South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on January 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Er

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.

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

The Jacks are 16-3 this year, with impressive wins over Creighton, Wisconsin and Oregon, and losses to Duke, Texas and Georgia Tech. They've won six in a row but have been tested by a few Summit League foes already. They had to rally for an 83-76 road win at St. Thomas on Wednesday.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

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

Cats — both large cats in captivity and pet house cats — across multiple states have been dying from H5N1 bird flu. Now, federal agencies are enforcing new rules to help keep the virus out of pet food.

St. John's at Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Providence at Seton Hall, 7 p.m. Dayton at St. Bonaventure, 8 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 9 p.m.

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,

The Oregon Department of Agriculture said a cat contracted the ... Minnesota, the nation’s biggest turkey producer, and South Dakota have suffered bird flu outbreaks in flocks.

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of who’s been confirmed.

BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota State hosts South Dakota State after Jacksen Moni scored 24 points in North Dakota State’s 87-82 win over the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks. The Bison have gone 8-3 at home. North Dakota State is fourth in the Summit League in rebounding with 33.1 rebounds. Noah Feddersen paces the Bison with 6.3 boards.