Year: 2026

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Kreidler’s RBI double off the center-field wall in the eighth inning scored Luke Keaschall and completed the Minnesota Twins’ comeback in a 5-4 win against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. [Read More…]

Homer-happy Cardinals beat Twins 9-6 behind Blaze Jordan’s first in MLB and Iván Herrera’s pair

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Blaze Jordan hit his first major league homer and Iván Herrera went deep twice for the St. Louis Cardinals in a power-fueled 9-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Herrera and Jordan Walker had back-to-back [Read More…]

Clemens, Lewis, Lee homer off Stanek in the Twins’ 9-8 win over the Cardinals

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis and Brooks Lee homered in the eighth inning — two of three home runs surrendered by St. Louis reliever Ryne Stanek — and the Minnesota Twins outlasted the Cardinals 9-8 [Read More…]

Hurricanes use stifling defense to blank Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 and win the Stanley Cup

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carolina spent the first part of the Stanley Cup Final surviving, finding ways to overcome deficits and play a high-scoring game that didn’t fit the Hurricanes’ typical style. But when it [Read More…]

U.S. Postal Service is trying Senator Mike Rounds patience in resolving postal issues in South Dakota

June 14, 2026 J.P. Skelly

There’s no love loss between Senator Mike Rounds and the U-S Postal Service. He shared his conversation with the Inspector general who acknowledged a problem. “The only way we’re going to get this fixed is [Read More…]

Knicks beat Spurs to win 1st NBA championship in more than 50 years

June 14, 2026 ABC News

Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks shoots the ball against De’aaron of the San Antonio Spurs during the second half in Game Five of the 2026 NBA Finals, June 13, 2026 in San Antonio. [Read More…]

Severe weather threat continues as summer heat swelters on both coasts

June 13, 2026 ABC News

Feels like temperatures. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are under severe weather threats as storms and summer heat continue on both coasts. This severe weather threat will impact parts of the central [Read More…]

DWU launches campus-wide AI initiative reaching hundreds of students, employees

June 13, 2026 J.P. Skelly

As AI adoption accelerates across university campuses, Dakota Wesleyan University is investing in and prioritizing responsible AI use by providing more than 1,000 students, faculty members and staff with access to BoodleBox, a collaborative AI [Read More…]

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U.S. Department of Energy updates 45Z GREET model, biofuel groups call it ‘major win’

Biofuel groups are responding positively to the U.S. Department of Energy’s update to the 45ZCF-GREET model, released on Friday. Emily Skor with Growth Energy says she views this as a major win for the ethanol [Read More…]

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Growing dairy production limits milk prices in USDA’s outlook

The USDA is projecting increased milk supplies and declining cheese prices to overhang the market this year and next. In its latest supply and demand report, the department says increased milk production per cow and [Read More…]

‘Cannot escape’: Afghan girl held at US military base in limbo amid Trump immigration policies

In this Aug. 20, 2021, file photo provided by the U.S. Army, combat medic Sgt. Wyatt Ryser with the 811th Hospital Center gives a Covid-19 briefing to an Afghan family at Camp As Sayliyah in [Read More…]

2 women wanted in Maryland for murder of suspect’s mother arrested in Ohio following tip: Police

The booking photos for Samantha Raebel, left, and Vanessa Wahanganisa Tjongarero-Henderson. (Montgomery County Police Department) (MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md.) — Two women wanted in Maryland for allegedly killing the mother of one of the suspects were [Read More…]

Missing woman found alive after being stuck in mud puddle for days

Kathryn Woessner, 68, was last seen on June 3 before her rescuers found her on June 6, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) (MINNESOTA) — A missing woman was found [Read More…]

1 killed, 10 hurt in mass shooting in Midland, Texas; suspect also dead: DPS

(MIDLAND, Texas) — One victim was killed and 10 others were injured in a mass shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning, and the suspected gunman is dead following a standoff with police, authorities said. [Read More…]

Thune hopeful regarding tentative agreement to end the war with Iran

June 12, 2026 J.P. Skelly

President Trump says an agreement to end the war with Iran is closer than ever. Senate Majority Leader John Thune spoke with the President earlier Friday and is hopeful. “And I think he feels really [Read More…]

Judge orders Justin Baldoni to cover Blake Lively’s legal fees

Blake Lively attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 4, 2026, in New York. Justin Baldoni speaks onstage at the Vital Voices 12th Annual Voices of Solidarity [Read More…]

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Rootless corn plaguing some farmers

An agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says rootless corn syndrome has been an issue for many farmers this spring. Robby Meeker, who covers the eastern half of Illinois and all of Indiana, says high temperatures [Read More…]

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El Nino could increase crop disease pressure this summer, expert warns

A crop protection specialist expects this summer’s El Nino to influence crop disease pressure. Tyler Harp with Syngenta says conditions in the southern U.S. are typically wetter than normal, with the northern tier of states [Read More…]

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Corn finishes Friday steady to firm as soybeans, wheat weaken

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, adding to the week-to-week decline. Development conditions continue to look favorable in much of the region. The trade’s also watching late harvest activity in Argentina, which is [Read More…]

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High beef prices changing consumer buying habits