Month: January 2024

The president of Iowa Farm Bureau is thankful livestock producers had fair warning before blizzard conditions swept across the Midwest. Brent Johnson says the forecast had shown the storm was coming for a little bit [Read More…]

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USDA surprises with a larger-than-expected U.S. corn crop

Grain market analysts say they were surprised USDA raised the size of the 2023 U.S. corn crop with yields increasing almost 2.5 bushels an acre. Richard Brock with Brock Associates says “in more than 45 [Read More…]

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Grains, oilseeds decline after USDA numbers

Soybeans were lower on commercial and technical selling, up from the lows, but adding to what already would have been a down week. The 2023 U.S. crop was a little bit larger than expected, pulling [Read More…]

Weather

Blizzard Warning issued January 12 at 1:56PM MST until January 13 at 11:00PM MST by NWS

January 12, 2024 Travis Kriens

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY… …BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT [Read More…]

State plans to require ACT for high school juniors by 2025

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight – A bill that would require high school juniors to take the ACT college entrance exam instead of a separate state assessment was tabled by the state House Education Committee on [Read More…]

House sends permanent tax cut to Senate, where leader says prospects are dim

January 12, 2024 Travis Kriens

Makenzie Huber /South Dakota Searchlight – A bill to permanently set South Dakota’s state sales tax rate at a reduced 4.2% passed through the House of Representatives on a 54-12 vote Friday at the Capitol, [Read More…]

South Dakota native Kalen DeBoer signs deal to replace Nick Saban at Alabama

January 12, 2024 Travis Kriens

Alabama wasted little time in finding Nick Saban’s successor, hiring Kalen DeBoer away from national runner-up Washington. DeBoer signed a deal with Alabama on Friday to replace Saban, according to a person with knowledge of [Read More…]

Winter storm updates: Over 2,000 flights canceled nationwide, Chicago airports hit the hardest

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Over 2,000 flights have been canceled nationwide Friday as the Midwest is pummeled by snow and the South and Northeast brace for rough weather of their own. The Midwest and [Read More…]

Trump ordered to pay New York Times’ legal fees for failed lawsuit

Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York judge ordered Donald Trump to pay The New York Times $392,638 in legal fees Friday following the former president’s failed lawsuit against the newspaper. In 2021, [Read More…]

Biden defends strikes on Houthis, vows to respond again

by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday defended ordering the U.S. military, in coordination with the United Kingdom and other partners, to carry out large-scale retaliatory strikes in Yemen against Iran-backed [Read More…]

Mom has limbs amputated after going into septic shock following kidney stone surgery

pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Cindy Mullins was a healthy 41-year-old mom of two when she went into the hospital nearly six weeks ago for surgery on kidney stones. On Friday, Mullins is finally going [Read More…]

What the US attack in Yemen means for oil prices, inflation

Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday night escalated an ongoing conflict over a shipping route that holds significant implications for oil prices and inflation. The military [Read More…]

Weather

Wind Chill Advisory issued January 12 at 1:56PM MST until January 12 at 5:00PM MST by NWS

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY… …BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT [Read More…]

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Blizzard Warning issued January 12 at 1:56PM MST until January 13 at 11:00PM MST by NWS

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY… …BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT [Read More…]

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Wind Chill Warning issued January 12 at 1:56PM MST until January 16 at 11:00AM MST by NWS

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY… …BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT [Read More…]

Director David Ayer, star Josh Hutcherson talk new thriller ‘The Beekeeper’

L-R: Ayer, Statham — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc./Daniel Smith Jason Statham plays the title role in the new revenge thriller The Beekeeper — in that, yes, his soft-spoken Adam Clay keeps bees. But unbeknownst to those who know him, [Read More…]

Reality Roundup: ‘RHOSLC’ reunion, new ‘Summer House’ trailer and more

Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what’s happened in the world of reality television this week: Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo) Part 1 of the RHOSLC reunion aired this week and featured Monica [Read More…]

‘Oppenheimer’ coming to Peacock February 16

Universal Christopher Nolan‘s award-winning nuclear age drama Oppenheimer is coming to Peacock on February 16. The Golden Globe-winning film that stars Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. and Cillian Murphy, among many others, has already made [Read More…]

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Michigan Wheat Program Annual Winter Meeting

Brownfield’s Nicole Heslip will cover the Michigan Wheat Program Annual Winter Meeting on February 21, 2024 in Bath. …

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CME milk futures higher, cash dairy mixed to end the week