Month: March 2024

J. Countess/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Brown University professor Tricia Rose has spent decades studying race, gender, and class in America. Her new book “Metaracism: How Systemic Racism Devastates Black Lives – and How We [Read More…]

Man, woman both fatally shot in head in Philadelphia, double homicide investigation underway

Getty Images – STOCK (PHILADELPHIA. Penn) — A double homicide investigation is underway after two people were both found fatally shot in the head in Philadelphia, authorities said. It appears both victims were shot “execution-style” [Read More…]

Class B Girls SoDAK 16 Results and State Tournament Bracket

Class B SoDAK 16, Thursday, February 29 No. 1 Arlington 69, No. 16 Gayville-Volin 57 No. 2 Harding County 58, No. 15 Northwestern 25 No. 3 Centerville 66, No. 14 Tripp-Delmont/Armour 45 No. 4 Ethan [Read More…]

Haley vows to stay in race ‘as long as we’re competitive’; says No Labels isn’t tenable for her

Nathan Howard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Gov. Nikki Haley on Friday morning reiterated her promise to stay in the presidential primary race through Super Tuesday and said running as an independent on the third-party presidential [Read More…]

Class A Girls SoDAK 16 Results and State Tournament Bracket

Class A SoDAK 16, Thursday, February 29 No. 1 Sisseton 63, No. 16 Tri-Valley 52 No. 2 Sioux Falls Christian 62, No. 15 Miller 22 No. 3 Flandreau 58, No. 14 Hill City 32 No. [Read More…]

Richard Lewis’ widow thanks fans for their “loving tributes”

Jesse Grant/Getty Images On the late stand-up comic and actor’s account on X, formerly Twitter, Richard Lewis‘ widow, Joyce Lapinsky, posted a note of thanks to the fans following Lewis’ death on Tuesday. The Curb [Read More…]

Rachel Brosnahan posts TikTok with ‘Superman’ co-stars David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult

Amazon Studios/Andy Kropa On her TikTok Thursday evening, Superman star and Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan posted a cute video set to John Williams‘ iconic theme to 1978’s Superman. She’s sitting with a pleasant smile on [Read More…]

Ricki Lake’s weight loss journey comes full circle with 17-year-old bathing suit

Emma McIntyre/Getty Images As reported, Ricki Lake and her husband, Ross Burningham, recently revealed they decided to undertake a health journey last October, and that they’ve each lost more than 30 pounds. But now, the [Read More…]

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IL Congressman: Enough politics over budget; stopgap sent to President

Congress has sent a stopgap bill to the President that would extend the deadline to fund USDA and several other agencies through March 8th. Congressman Eric Sorenson of Illinois tells Brownfield it’s time to put [Read More…]

FSA busy with risk management sign-ups

Sign-ups for USDA risk management programs are open, and a Farm Service Agency official says offices have been busy. Greg Biba is the Chief Program Specialist for FSA in Wisconsin, and he says, “Our offices have [Read More…]

Warmer weather on the Plains; some rain, wet snow over the central, southern Corn Belt

Across the Corn Belt, light precipitation, including some wet snow, is falling in the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys. Dry weather covers the remainder of the region, with warmth returning across the upper Midwest. [Read More…]

Hunter Biden addressed numerous allegations under questioning from lawmakers, transcript shows

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs from a closed-door deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and House Judiciary Committee in the O’Neill House Office Building on February 28, 2024 [Read More…]

California storm could bring 12 feet of snow to Sierra Nevada mountains

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A blizzard warning is in effect in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains as a dangerous storm slams the region. The blizzard began Thursday and will continue off and on through this [Read More…]

US citizen arrested crossing border back into America from Mexico in taxi with $130,000 of fentanyl

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized 9.7 pounds of fentanyl with an estimated street value of $130,000. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (NEW YORK) — A U.S. citizen has been arrested attempting to [Read More…]

‘We are living in a climate of hatred and fear’: Students discuss rooting out antisemitism on campus

Students hold a rally in support of Israel and demand greater protection from antisemitism on campus at Columbia University, February 14, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]

At least two dead as largest wildfire in state history tears through Texas Panhandle

ABC News (AMARILLO, Texas) — Several large wildfires continue to tear through northern Texas, including one that has grown into the largest blaze in state history. The Smokehouse Creek Fire that ignited in Hutchinson County [Read More…]

Fatal Fire in Rapid City Under Investigation

A structure fire at the 4500 block of South Canyon Road in Rapid City resulted in one fatality on Thursday. The Rapid City Fire Department responded to the fire after a passerby reported smoke coming [Read More…]

Watertown Police Department Conducts Major Drug Bust

The Watertown Police Department conducted a significant drug bust in Watertown, resulting in the arrest of 22-year-old Devin Muilenburg. Detectives seized over 900 prescription pills, 19 ounces of psilocybin mushrooms, several hundred THC products, and [Read More…]

Election officials say verbal abuse is common as lawmakers reject bill to protect them