Month: January 2024

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Iowa star Caitlin Clark moved into second on the NCAA women’s basketball career scoring list on Wednesday night, finishing with 35 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in the No. 3 [Read More…]

Man accused of beheading his father in suburban Philadelphia home and posting gruesome video online

LEVITTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man accused of beheading his father in suburban Philadelphia posted a gruesome video on social media that shows him holding up the severed head and railing against the government, authorities [Read More…]

Man who had affair with Jennifer Crumbley testifies about her son’s school shooting

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (PONTIAC, Mich.) — Brian Meloche, a longtime friend of Jennifer Crumbley and with whom she was having an affair with at the time of the 2021 Oxford School shooting, took the stand to [Read More…]

Federal judge dismisses Disney lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis

Atlantide Phototravel/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Disney against Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials over the state legislature’s decision to alter the governing structure [Read More…]

Senate committee begins hearing on removing sales tax from food

By Todd Epp, South Dakota Broadcasters Association. South Dakota legislators began taking testimony Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2024) on a bill that would remove the state sales tax on food. SB164 would remove the current 4.2% sales tax [Read More…]

“It’s time” — Larry David on ending ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ for good

HBO HBO has traditionally allowed the mercurial Larry David to decide whether or not there would be more seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm, but to Variety, he now says this is it. At Tuesday night’s [Read More…]

Adam Sandler to receive People’s Icon Award at the 2024 People’s Choice Awards

Sander in ‘Spaceman’ – Courtesy Netflix On Wednesday, NBC, Peacock and E! announced that Adam Sandler would be the recipient of the People’s Icon Award at next month’s People’s Choice Awards. The Saturday Night Live [Read More…]

Ag News

Northern cattle producers: disaster programs need an update

A cattle feeder from southwest Minnesota says there several policy issues that will be discussed at the Cattle Industry Convention this week. Mike Landuyt is the Region 3 Vice President for the National Cattlemen’s Beef [Read More…]

Ag News

Cash hogs sharply higher on Wednesday

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were mostly lower ahead of widespread direct business and the USDA’s semi-annual Cattle Inventory report, which was out after the close. February live was down $.67 at [Read More…]

Ag News

Soybeans manage firm finish with corn mostly weak

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. That late rally was sparked by forecasts showing hot, dry weather into at least next week for parts of Argentina and a higher move in [Read More…]

Ag News

Sheep, goat inventories decline

The U.S. sheep and goat inventory was tighter in 2023 and could get tighter in 2024. The USDA says the sheep and goat inventories on January 1st of this year were both down 2% from [Read More…]

South Dakota Soil Moisture Report and Winter Wheat Conditions

As of the week ending January 28, 2024, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported South Dakota’s topsoil moisture supplies at 6% very short, 19% short, 73% adequate, and 2% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were [Read More…]

Kwik Star Expands Rapidly in Eastern South Dakota, Garnering Local Appreciation

Kwik Star, a well-known Midwest gas station chain, plans to open five new locations in eastern South Dakota in 2024, marking a total of 11 stores in the past year. The company, also known as [Read More…]

South Dakota Senate Revisits Capital Punishment Debate with Proposed Repeal Bill

Senate Bill 109, submitted by Democratic Sen. Reynold Nesiba, aims to provisionally repeal capital punishment in South Dakota. The bill argues that the death penalty is problematic, ineffective as a deterrent, and economically burdensome. Nesiba [Read More…]

Effort to study child care costs in SD receives unanimous committee support

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight – One of the first pieces in the long-term effort to address South Dakota’s child care needs cleared its first hurdle Wednesday at the Capitol in Pierre. A bill that would require [Read More…]

Brookings City Employee Arrested for Theft from Nonprofit Supporting Youth Hockey

Paul Laleman, a 40-year-old parks technician employed by the City of Brookings, was arrested and charged with grand theft for stealing over $7,000 from the Brookings Ice Skating Association (BISA), a nonprofit supporting youth hockey. [Read More…]

‘Full-fledged famine’ threat in Gaza continues to rise as aid declines, humanitarian groups warn

ABC News (LONDON) — More than three months after Israel began its siege in response to the surprise attack by the terrorist group Hamas on Oct. 7, the United Nations has been issuing major warnings of [Read More…]

E. Jean Carroll defamation case live updates: Trump looking to hire new law firm for appeal

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center, Jan. 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial [Read More…]

As Haley accuses him of getting ‘confused,’ Trump brags again of acing cognitive test

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump continues to brag and exaggerate about acing a cognitive test as his Republican challenger Nikki Haley highlights his recent stumbles on the trail to suggest he’s getting [Read More…]

Without seeing all border deal details, Speaker Mike Johnson says it is a ‘nonstarter’