Month: March 2024
Progressive groups launch ‘Reject AIPAC’ effort as Democratic divides over Israel deepen
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A coalition of nearly two-dozen progressive groups on Monday launched a seven-figure effort to defend progressive Democrats in Congress who have criticized both Israel’s military offensive in Gaza and continued [Read More…]
Christina Applegate says she lives ‘kind of in hell’ battling multiple sclerosis
PHOTO: Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts speaks with actresses Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Christina Applegate. Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts speaks with actresses Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Christina Applegate. Eric Mccandless/ABC (NEW YORK) — Actresses [Read More…]
Move to Mitchell Incentive Program Seeing Positive Results
The Mitchell Area Development Corporation sees success with the “Move to Mitchell $1,000 Relocation Incentive” campaign, which has impacted the employment landscape and turned heads since its inception in October. The Mitchell Area Development Corporation [Read More…]
S.D. Health Department Launches Nexus SD: Connecting South Dakotans to Community Services
The SD Department of Health has created Nexus SD, a technology platform and referral system connecting individuals and families to health care, human, and social service providers across the state, with just one call or [Read More…]
Oscar-winning cinematographer, editor on the “magic” and pain behind making ‘Oppenheimer’
Disney/Scott Kirkland Oppenheimer was the big winner at Sunday night’s 96th Academy Awards, and two of the film’s seven wins were from, respectively, its cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema and its editor Jennifer Lame. Backstage following [Read More…]
In brief: Vanessa Hudgens is pregnant, next ‘SNL’ host & more
It’s the start of something new for Vanessa Hudgens. The High School Musical star revealed that she’s pregnant while co-hosting the red carpet show ahead of the 2024 Oscars. It’s her first child with her [Read More…]
Foundation for Soy Scholarship
Missouri Soy Innovation Scholarship Winner Jeff Barizon aims to increase Missouri Soybean growers profit by minimizing yield losses from a well known past. … Click the icon below to listen.
Using technology to improve potato production
Potatoes are a staple in diets around the world. Charles Miller with Solynta, a leading seed potato breeding company, says innovative hybrid potato breeding technologies help improve production and tackle global food insecurity. AUDIO: Healthy [Read More…]
Ag labor crisis needs Congressional intervention
The American Farm Bureau Federation says the appropriations process is the fastest way for Congress to help farmers struggling to afford labor. John Walt Boatright tells Brownfield, “We cannot understate how much of a crisis [Read More…]
Start the Season Clean
Enlist Field Specialist Mark Mongen says farmers need to get a jump on weed control this season. He recommends spring tillage or a burndown herbicide application, and says a combination is also an option. Find [Read More…]
LATAM plane has ‘technical problem’ during flight, leading to ‘strong movement’
FILE photo — Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (SYDNEY) — A LATAM Airlines Group plane had a “technical problem” during a flight, causing what the airline described as a “a strong [Read More…]
Twenty-year-old backcountry skier dies after falling 600 feet on Mount Washington
Cavan Images/Getty Images (GORHAM, N.H.) — A 20-year-old backcountry skier died after falling 600 feet down a ravine on Mount Washington in New Hampshire over the weekend, according to officials, who reported two other individuals [Read More…]
Suspect in NYC subway attack that left woman’s feet severed was arrested in violent 2017 home invasion: Police
lechatnoir/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 35-year-old man arrested on suspicion of pushing his girlfriend onto the New York City subway tracks causing both her feet to be severed by an incoming train, had been [Read More…]
Four adults, one juvenile killed in twin-engine plane crash near Virginia airport: Police
Perry Gerenday/Getty Images (HOT SPRINGS, Va.) — Four adults and one juvenile were killed when a small plane crashed near Ingalls Airport in Virginia, the Virginia State Police said Sunday. The plane — a twin-engine [Read More…]
James Crumbley’s manslaughter trial continues in son’s school mass shooting
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (PONTIAC, Mich.) — James Crumbley’s trial continued on Monday in its third day of testimony. The prosecution has sought to place blame on him, claiming he could have prevented the shooting if [Read More…]
Hand counting vs. voting machines: Debate rages in South Dakota
Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch Most of the county officials who administer elections in South Dakota don’t consider hand counting to be an effective or efficient method of tabulating votes. That’s the result [Read More…]
COVID-19 timeline: How the deadly virus and the world’s response have evolved over four years
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Monday marks four years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Since the first cases in Wuhan, China, in 2019, there have been millions [Read More…]
‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ tops the box office with $58.3 million opening weekend
Universal Pictures Kung Fu Panda 4 topped the North American box office, earning an estimated $58.3 million in its opening weekend — the biggest debut for the franchise since the first Kung Fu Panda‘s $60 [Read More…]
Backstage at the Oscars: Cillian Murphy on historic win, Emma Stone and her ripped dress, and more
Disney/Scott Kirkland Oppenheimer won Best Picture at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday night, and backstage, its big winners were in the mood to celebrate — minus Best Supporting Actor winner Robert Downey Jr., who was [Read More…]
Oscars 2024: America Ferrera, Zendaya & more dazzle at the Oscars
Disney/Chris Willard While lots of folks tune into Oscar night to see who wins, there are also plenty of people who only watch for the fashion, and there certainly were some fashionable ladies, and men, on [Read More…]