Month: May 2023
Netflix renews Keri Russell’s new series ‘The Diplomat’
Netflix/Alex Bailey The series just debuted on Netflix, but the streaming service has faith our country is in safe hands with Keri Russell and her show The Diplomat. The series has just been renewed for a second season, [Read More…]
Stallone to headline reboot of ‘Cliffhanger’
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Paramount+ While he may have spoofed the 1993 movie in a recent commercial for Paramount+, Sylvester Stallone is apparently not joking about a big-screen reboot of Cliffhanger. According to Deadline, Stallone will reprise his mountain climbing expert Gabriel [Read More…]
SD farmers start corn planting
USDA says South Dakota’s planting progress continues to lag, but farmers finally started planting corn the last week of April. One percent of the state’s corn crop is planted compared to the five-year average of [Read More…]
Cattle, hog futures lower to start the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day lower ahead of widespread direct cash business. June live cattle closed $.60 lower at $164.87 and August lives closed $1.12 lower at $162.65. [Read More…]
Planting in Arkansas makes progress
Arkansas farmers had half the week available for fieldwork last week, with planting progress depending on where the rain fell. The USDA says planting and emergence for major crops is ahead of average. 82% of [Read More…]
Corn planting sits at 5% in Minnesota
Cold, wet weather continued to delay fieldwork across Minnesota last week. USDA’s latest crop progress report shows corn planting at five percent and soybeans are just one percent planted. Some farmers were able to prep [Read More…]
Iowa corn planting in line with normal pace
Corn planting is close to the usual pace in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says 29 percent of the state’s expected corn crop is planted, 11 days ahead of last year but one day [Read More…]
Montana trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr sues state over censure
Mark Miller Photos/Getty Images (HELENA, Mont.) — Montana state legislator Zooey Zephyr is suing the state, House Speaker Matt Regier and Sergeant at Arms for the Montana House of Representatives Bradley Murfitt after being censured [Read More…]
Did Richard Madden’s “delicious” Instagram video with Stanley Tucci tip off a possible future as 007?
Prime Video It should be said that nobody except James Bond series producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson knows who will fill Daniel Craig‘s shoes as the next 007. That said, a video with [Read More…]
Agronomist: there’s plenty of time to plant
Beck’s Agronomist Travis Coleman says growers shouldn’t be in a rush to plant if the conditions aren’t right. “I know a lot of knee-jerk reactions are trying to get stuff planted. I know that a [Read More…]
NFU to highlight importance of a continued safety net in the farm bill
As congress continues to debate the 2023 Farm Bill, National Farmers Union President Rob Larew says producers depend on a strong farm safety net. “On the horizon there are likely to be more weather disasters. [Read More…]
Prince Harry expected to make quick trip to attend King Charles III’s coronation
Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will attend the coronation of his father King Charles III, but travel back to the U.S. to celebrate his son’s birthday, ABC News has [Read More…]
As many as 100 homes damaged by tornado in Virginia Beach, officials say
Possible tornado in Virginia Beach, VA. — Courtesy of Rocky Scott Piccola (NEW YORK) — Between 50 and 100 homes have been damaged by a tornado in Virginia Beach, according to officials. The tornado struck [Read More…]
Judge denies Trump attorney’s request for mistrial as cross examination resumes in E. Jean Carroll case
Sorapong Chaipanya / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Cross-examination of former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll resumed Monday in her civil defamation and battery case against former President Donald Trump, after the judge in the [Read More…]
College baseball player shot in middle of game while standing in bullpen
Facebook / Texarkana Texas Police Department (TEXARKANA, Texas) — An 18-year-old college baseball player was shot by a stray bullet in the middle of a game while he was standing in the bullpen over the [Read More…]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Shaquil Barrett’s 2-year-old daughter drowns in swimming pool
Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett’s 2-year-old daughter has drowned in a swimming pool at the Pro Bowl player’s Tampa Bay residence. The incident occurred at [Read More…]
New book busts myths, answers common questions about menopause
Author Jancee Dunn talks about her new book, “Hot and Bothered: What no one tells you about menopause,” on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” May 1, 2023. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — As more women [Read More…]
Gold Medal flour recalled over salmonella concerns
FDA.gov (NEW YORK) — Four types of Gold Medal all-purpose flour, bleached and unbleached, have been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. General Mills announced a voluntary recall with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [Read More…]
As new data shows kids in a mental health crisis, parents ask, where is the help for kids?
xijian/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rachel Simner, the mom of a 13-year-old child in Illinois, said she took her child to a local emergency room last September at the urging of her child’s school officials, [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued May 01 at 9:15AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Scotland affecting Bon Homme, Hutchinson and Yankton Counties. James River near Mitchell affecting Hanson and Davison Counties. James River near Forestburg [Read More…]