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See the audio attached above to listen to the full news update/podcast. Each day, SDPB brings you statewide news coverage. We then compile those stories into a daily podcast. Subscribe on Apple or Spotify. On today’s update… The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls is canceling its in-person Skywarn Spotter classes. NWS officials say a lack of resources […]
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The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls is canceling its in-person Skywarn Spotter classes. NWS officials say a lack of resources influenced the decision.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is joining several other Attorney’s General in asking the Trump Administration to take a closer look at the Entry Type 86 program. Jackley voiced concerns that such a program is becoming used to ship fentanyl into the United States.
Uncertainty surrounds the retail sector and South Dakota businesses are feeling the impact. SDPB’s Jackson Dircks speaks with Nathan Sanders and Jeffery Tanner on the current state of retail in South Dakota.
South Dakota’s Board of Regents recently held elections; most of the leadership team remains in place.
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Junior Leadership Northeast honors Class of 2025
WILKES-BARRE — Students from 17 area high schools graduated from the Junior Leadership Northeast (JLNE) program on Wednesday night at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts. In total, 67 graduates made up the Class of 2025. Throughout the school year, the students attended hands-on seminars and were tasked with applying the skills […]
WILKES-BARRE — Students from 17 area high schools graduated from the Junior Leadership Northeast (JLNE) program on Wednesday night at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts.
In total, 67 graduates made up the Class of 2025.
Throughout the school year, the students attended hands-on seminars and were tasked with applying the skills they gained during those seminars to execute Community Impact Projects. In addition to benefiting a number of local organizations through their projects, the students also served their community.
JLNE Executive Director Jessica Cronauer welcomed the audience, but made sure to pay tribute to the late Bill Wagner, who was a longtime teacher and contributor to JLNE’s advisory council. Wagner passed away in January, and Cronauer dedicated the graduation ceremony to him.
Wagner’s son, Jason, a graduate of the Leadership Northeast program, was invited to the stage to offer remarks regarding his father’s legacy. Jason also announced the establishment of the Bill Wagner Scholarship, which will be given to one of the 2025 JLNE graduates next year.
“He just enjoyed to have conversation with anyone he came across and to brighten anyone’s day,” Jason said of his father. “So as much as his humility will hate it, we look forward to sharing more details about the scholarship named after him. He would hate it that we named something after him, but we’re going to do it. And we look forward to interviewing potential candidates for this scholarship next year.”
With the focus back on the graduates, Joey Allegrucci of the Wyoming Area took the microphone over to serve as the graduation’s master of ceremonies. Allegrucci, in turn, introduced three of his fellow 2025 graduates — Emily Bolan of Wyoming Valley West, Abigail Francis of Wyoming Area, and Kevin Vincent of Holy Cross — to offer a glimpse into the JLNE experience.
Bolan, Francis, and Vincent went month-by-month through the JLNE program, during which they encountered a number of community leaders and developed their Community Impact Projects. Upon returning to podium, Allegrucci clearly summarized the projects’ goals.
“These [Community Impact Projects] represent months of teamwork, creativity and commitment,” said Allegrucci. “Keep in mind that each of these projects are student-led from start to finish, that they are solving real issues in the community.”
Each student had the opportunity to speak about the contributions they brought to their team’s project, making up the core and longest portion of the graduation ceremony. Following the project presentations, the students were called on stage to receive their certificates.
A release from JLNE describes the selection process for participating in the program:
“In the spring of each year, Leadership Northeast accepts applications from high school sophomores interested in participating in the JLNE program the following fall. Applications are available at all participating public and private schools and must be submitted through the participating high school guidance office. The JLNE Class of 2026 has been finalized and will begin their program in the fall of 2025.”
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West's Bautista signs to play soccer at Concord University
West Brunswick senior Lemuel Bautista will attend Concord University in the fall and play soccer for the Mountain Lions. 0
West Brunswick senior Lemuel Bautista will attend Concord University in the fall and play soccer for the Mountain Lions.
