Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with President-elect Donald Trump despite differences between the two over the years.

Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected next Senate majority leader, making him a key partner in power to Trump WASHINGTON -- Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected next Senate majority leader, making him a key partner in power to Trump.

The incoming Senate Republican majority made their very first major move, electing South Dakota Senator John Thune as their next leader. The Washington Post's Rhonda Colvin reports from the Capitol.

It's the first round of Texas high school football postseason play. Here are live UIL scores from Thursday's games.

It's officially state championship weekend in the South Dakota high school football season, and every matchup on the SDHSAA schedule is an exciting one with everything to play for. The full schedule of championship games is below.

State champions will be crowned this week in North Dakota high school football. The playoff season comes to an end this weekend as we hit the finals for all classifications on Friday, Nov. 15 >>North Dakota high school football playoff brackets<< Stick with High School on SI for all of the matchups,