Covid-19 briefing to an Afghan family at Camp As Sayliyah in [Read More…]
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