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Aroca Gonzalez ’26 cards 76 but misses cut at NCAA men’s golf championship
Story Links PENFIELD, N.Y. – Hamilton College’s Ramon Aroca Gonzalez ’26 recorded a four-over par 76 on the second day of the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship at Midvale Country Club on Wednesday, May 21. Despite moving up to a tie for 63rd place out of 225 golfers […]
PENFIELD, N.Y. – Hamilton College’s Ramon Aroca Gonzalez ’26 recorded a four-over par 76 on the second day of the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship at Midvale Country Club on Wednesday, May 21.
Despite moving up to a tie for 63rd place out of 225 golfers with a score of 153, Aroca Gonzalez missed the cut for the final 36 holes of the championship. The top 18 teams and six individuals not on one of those teams moved on to Thursday’s round.
Aroca Gonzalez’s second round got off to a tough start with a bogey on the first hole, but he made birdie on the 544-yard third hole and the 138-yard ninth hole. He finished his front nine with an even-par 36.
Aroca Gonzalez was still at even par on his round through 13 holes, but he made bogey on four of the last five and finished the back nine in 40.
Aroca Gonzalez enjoyed a fantastic season as 21 of his 22 rounds were under 80 and six were 70 or better. He was voted the 2025 NESCAC Men’s Golfer of the Year and was an all-conference and all-region team selection.
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Trio of Southgate Anderson student-athletes make college signings official – The News Herald
Within the past week, three student-athletes at Southgate Anderson High School signed national letters of intent to finalize their respective college decisions. On May 14, Melody Ballinger was recognized as she signed on to continue her basketball-playing career at Indiana Tech University next school year. Then earlier this week on May 19, Jozie Armos penned […]
Within the past week, three student-athletes at Southgate Anderson High School signed national letters of intent to finalize their respective college decisions.
College Sports
WCHA releases its 2025-26 schedule
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association released its composite league schedule for the 2025-26 season on Wednesday, May 21. The schedule has 112 conference games as the WCHA enters its 27th season of women’s hockey competition. Game days and times of each two-game series will be determined by the host institution, with the WCHA online composite schedule […]
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association released its composite league schedule for the 2025-26 season on Wednesday, May 21. The schedule has 112 conference games as the WCHA enters its 27th season of women’s hockey competition.
Game days and times of each two-game series will be determined by the host institution, with the WCHA online composite schedule being updated accordingly. While the weekends are assigned, teams may opt to play Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, or for an agreed-upon home-and-home series.
Nonconference games will also be updated on the composite schedule upon announcements from each WCHA member. The WCHA league schedule features 28 games for each of its eight teams, playing in two, two-game series against each of the other seven member institutions.
The WCHA has won 22 national championships since 2000. Wisconsin won the WCHA’s 21st NCAA championship title in March with a 4-3 overtime victory over WCHA foe Ohio State.
The battle for the Julianne Bye Cup (regular season champion) begins on the fourth weekend Sept. 26 when reigning WCHA regular season champion, WCHA Final Faceoff champion, and NCAA champion Wisconsin travels to Bemidji State.
The first full weekend of WCHA competition takes place the weekend of Oct. 10-11 as Ohio State hosts Bemidji State, Minnesota welcomes St. Cloud State to Minneapolis, Minnesota State faces St. Thomas and Minnesota Duluth travels to Wisconsin.
The final weekend of the regular season takes place the weekend of Feb. 20-21 as Bemidji State hosts Ohio State, Minnesota Duluth is at Minnesota on the road, Minnesota State is at St. Thomas and St. Cloud State is at Wisconsin.
