Year: 2021

Jackson Women’s Health Organization is Mississippi’s last remaining abortion clinic. – ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider a case that could fundamentally transform abortion rights in America by overturning [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: Greece to mandate vaccines for people 60 and older

Tempura/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 779,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]

Ghislaine Maxwell accuser ‘Jane’ testifies on Day 2 of trial

iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, came face to face with her first accuser in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. A woman prosecutors have referred [Read More…]

Three killed, eight hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

iStock/South_agency (OXFORD, Mich.) — Three students were killed in a shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, on Tuesday, authorities said. They were a 16-year-old male student and two female students, ages 14 and [Read More…]

Denver still waiting for first snow of season, breaking record

ABC News (DENVER, Colo.) — Denver is making weather history this year as the city patiently waits to receive its first measurable snow of the 2021 winter season. This is the latest the city has [Read More…]

Two teens charged in Iowa Spanish teacher’s death plead not guilty

iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — Two Iowa 16-year-olds accused of murdering a high school Spanish teacher in early November have pleaded not guilty, according to documents filed Monday. Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale [Read More…]

Climate change is affecting when grey seals give birth, scientists say

iStock/chonticha wat (NEW YORK) — Scientists are continuing to discover ways in which climate change is already affecting animal species around the world — including how it’s changing the phenology, or timing of biological events. [Read More…]

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Bradley hearing dicamba label change might be coming

A prominent Midwestern weed scientist is hearing about a possible label change for dicamba. The University of Missouri’s Dr. Kevin Bradley says he has no idea what changes would be but he’s hearing it could [Read More…]

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Leading swine health center monitoring ‘aggressive’ PRRS strain

The Swine Health Information Center is monitoring for the reemergence of a Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus that spread through the upper-Midwest last fall. SHIC director, Dr. Paul Sundberg, tells Brownfield unlike most strains, [Read More…]

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National Biodiesel Conference & Expo

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will cover the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo to be held January 17-20, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. …

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K-State researcher looks at ASF transmission

A Kansas State University researcher is developing tools to help U.S. pig farmers in the fight against African Swine Fever. Megan Niederwerder says she’s researching how ASF would survive and transmit after it’s been detected [Read More…]

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Live cattle futures lower ahead of direct business

November 30, 2021 J.P. Skelly

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were lower, and feeders were mixed watching corn and waiting for direct business to develop. December live cattle closed $1.05 lower at $135.87 and February live cattle closed [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University appoints new president

Dr. Daniel R. Kittle will become the Dakota Wesleyan University’s 21st president, according to Doug Powers, chairman of the DWU Board of Trustees. The announcement of Kittle’s appointment was made at an all-campus meeting today. [Read More…]

LSU hires Kelly away from Notre Dame to be Tigers next coach

LSU is hiring Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame, a stunning move by one of the most accomplished coaches in college football jumping from the sport’s most storied program to a Southeastern Conference powerhouse. The [Read More…]

USC hires coach Lincoln Riley away from Oklahoma

Southern California desperately wanted a marquee head coach after more than a decade of underachievement and embarrassment. The Trojans landed one of the biggest, brightest names in the game. USC hired Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley on [Read More…]

Scherzer and Mets agree to $130M, 3-year contract

NEW YORK (AP) — Max Scherzer has shattered baseball’s record for highest average salary, agreeing Monday to a $130 million, three-year contract with the New York Mets. The $43.33 million average salary is 20% higher [Read More…]

Still-viable Vikings making season harder than it has to be

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have been as relentless as any team in the league this year, with all six of their defeats decided by one score. Each time they’ve teetered on the edge [Read More…]

49ers beat Vikings 34-26 for 3rd straight win

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The midseason skid that looked as though it could derail the San Francisco 49ers season is firmly in the past. After getting back to a successful formula of dominating on [Read More…]

Local, Regional and National Sport stories

SDSU women beat No. 15 UCLA 76-66 at Gulf Coast Showcase

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Lindsey Theuninck and Tori Nelson each scored 11 points and South Dakota State beat No. 19 UCLA 76-66 on Saturday at the Gulf Coast Showcase. The Jackrabbits outscored UCLA 25-13 in [Read More…]

South Dakota State forces 6 INTs, routs UC Davis 56-24