Month: September 2023

‘Harry Potter’ veterans mourn co-star Michael Gambon
L-R: Gambon, Grint, Radcliffe in 2010 – Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Harry Potter veterans took to social media Thursday to mourn Michael Gambon, the actor who played Dumbledore in six Harry [Read More…]

Exclusive: Vilsack concerned as shutdown gets closer
A government shutdown is looming and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says it hasn’t been easy to watch. “You don’t want to take my blood pressure today, let’s put it that way.” Secretary Vilsack tells Brownfield [Read More…]

Farmers expected to store bulk of 2023 crop
Market headwinds are expected to curb farmer selling during harvest. Glenn Wachtler with Compeer Financial’s Grain Team says corn and soybean prices continue to reflect weak export demand. “It seems like we were on top [Read More…]

Jimmy Fallon reveals NBC didn’t want him for ‘The Tonight Show’ after box office misses
2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC While the writers strike is over, Strike Force Five rolls on, and on the eighth episode of their previously-recorded Strike Force Five podcast, Jimmy Fallon explained NBC wasn’t even considering him to [Read More…]

Nonprofit Step Up names Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and more in its inaugural 25 Mentors of the Year list
ABC The mentorship nonprofit Step Up, which focuses on female empowerment, announced its first list of 25 Mentors of the Year, and some Hollywood notables have made the cut, including actress/producers Mindy Kaling, Gabrielle Union [Read More…]

Michigan Senate supports solar as part of ag preservation
Michigan’s Senate has recently passed legislation that would allow farmland enrolled in the state’s preservation program to be used for solar development. Bill sponsor Kristen McDonald Rivet tells Brownfield Senate Bill 277 would codify guidance [Read More…]

MO Farm Bureau concerned about gov’t shutdown
Missouri Farm Bureau is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make the Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation functions essential operations in a government shutdown. Garrett Hawkins sent the request in a letter [Read More…]

Mitchell Police arrest a 41 year old man following vehicle pursuit
On September 28th, 2023, at approximately 0211 hours, Mitchell Police Patrol Officers conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation. The vehicle stopped in the 300 Block of N Minnesota St in Mitchell. As the [Read More…]

70,000 Armenians, half of disputed enclave’s population, have now fled
bergserg/Getty Images (LONDON) — At least 75,500 ethnic Armenian refugees have now fled Nagorno-Karabakh, more than half the disputed enclave’s population, according to local authorities, as the exodus from the region continues to accelerate. It [Read More…]

Suspect arrested in murder of Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere
EcoMap (BALTIMORE) — The manhunt for a convict accused of murdering a Baltimore tech CEO has ended, authorities said, even as the suspect’s release on a prior conviction comes under further scrutiny. Jason Dean Billingsley, [Read More…]

Hearing on deadly Maui wildfires seeks answers to cause, prevention efforts
gio_banfi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hawaii energy and utility officials were grilled Thursday by House members seeking answers about how the deadly Maui wildfires started and could have been prevented. “We must come to a [Read More…]

Patrick J. Adams apologizes for “foolishly and thoughtlessly” posting pictures of ‘Suits’ co-star Meghan Markle
L-R: Patrick J. Adams, Markle — Shane Mahood/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Meghan Markle‘s former co-star Patrick J. Adams has taken to Instagram to atone for posting a photo of her on Monday, [Read More…]

Bill Maher’s ‘Real Time’ return to include presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis
HBO/Greg Endries As reported, Real Time with Bill Maher returns on Max Friday night, September 29. HBO has just revealed who the first post-WGA strike guests will be. Florida governor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate [Read More…]

The Morning “Show”: Jennifer Aniston bares some skin in fashion photo shoot
Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images Jennifer Aniston bares her bod on the cover of the Muses issue of the biannual publication CR Fashion Book. On Instagram Wednesday, she gave her nearly 50 million followers a sneak [Read More…]

MO agriculture get a chance to expand market access to Japan
Missouri state officials say expanding meat exports will be a priority discussion in an upcoming trade trip to Japan. Governor Mike Parson tells Brownfield Japanese consumers want better quality animal protein. “Whether that’s beef, pork [Read More…]

No. 2 Michigan is preparing to defend old-school Nebraska option offense in its first road game
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Michigan’s first road game comes with an added challenge at Nebraska on Saturday. The Wolverines (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) will go against an offense that has gone back in time under [Read More…]

Pinch-hitter Trevor Larnach delivers tiebreaking RBI double to send Twins past Athletics 6-4
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pinch-hitter Trevor Larnach broke an eighth-inning tie with an RBI double and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Wednesday night. After Max Kepler opened the eighth with [Read More…]

Damian Lillard traded from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks in 3-team deal
Damian Lillard was once asked to pick a player he’d want as a teammate, and Giannis Antetokounmpo was his answer. It’s about to happen. Lillard was traded by Portland to play alongside Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee [Read More…]

Jackrabbits Open MVFC Slate with North Dakota
Missouri Valley Football Conference play gets into full swing this week and will feature a top-20 matchup Saturday afternoon as No. 1 South Dakota State hosts 11th-ranked North Dakota. Kickoff before a sellout crowd is [Read More…]

Famous ‘Sycamore Gap tree’ in northern England found cut down overnight; 16-year-old arrested
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images (LONDON) — Authorities in England have arrested a 16-year-old boy after one of the most famous trees in the world was cut down overnight Thursday. The “Sycamore Gap tree,” also sometimes [Read More…]