Year: 2026
Ag News
Dairy Business Association leader says WI ag bills need to pass soon
The executive director of the Dairy Business Association says several bills need to cross the finish line during the final weeks of the Wisconsin legislative session. Chad Zuleger tells Brownfield legislation close to getting final [Read More…]
Ag News
Food for Peace transition could bring long-term support for sorghum growers
A Kansas farmer says the Food for Peace program transitioning to USDA could bring reliable, long-term demand for sorghum. Amy France says it’s been a tough stretch for farmers who continue to face low-commodity prices. [Read More…]
Ag News
Former USDA chief economist: Crop farmers facing tight margins with no clear catalyst
The former chief economist for USDA says crop farmers are stuck in tight margins and are looking for a way out. “I’m not sure I’ve got a happy message,” Seth Meyer said, “which is I’m [Read More…]
ABC World News
Suspect in 2012 Benghazi attack arrested, DOJ says
U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi (C), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel (L) and U.S. Attorney for Washington, DC Jeanine Pirro make a press announcement at the Department of Justice on February 6, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russian lieutenant general shot by assailant in Moscow, investigators say
Russian Police officers walk next to the entrance of a residential building on Volokolamsk Highway, where an assassination attempt on General Lieutenant Alexeyev (Alekseev) was made earlier in the morning, on February 6, 2026, in [Read More…]
ABC World News
Iran and US to reopen nuclear talks in Oman after weeks of tension
In this handout photo released by the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Feb. 6, 2026, Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, US President Donald Trump’s Special Representative for the Middle East, Steve [Read More…]
ABC National News
Super Bowl security measures include ‘substantial law enforcement presence’ in San Francisco area
DHS Federal Coordinator Jeff Brannigan speaks with ABC News at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. (ABC News) (SANTA CLARA, Calif.) — There will be a “substantial law enforcement presence” in the Bay Area for [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump wants Penn Station, Dulles Airport named after him in funding deal with Schumer, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 74th annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton on February 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is joined by bipartisan Congressional members, business, and religious leaders [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump unveils TrumpRx website he says will help Americans buy lower-priced prescription drugs
US President Donald Trump, left, and Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, during an announcement in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: ‘Rivals’ season 2 premiere date and more
We now know when season 2 of Rivals is set to arrive on Hulu. The second season of the original comedy-drama series will debut its first three episodes on May 15. A teaser trailer for [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Terrifier’ star Lauren LaVera on her new horror film, ‘Twisted’
Lauren LaVera in ‘Twisted.’ (Republic Pictures) A savvy scammer meets a surgeon with a sick sense of morality in the new horror movie Twisted. Lauren LaVera stars as a scam artist who tangles with a [Read More…]
Ag News
Growing Soybean Demand – Insights from USB Chairman Brent Gatton
Brent Gatton, a Kentucky farmer and the chairman of the United Soybean Board, says new fiscal year investments and priorities focus on growing demand for U.S. soybeans both at home and abroad. The post Growing [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Friday Sports: February 6, 2026
FRIDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 6, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels Wrestling lost a pair of duals on Thursday night at Pierre with the boys falling 64-11 and the girls 64-15. The Kernel girls will compete [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota State Scholarship Auction Set For May 2
The 2026 edition of the Jackrabbit Athletic Scholarship Auction is set for Saturday, May 2. This year’s event will again be held at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex. Individual tickets, as well as table and event sponsorships, are available [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Vinatieri Receives Hall of Fame Call From Canton
SAN FRANCISCO — Former South Dakota State standout and the National Football League’s all-time scoring leader, Adam Vinatieri, was announced Thursday night as a member of the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. Born [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Coyotes Win Defense Struggle at Denver, 53-42
DENVER, Colo. – South Dakota women’s basketball relied its defense in a 53-42 win over Denver Thursday night in Denver. South Dakota needed a dominant second half defensively to pick up a win, and the Coyotes did [Read More…]
Latest News
With electricity bills rising, some states consider new data center laws
Kevin Hardy/Stateline As Americans grow increasingly frustrated over their electricity bills, states are trying to keep the nation’s growing number of data centers from causing higher energy costs for consumers. For years, many states competed [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota Republican leaders argue about economic development in front of reporters
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — The divide in South Dakota’s Republican Party over the government’s role in economic development spilled into public view Thursday at the state Capitol as two of the party’s top [Read More…]
Latest News
Effort to require elections for excess school taxation falters in state House
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A proposal to require local elections when a school board decides to exceed property tax limitations failed Wednesday in the South Dakota House on a 29-39 vote, and an [Read More…]
Latest News
State House rejects liability protections for unapproved COVID therapies
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota House of Representatives defeated a bill meant to serve as a liability shield for doctors and pharmacists who prescribe or dispense two drugs used off-label for COVID-19 treatment. [Read More…]
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