Month: March 2024

Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl who escaped from his vandalized Central Park Zoo enclosure in February 2023, had high levels of rat poison in his system and [Read More…]

Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s highest-paid player, addresses gambling scandal: ‘Saddened and shocked’

Harry How/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Shohei Ohtani, Major League Baseball’s highest-paid player, broke his silence Monday afternoon about a gambling scandal that prompted his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, to fire his interpreter last [Read More…]

Controversial ‘Titanic’ door sells for more than $718K at auction

Heritage Auctions The part of a door that controversially fit Kate Winslet‘s Rose — but not Leonardo DiCaprio‘s Jack — at the end of Titanic has fetched a fortune at auction. As part of Heritage [Read More…]

Ag News

Dairy cattle illness traced to highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed as the mystery illness detected in dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas. Wild migratory birds are believed to be the source of the infection. USDA says unpasteurized, clinical [Read More…]

Ag News

Eastern Corn Belt likely to regain soil moisture

An ag meteorologist says he expects soil moisture conditions to replenish over the spring in parts of the Eastern Corn Belt. Michigan climatologist Jeff Andresen tells Brownfield, “We’re way below normal on our seasonal snowfall [Read More…]

Ag News

Nebraska farmer discusses drought situation

A northeast Nebraska farmer says the drought is one of his biggest concerns heading into the growing season. Jeff Baker raises corn and soybeans on 1400 acres near Pender. “We’re coming off of two years [Read More…]

Ag News

Cattle futures start the week lower following Friday’s On Feed report

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower ahead of the week’s direct cash business as markets continued to digest Friday’s On Feed report. April live cattle closed $1.30 lower at $186.20 [Read More…]

South Dakota Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for 2013 Manslaughter of Girlfriend

Richard Schmitz, 55, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the 2013 manslaughter of his girlfriend, Meshell Will, 38. Schmitz took a plea deal in January, one day before he was due to [Read More…]

Arrest Made in Sioux Falls Convenience Store Robbery Case

One suspect in a convenience store robbery in Sioux Falls has been identified as 38-year-old Marita White. White, along with a male accomplice, robbed the store at gunpoint early Tuesday morning in the 1000 block [Read More…]

Fifteen Dogs Rescued from Abuse in Sturgis, Owners Arrested for Neglect

Authorities in Sturgis rescued 15 dogs from an abusive owner following a report from a good Samaritan. The Meade County Sheriff’s Office found the dogs in distress, malnourished, and confined to small enclosures. The local [Read More…]

Arrest Made in Sioux Falls Bank Robbery

Sioux Falls police responded to a bank robbery on Friday morning at U.S. Bank on 41st Street where the suspect, later identified as 57-year-old Melvin Gatlin, displayed a note demanding money but did not show [Read More…]

‘Unimaginable situation’: Doctors report malnourished patients dying from infections at Gaza hospital

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (GAZA) — Doctors with aid organizations have described an “unimaginable situation” at European Gaza Hospital amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. An emergency medical team with Medical Aid for Palestinians, the International Rescue Committee [Read More…]

Kate Middleton diagnosed with cancer: Sarah Ferguson, Harry and Meghan, more react

Chris Jackson/Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have offered their support for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after she opened up about her cancer diagnosis on Friday. [Read More…]

UN Security Council adopts Gaza cease-fire resolution

Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to adopt a resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza for the remaining days of the Muslim holy month of [Read More…]

Drag story hours continue to be targets amid conservative backlash

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (LANCASTER, Penn.) — Several drag queen story hours across the country have been faced with bomb threats, backlash and cancellations. On Saturday morning, Lancaster Public Library in Pennsylvania became the most recent [Read More…]

Diddy’s Los Angeles, Miami homes raided by federal agents

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami homes were raided by federal agents on Monday, according to authorities. A Homeland Security Investigations spokesperson said in a statement that the [Read More…]

Pregnant Amish woman was shot in head, 3-year-old son saw her killer come into their house: Court documents

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (SPARTA, Penn.) — A pregnant Amish woman’s 2-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son were home when she was attacked and killed, and the 3-year-old saw the killer, according to newly unsealed court documents. [Read More…]

Trump indicates he’d testify in hush money trial, says a conviction could ‘make me more popular’