Fans can watch all WCHA home games via the B1G+ on-demand streaming service. To subscribe to B1G+ for the 2025-26 season, visit
www.bigtenplus.com
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2025-26 Composite WCHA Schedule
| Date | Games |
| Sept. 26-27: | Wisconsin at Bemidji State |
| Oct. 10-11: | Bemidji State at Ohio State |
| St. Cloud State at Minnesota | |
| St. Thomas at Minnesota State | |
| Minnesota Duluth at Wisconsin | |
| Oct. 17-18: | Ohio State at Minnesota |
| Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth | |
| St. Thomas at St. Cloud State | |
| Oct. 24-25: | Minnesota at Minnesota Duluth |
| Minnesota State at Wisconsin | |
| St. Cloud State at Ohio State | |
| Oct. 31-Nov.1: | Bemidji State at Minnesota State |
| Minnesota at Wisconsin | |
| Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State | |
| Ohio State at St. Thomas | |
| Nov. 7-8: | St. Thomas at Bemidji State |
| Nov. 14-15: | Bemidji State at Minnesota |
| Minnesota State at Ohio State | |
| Minnesota Duluth at St. Thomas | |
| Wisconsin at St. Cloud State | |
| Nov. 21-22: | St. Cloud State at Bemidji State |
| Minnesota at Minnesota State | |
| Ohio State at Minnesota Duluth | |
| St. Thomas at Wisconsin | |
| Dec. 5-6: | Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State |
| Minnesota at St. Thomas | |
| St. Cloud State at Minnesota State | |
| Wisconsin at Ohio State | |
| Jan. 9-10: | Bemidji State at St. Thomas |
| Minnesota State at Minnesota | |
| Ohio State at St. Cloud State | |
| Wisconsin at Minnesota Duluth | |
| Jan. 16-17: | Minnesota at Bemidji State |
| Ohio State at Minnesota State | |
| St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth | |
| Wisconsin at St. Thomas | |
| Jan. 23-24: | Bemidji State at Wisconsin |
| Minnesota at St. Cloud State | |
| Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota State | |
| St. Thomas at Ohio State | |
| Jan. 30-31: | Minnesota State at Bemidji State |
| Wisconsin at Minnesota | |
| Minnesota Duluth at Ohio State | |
| St. Cloud State at St. Thomas | |
| Feb. 6-7 | Bemidji State at Minnesota Duluth |
| St. Thomas at Minnesota | |
| Minnesota State at St. Cloud State | |
| Ohio State at Wisconsin | |
| Feb. 13-14: | Bemidji State at St. Cloud State |
| Minnesota at Ohio State | |
| Wisconsin at Minnesota State | |
| St. Thomas at Minnesota Duluth | |
| Feb. 20-21: | Ohio State at Bemidji State |
| Minnesota State at St. Thomas | |
| St. Cloud State at Wisconsin | |
| Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota |
College Sports
Alayna Taylor – Women’s Soccer
As a Sophomore (2024): BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. Played in 18 matches and made four starts. Scored BIG EAST Championship clinching goal in second overtime against Xavier (11/10). Made first career start in BIG EAST Semifinals vs. Georgetown (11/7). Played career-high 74 minutes in BIG EAST Championship game (11/10). Tallied season-high four shots at Villanova (10/20). Registered […]
As a Sophomore (2024): BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. Played in 18 matches and made four starts. Scored BIG EAST Championship clinching goal in second overtime against Xavier (11/10). Made first career start in BIG EAST Semifinals vs. Georgetown (11/7). Played career-high 74 minutes in BIG EAST Championship game (11/10). Tallied season-high four shots at Villanova (10/20). Registered three shots in NCAA First Round at Rutgers (11/16). Recorded 72 minutes in NCAA Second Round vs. Stanford (11/22).
As a Freshman (2023): Played in five games in her debut season with the Huskies. Made her collegiate debut against Boston University (8/20). Scored her first career goal vs. Marist (9/6).
Before UConn: Played club at Farmington Sports Arena ECNL. Lettered four years for Mark Landers at Glastonbury High School. Helped lead her Glastonbury squad to the 2019 Class LL State Championship. During her time at Glastonbury her team posted 1 56-6-6. Named an All-Conference performer in 2021 and 2022. Also was an All-State performer in indoor track. She won States in the Sprint Medley Relay.
Why UConn: I chose UConn because it has been my dream school to play soccer at since I was young and the second I stepped on campus I knew it was the perfect place for me. UConn offers everything I love about a college, especially the competitive soccer program with an outstanding coaching staff. I’m very excited to be a part of this talented team.
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