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7 hours ago in Sports, Trending
Seahawks ride their ‘Dark Side’ defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13
The "Dark Side" defense carried Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks to a Lombardi Trophy. Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald's ferocious unit pummeled Drake Maye, and the Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the franchise's second Super Bowl.
7 hours ago in Olympics, Sports, Trending
Lindsey Vonn breaks leg in downhill crash at Winter Olympics, in stable condition at hospital
Lindsey Vonn's defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that left her with a broken leg and saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter for the second time in nine days.
3 days ago in Sports
Lindor, Correa off Puerto Rico’s WBC roster over insurance coverage, Báez for marijuana test
Francisco Lindor and Carlos Correa were left off Puerto Rico's roster for the World Baseball Classic over insurance coverage and Javy Báez for a positive 2023 marijuana test, while defending champion Japan entered a top group Thursday led by World Series champions Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
3 days ago in Sports
Matthew Stafford edges Drake Maye for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award
Matthew Stafford walked away with the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award and a declaration that he's returning to the Los Angeles Rams for another season.
3 days ago in Olympics, Sports, Trending
The Milan Cortina Olympics will start with a four-site and two-cauldron opening ceremony
An unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Winter Olympics opening ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture — plus American pop diva Mariah Carey — was scheduled to officially start the Milan Cortina Games on Friday as the sports spectacle returns to a nation that last hosted the event 20 years ago.
Lifestyle
4 days ago in Lifestyle
Renters use ‘rent now, pay later’ services to manage monthly payments, but fees raise concerns
Rent can eat up an entire paycheck at the start of the month, so a growing number of renters are turning to a financial product that promises relief by letting them split the bill — for a price.
5 days ago in Lifestyle
Backyard vegetable gardens are healthy for people and the planet. Here’s how to start yours
If you want healthy food, experts say to eat what's local, organic and in-season. Those foods benefit the planet too, because they are less taxing on the soil and they don't travel as far. It doesn't get more local, organic and in-season than a backyard vegetable garden.
6 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending
With caviar McNuggets and heart-shaped pizza, fast food chains hope to win Valentine’s diners
It's a tale as old as time, or at least as old as TikTok: chicken nuggets lovingly topped with a dab of caviar. McDonald's is embracing the trend this Valentine's Day with a limited-time McNugget Caviar kit. The free kit, which will be available on McNuggetCaviar.com on Feb. 10, pairs a one-ounce tin of Paramount's Siberian sturgeon caviar with a $25 McDonald's gift card to buy McNuggets.
2 weeks ago in Lifestyle
Where are those darn keys? Tricks for remembering where you put things
With a scarf dangling from your coat pocket and those gloves left behind at the coffee shop, there are simply more things to lose in winter. That's not counting your misplaced keys at home or those exasperated moments looking for your phone when you say, "I just had it!"
2 weeks ago in Lifestyle
Being a night owl may not be great for your heart but you can do something about it
Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night — when most of the population is winding down or already asleep — have poorer overall heart health than the average person.
National
7 hours ago in National
Investigation continues a week after Savannah Guthrie mother was reported missing
The urgent investigation into the apparent kidnapping of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie continued Sunday, a week after the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie was reported missing in Arizona.
4 days ago in National
A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files public
For much of two decades, police, FBI agents and prosecutors investigated allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls. Now, the Justice Department has released much of what they found to the public.
4 days ago in National
No public sign of a response to Savannah Guthrie’s message to her mother’s kidnapper
There was no public sign early Thursday of a response to NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's message to her 84-year-old mother's kidnapper.
5 days ago in National, Trending
Man who tried to shoot Trump at a Florida golf course gets life in prison
A man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison after a federal prosecutor said his crime was unacceptable "in this country or anywhere."
5 days ago in National
Trump’s border czar announces 700 immigration officers to immediately leave Minnesota
The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday.
News
6 hours ago in Agriculture
USDA Crop Production
USDA Crop Production reports out tomorrow and will mainly focus on South America.
6 hours ago in Agriculture
Highlights in Grain Market
The big highlight on the grain market last week was within soybeans.
10 hours ago in Local
CATTLE INDUSTRY DIVIDED OVER LAB-GROWN AND DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER MEAT LEGISLATION
SOUTH DAKOTA (Joshua Haiar / South Dakota Searchlight ) – A comment this week by a rural Huron farmer who’s…
10 hours ago in Local
NEBRASKA CONSIDERS TEMPORARY FIREARM SEIZURES FOR ISSUED PROTECTION ORDERS
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) – Nebraska lawmakers are considering a slate of bills aimed at improving protections for victims of…
11 hours ago in Local
SIOUX FALLS 5TH GRADER WINS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE SPELLING BEE
MITCHELL, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) – A 5th grade student from Challenge Center Elementary School in Sioux Falls won…
11 hours ago in Local
WHAT DO SOUTH DAKOTAN’S NEED ACCORDING TO 211 CALLS
SOUTH DAKOTA (Molly Wetsch / South Dakota News Watch) – Some of South Dakotans’ greatest needs for resources in 2025…
3 days ago in Agriculture
Soybeans & Grain
Taking a look at the activity behind our grain markets this week.
3 days ago in Agriculture
Cattle Highlights
Looking at some activity on our cattle markets for the week.
3 days ago in Agriculture
Reviewing Leadership Highlights
Today I spend some time reviewing some of the highlights for the Cattle Industry with the past President of the…
