Month: December 2023

December 7, 2023 J.P. Skelly

The National Pork Board and Nestle are partnering to help pork producers adopt climate-smart agriculture practices. NPB chief sustainability officer Jamie Burr says the Advancing U.S. Pork Sustainability grant program supports continued efforts to reduce [Read More…]

March Trial Date Set for Two Adults

Two adults charged in connection with allegations of rape by members of Mitchell’s American Legion baseball team this past summer entered not guilty pleas during their initial appearance in a Mitchell courtroom Thursday. 43 year [Read More…]

SDSU’s Jimmy Rogers Wins Robinson Award as Nation’s Top Coach

To simply say South Dakota State has earned its undefeated season under first-year coach Jimmy Rogers feels like an understatement. Wearing a bull’s-eye as the defending Division I FCS national champions, the Jackrabbits have handled every challenge, [Read More…]

Court grants Texas woman’s request for emergency abortion in historic ruling

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (DALLAS) — A judge granted a Texas woman’s request for an abortion for a pregnancy with a severe anomaly on Thursday. The woman, Kate Cox, had filed a lawsuit against the state [Read More…]

Trump fraud trial live updates: Donald Trump set to attend trial today

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…]

One in five patients travel to other states for abortion care, according to new data

fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of patients in the U.S. traveling out of state to obtain abortion care has doubled since 2020. Nearly one in five patients in the first half of 2023 [Read More…]

In Brief: ‘ Squid Game: The Challenge’ gets green light for second season, and more

Squid Game: The Challenge was renewed for a second season ahead of its final episode, Wednesday, December 6, which concluded will Mai taking home $4.56 million — the largest prize in reality TV history. Squid [Read More…]

National Board of Review gives Scorsese, Gladstone flowers for ‘Flower Moon’

ABC/Randy Holmes Killers of the Flower Moon was named best picture by The National Board of Review, and also earned top prizes for its director Martin Scorsese and co-star Lily Gladstone. Paul Giamatti took home [Read More…]

CONAB lowers Brazil soybean, corn estimates

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has cut its soybean and corn production projections. CONAB cited hot, dry weather in central and western growing areas along with excessively wet conditions in the south for the reductions, [Read More…]

Data on Using BioPath

Growers have been hearing more about biologicals in recent years. On this episode of Managing for Profit, an expert with Mosaic Biosciences says BioPath has been proven to complement existing fertilizer programs by improving nutrient [Read More…]

Wisconsin’s Farmland Preservation law updates signed into law

Legislation updating Wisconsin’s farmland preservation program has been signed into law. State Senator Patrick Testin from Stevens Point co-authored the legislation with Representative Loren Oldenburg. He says, “Wisconsin has been a leader in this program [Read More…]

Ag Economy Barometer improves for second straight month

Farmer sentiment has improved in back-to-back months, according to the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Jim Mintert with the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture says the Current Conditions Index rose significantly from year-ago levels. [Read More…]

Missing Documents Temporarily Halt Murder Trial in Deadwood

The murder trial of Dreau Rogers in Deadwood faced a temporary halt due to the absence of crucial reports from the Rapid City Special Response Team detailing the events of January 22, 2022. Rogers is [Read More…]

South Dakota State Hosts Villanova in FCS Quarterfinals

South Dakota State continues its march in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs by hosting No. 8 seed Villanova in quarterfinal action Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m. Central Time at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, [Read More…]

DWU Unable to Slow Down Red Raiders Hot Shooting, Lose 97-69

Orange City, Iowa – A hot shooting Red Raiders team hit fourteen three pointers in the contest as they shot 55% from the floor to defeat the Tigers 97-69. Dakota Wesleyan was led by freshman [Read More…]

Late Turnovers Plague Tigers in 69-67 Loss to Northwestern

Orange City, Iowa – Dakota Wesleyan fell on the road 69-67 against the (RV) Northwestern Red Raiders. DWU let this one slip away late as the Tigers held a eight-point lead with 2:24 left in the [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: UN secretary-general invokes Article 99

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended early Friday, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of [Read More…]

Justice Department announces war crimes charges against four Russian-affiliated soldiers for torturing American citizen

Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In an historic move, the Justice Department on Wednesday announced it is unsealing war crimes charges against four Russia-affiliated military personnel with disturbing details of their alleged torture and inhumane treatment [Read More…]

Sioux Falls Launches $50,000 Campaign to Curb Rising Vehicle Thefts

Sioux Falls City Council and Police Department are addressing the surge in stolen vehicles as the city experiences growth. With reported cases doubling from 791 in 2019 to 1,495 in 2023, a $50,000 “Lock It [Read More…]

South Dakota receives $400,000 grant to study wildlife crossings