Year: 2026

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Tribal police recruits in South Dakota will soon have an option for basic training through the Bureau of Indian Affairs that’s closer to home, but it won’t be as close as [Read More…]

Healthcare costs top of mind for voters as midterms approach, survey finds

Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Voters, including those within the Make America Healthy Again movement, say the rising cost of healthcare is a significant concern that will have an impact on whom they support in [Read More…]

Emily’s Hope substance use curriculum coming to South Dakota schools

Molly Wetsch/South Dakota News Watch Next school year, about 141,000 students in South Dakota public schools may begin to see more conversations about substance use disorder – and how to prevent it – being had in their classrooms. [Read More…]

President signs bill supported by SD delegation to quicken mortgage processing on tribal trust land

South Dakota Searchlight Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that its sponsors from South Dakota say will accelerate the review and processing of mortgages on tribal trust land. Trust land is held by [Read More…]

Thursday Sports: May 7, 2026

THURSDAY SPORTS, MAY 7, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls golf competes Thursday at the Huron Invitational at Broadland Creek Golf Course at 10 am. — Mitchell Kernels track and field competes at the [Read More…]

Wembanyama and Spurs rebound to hand Timberwolves largest postseason defeat, 133-95, to even series

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs handed Minnesota its worst postseason loss in franchise history, beating the Timberwolves 133-95 on Wednesday night to even [Read More…]

Abrams has grand slam and 5 RBIs, House, Tena and Millas also homer as Nationals rout Twins 15-2

WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a grand slam with a career-high five RBIs, Drew Millas, Brady House and José Tena also homered and the Washington Nationals set their season high for runs in a [Read More…]

Three Dakota Wesleyan Athletes Named 2025-26 GPAC Men’s Golf All-Conference

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Great Plains Athletic Conference has released the 2026 All-Conference teams for Men’s Golf. Leading the way for the Tigers would be the lone senior, out of Hartford, South Dakota, Peyton Bettcher, who capped [Read More…]

10-Run First Inning Lifts Jackrabbits over North Dakota State

South Dakota State provided an opening punch with 10 runs in the first inning and cruised from that point as the Jackrabbits defeated North Dakota State, 14-2, in five innings Wednesday to advance in the [Read More…]

Coyotes Walk-Off Summit League Tournament Opener

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — In a back-and-forth contest, it was the No. 4-seed Coyotes who had the last laugh with a two-run, two-out two RBI single from senior Delaney White to lift South Dakota past Kansas City, 5-4, into [Read More…]

Howard Lutnick questioned by House Oversight Committee about relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick attends an event on advancing health care affordability in the Oval Office of the White House on April 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]

Confirmed hantavirus cases linked to suspected cluster aboard cruise ship rise to 5: WHO

A hantavirus is a virus found in the urine, saliva or excrement of deer mice and certain other infected wild rodents (Icy Macload/Getty Images) (LONDON and BELGRADE, Serbia) — The total number of suspected hantavirus [Read More…]

Ag News

Competition intensifies for cropland close to SE Wisconsin dairies

An ag real estate appraiser says farmland values are surging in southeastern Wisconsin. David Kluck with Compeer Financial tells Brownfield the market has risen 25 to 35 percent since December. “And that is reflective of [Read More…]

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National 4-H Council Ignite initiative helping members implement change through real-world experiences

The National 4-H Council’s Ignite initiative is giving members the tools they need to implement change in their communities. Owen Brosanders, this year’s 4-H Youth in Action award winner, developed a sustainability action plan at his [Read More…]

Ag News

Great Lakes states and provinces unite on sustainable farming research and innovation plan

Governors across the Great Lakes region are prioritizing sustainable agriculture and research as part of a new collaboration. Cailyn Andrews is the program manager of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sustainable Agriculture Initiative. “It is [Read More…]

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Soybeans, corn pulled lower by crude oil, planting

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Soybeans followed bean and crude oils, while watching U.S. planting and the situation in Iran. Traders are also waiting for next week’s high-level meeting between the [Read More…]

Nancy Mace says she has records from congressional sexual misconduct ‘slush fund’

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., presents documents related to Rep. Cory Mills,R-Fla., as she participates in a House Armed Services Committee hearing with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Rayburn House Office Building [Read More…]

Court reinstates deportation proceedings against pro-Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi

Pro-Palestinian activists rally for Mohsen Mahdawi and protest against deportations outside of ICE Headquarters on April 15, 2025, in New York City. Mohsen Mahdawi, an organizer of pro-Palestinian demonstrations last year at Columbia University, was [Read More…]

Army veteran accused of shooting wife found dead during manhunt: Authorities

Craig Berry is seen in an undated photo released by the Stewart County Sheriff’s Office. (Stewart County Sheriff’s Office) (STEWART COUNTY, Tenn.) — An Army Special Forces veteran accused of trying to kill his wife then fleeing [Read More…]

New search warrant in Kristin Smart case, decades after 19-year-old disappeared