Year: 2026

Former president Joe Biden speaks at an event marking the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in the East Room at the White House on June 18, 2024 in Washington, [Read More…]

Mosteller selected to lead the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation

Attorney General Marty Jackley has appointed Chad Mosteller to serve as the new director of the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, replacing Dan Satterlee who has been appointed as U.S. Marshal for South Dakota. [Read More…]

New guidelines could help millions more Americans get colon cancer testing

(STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — New guidelines from the American Cancer Society are expanding colon cancer screening options beyond colonoscopies and established stool-based tests. The recommendations still call for colorectal cancer screening in people [Read More…]

Declining enrollment creating budgeting challenges for the Mitchell School District

K-12 and MTC budget reviews dominated discussion during Tuesday’s Mitchell School Board meeting. On the K-12 side, Superintendent Joe Childs says declining enrollment is impacting the proposed 2026-2027 spending plan. “It’s been essentially a cliff [Read More…]

Housing help on the way

Congressman Dusty Johnson said Washington has been surprisingly productive in recent weeks — including recent action to improve housing affordability. “The House has passed out a major housing package,” said Johnson. “We have passed the [Read More…]

In brief: ‘Dutton Ranch’ is Paramount+ biggest original series launch and more

Dutton Ranch has made Paramount+ history. The Yellowstone spinoff garnered the biggest original series launch in the streaming service’s history, according to numbers from the company. It generated 12.9 million global streaming views in the [Read More…]

Ag News

Expanding farmer-led soil health initiatives

May 27, 2026 nedvedmedia

A new collaboration with the Conservation Technology Information Center is expanding Cargill’s Success From the Ground Up program. In this episode of Managing for Profit, hear from CTIC’s Ryan Heiniger and Cargill’s Alayna Jacobs about [Read More…]

Crackdown on parole violators leads to unintended consequences

The South Dakota Department of Corrections got the message. It’s cracking down on parole violators…now there’s an overcrowding emergency in the two largest jails in South Dakota. Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead recently briefed county [Read More…]

Movies more likely to star talking animals or men named Chris than women over 60, study finds

Chris Pratt attends the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on April 27, 2023. (Rich Polk/Getty Images for Disney) A new study has found that talking [Read More…]

Ag News

Temps to vary from seasonally cool to Summer-like heat; for many, a much drier pattern centered on the Corn Belt

May 27, 2026 nedvedmedia

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across southern Florida and the northwestern half of the U.S., while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover most areas along and southeast of [Read More…]

Sioux Falls 5th grader competing in Scripps National Spelling Bee

Carson Walker/South Dakota News Watch A 5th grade student from Challenge Center Elementary School in Sioux Falls competes this week in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington. Oscar Quezada won the 2026 South Dakota State [Read More…]

Golden Knights sweep Avalanche to advance to third Stanley Cup Final in nine seasons

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brayden McNabb hit Mark Stone in stride with a lob pass in the first period for a highlight reel of a play, but it was the gritty work of the Golden [Read More…]

Thunder top Spurs 127-114 in Game 5, move a win away from a return to NBA Finals

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points, Alex Caruso led another strong bench effort with 22 and the Oklahoma City Thunder moved one win away from a return trip to the NBA Finals by beating the San [Read More…]

Packers running back Josh Jacobs arrested on charges related to domestic abuse

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is facing five criminal charges, including strangulation and suffocation, after police responded to a disturbance complaint involving him over the weekend. Hobart/Lawrence (Wisconsin) Police Chief Michael Renkas said [Read More…]

Wednesday Sports: May 27, 2026

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, MAY 27, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell senior Maddie Childs finished first at the ESD Conference girls golf tournament in Aberdeen on Tuesday, leading the Kernels to a second-place finish. Childs shot a career-best [Read More…]

Brooks Lee’s bases-loaded double gets it done for Twins in 11-inning, 5-3 win over White Sox

CHICAGO (AP) — Brooks Lee hit a bases-loaded double in the 11th inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Tuesday night. The Twins improved to 4-1 on their 10-game road [Read More…]

Twelve Coyotes look to punch their ticket to the NCAA Championships this week

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – South Dakota Track and Field has 12 student-athletes in Fayetteville, Arkansas for the NCAA West First and Second Rounds, hosted at Arkansas’ John McDonnell Field. COYOTES IN ACTION A total of nine [Read More…]

State kicks off $3 million fundraising campaign for Waubay fish hatchery upgrades