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.

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

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

BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota State hosts South Dakota after Oscar Cluff scored 23 points in South Dakota State’s 65-64 win over the UMKC Kangaroos. The Jackrabbits are 9-0 in home games. South Dakota State has a 2-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

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.

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,

CS Bakersfield at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m. Idaho St. at Sacramento St., 10 p.m. Long Beach St. at CS Northridge, 10 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Pacific, 10 p.m. San Diego at Portland, 10 p.m. UC Irvine at UC Riverside, 10 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego, 10 p.m. Weber St. at Portland St., 10 p.m.

Led by Chase Forte's 25 points, the South Dakota Coyotes defeated the North Dakota Fightin' Hawks 102-93 on Thursday night.

With 650 residents, a jackalope statue, a 76,000-square-foot drugstore-museum, this tiny South Dakota town is also a gateway to a national park and forest.

Max Mackinnon scored 43 to tie a school record for points in a single game and Portland beat San Diego 92-82 on Thursday night.

A cold front will brush the south of the state during Friday, before a high builds along the coast across the weekend. The next front will brush the south and link with the inland on Monday, before pushing into the northeast on Tuesday. Partly cloudy.