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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
State employee arrest; I-90 fatal crash; Rain
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Here are this morning's top stories with KELOLAND On the Go. Another state employee is in trouble with the law. This time a state health worker is accused of falsifying her own medical marijuana card. Former state worker accused of forging marijuana card One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash that happened Monday morning near Sioux Falls. 1 dead in Monday I-90 crash Dakota State University is known for being a leader in the cyber field, and one professor has received a patent for her cutting-edge technology that many people once thought was impossible. New tech from DSU professor can trace the dark web It's a rainy start to this Tuesday morning in much of southeastern KELOLAND. As of 7, the rain reports in Sioux Falls are over .50″ across much of the city. Overnight rain in southeastern KELOLAND; 70s likely this week Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Science
- Yahoo
New tech from DSU professor can trace the dark web
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —Dakota State University is known for being a leader in the cyber field, and one professor has received a patent for her cutting-edge technology that many people once thought was impossible. Many of us have heard of the dark web, but we may not be entirely familiar with its nature. However, DSU professor Arica Kulm is very familiar with it. She says the difference between the dark web and your regular web browser starts with the URL. Former state worker accused of forging marijuana card 'For dark web sites, it's a 54-character alphanumeric string. So it's hard to get to, hard to remember. And it's held behind a series of relays and encryption,' DSU Director of Digital Forensic Services, Arica Kulm said, '…it's that anonymity and the encryption often lends itself to criminal activity. So you'll find drug sites where you can buy illegal drugs. You'll find illegal content in the form of child pornography,' she said. One thing Kulm has always heard was that you can't trace things on the dark web. 'How can that be that you can access something that can be sinister and then not leave a trace behind? I didn't understand how that could possibly be,' Kulm said. So, she created a technology that can trace it. 'It runs off of a flash drive or a thumb drive. You plug it into a computer and it will tell you if that computer, whether it's a laptop or a desktop, has been accessing the dark web,' Kulm said. Cynthia Hetherington has collaborated with Kulm for a few years. 'Arica's work with the dark Web, from my perspective, is going to be unique because she is very much in the cyber realm. And by that I mean like the zeros, the ones, the technology underneath it. That's really where her area of expertise is, is to understand where data becomes a thing. I pick it up at the point where it becomes information and understanding the impact of what that data is,' CEO and founder of Hetherington Group, Cynthia Hetherington, said. Hetherington says that Kulm's work is going to change how investigators and law enforcement work with the dark web. 'The point of the dark web, the point of it being dark, is that we can't see it. So it needs someone like me, 30 years of experience digging, you know, hard and long, to find all that information. But Arica has found a way to make that simpler so that it's more attainable and obtainable by the average investigator,' Hetherington said. But Kulm hopes it reaches beyond just law enforcement usage. 'I could see it used in a corporate environment as well to see if their machines have been infected, if they've been calling out. Because oftentimes if you get in, your machines can be infected long before the ransomware note pops up on the machine,' Kulm said. Making our world a safer place in the age of technology. To learn more about the Dark Web Artifact Framework or to use it, you can contact the Research and Development office at DSU. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kristi Noem faces angry protests as she collects doctorate at South Dakota university
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, a former South Dakota governor, faced protests as she received an honorary doctorate at Dakota State University in Madison, as the school hosted its commencement ceremonies on Saturday. Protesters showed up with signs to show their displeasure at the selection of Noem as this year's commencement speaker. The secretary has been at the forefront of President Donald Trump's hardline immigration agenda and mass deportation efforts. 'We don't think that she is somebody that deserves any sort of honor from anybody,' protester Susan Wicks told Dakota News Now. 'She's currently right now violating the constitution, deporting people to foreign detainment centers without any due process.' 'I think that recently she's shown herself to be a tool of the Trump administration and implementing policies that go against the Constitution of the United States,' fellow protester John Nelson told the outlet. Wicks added that the university 'didn't listen to the town, the faculty or their students, and we think that's abhorrent.' At the Dakota State Fieldhouse, Noem received an honorary doctorate in public service. The school pointed to Noem's work advocating for the university and its programs focusing on cybersecurity. During the ceremony, Dakota State University President José-Marie Griffiths said that as South Dakota governor, Noem 'was always ready to listen to our proposals, ask insightful questions to learn more about our plans, and was eager to move forward to support those initiatives.' Some students chose not to participate in the ceremony. Max Lerchen, who graduated with a master's in business administration, was one of those who took part after considering protesting as he disagreed with the selection of Noem 'from the get-go.' 'This is a degree that I've worked hard for and many others have worked hard for,' Lerchen told Dakota News Now. 'While I support the decision of those to not participate and I respect them for using their voices that way, I did not want to give Secretary Noem the power over me making decisions regarding my accomplishment and my day, and I'm very happy to see many others make that same choice as well.' 'I wanted to make sure I spent the day with my friends and my family, the people who supported me and make sure that I still celebrated regardless of the decision made,' he added. Some students who chose to protest said they were locked out of campus buildings where they had stored their signs. Lerchen, however, said he didn't think it was intentional. 'A lot of our facilities around here, when they're not in use, are locked. That's not an uncommon thing,' he told Dakota News Now. He added that the university 'made a decision that I disagree with to select and honor Secretary Noem with a degree, but I do not think any of the actions by the university were meant to be malicious.'
