Month: March 2024
Putin extends rule in state-managed election victory
Contributor/Getty Images (LONDON) — President Vladimir Putin was handed a fifth term in Russia’s heavily stage-managed presidential election on Sunday in a vote where no real competition was permitted and with virtually all leading opposition [Read More…]
Judge rules ‘Access Hollywood’ tape admissible in Trump hush money trial
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal prosecution in New York has denied Trump’s attempts to exclude the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape and testimony from key witnesses from [Read More…]
EPA bans remaining uses of cancer-causing asbestos in the US
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call (WASHINGTON) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a United States ban on the ongoing use of chrysotile asbestos — a carcinogen that the agency estimates is linked to more [Read More…]
Capitol Police wearing body cameras in pilot program to build public trust
USCP (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Capitol Police on Monday started wearing body-worn cameras as part of its pilot program to protect its officers and members of Congress as well as enhance public trust, its chief [Read More…]
Trump, some co-defendants in Fulton County begin appeals process of disqualification ruling
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump and some of his co-defendants in the Fulton County election interference case on Monday kicked off the process to appeal the judge’s disqualification ruling that ultimately [Read More…]
SCOTUS denies stay of sentence for ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro must report to prison on Tuesday as scheduled, after the Supreme Court on Monday denied the stay of his sentence. Chief Justice [Read More…]
Biden gets Netanyahu to send delegation to Washington to resolve standoff over Rafah invasion
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Israel’s expected military invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza was the focus of President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call Monday — their first in more than [Read More…]
Key GOP impeachment witness won’t attend open committee hearing, citing ‘short notice’
Phil Roeder/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Devon Archer, a key witness in House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, will not attend a high-profile open hearing this week, citing what his attorney characterized as a [Read More…]
Who leads South Dakota if Noem runs for vice president? ‘I still get to be governor’ she says
Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch MITCHELL, S.D. – Standing next to a row of bookcases in the Mitchell High School library, South Dakota’s lieutenant governor was asked about taking the reins of state government. [Read More…]
Netflix drops trailer to ‘Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver’
Netflix On Monday, Netflix dropped an action-packed trailer to the second chapter of director Zack Snyder‘s sci-fi epic Rebel Moon. Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver continues where the original film’s cliffhanger left off: [Read More…]
Four States Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference
Larry Lee will be on the ground in Dubuque, Iowa June 5-6, 2024 for the Four States Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference. …
Practical Farmers of Iowa seeking on-farm research participants
Midwestern farmers using soil health practices can take part in research projects focused on nitrogen use and cover crops this growing season. Practical Farmers of Iowa senior research manager Stefan Gailans says they are seeking [Read More…]
Ask questions about climate smart programs
The head of sustainable business with the Farmers Business Network says farmers shouldn’t be afraid to ask questions when considering participation in a new climate smart ag program. Kurt Alles says farmers should start by [Read More…]
77th Alice in Dairyland Selection
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Larry Lee will cover the 77th Alice in Dairyland Selection May 4, 2024 in Sturgeon Bay, WI. …
Wheat complex mostly higher as tensions escalate in the Black Sea region
Soybeans ended the day lower, giving back last week’s gains as contracts continue to face pressure from harvest progress in Brazil. There was additional pressure from lower soybean meal and soybean oil. Soybean inspections were [Read More…]
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Rape of 9-Year-Old Girl in South Dakota
Shadu Karish Kawaja, a 31-year-old man from Sioux Falls, was sentenced to 14 years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary for the rape of a 9-year-old girl in rural Stanley County last year. Kawaja pleaded [Read More…]
Monolith mystery reemerges in Wales, prompting speculation of space aliens
Geraint Rowland Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A newly discovered 10-foot-tall silver monolith on a muddy bluff in Wales has reignited wild speculation on its origin after similar obelisks appeared in Utah, California, England and [Read More…]
Sioux Falls Man Arrested for Strangling Convenience Store Clerk, Assaulting Another
Peyton Lane Leclaire, a 19-year-old man from Sioux Falls, was arrested for second-degree robbery after strangling a convenience store clerk and hitting another with a bottle. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. at a convenience [Read More…]
New video shows missing student Riley Strain briefly speak with police on night he vanished in Nashville
Metro Nashville PD (NASHVILLE, Tn.)– Newly released video shows missing college student Riley Strain briefly speak with a police officer on the night he vanished in Nashville, Tennessee. Officer Reginald Young came across Strain, 22, [Read More…]
Georgia’s Geoff Duncan says he won’t run with No Labels against Trump
Ben Hendren/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan now says that he will not join No Labels’ potential third-party “unity” ticket in the 2024 presidential race. “After careful deliberation, I [Read More…]
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