Month: November 2023
Severe weather becoming larger factor for concert-goers, Sioux Empire Fair director says
SIOUX FALLS, John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight – Insurance coverage allowed South Dakota’s most well-attended fair to avoid the sting of financial loss in 2023. Sioux Empire Fair Director Scott Wick told Minnehaha County commissioners on Tuesday [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: 3-year-old Israeli-American may be among hostages freed, US official 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…]
Judge declines to jail Trump co-defendant Harrison Floyd in Georgia election interference case
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A Fulton County judge on Tuesday rejected a request to revoke the bond of Harrison Floyd, one of the co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, after District Attorney Fani Willis [Read More…]
Manhunt underway after Colorado shooting leaves 3 dead, 1 injured, officials say
kali9/Getty Images (WESTCLIFFE, Colo.) — Authorities said they are searching for a suspect in a rural Colorado shooting that left three people dead and one in critical condition. A property dispute led to a shooting along [Read More…]
At least 1 dead, several believed to be missing following large landslide in Alaska
Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (WRANGELL, Alaska) — At least one person is dead and several others are believed to be missing following a “large landslide” in Alaska, officials said. The landslide was reported [Read More…]
Body camera footage set to be released in tasing death of Atlanta deacon Johnny Hollman
Alyssa Pointer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Fulton County District Attorney’s office is expected to release body camera footage this week that shows the incident that led to the tasing death of Johnny Hollman, [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial live updates: Ex-controller breaks down on witness stand
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…]
DeSantis expected to earn another major endorsement in Iowa, but still trails Trump
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Influential Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats, president of the Family Leader, is expected to endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican primary race, [Read More…]
Virginia Democrats propose amendment to guarantee abortion access after winning General Assembly
John C. Clark/For The Washington Post via Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — After winning full control of the state’s General Assembly two weeks ago, Virginia Democrats are wasting no time exercising their power. On Monday, the [Read More…]
Dozens of premature infants were evacuated from Gaza. Here’s the care doctors say they will need
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than two dozen premature, low-birthweight babies have been evacuated from Gaza to Egypt to receive specialized care amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. But that is only the beginning [Read More…]
Bradley Cooper weighs in on ‘Maestro’ prosthetic nose controversy
Cooper on set – Netflix/Jason McDonald Bradley Cooper has weighed in on the controversy about his forthcoming biopic Maestro, about the life of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein. Cooper directed, co-wrote and starred in the film, opposite fellow Oscar nominee Carey [Read More…]
“I miss everything”: David Letterman on his Monday night return to Stephen Colbert’s ‘The Late Show’
CBS/Scott Kowalchyk Former Late Show host David Letterman got a hero’s welcome when he returned to New York City’s Ed Sullivan Theater, where Stephen Colbert now holds court as host. Letterman was introduced to a [Read More…]
Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley is back in first Netflix photo from fourth ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ movie set
‘Beverly Hills Cop’ – CBS via Getty Images In a post to social media, Netflix announced that Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley, Eddie Murphy‘s fourth movie in the action comedy franchise, will debut in 2024. [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn, wheat close in positive territory
Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Demand is solid and even with recent rainfall, there’s a lot of talk about replanting in northern and central Brazil and a probable return to hot, dry [Read More…]
PERC: Propane supply firm heading into winter
The director of ag business for the Propane Education and Research Council says propane prices are favorable heading into winter. Mike Newland says the harvest season was dry and it reduced propane demand. “In total, [Read More…]
CME milk futures mixed, cash dairy lower Tuesday
Milk futures were mixed and the cash dairy markets were lower except for butter Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. December was up $0.02 at $16.40. January was down $0.01 at $16.52. February was unchanged at [Read More…]
Cyber November brings Amazon experience to ag inputs
Record interest rates are one of the top concerns for farmers and will likely make financing next year more difficult. Farmers Business Network Co-Founder Charles Baron tells Brownfield they are continuing Cyber November which was [Read More…]
Organic crop prices not immune to supply pressures
Organic crop prices have not been immune to the overall downturn in commodity markets. Mercaris vice president of economics Ryan Koory says strong organic corn and soybean supplies are expected after a record harvest. “Despite [Read More…]
Multiple South Dakota Communities Awarded Child Care Grants
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Today, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) announced multiple recipients of Governor Kristi Noem’s Investment Plan for Child Care. “These grants will help parents expand their child care options,” said Governor [Read More…]
Parents Charged in Deadly Drunk Driving Crash Face Federal Charges Including Involuntary Manslaughter and Child Abuse
Sheldon Flute and Erica Weston, parents involved in a fatal drunk driving crash near Loneman, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Reservation, are now facing federal charges. Sheldon Flute is charged with involuntary manslaughter for [Read More…]
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