Month: July 2023

Charles O’rear/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge should consider holding New York City and its Department of Correction in contempt for failing to adequately address security, management and discipline at the problem-plagued Rikers [Read More…]

Suspicious Phone Calls to Brookings Convenience Stores

Brookings Police are warning convenience store and gas station owners and managers about a recent string of suspicious phone calls. The caller claims to be a manager or owner of the business and asks how [Read More…]

Governor Noem Announces Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway

PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem announced that more than 90 teachers’ aides have been selected to participate in South Dakota’s Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway. This pilot program will launch with the 2023-2024 school year and [Read More…]

South Dakota’s Average Wage Increased by 5.5% in 2022

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s average annual wage grew by 5.5% over the last year. Today, South Dakotans are making an average of $54,053 per year, according to the Labor Market Information Center. “South Dakota has [Read More…]

Biden applauds Turkey’s agreement to back Sweden’s NATO entry on summit eve

Filip Singer – Pool/Getty Images (VILNIUS, Lithuania) — Turkey is dropping its opposition to Sweden’s bid to join NATO, a big development on the eve of the alliance’s 74th annual summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. The [Read More…]

Marine Corps without confirmed commandant for 1st time since 1910 after GOP senator’s blockade

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Gen. David Berger stepped down as commandant of the Marine Corps Monday, but had no permanent successor to hand off to, leaving the service without a Senate-confirmed leader for the [Read More…]

DeSantis defends chances against Trump, despite major gap in early polls: ‘We’ve worked really hard’

Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is defending his lagging poll numbers behind front-runner Donald Trump early in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. DeSantis, who easily won reelection last year [Read More…]

US Attorney David Weiss says he has not asked for special counsel status in Hunter Biden investigation

Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — David Weiss, the U.S. attorney leading the investigation into Hunter Biden, on Monday directly refuted key allegations put forward by an IRS whistleblower who has made claims of political interference [Read More…]

2nd quarter presidential fundraising highlights: Trump brings in more than DeSantis

Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Presidential campaigns will have until Saturday to disclose how much money they raised in the second quarter of 2023, offering an early gauge of their war chests and how much [Read More…]

Road Rage Incident Leads to Shooting in Sioux Falls

33-year-old Daniel Jay Bien Jr. was arrested in Sioux Falls on Sunday after he allegedly shot at another driver following an argument. The incident began at around 4:00 p.m. when Bien cut off the other [Read More…]

Dozens of beaches across Northeast closed for swimming due to high levels of bacteria in water

Felix Cesare/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Beaches in several states across the Northeast have recently been closed to swimmers due to high levels of bacteria in the water. Numerous beaches in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and [Read More…]

See Anthony Mackie tear up the post-apocalyptic road in trailer to Peacock’s ‘Twisted Metal’ adaptation

Peacock/Skip Bolen Peacock released a trailer to Twisted Metal, the adaptation of the hit Sony Playstation video game series, on Monday — and it doesn’t watch its language. Straight out of the gate, the series [Read More…]

Rita Wilson gushes about “best friend” Tom Hanks on his 67th birthday

Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images, FILE Rita Wilson is celebrating all things Tom Hanks for the actor’s 67th birthday. “Happy Birthday to this man who is my lover, my best friend, my family, the father of my children,” Wilson began her [Read More…]

Disney celebrates ‘The Bear’ season 2 with Feeding America in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York

Colón-Zayas in ‘The Bear’ — Courtesy FX In celebration of the second season of FX’s hit Hulu series The Bear, several cast members teamed up with Disney and Feeding America to make special visits to partner food banks [Read More…]

Ag News

Some drought stress in Kentucky

Some of Kentucky’s corn and soybean crops are showing drought stress as precipitation continues to miss parts of the state. Corn is rated 53% good to excellent with 38% silking, 12% milked, and 2% in [Read More…]

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Corn advancing in South Dakota

South Dakota’s corn is starting to enter its reproductive growing phases. USDA says 7% of the corn in the state is silking with the crop rated 56% good to excellent. South Dakota’s soybean conditions are [Read More…]

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Timely rain aids Tennessee crops

Timely rains in Tennessee helped in crop development and pasture recovery. Corn is rated 68% good to excellent with 71% silking and 15% in the dough stage. Soybeans are rated 65% good to excellent with [Read More…]

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Conditions mixed in Arkansas

Crop conditions were mixed in Arkansas last week. The state had just over 4 days available for fieldwork and soil moisture levels saw an improvement on an statewide basis. 67% of corn is called good [Read More…]

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Iowa crops developing ahead of normal

Crop development and hay harvest remain ahead of schedule in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop update says corn is 22 percent silking with isolated reports of corn in the dough stage. The corn condition rating [Read More…]

Missing Florida teen found after routine traffic stop in North Carolina: Police