Month: January 2024

Nikki Haley, former ambassador to the United Nations and 2024 Republican presidential candidate, speaks during a caucus night watch party in West Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty [Read More…]

Elon Musk wants more control of Tesla. Why some experts say it could be risky

Antonio Masiello/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seeking greater voting control of the electric carmaker, threatening to otherwise pursue major projects such as artificial intelligence outside of the company, he said in [Read More…]

75th Emmys: We have the answers to your burning questions

Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images There were a few burning questions swirling around social media during Monday night’s 75th annual Emmy Awards. Here’s a roundup of answers to things that may have [Read More…]

Director denies Taylor Swift wrote ‘Argylle,’ but says even his daughter thought she did

Universal One of the stars of the upcoming movie Argylle is Dua Lipa, but no, it’s not based on a book written by another famous pop star: Taylor Swift. That’s according to the movie’s director, [Read More…]

CHS and GROWMARK to explore further collaboration

Two of the nation’s largest agriculture cooperatives are exploring ways to further collaboration. CHS and GROWMARK board directors made the announcement last week and CHS CEO Jay Debertin says there are currently a couple of [Read More…]

Minnesota Soybean Growers pleased state dicamba restrictions mirror 2023

The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association is pleased with the state’s dicamba regulations for 2024. President Bob Worth tells Brownfield maintaining separate date cutoffs for the southern and northern parts of Minnesota ensures farmers will have [Read More…]

Vilsack concerned with steady decline of U.S. farms

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the number of farms in the U.S. continues to decline and it’s a growing concern for the industry. “We’ve lost 437,300 farms since 1981. I’m not okay with that,” Vilsack [Read More…]

KSU course helps farmers with management decisions

A farm financial analyst with Kansas State University says an updated online course can help farmers and ranchers better understand financial statements as they make management decisions. LaVell Winsor tells Brownfield producers are allowed to [Read More…]

Cattle futures higher to start the short-trading week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, watching weather and waiting for direct business to develop. There was additional support from the lower move in corn. February live cattle closed $1.75 [Read More…]

Stabbing Incident Between Acquaintances in Downtown Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls Police Department responded to a stabbing incident involving two acquaintances at 8th Street and Fairfax Avenue, east of Downtown Sioux Falls at 6:30 pm on Friday. The altercation between the two men resulted [Read More…]

Man Arrested After Weapons Violation at Sioux Falls Walmart

A 37-year-old man in Sioux Falls was arrested for a weapons violation at a local Walmart early Saturday evening around 5:30 pm. The incident began with the man shoplifting, and when confronted by law enforcement, [Read More…]

Bill would tighten residency rules for hunting licenses

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight – A legislative committee in Pierre recommended the adoption of a bill Tuesday that would impose stricter criteria for resident hunting and fishing licenses. To qualify as a “resident” under existing [Read More…]

Small home neighborhood among projects to earn infrastructure awards in January

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight – Another $10 million of subsidies will flow to various housing projects across South Dakota after Tuesday’s meeting of the state’s Housing Development Authority Board. The board has now awarded [Read More…]

Drunken driving courts prepare for more action from minimum-sentence law

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight – The state’s court system is preparing for a potential spike in DUI court participation after last year’s lawmakers attached mandatory minimum prison sentences to felony repeat offenses. That was among [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: 2 hostages who appeared in Hamas video confirmed dead, kibbutz says

A man holds the body of a small child as he and others mourn while collecting the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. (Photo by [Read More…]

E. Jean Carroll defamation case live updates: Trump ‘unleashed his followers,’ Carroll’s attorney says

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…]

NYC, DC break more than 700-day snow droughts with biggest storm in 2 years

ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 100 million Americans are on alert Tuesday for dangerous wind chills, while a weather system ended yearslong snow droughts in cities including New York and Washington, D.C. Weather-related school [Read More…]

No snow day for the Senate as Congress looks to avert a government shutdown

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The snowstorms pummeling much of the country — including D.C. — will keep the majority of the federal government at home Tuesday, but not the Senate, whose members are expected to [Read More…]

Adam Sandler gets deep with a giant spider in ‘Spaceman’ trailer

Courtesy of Netflix The Sandman travels with a giant spider, man, in the new trailer for Netflix’s Spaceman. In the film’s first full length trailer, released Tuesday, Adam Sandler stars as Jakub, an astronaut who is married to Carey [Read More…]

‘Better Call Saul’ sets record for most losses in Emmys history