Year: 2026
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Silent sirens: Two South Dakota cities experience weather siren troubles
Elena Tittel/South Dakota News Watch SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – When computer technicians investigated Aberdeen’s weather sirens in mid-April, they noticed something didn’t seem right. Ahead of expected severe weather, at 5:49 p.m. Monday, June 8, [Read More…]
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State board approves up to $30 million in rebated taxes to help Sioux Falls pork plant’s move
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A South Dakota board approved rebating up to $30 million in sales taxes to Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. for construction costs associated with its move from downtown to northern Sioux Falls, raising total [Read More…]
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US Senate committee endorses $20 million for Missouri River drinking water pipeline studies
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Two bills to fund studies on proposed Missouri River drinking water pipelines for South Dakota are headed to the U.S. Senate after a Wednesday vote by the Committee on Energy and [Read More…]
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Court hears arguments on ballot-question deadlines as petition drive continues past disputed dates
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight As a three-judge federal appeals court panel heard arguments Tuesday over South Dakota’s petition deadline for citizen-initiated ballot questions, efforts to gather signatures continued long past the disputed dates. Petitioners need [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Brian Flores and the Vikings will have a younger defense, whether Harrison Smith returns or not
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Brian Flores is back for a fourth season as defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings, having signed a new contract to continue his direction of what has been one of the best-performing units [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Thursday Sports: June 11, 2026
THURSDAY SPORTS, JUNE 11, 2026 PALACE CITY LEGION BASEBALL — Palace City Post 18 Legion Baseball swept Sioux Falls East 9-4 and 11-10 in a Wednesday night doubleheader at Harmodon Park. In the opener, Post [Read More…]
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USD’s Harland earns second team all-America honors
EUGENE, Ore. — South Dakota track and field freshman Caelan Harland took advantage of his first trip to an NCAA Championship meet, placing in a tie for 10th in the men’s pole vault competition Wednesday evening at Hayward [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Knicks complete record rally from 29 points down and beat Spurs 107-106 for 3-1 NBA Finals lead
NEW YORK (AP) — A record-breaking comeback, capped off by what could go down as a legendary play. The long road back to the top of the NBA is almost complete for the New York [Read More…]
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Buxton hits 20th homer of the season, Twins beat Tigers 6-3
DETROIT (AP) — Byron Buxton hit his 20th home run of the season, Royce Lewis also connected and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Wednesday night. The game was delayed for 1 [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ginger Minj, Jujubee say ‘Stop! That! Train!’ is a queer comedy for everybody
Ginger Minj and Jujubee star as Tess and DeeDee in ‘Stop! That! Train!’ (World of Wonder/Bleeker Street) All aboard the Glamazonian Express. Drag queens Ginger Minj and Jujubee star in the new comedy Stop! That! [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin FFA welcomes new staff members
Two new people will be assisting Wisconsin’s ag education programs. FFA Executive Director Cheryl Zimmerman tells Brownfield Missy Goers is leaving the Shawano school district be become the new state advisor in ag education and [Read More…]
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Lawsuit challenges use of dairy checkoff funds
Three Wisconsin farmers are suing over the use of dairy checkoff funds. Attorney Rebecca Furdek with Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty tells Brownfield the dairy checkoff is forcing farmers to fund private third-party organizations [Read More…]
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The risks of misinformation for the cattle industry
A leader with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says misinformation could pose a risk to profitability for producers and consumers. On this episode of Managing for Profit, NCBA’s Hillary Makens discusses why it’s important to [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Chiefs lock in Patrick Mahomes through 2033 with a $504 Miliion reworked deal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes is set to be the quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs well into the next decade. The Chiefs and the two-time MVP agreed to a restructured contract Wednesday [Read More…]
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Summer Scholars Program up and running
The Mitchell School District’s Summer Scholars program is off to a good start. “It keeps getting better every day, so of course people are just kind of getting used to the logistics of how it’s [Read More…]
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World Pork Expo through the years
Commentary. I am convinced that every generation involved in agriculture reaches a point where they look around and say, “I never imagined things would change this much in my lifetime.” Last week, I was that [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Every Year After’ starring Sadie Soverall, Matt Cornett is this summer’s love story
Sadie Soverall as Percy Fraser, Matt Cornett as Sam Florek in ‘Every Year After.’ (Cate Cameron/Prime Video) Less than a year after the beloved Prime Video series The Summer I Turned Pretty wrapped, a new [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag Retailers Association hopes rail merger is not approved
The organization representing more than 5,000 U.S. ag retail locations says the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger should not happen. Ag Retailers Association Senior Vice President Richard Gupton says, “We’re not really sure how that enhances [Read More…]
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Soybeans rebound higher, snapping an eight-day losing streak
Soybeans finished the day higher, ending eight consecutive days of losses. Soybean oil also finished the day higher, and nearby soybean meal was up. There have been some decent flash sales reported by the USDA [Read More…]
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Central States Fairgrounds Employee Dies Following Shooting in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Central States Fairgrounds employee who was critically injured in a June 7 shooting has died, authorities said Tuesday. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Paul “Pauly” Nebel died from [Read More…]
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