Month: March 2024

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s felony gun case in Delaware has tentatively scheduled his trial for June 3 — just weeks before his Los Angeles-based tax trial is scheduled [Read More…]

National Weather Service issues tornado watch for several Kansas counties

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Several counties in Kansas are under a tornado watch. The National Weather Service on Wednesday night issued the tornado watch for Atchison, Coffey, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, [Read More…]

Florida man arrested after 27-year-old woman found dead on cruise ship

amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 27-year-old Florida woman has been found dead on a cruise ship in the Bahamas, authorities say. Initial reports of the woman’s death began at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday [Read More…]

NY sergeant killed in line of duty after attack with metal necklace chain: Police

Genesee County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — Two arrests were made following the death of a sergeant who was attacked and killed after breaking up a dispute early Sunday morning at New York’s Batavia Downs [Read More…]

Trump expected to attend hearing to seek dismissal of classified documents case

Creativeye99/Getty Images (FORT PIERCE, Fla.) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to be in the courtroom Thursday when his attorneys argue for the dismissal of his federal classified documents case. U.S. District Judge Aileen [Read More…]

South Dakota prosecutors to seek death penalty for man charged with killing deputy during a pursuit

FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a Sioux Falls man charged in the death of a deputy who was struck while putting out spikes during a police chase. The [Read More…]

Ag News

Illinois farmers facing legislative concerns

Members of the Illinois ag community have some legislative concerns about the state’s top industry. Farm Bureau president and Ogle County farmer Brian Duncan tells Brownfield they’re watching several proposals closely… “Illinois adopting California emission [Read More…]

Ag News

Ag trade official touts Biden administration’s trade approach

The chief ag negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative focused on the Biden administration’s approach to trade at the National Farmers Union Convention. Doug McKalip says “the strength from the top really [Read More…]

Ag News

Farmers Union features farm bill tweaks in special orders of business

The National Farmers Union has approved six special orders of business, prioritizing fairness for farmers, dairy policy reform, cooperative business models and the farm bill. NFU President Rob Larew says the organization supports an increase [Read More…]

Ag News

Another farm bill extension might be a possibility

Some members of Congress have different expectations for when a new farm bill can be passed. Ohio Republican Senator JD Vance tells Brownfield another one-year extension of a farm bill is not out of the [Read More…]

Ag News

Farm Bureau members seek answers to farm bill questions

The president of Missouri Farm Bureau says there are several unanswered questions about the next farm bill. “When are we going to get a farm bill?” Garrett Hawkins says that’s the big question Farm Bureau [Read More…]

Governor Kristi Noem’s Commercial for Texas Dentist Raises Questions

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem recently starred in a commercial for Smile Texas, a dental practice in Sugar Land, a suburb of Houston. The nearly 5-minute video, posted on her personal social media accounts, features [Read More…]

Yankton County Fatal Motorcycle Crash

Yankton County, S.D.- A motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries yesterday in a two-vehicle crash near Volin, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates a 65-year-old male driver [Read More…]

State board approves $3.7 million in loans to businesses

South Dakota Searchlight A state board approved three loans Wednesday worth a total of $3.7 million, supporting $9.7 million in capital investments and a projected 35 full-time jobs. The Board of Economic Development approved the [Read More…]

Tribal activist faults North Dakota for high DAPL protest costs

Amy Dalrymple, North Dakota Monitor An Indigenous environmental activist who testified Tuesday in a trial over Dakota Access Pipeline protest costs criticized the court case and said the state of North Dakota should pay the [Read More…]

SD’s Johnson, U.S. House vote to ban TikTok unless it’s sold by China-controlled parent

WASHINGTON — Citing major national security concerns, the U.S. House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that effectively bans TikTok unless the company splits from its Chinese owner ByteDance. The 352-65 vote occurred just a week [Read More…]

‘Saturday Night Live’ announces Kristen Wiig, Ryan Gosling will be hosting in April

NBCUniversal On its social media, Saturday Night Live announced that Kristen Wiig will host the first show of April, on April 6, and Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling will take the SNL stage on April 13. [Read More…]

Catherine O’Hara says ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel will include callback of famous musical scene

Beetlejuice co-stars Michael Keaton and O’Hara — Disney/Stewart Cook Tim Burton‘s 1988 film Beetlejuice introduced a new audience to Harry Belafonte‘s Calypso classics, including “Jump in the Line (Shake Señora)” and “Sweetheart from Venezuela,” but [Read More…]

Mother of former ‘Star Wars’ star Jake Lloyd gives update on mental health battle

Lloyd in 2011 – Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic Lisa Lloyd, the mother of Star Wars: Episode I star Jake Lloyd, has shared with Scripps News Service an account of her son’s decades-long battle with mental illness. The [Read More…]

Kevin Costner “liked” John Mulaney’s ‘Field of Dreams’ bit at the Oscars