CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. poultry producers should ramp up testing and monitoring of turkeys for bird flu before they are slaughtered to ensure the virus stays out of the food supply, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said she will be “vigilant and proactive and innovative to protect the homeland” on immigration.

Noem, Thune prepare for new roles in Washington as South Dakota awaits a new governor and early 2026 election intrigue.

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

The St. Thomas women’s basketball team has started 1-4 in the Summit League, and Wednesday night would not appear the optimum time for a turnaround. South Dakota State, among the most ambitious mid-major programs in the country,

In a social media post, President-elect Donald Trump announced Luke Lindberg, president and CEO of South Dakota Trade, as his nominee to run Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs at the USDA.

After dropping its first two games of Summit League play, the South Dakota State men’s basketball team responded with two straight home victories with the help of a few

At FanDuel on Tuesday they released the 2025 Heisman odds, another reminder that college football never ends. Although there are no games until August, at the water cooler, the convenience store and the barbecue stand,

In his first few hours back in office, President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders aimed at boosting fossil fuels production and mining on federal land and water

Army at Holy Cross, 6 p.m. Boston U. at Navy, 7 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 7 p.m. Lafayette at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Lehigh at American, 7 p.m. Xavier at St. John's, 7 p.m. Furman at VMI, 6 p.m.

Notre Dame at Boston College, 7 p.m. Siena at Mount St. Mary's, 7 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m. St. Peter's at Merrimack, 7 p.m. UCLA at Rutgers, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at N. Kentucky, 6 p.m.

The University of Wisconsin football program addressed key positions for its 2025 roster during the winter transfer portal window. But many of its opponents got better, at least on paper. The transfer portal was open from Dec.