Month: December 2023
Maximizing Yield Potential in 2024
The combination of elite genetics and excellent agronomic traits gives farmers the advantage they need to better control weeds and maximize yield potential. In this Managing for Profit, Asgrow Brand Manager Clint Chaffer talks [Read More…]
Governor criticizes school districts for lagging teacher pay
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — The total increase in state funding for schools is 26% since Gov. Kristi Noem took office in 2019, she said Tuesday during her annual budget address; meanwhile, statistics from the [Read More…]
State Representative Ben Krohmer offers his take on the Governor’s budget address
District 20 State Representative Ben Krohmer of Mitchell liked what he heard during Governor Kristi Noem’s budget address…. He says the Governor’s mention of the remaining federal ARPA funds caught his attention as Mitchell is [Read More…]
Biden’s plan to remove lead water lines may benefit these states the most
Tim Graham/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Biden administration recently announced a proposal that would require all lead water service pipes to replaced in the United States within the next decade. The proposal, led by [Read More…]
D-20 State Representative Lance Koth offers his view on Governor Noem’s budget address
Tuesday’s budget address by Governor Kristi Noem was the sixth for State Representative Lance Koth of Mitchell. All with the same Governor. He’s uncomfortable with the Governor proposing a four-percent boost for state employees, community [Read More…]
State Senator Josh Klumb reacts to Governor Noem’s budget address
District 20 State Senator Josh Klumb of Mitchell called Governor Kristi Noem’s budget address “normal”…… The Governor proposed a four-percent increase in “the big three”, education, community service providers and state employees…. Klumb says staying [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Foundation’ will launch third season on Apple TV+, and more
Apple TV+ has renewed its sprawling sci-fi series Foundation for a third season. Based on Isaac Asimov‘s seminal book, and starring Lee Pace and Jared Harris, Lou Llobell, and Leah Harvey, the second season of [Read More…]
‘All in the Family’, ‘The Jeffersons’ producer Norman Lear dead at 101
Credit: Peter Yang Norman Lear, one of the most prolific producers in television history, has died at 101. Lear’s official website confirmed the news, saying “Lear transformed television and shaped American culture” — and that’s [Read More…]
‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 32 finale: Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy take home the Mirrorball
ABC/Eric McCandless Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness star Xochitl Gomez and her pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy are the winners of Dancing With the Stars season 32. Gomez and Chmerkovskiy took home the coveted [Read More…]
PEAK Conference (Midwest Poultry Convention)
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will be in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 18, 2024 covering the PEAK Conference (Midwest Poultry Convention). …
Israel-Gaza live updates: Hospital receives scores of dead, wounded in past 24 hours
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…]
Former US ambassador Manuel Rocha indicted on charges he allegedly spied for Cuba for 40 years
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment against former U.S. ambassador and accused Cuban spy Manuel Rocha on Tuesday, charging him with a range of crimes varying from conspiracy, [Read More…]
Six dead, three injured in Texas shootings that may be connected, police say
kali9/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) –Police in Texas said they were investigating possible connections between a series of shootings in Austin and a fatal shooting near San Antonio that left six dead in total and injured [Read More…]
New York City man indicted in Times Square antisemitic attack: Prosecutor
Tim Drivas Photography/GETTY Images (NEW YORK) — A 28-year-old New York City man has been indicted on hate crime charges stemming from an October antisemitic attack on a 23-year-old Israeli tourist in Times Square, prosecutors [Read More…]
Seven kids sent to hospital after ingesting THC edibles during the school day: Police
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two students have been arrested for allegedly supplying THC edibles and psilocybin mushrooms that sent at least seven students to the hospital for observation when they all ingested the [Read More…]
Teacher knocks out student’s tooth with elbow, throws basketball at his head: Police
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A teacher has been arrested after allegedly knocking out a 12-year-old student’s tooth with his elbow and throwing a basketball at him in a fit of rage, police say. The [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial: Expert compares ‘dreamer’ Trump to MLK
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…]
Five things to watch in the latest Republican debate
Henrik5000/Getty Images (TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) — Four Republican presidential candidates will face off in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Wednesday for the fourth debate of the 2024 primary. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, [Read More…]
Jan. 6 attack was ‘exactly’ what Trump intended, special counsel claims in court filing
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith, in a court filing Tuesday, detailed additional evidence he plans to introduce at the trial of former President Donald Trump on charges of unlawfully trying to overturn [Read More…]
House will vote to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry next week, Johnson says
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House will hold a formal vote to authorize the ongoing Republican-led impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday. Johnson said the House is at an [Read More…]
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