Year: 2026

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

South Dakota State Tops St. Thomas to Start Conference Play

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team opened Summit League play with a 67-49 win over St. Thomas Thursday afternoon at First Bank & Trust Arena. The Jacks improve to 11-4 on the [Read More…]

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Northernmost New World screwworm detection reported less than 200 miles from U.S. border

January 2, 2026 nedvedmedia

New World screwworm has been confirmed 197 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. This is the first reported case in Tamauliapas, and the northernmost active detection to date. Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and [Read More…]

Ohio police search for suspect after dentist, wife found murdered at home

January 1, 2026 ABC News

mphotoi/Getty Images Ohio authorities are searching for a suspect after a dentist and his wife were found murdered inside their home earlier this week. Columbus Police Patrol officers responded to the home of Spencer Tepe, [Read More…]

Defense carries the day for Oregon, as Ducks move into CFP semifinals by topping Texas Tech 23-0

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The first thing that Oregon quarterback Dante Moore did after winning the Orange Bowl was salute the thousands of fans who made the cross-country trip to South Florida. If the [Read More…]

Trump says he got a CT scan instead of an MRI

January 1, 2026 ABC News

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — For weeks, President Donald Trump has said that he received an MRI at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in October, but when asked about the procedure by the Wall [Read More…]

South Dakota State Wrestling Starts New Year in Sioux Falls

Week 7: #8 South Dakota State vs. Arizona State, at Soldier Salute Date and Time Friday, Jan. 2; 6 p.m. CT, Saturday-Sunday. Jan. 3-4; 10 a.m. (Soldier Salute) Location Sioux Falls, S.D.; Coralville, Iowa (Soldier [Read More…]

SDSU Men Host Reigning League Champs in Conference Opener

Game 16: South Dakota State vs. Omaha Date and Time Thursday, Jan. 1 – 4:15 p.m. CT Location Brookings, S.D. Site First Bank & Trust Arena Television/Stream Midco Sports / Summit League Network Audio GoJacks.com Live [Read More…]

Jacks Host Tommies to Open Summit League Play

South Dakota State vs. St. Thomas Game 15 vs. St. Thomas When Thursday, January 1 at 2 p.m. Where Brookings, S.D. | First Bank & Trust Arena TV Midco Sports Stream Summit League Network & Midco Sports [Read More…]

Bruns scores 1,000th career point in loss at NDSU