Month: January 2022

Google Maps Street View (FAYETTEVILLE, Ga.) — A Black law enforcement officer is alleging that he was racially profiled in a Georgia Walmart store after he was handcuffed and wrongfully accused of shoplifting — and [Read More…]

US warns Russian attack may be ‘imminent,’ Ukraine disagrees: Here’s why

benstevens/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the U.S. continues to warn that the threat of a Russian attack on Ukraine remains “imminent,” there is one dissenting voice that has grown stronger — Ukraine’s. From President Volodymyr [Read More…]

North Korea fires pair of projectiles presumed to be cruise missiles in fifth test this year

JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea fired a pair of projectiles on Tuesday morning believed to be cruise missiles, a South Korean official told ABC News. An official with the [Read More…]

Stampede at Africa Cup of Nations soccer game leaves eight dead, 38 injured

KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — At least eight people died in a stampede outside a stadium hosting a game at Africa’s top soccer tournament in Cameroon on Monday, officials said. The deadly crush [Read More…]

Will British Prime Minister Boris Johnson be ousted amid COVID-19 party controversy?

Christopher Furlong – WPA Pool /Getty Image (LONDON) — The British prime minister’s political future is in the balance. “If Boris Johnson is still PM by the end of the week, I’d be very surprised,” [Read More…]

Canada’s foreign affairs department hit with cyberattack

Bill Hinton/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Canada’s foreign affairs department was hit with a cyberattack last week, according to the Treasury Board of Canada. The hack of Global Affairs Canada, the government entity responsible for [Read More…]

Ag News

Canning cakes and breads NOT advised

Breads and cakes in canning jars are a trend but canning experts say they are NOT safe to can. …

Ag News

Input costs throw more risk into 2022 grain marketing scenarios

Matt Bennett A grain market expert says high input prices throw a lot more risk into the marketing equation in 2022. Matt Bennett, with AgMarket.net tells Brownfield, “When you’ve got that much money invested in [Read More…]

Ag News

AFBF seeks revision to cattle market transparency bill

The American Farm Bureau Federation is seeking revisions to the compromise bill addressing competition in cattle markets. Scott Bennett, Director of Congressional relations for AFBF says their membership agreed robust price discovery is important to [Read More…]

Ag News

Farmers can protect against cyber attacks

An attorney who chairs his firm’s cyber security and data privacy practice group says ransomware attacks are coming from sophisticated criminal enterprises but farmers CAN protect their businesses and those they work with. Tedrick Housh [Read More…]

Ag News

Hog futures sharply higher heading into midweek

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day mostly lower watching direct business develop. Feeders were under additional pressure from the day’s mostly higher move in corn. February live cattle closed [Read More…]

Noem pressures House to release AG fatal crash investigation

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday pressured House lawmakers weighing impeachment charges against the state attorney general to release investigative files on his 2020 fatal car crash. The Republican governor [Read More…]

SD House wants oversight of settlements after Noem probe

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican-controlled House on Monday signaled its lawmakers want more power to look into settlement agreements after parts of a legislative probe last year were hampered as it examined Gov. [Read More…]

House committee approves bill requiring teacher salary boost

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota House committee on Monday approved a proposal to prod school districts to use most of their boost in state funding for teachers’ salaries. The Republican-dominated committee approved the [Read More…]

January 24, 2022 South Dakota Prep Media basketball polls

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Jan. 24 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams, the team’s record, points received and ranking in the previous poll. First-place votes are listed [Read More…]

In Brief: ‘AFV’ to honor Bob Saget all season; Julian McMahon exits ‘FBI: Most Wanted’, and more

America’s Funniest Home Videos, the long-running ABC series that Bob Saget helped launch in 1989, will honor its original host for the rest of the season with a regular segment showcasing memorable moments from his time on the [Read More…]

‘SNL’ Recap: Kristin Wiig crashes Will Forte’s monologue, MacGruber gets a right wing makeover

NBC/Will Heath Former Saturday Night Live cast member Will Forte finally got his shot at hosting the long-running sketch comedy show, only to be upstaged by former cast mate Kristin Wiig. After bemoaning that Wiig and fellow SNL alums Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis and Fred [Read More…]

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ crawls back to #1 at the box office with $14.1 million weekend

Courtesy of Sony Pictures Spider-Man: No Way Home reclaimed the top spot at the box office with an estimated $14.1 million weekend. The film also climbed into the sixth spot on the list of highest grossing [Read More…]

HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’ is ‘Downton Abbey’, American style

HBO/Alison Cohen Rosa It’s Downton Abbey, American style. The Gilded Age is the new show from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, premiering tonight on HBO. The Gilded Age, set in 1880s New York, dramatizes issues of class and race in the [Read More…]

Regina King’s son, Ian Alexander Jr., dies at 26