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Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor WEST FARGO, N.D. — The demand for jet fuel is going up. The demand for gasoline is going down. That’s the simple explanation from Chris Ryan, the president and chief operating [Read More…]

Wednesday Sports: June 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, JUNE 11, 2025 LEGION BASEBALL — Officials from the South Dakota American Legion and the Mitchell Baseball Association are set to meet Thursday in Pierre behind closed doors to discuss reinstating [Read More…]

Deion Sanders absent from football camps in Boulder, Colorado. No reason specified by school

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders has not attended football camps in Boulder, Colorado, this spring. The University of Colorado said it couldn’t comment on a reason for his absence. ESPN, citing a source it [Read More…]

Higashioka has 5 RBIs, Carter and Langford each homer as Rangers beat Twins 16-4

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Higashioka had a season-high five RBIs, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford hit home runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 16-4 on Tuesday night. Carter finished with three hits, [Read More…]

South Dakota Amateur Baseball Poll – June 10, 2025

WATERTOWN — Dell Rapids PBR (Class B) and the Harrisburg Woodies (Class A) lead their divisions in the first South Dakota amateur baseball poll of the season. Here is the complete poll: Class B — 1. [Read More…]

“Greats of the Game” 9-hole event to debut at 2025 Sanford International

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A new event featuring two golf legends and two Pro Football Hall of Fame members is coming to the 2025 Sanford International. “EMC Greats of the Game” features Sir Nick Faldo, Andy [Read More…]

Live cattle mostly higher ahead of direct business

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, and feeder cattle were higher ahead of widespread direct business. August live cattle closed $1.05 lower at $218.20 and October live cattle closed $.22 lower [Read More…]

Precision AI advancing drone capabilities

The CEO of Precision AI says the company’s autonomous aerial system is designed to refine a farmer’s decision-making capabilities in the field and save money. Daniel McCann says combining artificial intelligence and advanced cameras allow [Read More…]

Doud says solving trade problems not easy

A former chief agricultural negotiator with the U.S. Trade Representative’s office says resolving trade imbalances and creating new markets will not be easy. Gregg Doud is now the President and CEO of the National Milk [Read More…]

Davison County Commissioners welcome public input regarding proposed prison plan

June 10, 2025 J.P. Skelly

A standing room only crowd packed the Davison County Commission meeting to voice its opposition to locating a South Dakota Men’s Penitentiary in Davison County a few miles south of Mitchell. Twenty-four residents offered comments [Read More…]

10 dead in Austrian school shooting, along with alleged shooter, officials say

(LONDON, PARIS and BELGRADE) — Ten people are dead and at least a dozen are injured after a shooting on Tuesday at a high school in Graz, Austria, the city’s mayor said, adding that the [Read More…]

Ice Spice joins cast of ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants’

Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images for Stella McCartney Ice Spice has gone from rapping “Bikini Bottom” to being in a film that is set in the underwater city of the same name. Deadline reports Ice has been cast for [Read More…]

Pedro Pascal, Joaquin Phoenix star in ‘Eddington’ trailer

A24 The trailer for Ari Aster‘s latest film, Eddington, has arrived. A24 released the official trailer for the upcoming movie on Tuesday. It stars Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal and is set during the COVID-19 [Read More…]

New ‘Wonder Woman’ film in the works, says James Gunn

Actress Gal Gadot arrives at the Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Wonder Woman” at the Pantages Theatre on May 25, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Wonder Woman will be flying back into [Read More…]

Iowa farmer sees price ratio shift

An Iowa farmer suggests the price ratio favoring corn going into the year has shifted. Mark Jackson of Oskaloosa says some farmers in the southeast part of the state planted more corn and fewer soybeans. [Read More…]

Vaden confirmed as USDA Deputy Secretary

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Stephen Vaden as the Deputy Ag Secretary at the USDA. Vaden is a former judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade. He also served as the General Counsel for [Read More…]

A climate-smart Michigan foodshed is being uplifted

A collaborative effort to strengthen local supply chains in the Great Lakes will continue despite federal funding uncertainty. James DeDecker is the director of Michigan State University’s Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center. “We’re looking [Read More…]

Challenging planting season already impacting 2026 decisions

A farmer in northeast Arkansas says there will be long-lasting impacts from a problematic spring planting season. Derek Haigwood of Newport says the disruptions to this year’s crop are already impacting financial decisions he’s making [Read More…]

Mixed finishes for soybeans and corn