Year: 2026

‘Tis the season for high school and college graduations! Rural communities across the Heartland are celebrating the young men and women who walk across stages in school gymnasiums, football fields, and community auditoriums to receive [Read More…]

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Bayer and bp increasing access to biofuels for farmers

Bayer and bp are teaming up to increase access to the biofuels market for farmers. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Chad Bilby, biofuel crops innovation and commercial lead at Bayer, says the collaboration [Read More…]

New South Dakota law congests local elections; races to watch

Molly Wetsch/South Dakota News Watch A new South Dakota law about municipal election dates is adding to an already-heavy ballot for many voters this June. Hotly contested primaries for governor and other statehouse and federal [Read More…]

One of world’s largest energy storage plants launches in South Dakota

Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch BIG STONE CITY, S.D. – This small city in rural northeastern South Dakota has established itself as an energy hub for the entire Great Plains region, and that reputation has [Read More…]

Campaign finance deadline sheds light on groups seeking to influence South Dakota governor race

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight The candidates themselves are not the only ones raising and spending money in South Dakota’s race for governor. Political action committees not officially associated with the candidates have spent over $1.3 [Read More…]

Jalen Brunson leads Knicks back from 22 down in the 4th for 115-104 win over Cavs in OT in Game 1

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson sparked one of the NBA’s greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and finished with 38 points as New York beat the Cleveland [Read More…]

Audio links to Mitchell City Council and School Board Candidates and Issues Forum

May 20, 2026 J.P. Skelly

Candidates for Mitchell City Council and School Board as well as proponents and opponents of term limits for city council members and Mayor made their cases during Tuesday’s candidates and issues forum at Dakota Wesleyan [Read More…]

‘The Boys’ star Erin Moriarty predicts fans will feel ‘really satisfied’ by series finale

May 20, 2026 ABC News

‘The Boys’ season 5 on Prime Video (Amazon MGM Studios) The series finale of The Boys drops Wednesday on Prime Video. The big question is whether or not The Boys will be able to stop the sociopathic [Read More…]

Ag News

NASS Board Chair: farmer participation key to USDA data accuracy

The board chair for the USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service says farmer participation is critical for its upcoming June Acreage and Quarterly Stocks Reports. Lance Honig says, “They have a big impact on our ability to really reach peak accuracy with the numbers [Read More…]

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A warm, early-Summerlike pattern continues for most; A wide-range of rainfall for the Heartland

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation virtually nationwide. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to parts of the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, an area stretching [Read More…]

Wednesday Sports: May 20, 2026

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, MAY 20, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell senior pitcher Jacob Ebert has been named to the Class A all-state second team by the South Dakota High School Baseball Association. Ebert went 4-1 in [Read More…]

Paredes’ 2-run homer in the 1st inning powers Astros to a 2-1 win over the Twins

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Isaac Paredes hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Jason Alexander scattered four hits over six scoreless innings and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Tuesday night. Jeremy [Read More…]

Maldives officials say they didn’t know divers in fatal expedition intended to explore cave

Water bungalows on Kanuhura island resort at Indian Ocean in Maldives – stock photo (westend61/Getty) (MALDIVES) – -Two investigations, including a culpable homicide probe, have been launched into the deep-water expedition in the Maldives that [Read More…]

DOJ addendum to Trump settlement bars IRS from auditing him and his family

The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building on May 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Justice Department has announced the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for allies of U.S. President Donald [Read More…]

Former assistant principal on trial after teacher shot by 6-year-old student

Gavel on wooden desk with books as background (sean zheng lim/Getty) (VIRGINIA) — A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school is standing trial on criminal charges more than three years after a then-6-year-old [Read More…]

South Dakota Announces a Change in Softball Leadership

May 19, 2026 Travis Kriens

VERMILLION, S.D. — University of South Dakota announced Tuesday that the school is making a change in leadership for its softball program following the resignation of longtime head coach Robert Wagner. In a statement, Wagner [Read More…]

Five Jacks Named to All-Summit League Baseball Squad

May 19, 2026 Travis Kriens

SIOUX FALLS — Led by first-team selections Luke Luskey and Nolan Grawe, five South Dakota State baseball student-athletes were honored Tuesday on the 2026 All-Summit League Baseball Team. A junior designated hitter from Green Isle, Minnesota, Luskey moved [Read More…]

Vance, Blanche don’t rule out Jan. 6 rioters getting ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ payouts

cting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 [Read More…]

Nashville to host Super Bowl LXIV in 2030

Exterior view of Nissan Stadium and downtown Nashville on December 24, 2023. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) (NASHVILLE) — Super Bowl LXIV is heading to Music City. Nashville, Tennessee, will host the final game of the 2029-2030 [Read More…]

Texas reports state’s 1st human case of West Nile virus this year