Year: 2026
ABC National News
FBI says it thwarted potential New Year’s terror attack ‘directly inspired’ by ISIS
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on November 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump warns US is ‘locked and loaded’ if Iran kills peaceful protesters
President Donald Trump listens during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on December 28, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Children who miss early vaccines more likely to not get the MMR shot by age 2: Study
A child receives a standard immunization on September 15, 2025, in Coral Gables, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Children who miss early vaccinations are far more likely to miss the measles, mumps, rubella [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Why are mortgage rates at their lowest level since 2024?
A for sale sign is seen in front of a house in a Spring Branch neighborhood in Houston, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mortgage rates this week fell to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Get your first look at Sabrina Carpenter & Seth Rogen in ‘The Muppet Show’
‘The Muppet Show’ (Disney+) It’s time to get things started on the return of the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational TV show ever. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of its original launch in 1976, [Read More…]
Ag News
Lack of labor certainty could threaten the stability of the dairy industry
An ag labor specialist says a lack of long-term labor reform could threaten the stability of the dairy industry. Margaret Jodlowski with Ohio State University says a new H-2A guestworker process could help lower costs [Read More…]
Ag News
Feed industry raises concerns over U.S. reliance on China for vitamins
The American Feed Industry Association is asking the Trump administration to protect the U.S. vitamin supply. President and CEO Constance Cullman says AFIA is sounding the alarm on the nation’s overreliance on China for the [Read More…]
Ag News
World wheat supplies weigh on market outlook
An ag economist says the wheat market faces some pressures in the early part of 2026. Greg McBride with Allendale says wheat continues to react to rising world supplies. “The big question still remains what [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA January report may create selling opportunities for corn farmers
The vice president of farm services with NAU Country Insurance says corn farmers need to keep a close eye on the markets this month. “That’s the seasonal trend in the corn market is to see a [Read More…]
Ag News
Temps in a wide-range across the Heartland; for most, weather generally tranquil for the season
Across the Corn Belt, cold weather has returned. Friday’s high temperatures will remain below 32°F, except across the southern and southwestern edges of the Corn Belt. Maximum temperatures will not reach 10°F in much of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Sparklers may have led to deadly New Year’s Swiss resort bar fire, investigators say
Flowers are laid after a fire broke out overnight at Le Constellation bar on January 01, 2026 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images) (CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland) — Investigators probing the deadly New Year’s Day fire at [Read More…]
ABC National News
More rain headed to drenched California as lake effect snow hits the East
Rain & Snow Potential – Friday Through Monday Map (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — After a New Year’s Day filled with heavy rain and flash flooding, more rain is heading to drenched California. On Thursday, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Seattle police arrest armed man during New Year’s Eve celebration
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (SEATTLE) — Police in Seattle have arrested a 21-year-old man armed with a shotgun, pistol, and carrying multiple rounds of ammunition near the Space Needle during Seattle’s New Year’s Eve celebration, authorities [Read More…]
ABC National News
How a South Florida grandmother became the center of a murder-for-hire saga spanning 11 years
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Florida State University law professor Dan Markel’s last day alive began like many others. He dropped off his two young sons at preschool and went to the gym, authorities [Read More…]
Latest News
Student interest in South Dakota energy programs on the rise
Molly Wetsch/South Dakota Searchlight WATERTOWN, S.D. – In South Dakota, where the state’s proportion of clean energy production is the highest in the country, students are taking advantage of growing energy workforce needs. Lake Area [Read More…]
Latest News
Alternative instruction grows in South Dakota as public school enrollment declines, report says
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Alternative instruction enrollment continues to rise in South Dakota, breaking 12,000 students enrolled in 2025, according to data released recently by the state Education Department. The growth comes as private and [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Chambliss, Carneiro lift Mississippi past Georgia 39-34 in Sugar Bowl and into CFP semifinals
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With Trinidad Chambliss making stunning plays at pivotal moments, Mississippi is doing fine without Lane Kiffin. Chambliss passed for 362 yards and two touchdowns, and Lucas Carneiro kicked a 47-yard field [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Top-seeded Indiana routs Alabama 38-3 for its first Rose Bowl victory, roaring into CFP semifinals
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza literally jumped for joy when the Heisman Trophy winner learned he was not the offensive MVP of Indiana’s dominant victory over Alabama in the Rose Bowl. The quarterback and [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Friday Sports: January 2, 2026
FRIDAY SPORTS, JANUARY 2, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls basketball will be at Harrisburg on Friday at 7 pm. — Mitchell Kernels boys basketball faces Harrisburg on Tuesday at 7 pm. It will [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Wilkinson Career Day, Strong 2nd Half Lifts Jacks Over Omaha
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State opened Summit League play in emphatic fashion on Thursday by using a dominant second half, along with a career performance from Damon Wilkinson, to power past Omaha 84–69 inside First Bank & [Read More…]
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