Month: January 2023
Scoreboard roundup — 1/12/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Oklahoma City 133, Philadelphia 114 Miami 108, Milwaukee 102 Boston 109, Brooklyn 98 Toronto 124, Charlotte 114 Cleveland 119, Portland [Read More…]
Flames’ Duehr 1st player from South Dakota to score in NHL
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Walker Duehr made history with his first career NHL goal. Duehr’s first goal for Calgary on Thursday night broke a scoreless tie in the second period, and the 23-year-old winger who [Read More…]
Celebrities pay tribute to the late Lisa Marie Presley
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) Tributes to the late Lisa Marie Presley began pouring in on Thursday evening shortly after the news of her death. She was 54. Presley, who was the only daughter of music legend Elvis Presley and his then-wife Priscilla, [Read More…]
Joe Childs named Mitchell School District interim Superintendent
The Mitchell School Board has hired Joe Childs interim superintendent of the Mitchell School District. Childs currently serves as principal of Mitchell High School. Board president Deb Olson says the group interviewed three candidates for [Read More…]
Dense Fog Advisory issued January 13 at 2:14AM MST until January 13 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Visibility less than one mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northeast Nebraska and central, east central and southeast South Dakota. * [Read More…]
Dense Fog Advisory issued January 13 at 12:08AM MST until January 13 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Visibility less than one mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northeast Nebraska and central, east central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN…Until [Read More…]
Tornadoes, severe storms tear through Alabama, six dead
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (SELMA, Ala.) — Severe weather devastated parts of Alabama, including Selma, on Thursday as multiple tornadoes tore through the state. At least six people were killed due to severe weather in Autauga [Read More…]
4-year-old girl reported missing after sister found wandering alone; caretaker arrested: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (CYRIL, Okla.) — Oklahoma police have arrested the caretaker of a 4-year-old girl who was reported missing after a postal carrier found her sister wandering alone outside on Tuesday, authorities said. Local [Read More…]
‘I was really shocked’: Teachers react after 6-year-old allegedly shoots teacher
Jay Paul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Teachers are speaking out days after a 6-year-old allegedly shot a teacher at a Newport News, Virginia, elementary school. Trayvon Thompson teaches kindergarten at a public school in Los [Read More…]
Oil company chief’s appointment to lead COP28 climate conference sparks backlash
KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The appointment of an oil executive as head of the United Nations’ COP28 climate conference on Thursday sparked backlash from environmental organizations. The Office of the United Arab [Read More…]
$15.1 million winning lottery ticket purchased in town called ‘Luck’
ABCNews.com (LUCK, Wis.) — A town in Wisconsin is bringing new meaning to the phrase “as luck would have it,” after a multi-million dollar winning lottery ticket was sold there last week. The $15.1 million [Read More…]
Lisa Marie Presley, only child of Elvis, dead at 54
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of music legend Elvis Presley and his then-wife Priscilla, has died, ABC News confirms. She was 54. “Priscilla Presley and the Presley family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death [Read More…]
Insider Look with Farm Credit Illinois: Crop Insurance
Brownfield’s Rhiannon Branch is joined by Vice Presidents of Crop Insurance at Farm Credit Illinois, Lee Waters and Jason Rust. Listen in as the three discuss how updating your risk management plan can protect you [Read More…]
Geena Davis recalls “literally shaking” after alleged on-set bullying from Bill Murray
Good Morning America (NOTE LANGUAGE) As reported last October, Oscar winner Geena Davis detailed in her memoir Dying of Politeness the harassment she allegedly experienced from her Quick Change co-star Bill Murray. In a new [Read More…]
Report: Lisa Marie Presley hospitalized after cardiac emergency
Todd Williamson/NBC/NBC via Getty Images Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of music legend Elvis Presley and his then-wife Priscilla, is in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering what TMZ is reporting is cardiac arrest. [Read More…]
Florence Pugh talks love and relationships in Hollywood
Vogue/Colin Dodgson In an extensive cover story about her life and career, Florence Pugh weighed in to Vogue on the public’s apparent fascination with her now-ended romantic relationship with Zach Braff. The pair first met [Read More…]
Minnesota Biofuels Association director bullish on U.S. ethanol exports
Photo courtesy U.S. Grains Council The director of the Minnesota Biofuels Association sees ethanol exports building momentum as the new year begins. Brian Werner says Brazil’s recent decision to eliminate their tariff on ethanol is [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn, wheat up after USDA numbers
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. The USDA cut U.S. ending stocks, with a decline in quarterly stocks and 2022 production below 2021. The USDA did raise the soybean guess for Brazil while [Read More…]
Cattle futures still waiting on cash business to develop
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, and feeders were mixed waiting for direct cash business to unfold. February live cattle closed $.20 lower at $157.55 and April lives closed $.40 lower [Read More…]
MO Farm Bureau opposes final WOTUS rule
Some ag groups continue to express disappointment in the Environmental Protection Agency’s final Waters of the U.S. rule. The rule reverts back to its pre-2015 framework, and Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins says it’s [Read More…]