Month: February 2024
CME milk futures mixed, cash dairy mostly higher Tuesday
Milk futures were mixed and the cash dairy markets were mostly higher Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. February Class III milk was down $0.02 at $16.19. March was up $0.17 at $17.43. April was [Read More…]
Crunching state budget numbers
The state budget that South Dakota lawmakers set during this year’s session begins to come into focus this week. Senator Lee Schoenbeck of Watertown is president pro tem. He says revenue estimates are due this [Read More…]
South Dakota Supreme Court rules against Sanford Health Plan
The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled to bar Sanford Health Plan from denying coverage to policy holders who want to use medical providers outside the Sanford Health system. The Woods Fuller Law firm in [Read More…]
David Barnes, American detained in Russia, found guilty by Moscow judge
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Russian judge convicted a Texas man on Tuesday of abusing his two sons between 2014 and 2018 in the United States, even though the law enforcement officials in [Read More…]
Winter storm live updates: Over 1,400 flights canceled as storm slams Northeast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A major winter snowstorm is hitting the northeastern United States on Tuesday and could wreak havoc on roadways from New York City to Boston. The fast-moving storm is expected to [Read More…]
Jennifer Lopez says a “mortified” Ayo Edebiri apologized to her at ‘SNL’
Will Heath/NBC When it was announced that Jennifer Lopez would be the musical guest on the SNL episode hosted by Ayo Edebiri, the Emmy-winning star of The Bear, things got awkward — because in 2020, [Read More…]
Super Bowl 58 the most watched telecast of all time
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images It’s estimated that more people watched Taylor Swift’s boyfriend win the Super Bowl than watched man land on the moon. Super Bowl 58 is now the most-watched telecast in history, surpassing 123.4 million [Read More…]
Jon Stewart returns to ‘The Daily Show’ after nine years
Matt Wilson/Comedy Central’s The Daily Show Jon Stewart returned to his Daily Show desk after a nine-year break on Monday night. The comedian will host the series on Mondays during the 2024 election cycle. He originally departed the [Read More…]
Lower Prices Affecting Crop Insurance Decisions
A specialist says farmers should factor in lower commodity prices when making their crop insurance decisions. Doug Yoder, crop agency manager for Country Financial, says if current prices hold through February, coverages will be impacted… [Read More…]
National Pork Industry Forum
Meghan Grebner and Jared White will be in Rosemont, Illinois March 5 – 7, covering the National Pork Industry Forum for Brownfield. …
Farmers for Soil Health
Cover crops are a great tool for farmers to keep fertilizers in the field to benefit the environment and help improve the bottom line. In this Managing for Profit, Illinois farmer and Production Committee Chair [Read More…]
Mitchell’s Ryan Stahle Wins Outstanding Performing Arts Educator Award
A total of 56 individuals have been selected to receive Outstanding Performing Arts Educator Awards from the National Federation of State High School Associations, including 22 with Outstanding Music Educator Awards, 21 with Outstanding Speech [Read More…]
Famed Kenyan lion Olobor is missing. Officials are searching for clues
Kalahari Lion (Panthera leo). CREDIT: Digital Vision/Getty Images (LONDON) — Wildlife authorities in Kenya are intensifying the search for Olobor, an iconic lion of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya. The well-known lion, [Read More…]
Dramatic body camera video released of officers shooting woman mistaken as intruder
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dramatic new body camera footage showing Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Houston, Texas, opening fire through a window while responding to a reported break-in has been released. In [Read More…]
House Committee kills Covid resolution
An attempt to re-litigate the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic failed Tuesday in the House Health and Human Services Committee. On a 12 to 0 vote, the committee sent the 11-page HCR6012 to the [Read More…]
Patrick Mahomes expects to celebrate a fourth Super Bowl win at Disney World next season
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes knows what it takes to win a Super Bowl. The 28-year-old notched his third Super Bowl victory in seven seasons on Sunday in a [Read More…]
Forgetting dates doesn’t mean President Biden’s decision-making or cognitive fitness is failing: Doctors
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (NEW YORK) — In a special council report released last week, President Joe Biden was described as an “elderly man with a poor memory,” but doctors say it’s [Read More…]
Inflation fell markedly in January, according to latest data
Noel Hendrickson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 3.1% in January compared to a year ago, slowing markedly from the previous month but missing expectations of an even larger cooldown, a report from the [Read More…]
What is Temu, the company made famous in Super Bowl ads?
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Super Bowl viewers could hardly miss an ad blitz from e-commerce company Temu promising low prices that allow customers to “shop like a billionaire.” The company’s app [Read More…]
In Brief: New Karate Kid cast, Adam Sandler’s new Netflix film, and more
Ben Wang, best known for his role in the Disney+ series American Born Chinese, has been tapped to star as the new Karate Kid in the latest installment of the beloved franchise, according to The [Read More…]
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