Year: 2026

Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, MA on 9/8/04. (Photo by Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Sarah Kellen, a longtime personal assistant to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, told the House Oversight Committee [Read More…]

Criminal case against former assistant principal over shooting of teacher by student dismissed

Abigail Zwerner shares a moment with her mother Julie Zwerner after a verdict was reached in her lawsuit against the assistant principal, Ebony Parker, of Richneck Elementary School during proceedings at Newport News Circuit Court [Read More…]

Democratic power players launch bipartisan effort to ‘sabotage-proof’ elections

d holding ballot in voting ballot box with USA flag in background. USA presidential elections concept. (SimpleImages/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A group of mostly Democratic strategists and power players are rebuilding a political action committee [Read More…]

Volga Civil Air Patrol Cadet Receives Prestigious Billy Mitchell Award, Prepares for Air Force Career

During a ceremony held recently at the Big Sioux Composite Squadron meeting, Cadet Tysen King of Volga was presented with the Brigadier General Billy Mitchell Award by Maj Tyler Gross, the South Dakota Deputy Wing [Read More…]

What rising bond yields mean for mortgages and credit card rates

Houses with a ‘For Sale’ sign in a small new neighborhood in Gunnison, Colorado 6/18/20 (Nathan Bilow/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — U.S. Treasury yields soared in recent days as the Iran war stoked inflation fears, [Read More…]

In brief: ‘Michael Jackson: The Verdict’ trailer and more

A Rick and Morty movie is on the way. Deadline reports that Warner Bros. is in early development on the film, which franchise veteran Jacob Hair is in talks to direct. The news arrives as [Read More…]

Vivica A. Fox says prosthetics were hardest, funniest part of filming ‘Is God Is’

The poster for the film ‘Is God Is.’ (Amazon MGM Studios/Orion Pictures) Vivica A. Fox stars in the film Is God Is, a story about twin sisters, played Kara Young and Mallori Johnson, who have severe [Read More…]

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Wet spring brings relief but also challenges for Illinois farmer

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A central Illinois farmer says she’s wrapped up planting…for the first time. Heather Hampton-Knodle, who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Montgomery County, says several rounds of heavy rains and severe weather will likely lead [Read More…]

James Valley Drug and DUI Court announces upcoming graduation

James Valley Drug & DUI Court will hold a graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. CDT in the second-floor courtroom of the Davison County Public Safety Building, 1015 S. Miller Ave., [Read More…]

Thune pushes forward with DHS funding despite Democratic resistance

The months-long debate over funding the Department of Homeland Security rages on in Washington…but still no action. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says politics got in the way with Democrats refusing to negotiate. Thune says [Read More…]

Trail of Governors postpones Governor Kristi Noem statue unveiling

The South Dakota Trail of Governors Foundation Board has delayed the unveiling of former Governor Kristi Noem’s bronze statue until August, but the annual Run with the Govs event will take place in June, as [Read More…]

South Dakota public university tuition rising at least 2.4%, with some steeper hikes

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight The board overseeing South Dakota’s public university system increased in-person tuition by 2.4% systemwide at its Wednesday meeting in Custer, while approving a higher increase of 5% for South Dakota Mines. [Read More…]

Advance voting for South Dakota primary election picks up after delayed start

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Advance voting for the June 2 primary election is outpacing or on track to match the 2024 primary election in South Dakota, several county auditors say, despite a weeklong delay at [Read More…]

Summit pipeline opponents, supporters seek action from Iowa Utilities Commission

Kadin Luhmann/Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa property owners asked the Iowa Utilities Commission Wednesday to deny Summit Carbon Solution’s recent filing seeking to modify its pipeline project, while ag group members and some others called for approval of [Read More…]

Project opponent files federal lawsuit; uranium drilling permit hearing paused