Cybernews Chief Editor Jurgita Lapienytė is urging regulators and X to act after reports that Grok, the platform’s built-in AI tool, has been used to create nonconsensual sexualized images of women and minors. The warnings come as Elon Musk’s xAI says it has raised $20 billion in a Series E funding round.
The Environmental Working Group says newly released federal dietary guidelines encourage Americans to eat fewer ultra-processed foods linked to chronic disease. A CDC data brief found ultra-processed foods made up 61.9% of calories for U.S. youth and 53.0% for adults in 2021–2023.
“The good news for the American people as they start their new year is that they’re going to have, on average, $3,700 more money in their pocket as a result of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act that we passed this last summer.”
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The 40th Annual SD Corn Conference is set for Jan. 17, 2026, at the Sioux Falls Convention Center with free daytime education sessions and a ticketed evening celebration. South Dakota Corn Growers Association leaders say the event will also mark 40 years for both SDCGA and the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council.
Sioux Falls police say a 32-year-old man is expected to survive after being shot at a business near West 12th Street and Interstate 29. An 18-year-old and a juvenile were arrested following a standoff near Axtell Park Middle School.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced he will not run for a third term in 2026, saying he wants to focus on responding to alleged fraud in federal welfare programs. Reports say Sen. Amy Klobuchar is weighing a possible run for governor.
U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota says Congress has until Jan. 30 to fund the federal government and should finish remaining appropriations bills to avoid another shutdown fight.
Watertown Regional Airport recorded 14,028 passenger boardings in 2025, down 129 from 2024. December travel included 757 passengers to Denver and 648 to Minneapolis-St. Paul.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says he will propose 2026 legislation allowing law enforcement to seize digital cryptocurrency accounts tied to criminal investigations, citing millions in reported losses to scams and fraud.