The Independent
12-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Kristi Noem faces angry protests as she collects doctorate at South Dakota university
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, a former South Dakota governor, faced protests as she received an honorary doctorate at Dakota State University in Madison, as the school hosted its commencement ceremonies on Saturday. Protesters showed up with signs to show their displeasure at the selection of Noem as this year's commencement speaker. The secretary has been at the forefront of President Donald Trump 's hardline immigration agenda and mass deportation efforts. 'We don't think that she is somebody that deserves any sort of honor from anybody,' protester Susan Wicks told Dakota News Now. 'She's currently right now violating the constitution, deporting people to foreign detainment centers without any due process.' 'I think that recently she's shown herself to be a tool of the Trump administration and implementing policies that go against the Constitution of the United States,' fellow protester John Nelson told the outlet. Wicks added that the university 'didn't listen to the town, the faculty or their students, and we think that's abhorrent.' At the Dakota State Fieldhouse, Noem received an honorary doctorate in public service. The school pointed to Noem's work advocating for the university and its programs focusing on cybersecurity. During the ceremony, Dakota State University President José-Marie Griffiths said that as South Dakota governor, Noem 'was always ready to listen to our proposals, ask insightful questions to learn more about our plans, and was eager to move forward to support those initiatives.' Some students chose not to participate in the ceremony. Max Lerchen, who graduated with a master's in business administration, was one of those who took part after considering protesting as he disagreed with the selection of Noem 'from the get-go.' 'This is a degree that I've worked hard for and many others have worked hard for,' Lerchen told Dakota News Now. 'While I support the decision of those to not participate and I respect them for using their voices that way, I did not want to give Secretary Noem the power over me making decisions regarding my accomplishment and my day, and I'm very happy to see many others make that same choice as well.' 'I wanted to make sure I spent the day with my friends and my family, the people who supported me and make sure that I still celebrated regardless of the decision made,' he added. Some students who chose to protest said they were locked out of campus buildings where they had stored their signs. Lerchen, however, said he didn't think it was intentional. 'A lot of our facilities around here, when they're not in use, are locked. That's not an uncommon thing,' he told Dakota News Now. He added that the university 'made a decision that I disagree with to select and honor Secretary Noem with a degree, but I do not think any of the actions by the university were meant to be malicious.'
Hindustan Times
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Indian student Trump admin wants to deport shines at graduation, while Kristi Noem is booed
Priya Saxena, an Indian student Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem is trying to deport, received loud cheers at her graduation ceremony at South Dakota Mines in Rapid City. Only 350 miles away, Noem, who was accepting her honorary degree at the Dakota State University in Madison, was booed. Saxena received her doctorate in chemical and biological engineering and a master's degree. According to local media publication South Dakota Searchlight, she was introduced to the crowd as Dr Priya Saxena, and the audience couldn't stop cheering. The Indian student has been facing deportation calls since last month, with the Trump administration saying that her permit should be revoked because four years ago, she was convicted of failing to move over for flashing yellow lights. Saxena's student visa is not scheduled to expire until 2027. She could apply for an extension and stay for longer, too. Read More: JD Vance brutally trolled for remarks on deporting FIFA World Cup fans: 'What a disgrace' However, she has been facing deportation threats from Noem's Homeland Security Department. Her attorney won a temporary restraining order that assured Saxena's graduation, with the government prohibited from taking action until Tuesday. The Indian student will appear for a hearing to stop her deportation. As Dr Priya Saxena was celebrated in Rapid City, Kristi Noem had to face boos. The 53-year-old delivered her acceptance speech for an honorary doctorate in public service. Outside the venue, dozens of protestors opposed her. According to South Dakota Searchlight, students chanted 'no honor for Noem' and 'due process'. Read More: US offers $1,000 stipend to encourage migrants to self-deport 'One thing that immediately came to my brain when I heard she was coming here was I was genuinely scared for the massive amounts of international students that we have on campus. That's something we take pride in," one student protester told the publication. In her speech, Kristi Noem said: 'People will be successful based on the people that they know and the people that they spend time with. I am going to encourage you that as you go out and tackle the next big thing in your life, to take your emergency brakes off.'
