Month: August 2023
Weather
Excessive Heat Warning issued August 22 at 3:01AM MDT until August 23 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115. Overnight heat index index values remain near to above 75 degrees. * WHERE…Portions [Read More…]
Weather
Excessive Heat Warning issued August 21 at 7:26PM MDT until August 23 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115. Overnight heat index values between 75 and 80 degrees. * WHERE…Portions of northwest [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Anti-Defamation League says Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ makeup is not antisemitic
Netflix/Jason McDonald As Leonard Bernstein‘s children did last week, the Anti-Defamation League says there’s nothing offensive about Bradley Cooper‘s prosthetic nose as seen in the upcoming Bernstein movie Maestro. Cooper, who directed and stars in [Read More…]
Ag News
Corn and rice harvest underway in Arkansas
Arkansas crops continue to progress in line with, or ahead of the five-year average. The USDA reports as of Sunday corn is 67% mature, with 11% harvested. The crop is rated 74% good to excellent. [Read More…]
Ag News
Harvest starts for sugarbeets, silage corn in Minnesota
A mostly-dry week gave Minnesota farmers an opportunity to harvest small grains, hay, and corn for silage. USDA reporters say 87% of Minnesota’s corn has reached the dough stage, about a week ahead of average. [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa corn rated 60%, soybeans 59% good to excellent
Iowa crops continue to progress about a week ahead of average. The USDA reports as of Sunday, 92% of corn is in the dough stage with 39% dented. Iowa corn is rated 60% good to [Read More…]
Ag News
Kentucky crops: 15% tobacco cut
Crop conditions declined slightly over the past as both temperatures and rainfall were lower on the week. Corn is rated 72% good to excellent with 71% in the dough stage, 51% in dent, and [Read More…]
Ag News
60% of Michigan soybeans rated good to excellent
The USDA says timely rainfall aided grain fill last week in Michigan. Fifty-four percent of the state’s corn is rated good to excellent, with 89 percent silking, 47 percent at the dough making stage, and [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota’s Low Teacher Salaries Prompt Review of Education Funding Allocation
South Dakota ranks 49th in the nation for average teacher salaries, highlighting the financial challenges faced by teachers in the state. As school districts deal with rising costs, a panel is investigating the allocation of [Read More…]
Latest News
Gas Prices in South Dakota Dip Slightly but Remain Near Summer Peak
Gasoline prices in South Dakota have experienced a modest decrease, though they continue to hover close to the summer peak. The latest survey by GasBuddy reveals that the state’s average gas price has declined by [Read More…]
Latest News
Arrests Made Following Assault, Crash, and Chase in Central Sioux Falls
Two individuals, identified as 31-year-old Brady Cloud from Sisseton and 33-year-old Jordan Cloud from Veblen, South Dakota, are facing multiple charges after an incident involving an alleged assault, crash, and subsequent chase through central Sioux [Read More…]
Latest News
Fatal Crash Near Sisseton as Vehicle Pass Attempt Ends in Tragedy
A deadly crash occurred 15 miles south of Sisseton, on Whipple Road, involving a 37-year-old woman driving a John Deere Gator utility vehicle late Saturday afternoon. The woman signaled to make a left turn when [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota High School Volleyball Preseason Media Polls
Here is the South Dakota Media preseason media poll for the 2023 season. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, final 2022 record, points and final 2022 poll ranking. CLASS AA 1. Harrisburg [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota High School Football Media Polls, August 21
The South Dakota Prep Media football polls for the week of Aug. 21 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]
Latest News
Shooting on Minneapolis street injures eight people
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eight people, including six teenagers, were injured after gunfire erupted on a Minneapolis street. All of the victims from Sunday afternoon’s shooting are expected to survive, police said. Officers with the city’s [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Blue Beetle’ filmmaker Ángel Manuel Soto to direct Jason Momoa/Dave Bautista comedy ‘The Wrecking Crew’
Warner Bros. Entertainment Ángel Manuel Soto, who called the shots on Warner Bros.’ last superhero film to be finished prior to its DC Films restructuring, Blue Beetle, has signed on to direct two superhero movie [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Golden Bachelor’ will debut September 28
ABC/Brian Bowen Smith ABC’s latest entry in the Bachelor franchise, The Golden Bachelor, is coming sooner than previously thought. The network announced Monday that Gerry [GAIR-ee] Turner‘s search for love will begin on Thursday, September [Read More…]
Ag News
66% of Indiana corn, 68% of soybeans rated good to excellent
The USDA says cooler than normal temperatures and scattered rainfall helped maintain soil moisture levels last week in Indiana. Sixty-six percent of the state’s corn crop is in good to excellent condition, with 97 percent [Read More…]
Ag News
58% of U.S. corn, 59% of soybeans good to excellent
There were minor changes to the USDA’s national corn and soybean condition ratings. That followed a week of general beneficial weather in much of the Midwest and Plains ahead of a shift to extremely hot [Read More…]
Weather
Excessive Heat Warning issued August 21 at 1:41PM MDT until August 23 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115. Overnight heat index values between 75 and 80 degrees. * WHERE…Portions of northwest [Read More…]
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