Month: October 2023

PHOENIX (AP) — Corey Seager smashed a homer that rocketed off his bat at a speed few other mortals can match. Then he made a sliding stop and started a double play in the eighth [Read More…]

Why can fear be so much fun? Doctors break down the science of being scared

Marnie Griffiths/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Halloween brings spooky seasonal activities that fear and thrill seekers flock to. While many may think of fear as a largely negative reaction, doctors say it can stimulate the [Read More…]

South Dakota beef industry sees potential in small, local meat plants

(Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch) WALL, S.D. – The small, somewhat worn meat processing plant in rural Wall seems an unlikely place for the birth of a new trend in South Dakota agriculture. But it [Read More…]

‘Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ snags SAG-AFTRA interim agreement

October 31, 2023 nedvedmedia

Lionsgate The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has received an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA, giving stars Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage and Hunter Schafer the go-ahead to promote the film ahead of its November 17 theatrical release, according [Read More…]

Farm bill extension is likely the next step

The 2018 Farm Bill expired on September 30th and an ag economist says the longer the industry goes without a farm bill, the more problematic it becomes. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says a farm [Read More…]

Congressman preaches civility to hundreds of high school students

Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight Members of the other political party aren’t evil, journalists aren’t the enemy, and watching a lot of cable TV news isn’t a good idea. That’s a sampling of comments Monday from [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Half of Gaza population pushed south in three weeks, UNRWA says

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]

Family calls for justice after man struck and killed by police car, buried without notice

avid_creative/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — The family of Dexter Wade is calling for justice after the 37-year-old man was allegedly fatally struck by a Jackson, Mississippi Police Department cruiser in March and later buried in [Read More…]

Family calls for justice after man struck and killed by police car, buried without notice

avid_creative/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — The family of Dexter Wade is calling for justice after the 37-year-old man was allegedly fatally struck by a Jackson, Mississippi Police Department cruiser in March and later buried in [Read More…]

Trump fraud trial: AG agrees to pause cancelation of Trump’s business certificates

ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to [Read More…]

Trump fraud trial: AG agrees to pause cancelation of Trump’s business certificates

ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to [Read More…]

Ex-North Dakota lawmaker charged with traveling for sex with minor, receiving child sex abuse images

October 30, 2023 J.P. Skelly

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A retired Republican state senator from North Dakota has been charged with traveling to Europe with the intent of paying for sex with a minor and with receiving images depicting child [Read More…]

Wind Advisory issued October 30 at 7:26PM MDT until October 31 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY… * WHAT…Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota. [Read More…]

Jan. 6 defendant who allegedly sent antisemitic threats to federal agents resists arrest in court

US Department of Justice (WASHINGTON) — A Jan. 6 defendant who allegedly sent multiple antisemitic, doxxing threats to federal agents connected to his case violently resisted arrest in D.C. federal court Monday after being ordered [Read More…]

Alabama man charged with threatening Fulton County DA Fani Willis over Trump election case

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A federal grand jury in Atlanta indicted an Alabama man Monday on charges that he threatened Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her prosecution of former President Donald Trump. [Read More…]

General Motors reaches tentative deal to end strike with UAW

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (DETROIT) — General Motors has reached a tentative deal with United Auto Workers to end their strike, GM and the union confirmed Monday. GM joins Stellantis and Ford, which reached deals in [Read More…]

‘Friends’ cast releases joint statement honoring late co-star Matthew Perry

NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images The Friends cast has released a joint statement in the wake of Matthew Perry‘s death. In the statement shared with ABC News, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David [Read More…]

Salma Hayek mourning “sweet” ‘Fools Rush In’ co-star Matthew Perry