Year: 2026
Trump floats suspending the federal gas tax amid rising prices
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 8, 2026. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty [Read More…]
Ciara Miller, Tefi Pessoa named new hosts of ‘Love Island USA’ companion series ‘Aftersun’
Ciara Miller attends the ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ season 2 premiere at New York Historical on March 30, 2026, in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) | Tefi Pessoa attends the world premiere of ‘The [Read More…]
38th Annual Avera Race Against Cancer Sets New Records
The 38th annual Avera Race Against Cancer on Saturday, May 9, drew 8,636 participants and raised more than $950,000 through events in cities across the Avera footprint, including Sioux Falls, Aberdeen, Mitchell, Pierre and Yankton, [Read More…]
White House correspondents’ dinner suspect pleads not guilty
Image released of accused White House correspondents’ dinner shooter Cole Allen taking a selfie of himself in his hotel room before allegedly trying to breach security at the event while armed with multiple weapons. (Department [Read More…]
Celebrating Teacher Apprenticeship Program Graduates
Nearly 50 participants graduated from Dakota State University and Northern State University as part of the South Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway program on May 9, 2026. These hardworking educators combined their years of classroom experience [Read More…]
Trump sounds off SCOTUS justices he appointed over tariff ruling
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump sounded off on Sunday about Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett over their joining the majority in the court’s opinion on his tariff policy, a ruling that [Read More…]
In brief: Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley to reteam in ‘Hold on to Your Angels’ and more
Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley are starring in another movie together. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Hamnet costars will team up once again to star in the upcoming love story Hold on to Your [Read More…]
May catfishing tips with River Certified’s Spencer Bauer
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2026 farm income picture cloudy
An agricultural economist at the University of Illinois says there’s an air of uncertainty over the 2026 farm income picture. In a recent FarmDoc webinar, Nick Paulson says farmers saw early year gains in the [Read More…]
Teaming up with Enlist
Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist, Scott Pringnitz, says the Enlist weed control system provides farmers with excellent control of tough weeds that have already emerged. When tank mixed with a residual herbicide, he tells Brownfield [Read More…]
House expected to vote on nationwide E15 sales bill this week
The U.S. House is expected to take up a bill this week that would authorize the sale of nationwide, year-round E15. Chairman of the Nebraska Ethanol Board and McCook farmer Jan TenBensel says the process [Read More…]
2026 NFL schedule: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants is Week 1 Sunday night game
NEW YORK (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are set to visit the New York Giants in the first Sunday night game of the 2026 NFL season on Sept. 13. The league on Monday announced the Week 1 matchup of [Read More…]
South Dakota tourism leader: High gas prices could hold ‘silver lining’
Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch KEYSTONE, S.D. – Members of the Foley family of Green Bay, Wisconsin, are the quintessential visitors that tourism officials and operators hope will push South Dakota to a successful 2026 [Read More…]
McCook Lake refills amid debate about sufficiency of flood cleanup
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Nearly two years after a historic flood devastated the southeast South Dakota community of McCook Lake, local officials and community groups say the lake is moving closer to normal summer use. But people [Read More…]
Monday Sports: May 11, 2026
MONDAY SPORTS, MAY 11, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell baseball wrapped up the regular season with a doubleheader split at Tea Area on Saturday. Mitchell dropped the opener 5-4 after Tea rallied in the sixth [Read More…]
Edwards guides the Timberwolves past the Spurs 114-109 to tie the series after Wembanyama’s ejection
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 16 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter to help the Minnesota Timberwolves even their second-round NBA playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs with a 114-109 victory, following the stunning [Read More…]
South Dakota Softball Selected to the Lincoln Regional
VERMILLION, S.D. — The South Dakota softball program will be heading to Lincoln, Nebraska for the Lincoln Regional in the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament. After winning the program’s first-ever Summit League Tournament title, the Coyotes will [Read More…]
The ‘Devil’ wins again: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ tops the box office for a second week
Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2.’ (Macall Polay/20th Century Studios) Fashion once again ruled the box office with The Devil Wears Prada 2 holding on to #1 for a second weekend [Read More…]
South Dakota Xcel customers will pay higher electric rates after utilities commission settlement
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A panel of South Dakota regulators approved an electric rate increase Friday for Xcel Energy customers and allowed eight entities to intervene in a pending Black Hills Energy rate [Read More…]
Company withdraws from controversial Black Hills exploratory drilling project
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight A company that’s being sued for exploratory drilling near a culturally significant site in South Dakota’s Black Hills is withdrawing from the project, according to a letter shared with project opponents. [Read More…]
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