Month: October 2021

iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — Lawyers for the drug kingpin known as El Chapo argued Monday for a new trial, insisting “breathtaking jury misconduct” and an “unparalleled set of stifling defense restrictions” marred his conviction. Joaquin [Read More…]

Charlottesville civil trial over deadly 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ rally set to begin

Jon Rehg/iStock (CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — A dark moment in U.S. history is being revisited as a federal civil trial began in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Monday over a violent 2017 white nationalist rally that ended with [Read More…]

Nine-year-old boy’s remains found in home along with abandoned kids: Sheriff

kali9/iStock (HOUSTON) — The remains of a 9-year-old boy have been discovered in a Houston home along with three abandoned children, authorities said. One of the children, a 15-year-old, said his 9-year-old brother had been [Read More…]

US ‘deeply alarmed’ at reports of military takeover in Sudan, calls for PM’s release

iStock/MarkRubens (CAIRO) — After initially being put under house arrest by military forces Monday, Sudan’s acting Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and his wife Muna Abdalla were “kidnapped” at dawn from their Khartoum residence, according to [Read More…]

Sixteen rescued from burning container ship off coast of Canada

(File photo) – SHansche/iStock (VICTORIA, British Columbia) — Sixteen people have been evacuated from a container ship that caught fire off the coast of Canada, according to officials. A fire broke out in 10 containers [Read More…]

What to know about the Japanese royal family as Princess Mako prepares to bow out

baona/iStock (NEW YORK) — Princess Mako, niece to Japan’s enthroned emperor, Naruhito, is planning to leave the imperial family, moving out of her family’s estate on Oct. 26 when her marriage to Fordham-educated Kei Komuro [Read More…]

Ag News

USDA announces 2022 conservation funding opportunities

USDA is announcing funding opportunities for next year that target ag producers and private landowners. The agency says while applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives, Conservation Stewardship, Ag Conservation Easement, and Ag Management Assistance programs [Read More…]

Ag News

South Dakota harvest ahead of normal and better than expected for some

The South Dakota harvest is ahead of normal, and for some, it’s better than expected. Todd Hanten’s soybean harvest was better than he dared to hope. After a growing season that included everything from drought [Read More…]

Ag News

Arkansas crops: 94% rice harvest and 70% soybean harvest complete

Harvest pace wasn’t slowed too much by the light precipitation that fell across the state, according to the USDA. Rice harvest is 94% complete. The cotton crop is 58% harvested. Soybean harvest is 70% complete. [Read More…]

Ag News

Minnesota farmer harvests best crop of 50 year career

A south-central Minnesota farmer recently finished harvesting his best crop ever. Jerry Demmer of Clarks Grove tells Brownfield despite a drier-than-normal growing season, his corn and soybeans caught timely rains. “This is my 50th crop [Read More…]

Ag News

NASDA Tri Lateral Ag Trade Accord opens

October 26, 2021 J.P. Skelly

The keynote speaker at the Tri-Lateral Ag Trade Accord held by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture says the USMCA has strengthened the integration of ag trade in the three North American countries. [Read More…]

Weather

Wind Advisory issued October 26 at 2:10AM MDT until October 26 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Southeast winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of east central and [Read More…]

Suspect charged with murder in Wessington Springs case from this weekend

October 25, 2021 Travis Kriens

WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. – Authorities say a homicide investigation is underway in Wessington Springs. The Jerauld County State’s Attorney on Sunday confirmed the homicide investigation in Wessington Springs involves one victim and that a suspect [Read More…]

James Michael Tyler, “Gunther” on ‘Friends,’ dead at 59

October 24, 2021 ABC News

Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images Actor James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on Friends, has lost his battle with prostate cancer. He was 59. Friends producer Kevin Bright tweeted the news on Sunday, writing, “James Michael Tyler Our Gunther [Read More…]

Lennie James still doesn’t believe he’s survived in ‘The Walking Dead’ universe

L-R, Domingo, James — AMC Lennie James has played Morgan Jones in The Walking Dead universe starting from the show’s pilot in 2010, and reappeared many times before transitioning to the spin-off show Fear The Walking Dead. Nobody’s more [Read More…]

Halyna Hutchins, cinematographer killed on the ‘Rust’ set, was a “rising star” in the film world

Fred Hayes/Getty Images for SAGindie Halyna Hutchins, a well-admired cinematographer who was blazing a new path for women in her field, was killed Thursday in a tragic accident on the set of the film Rust in New [Read More…]

David Boreanaz on looking back at 9/11 on Sunday night’s ‘SEAL Team’

Michael Greenberg/CBS ©2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sunday night’s episode of CBS’ SEAL Team, “Nine Ten,” takes a look back at the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, through the eyes of David Boreanaz‘s [Read More…]

Kandi Burruss recalls the shock of losing one of her twin embryos

Paras Griffin/Getty Images As Kandi Burruss prepares for the second birthday of her daughter Blaze next month, she’s looking back at the trauma of Blaze’s birth via a surrogate. Blaze was one of twin embryos, and the Real Housewives of [Read More…]

Brandon Lee’s sister Shannon weighs in on Alec Baldwin fatal firearm accident

Barry King/WireImage Shannon Lee, the sister of Brandon Lee, late son of legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, has weighed in on the fatal firearm accident Thursday that took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The camerawoman was fatally injured on the [Read More…]

Hummer EV truck shows it can compete with its gas-powered rivals