Month: November 2023
Sisseton Man Pleads Guilty to 1992 Cold Case Murder; Admits to Voluntary Manslaughter
57-year-old Jay Adams, Jr., from Sisseton, pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a 1992 cold case from Roberts County. Adams acknowledges using blunt force trauma in a crime characterized as premeditated and deliberate, committed in [Read More…]
Grand Gateway Hotel Faces New Allegations of Anti-Indigenous Discrimination Despite DOJ Settlement
South Dakota’s Grand Gateway Hotel, previously under DOJ scrutiny for discriminatory actions, is facing fresh accusations of anti-Indigenous practices. A lawsuit filed by the White family claims their reservation was canceled due to racial discrimination, [Read More…]
Explosion Sparks Grain Elevator Fire in Chandler, Minnesota; One Injured
A grain elevator fire erupted in Chandler, Minnesota, triggered by an explosion, with emergency crews responding just after 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Multiple fire departments, including mutual aid from surrounding agencies, are involved. One person [Read More…]
Taye Diggs can’t wait to sip *this* special family drink on Thanksgiving
ESPN Images/Joe Faraoni Like many people on Thanksgiving, Taye Diggs is looking to eat well and drink plenty. He told ABC Audio about his plans to spend the holiday with loved ones, specifically his sisters, who’ve mastered making the family’s famous [Read More…]
Tim Burton not interested in ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ sequel or reboot
Disney We’ve got some bad news for fans wishing for a reboot of or sequel to The Nightmare Before Christmas. Tim Burton, who wrote the story for and produced the cult classic film, dashed all [Read More…]
Diversification to bolster demand
The chairman of the US Meat Export Federation says diversification of product offerings is helping to grow demand for U.S. beef and pork. Randy Spronk, a pork producer from Minnesota, says the round provides growth [Read More…]
USDA says record amount of cheese in cold storage
USDA says natural cheese stocks in cold storage for October were down 1% from September, but up 1% from last October. Total cheese in cold storage for October was 1.46 billion pounds, compared to 1.48 [Read More…]
Cattle futures lower watching direct business develop
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower watching direct business unfold. December live cattle closed $.52 lower at $!74.47 and February live cattle closed $.80 lower at $175.27. January feeder cattle [Read More…]
Upper Midwest growers see changing weed spectrum
Farmers in the Upper Midwest are seeing a changing weed spectrum. Steve Snyder with Corteva Agriscience says growers in the Dakotas and Western Minnesota are starting to deal with more than velvet leaf, lambsquarters, and [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 22, 2023
Dec. corn closed at $4.68 and 3/4, down 1 and 1/4 centsJan. soybeans closed at $13.56 and 1/2, down 20 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $458.10, down $1.10Dec. soybean oil closed at 53.60, [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli Supreme Court rejects appeal against hostage deal
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…]
Israel-Hamas war: What we know about the hostage deal
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (LONDON) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a temporary cease-fire in the war-torn Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages. Here’s what we know about the deal. The agreement between [Read More…]
Rainbow Bridge between US, Canada closed following deadly vehicle explosion
mbbirdy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two people were killed when a vehicle exploded Friday on the U.S. side of the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the U.S. to Canada at Niagara Falls, New York, according to sources. [Read More…]
National Park Service Bans Helicopter Tours Over Mount Rushmore and Badlands
The National Park Service (NPS) has implemented new rules in collaboration with the Federal Aviation Administration, prohibiting helicopter tours over Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Badlands National Park. Commercial flights are required to maintain a [Read More…]
Protesters Demand Resignation of State’s Attorney Over Controversial Plea Deal in Native American Teen’s Hit-and-Run Death
Activists gathered at the Pennington County Administration Building on Tuesday to call for the resignation of State’s Attorney Lara Roetzel, citing a perceived lack of justice for Native Americans, particularly in the controversial plea deal [Read More…]
Remembering Rosalynn Carter, a tireless mental health advocate
Scott Cunningham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died at 96 last week, offered steadfast support for her husband, Jimmy Carter, throughout their 77-year marriage — but she forged her own legacy through [Read More…]
Abortion rates in US increased by 5% in 2021, the final year it remained a constitutional right under Roe: CDC
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Abortion rates increased by 5% in the United States in 2021, the final year the procedure remained a constitutional right under Roe v. Wade, [Read More…]
Jenna Ortega reportedly drops out of ‘Scream 7’ after onscreen sister Melissa Barrera was fired for Israel comments
‘Wednesday’ – Netflix Tara and Sam Carpenter won’t appear in the seventh Scream movie, now that Jenna Ortega has reportedly left the project over what Variety says is a scheduling conflict. Ortega played Tara in [Read More…]
Eric Stonestreet and Gabriel Iglesias on leveling up their love of Christmas with ‘The Santa Clauses’
Disney/James Clark Eric Stonestreet plays Magnus Antas, or the Mad Santa, in Disney+’s new season of The Santa Clauses. And while he plots to take the throne of the real Santa aka Scott Calvin aka Tim Allen, by [Read More…]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, by the numbers
NBCUniversal For millions of people, watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a turkey day tradition, but they’ll have to wake up a little earlier this year: the festivities kick off a half hour earlier, [Read More…]
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