Month: March 2024

A southeast Iowa farmer is excited about the market potential of sustainable aviation fuel. “It’s probably, maybe, could be, the next ‘ah ha’ moment for ethanol and corn demand.” Dan Keitzer of Mediapolis says the [Read More…]

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Farmer braces for ‘extremely dry’ planting season

A southwest Iowa farmer says he’s less than a month away from planting. “The 5th of April time frame is when I’ll probably get started,” Duane Aistrope said. Aistrope says farmers in his area are [Read More…]

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Climatologist gives updated precipitation outlook

A weather expert says areas of the Corn Belt could receive some precipitation the rest of the week. Justin Glisan, state climatologist with the Iowa Department of Agriculture, says a more active storm track is [Read More…]

DWU Woman with Five All-GPAC Selections and Freshman of the Year

Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan women’s basketball has five representatives for the GPAC All-Conference team for the 2023-24 season. One, First Team in Freshman forward Emma Yost who was also named the GPAC Freshman of the Year. One, [Read More…]

Tigers Earn All-Conference Honors in Men’s Basketball

Mitchell, S.D. – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) released the post-season men’s basketball awards this morning and four Tigers earned honors. Jakob Dobney was named 2nd Team All-Conference, Randy Rosenquist Jr. was named Freshman of the Year and named to [Read More…]

Watertown Man Found Not Guilty in Murder Case

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that Jeremiah Peacemaker of Watertown has been found not guilty of First Degree Murder in the August, 2020 death of Kendra Owen of Watertown. A [Read More…]

State Senate keeps sales tax reduction temporary

John Hult, Joshua Haiar – South Dakota Searchlight The state Senate killed off a last-minute attempt Tuesday in the House to permanently lower South Dakota’s sales tax to 4.2%, as lawmakers acted on several bills [Read More…]

Rapid City wants passenger rail, sends support to Federal Railroad Administration

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Rapid City Council members plan to tell the Federal Railroad Administration that their city should be connected to Sioux Falls and Minneapolis by passenger rail. Mayor Jason Salamun read a resolution saying [Read More…]

Missile explodes near Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with Greek prime minister: Sources

Maksym Polishchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (ODESA, Ua.) — A missile exploded in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa early Wednesday, just hundreds of feet from where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was meeting with Greek [Read More…]

US court absolves top tech companies in Congo’s child labor case

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (LONDON) — A U.S. court has absolved five of America’s biggest tech companies in a case over their alleged support of child labor in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo [Read More…]

Princeton student’s kidnapping sheds light on terror group’s ties to Iraqi government

CT757fan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli Middle East expert and Princeton political science student, loved posting on X, formerly Twitter. Her social media posts praised protesters in Syria for their “immense courage,” [Read More…]

Man arrested in woman’s 1986 cold case murder, linked to 2nd murder from 1989: Virginia authorities

Stafford County Sheriff’s Office (FAIRFAX, Va.) — A man has been arrested in connection with a Virginia woman’s 1986 cold case murder, and authorities say DNA evidence also links him to a second murder from [Read More…]

Northeast under flood watch while South braces for severe thunderstorms

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Heavy rainfall is in the forecast for the Northeast, while severe thunderstorms could bring tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds to the South. The National Weather Service has issued a [Read More…]

Mitch McConnell endorses Donald Trump in 2024 race: ‘He will have my support’

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a longtime critic of Donald Trump and a frequent target, on Wednesday endorsed him in the 2024 presidential race. “It is abundantly clear that former [Read More…]

Nikki Haley doesn’t endorse Donald Trump as she drops out of 2024 race

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (CHARLESTON, Sc.) — Nikki Haley announced Wednesday she is ending her presidential campaign, though stopped short of endorsing Donald Trump. “I am filled with the gratitude for the outpouring of support we’ve [Read More…]

First look at new TSA self-service screening lane and how it could improve airport travel

ABC News (LAS VEGAS) — Las Vegas is testing the future of airport screening with self-security checks and ABC News’ Good Morning America got a firsthand look at how it works. ABC News transportation correspondent [Read More…]

In Brief: Cameron Diaz circling Apple’s ‘Outcome’ with Keanu, and more

Deadline reports Cameron Diaz is closing in on a deal to star in the Apple Original Films dark comedy Outcome, opposite Jonah Hill and Keanu Reeves. The film stars Reeves as “a damaged Hollywood star [Read More…]

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Pork industry promoting sustainability

Sustainability remains a priority for the pork industry. Brownfield’s Jared White has more… Jill Brokaw, sustainability coordinator with the National Pork Board, tells Brownfield the Pork Cares Impact Reports are checkoff funded and give producers tools [Read More…]

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New Technologies to Battle Pest Pressure

Pest pressure can cost farmers yield and profitability. In this Managing for Profit, Channel Technical Agronomist Tyler Vreugdenhil talks about the trait technology offered by Channel brand seed and how it helps growers year after [Read More…]

Former librarian sues Texas county, alleges she was fired for refusing to remove books