Month: November 2023

PIERRE, S.D. – 251 South Dakota volunteer fire departments from across the state have been awarded grants totaling $5 million in funding for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Earlier this year, the South Dakota Legislature passed and [Read More…]

South Dakota Representative Johnson Introduces Legislation Allowing States to Divest from China

South Dakota’s lone U.S. House Representative, Republican Dusty Johnson, has introduced the “PRC Accountability and Divestment Act of 2023.” The legislation aims to permit state and local governments to divest assets, including pension funds, from [Read More…]

Carbon pipeline debate spawns another new organization

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A second group has formed in response to disputes over a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline in South Dakota, this time in support of policies that could result in the pipeline’s construction. [Read More…]

GOP Rep. George Santos, facing possible expulsion, defends himself on House floor

Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On the brink of possibly being expelled from Congress, embattled Rep. George Santos defended himself during an hourlong debate on the House floor Thursday. Santos, who is facing [Read More…]

Suicides by firearm reach all-time high, rising 11% since 2019: CDC

Mats Silvan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Suicides by firearm have reached an all-time high, increasing 11% between 2019 and 2022, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published [Read More…]

Jennifer Lopez covers ‘Elle’, talks “fight” to be seen

Mindy Small/Getty Images Jennifer Lopez covers Elle‘s Women in Hollywood December/January issue, and the singer and Hustlers actress delves into what it took to become a Hollywood hyphenate. She laments that when big-screen stardom came [Read More…]

ABC to air first season of ‘Only Murders in the Building’

Hulu Taking a cue from CBS, which saw success bringing Yellowstone over from its Paramount Network, ABC announced on Thursday that the first season of the Hulu comedy Only Murders in the Building will be [Read More…]

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Addressing food waste

We hear the term sustainability everywhere today. One way we as consumers, can incorporate sustainability in our lives is by addressing food waste. Brandon Schulz with the Wisconsin Grocers Association says it isn’t something that [Read More…]

Navigating the challenges of continued drought

The director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources says work continues to help the state’s agriculture industry navigate the challenges from expanding drought. Dru Buntin tells Brownfield only a few points along the Mississippi [Read More…]

Missouri Senator introduces interstate commerce bill

A U.S. Senator from Missouri has introduced a bill to ensure one state can’t mandate animal welfare standards in another state. Josh Hawley says California’s Proposition 12 law has been a costly burden to livestock [Read More…]

New bill focuses on foreign ag land oversight

A U.S. Congressman from South Dakota says more transparency is needed to better understand how the U.S. government oversees foreign-owned farmland. Dusty Johnson tells Brownfield a new bipartisan bill, called the Protect American Farmland and [Read More…]

South Dakota teachers make less than they did in 2017, when factoring in inflation

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight The average South Dakota teacher salary has increased by just over $6,000 in the last six years, according to a recent state Department of Education report. That’s enough to meet requirements set [Read More…]

Trump fraud trial live updates: Judge says he’ll ‘rigorously’ enforce reinstated gag order

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

Lori Vallow booked on murder charge in fatal shooting of her 4th husband

Jason Marz/Getty Images (PHOENIX, Ariz.) — Lori Vallow, who was convicted of killing two of her children in a so-called doomsday plot, has been extradited to Arizona to face charges in connection with the death [Read More…]

FAA looks to require black boxes record 25 hours of data

Daniel Garrido/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. will move to require new planes to be equipped with cockpit voice recorders, or CVRs, to capture 25 hours of information. The move will help prevent critical data [Read More…]

Harvard, NYC schools added to DOE probe on antisemitism, Islamophobia