Month: August 2023
Billie Jean King reflects on gender equality 50 years after ‘Battle of the Sexes’
Jackson Lee/GC Images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the U.S. Open kicks off this week, legendary tennis star Billie Jean King is taking a look back at how the landscape of women’s sports [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 8/29/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Philadelphia 12, LA Angels 7 Texas 2, NY Mets 1 Tampa Bay 11, Miami 2 Washington 5, Toronto 4 [Read More…]
Huron electric co-op members throw support behind pro-East River board members
(John Hult, South Dakota Search Light) – Member-owners of a small electric distribution cooperative in eastern South Dakota have elected three new board members after a nearly three-year legal saga that saw the former leadership [Read More…]
ACLU is ‘RZNHELL’ with South Dakota over specialized plate denials
(Seth Tupper – South Dakota Search Light ) – It’s OK to be a “HELLCAT,” but not a “HELLBOY.” Don’t tell anybody to “HLDMYBR,” but it’s fine to go on a “BEERRUN.” And don’t say [Read More…]
Former Trump health adviser believes current COVID response is falling behind
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Late last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signaled it expects to have the updated COVID vaccine available by mid-September, along with a likely recommendation that everyone should [Read More…]
And Just Like Cat… Sarah Jessica Parker adopts Carrie Bradshaw’s kitty
Craig Blankenhorn/Max Sarah Jessica Parker took to Instagram on Tuesday to share that she and husband Matthew Broderick have adopted Carrie Bradshaw’s And Just Like That… cat, who plays Shoe on the Max series. “His off-camera name is Lotus. He [Read More…]
Agronomist says farmers will need to prioritize fields at harvest following hot, dry weather
A DEKALB/Asgrow technical agronomist says the heat dome that sat over much of the Corn Belt recently changed the direction of this year’s corn crop. Randy Niver, who is based in east central Illinois, says [Read More…]
The link between food insecurity and health
People who battle food insecurity also face challenges accessing nutritious foods, creating barriers to consistently adopting healthy eating habits. When people consume diets that lack nutritious foods, it is detrimental to their health both physically [Read More…]
Rare video shows American Paul Whelan inside Russian prison
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian state media has released rare footage showing Paul Whelan inside a notorious prison camp, providing the first publicly available video images of the imprisoned American in more than [Read More…]
Idalia live updates: Storm ‘rapidly intensifies’ into Category 4 hurricane
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Idalia is forecast to make landfall Wednesday morning in Florida’s Big Bend area, north of Tampa. The storm is expected to intensify as it nears the Sunshine State, possibly [Read More…]
Kubota releases new tractor series at 2023 Farm Progress Show
The 2023 Farm Progress Show served as the launch site for Kubota’s new 4th Generation M7 Series tractors. Livestock Tractor Product Manager Morgan Ludwig tells Brownfield the series houses a new front-end loader and other [Read More…]
John Deere unveils new hay baler series at 2023 Farm Progress Show
John Deere’s 1 Series Round Balers join the list of new products being introduced at the 2023 Farm Progress Show. The series features Bale Doc technology to document bale weight and moisture in real time. [Read More…]
Willis seeks to have all 19 defendants in Georgia election interference case tried together
Kenneth Chesebro is seen in a mugshot provided by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, Aug. 23, 2023. — Fulton County Sheriff’s Office (ATLANTA) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in a filing Tuesday [Read More…]
‘The Bachelorette’ star Josh Seiter “alive and well,” blames “cruel” hack for suicide post
Getty Images A day after news of Bachelorette contestant Josh Seiter‘s apparent suicide spread on his Instagram page, the reality show veteran told fans in a video on Tuesday, August 29, that he’s actually “alive [Read More…]
‘Suits’ creator says Buckingham Palace took a word of dialogue out of Meghan Markle’s mouth
L-R: Patrick J. Adams, Markle — Shane Mahood/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images With Suits having become one of the hottest shows ever to come to Netflix, The Hollywood Reporter published an interview with [Read More…]
Walz sees Minnesota becoming global sustainable aviation fuel leader
The governor of Minnesota is taking steps to position his state as a global leader in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Tim Walz tells Brownfield he has formed a first-of-its-kind coalition committed to scaling up SAF [Read More…]
Harrisburg Man Arrested for Car Thefts and Possible Arson in Sioux Falls
A 41-year-old man from Harrisburg has been arrested in connection with the theft of multiple cars in Sioux Falls. The burglary occurred at a residence on August 21, accompanied by a fire that investigators are [Read More…]
Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner Group leader killed in plane crash, buried in private funeral
Artem Priakhin/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (ST. PETERSBURG, Russia) — Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was buried in a private funeral on Tuesday, his press service said, nearly a week after he and nine others died [Read More…]
Sioux Falls City Leaders Stand By Decision to Close Taxidermy Exhibit Due to Safety Concerns and Chemical Contamination
City leaders in Sioux Falls stand by their decision to shut down the taxidermy exhibit at the Great Plains Zoo due to concerns over dangerous chemicals used in processing decades-old specimens. While some city council [Read More…]
Idalia live updates: Storm strengthens to Category 2 hurricane
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Idalia is forecast to make landfall Wednesday morning in Florida’s Big Bend area, north of Tampa. The storm is expected to strengthen further as it nears Florida, possibly becoming [Read More…]
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