Year: 2026
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Okamoto goes deep twice, Sosa and Pinango each have three hits; Blue Jays beat Twins 7-3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kazuma Okamoto homered twice, Yohendrick Pinango had three hits in just his fifth career game, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 Friday night. Lenyn Sosa also had three [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
2026 DWU Baseball Season Ends Against Concordia in GPAC Semifinals
LINCOLN, Neb. — Dakota Wesleyan Baseball faced the hosting Concordia Bulldogs in the Great Plains Athletic Conference Semifinals, where they needed to win two games back-to-back to advance to the championship series. The Bulldogs and Tigers [Read More…]
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New requirement for combined state, local elections brings dizzying array of ballot variations
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A new South Dakota law intended to make voting easier is doing the opposite for some of the people running elections. The new law requires cities and schools to hold their [Read More…]
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South Dakota to Receive $10.1 Million in $7.4 Billion Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, for their role in fueling the opioid crisis takes effect today (Friday, May [Read More…]
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Nine Native American tribes sue US Forest Service over approval of drilling at sacred site
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight Nine Native American tribes have filed a lawsuit against the US Forest Service over its approval of a graphite drilling project near Pe’ Sla, a site in the Black Hills that [Read More…]
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South Dakota governor pledges parole reform days after Sioux Falls officer is shot
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota will hire more parole officers, expand monitoring to nights and weekends, and make it easier to send people on parole back to prison, Gov. Larry Rhoden announced this week. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man arrested for killing Wendy’s co-worker, roommate in fatal stabbings on Long Island: Police
WABC (NEW YORK) — A man was arrested Friday after police say he fatally stabbed his roommate and then his co-worker at a Wendy’s on Long Island. Rony Alvarenga, 22, was charged Saturday with two [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Airlines reduce, cap fares for Spirit travelers looking to rebook canceled flights
A Spirit Airlines aircraft prepares to depart from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on November 13, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The Department of Transportation said on Saturday the [Read More…]
ABC World News
NATO ally Romania reports increased rate of Russian drone incursions, fighter alerts
A decoy drone flies during a NATO live-fire demonstration of a counter-UAS system on November 18, 2025 in Nowa Deba, Poland. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images) (LONDON) — On NATO’s southeastern flank, one ally is [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
College football champion Indiana Hoosiers to visit White House this month: Source
Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers dives for a fourth quarter touchdown against the Miami Hurricanes in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium on January 19, 2026 in Miami [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA approves 1st non-antipsychotic medication for agitation in Alzheimer’s disease
The Food and Drug Administration headquarters is shown in White Oak, Md. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images, FILE) (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug Auvelity this week for [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’ gets wide theatrical release, moves to 2027
Greta Gerwig attends the ‘Jay Kelly’ Headline Gala at the 69th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on Oct. 10, 2025, in London, England. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for BFI) Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: [Read More…]
Ag News
Short, inconsistent planting windows expected in May
Ag Meteorologist Drew Lerner says he’s expecting short and inconsistent planting windows throughout May in the Midwest. “It is going to be one of those situations, certainly in the central part of the Midwest, where [Read More…]
ABC World News
Trump sends War Powers letters to Congress
S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on April 24, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Despite facing the 60-day deadline under the War Powers Act, the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Mexico City has been sinking for over a century. A new NASA satellite is now watching it happen in real time
New data from NISAR shows where Mexico City and its environs subsided by up to a few centimeters per month (shown in blue) between Oct. 25, 2025, and Jan. 17, 2026. Uneven and seemingly small [Read More…]
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Semi-truck driver accused of causing 8 crashes then trying to strangle other driver in road rage incident
The booking photo for Hassan Moutassim. (Illinois State Police) (CHICAGO) — A semi-truck driver has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly causing multiple crashes on a Chicago highway and then trying to strangle another [Read More…]
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18-year-old in custody after allegedly gunning down 2 people in Kentucky bank robbery: Officials
Kentucky State Police released this image of the suspect in a bank robbery in Berea, Kentucky, on April 30, 2026. (Kentucky State Police) (BEREA, Ky.) — An 18-year-old is in custody after he allegedly gunned [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Spirit Airlines deal announcement expected today, Trump says
Workers at Spirit Airlines wait for passengers to arrive for their flights at O’Hare Airport on March 10, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said an announcement was expected [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences changes rules, makes stance on AI ahead of 99th Oscars
A view of the 98th Oscars Governors Ball Preview at Ovation Hollywood Complex on March 10, 2026, in Hollywood, California. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced brand-new eligibility [Read More…]
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Hulu shares trailer for Lisa Ann Walter’s debut comedy special
Lisa Ann Walter in her new comedy special ‘Lisa Ann Walter: It Was An Accident.’ (Disney) The trailer for Lisa Ann Walter’s first comedy special has arrived. Hulu has released the trailer for the Abbott Elementary actress [Read More…]