Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.

The nominees include Gregory León for Outstanding Chef, Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge for Outstanding Bar and Agency for Best New Bar, all national awards.

Wisconsin transfer offensive lineman James Durand announced his commitment to Western Illinois on Wednesday. The former Badger is one of 24 scholarship players to enter the transfer portal, pending Xavier Lucas’ departure. Durand is the 20th to announce his new destination.

South Dakota won a share of its first Missouri Valley Football Conference championship and played in its first FCS semifinal in 2024.

He won 100 games and two national championships during two five-year stints as head coach at UMD and also served nine years as the school's athletic director.

Winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings are in place for nine states across the U.S. as of early Tuesday morning, and up to nine inches of snow is forecast by the National Weather Service (NWS) in some parts of the country.

Kalen Garry had 19 points in South Dakota State's 90-71 victory over South Dakota on Saturday night. Garry added nine rebounds for the Jackrabbits (14-8, 5-2 Summit League). Owen Larson scored 18 points,

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.

Campbell at Stony Brook, 1 p.m. Elon at Drexel, 1 p.m. Loyola Chicago at Rhode Island, 1 p.m. NC A&T at Hofstra, 1 p.m. Navy at Army, 1 p.m. Rutgers at Penn St., 1 p.m.

Republicans put Pennsylvania and Wisconsin back in the win column in the 2024 presidential race. Now they’re hoping that momentum carries over to contests this year that will determine whether their state Supreme Courts retain left-leaning majorities or flip to conservative control.

A co-op of ethnic German Hutterite farmers, who arrived in the 19th century, own the Dakota Provisions plant. But migrants from Venezuela, Thailand and other countries, earning around $14 per hour, perform the dangerous, back-breaking work.