Month: May 2024

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Celebrities served their best fashion looks on the 2024 Met Gala red carpet Monday, May 6. Held in New York City, the theme, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” is positioned to be an [Read More…]

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem Reportedly Pursued Top NRA Role, Offering to Step Down Early

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem reportedly expressed interest in a top position at the National Rifle Association (NRA) as early as last fall, according to sources with Axios. She allegedly offered to resign from her [Read More…]

DNR discovers cattle feedlot that likely polluted creek for years

Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch A smaller cattle feedlot in northeast Iowa likely polluted a creek for years during heavy rainfall, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The feedlot near Elma, owned by [Read More…]

Former swine site owners ordered to get rid of 7 million gallons of manure

Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch More than 7 million gallons of manure have been improperly kept at a former southern Iowa hog confinement for nearly 10 years, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. [Read More…]

Citing mental health, Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt announces she is resigning title

Paul Archuleta/Getty Images 2023 Miss USA pageant winner Noelia Voigt announced Monday that she had “made the very tough decision” to resign from the title, citing her mental health. Voigt, who won the title of [Read More…]

Jennifer Lopez on touring with kids, Met Gala gown: “It’s not about comfort”

ABC News Jennifer Lopez will walk the red carpet at the 2024 Met Gala on May 6, and while she’s focused on that, she’s also making plans for the summer. Specifically, she wants to convince [Read More…]

Ag News

Asian longhorned tick confirmed in Illinois

Asian longhorned ticks have been detected in Illinois; it is the 20th state to discover the pest. The tick was discovered in Morgan County during a routine tick surveillance. University of Illinois Extension educator Teresa [Read More…]

Statewide child care task force meets, sets plan for the rest of the year

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight A child care task force made up of 24 South Dakota lawmakers, business leaders, parents and early childhood professionals had its first meeting last month, and the group plans to [Read More…]

Ballot groups are submitting petitions for open primaries and recreational marijuana

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota voters might decide in November if future primary elections should be open to all voters and whether recreational marijuana use should be legalized for adults. Backers of each [Read More…]

Vin Diesel’s ‘Riddick’ sequel about to blast off

‘Riddick’ – Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Vin Diesel‘s next adventure as the night vision-enabled intergalactic anti-hero Riddick will get underway on August 26, according to Variety. Riddick: Furya, the fourth film in the sci-fi franchise [Read More…]

Tracy Morgan to star in ‘The Neighborhood’ spin-off ‘Crutch’ for Paramount+

Paul Mobley Legendary comedian Tracy Morgan will star in the title role of a forthcoming Paramount+ comedy called Crutch — a spin-off of CBS’ hit The Neighborhood. That show’s star, Cedric the Entertainer, will be [Read More…]

Ewok bounty hunters and Darth Jar Jar? The galaxy’s mixed up in ‘LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy’ teaser

Lucasfilm Lucasfilm has released the teaser to LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, in which the very fabric of space and time in the LEGO universe has been jumbled up like a messy kid’s bedroom. [Read More…]

Ag News

IL planting progress creeps forward

Planting progress in Illinois made modest gains last week. Scott Halpin, who farms in Grundy County in northeastern Illinois, tells Brownfield… “We do have a little bit of beans in on our farm and a [Read More…]

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Rain slows many Wisconsin farmers anxious to plant

Weather continues to slow down planting progress for many Wisconsin farmers. USDA statistician Greg Busler says only 3.2 days were suitable for fieldwork in the week ending Sunday, and the rains benefited small grains and [Read More…]

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Cattle, hog futures pressured to start the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, and feeders were lower ahead of the week’s direct business. Feeders had additional pressure from the higher move in corn. June live cattle closed $.30 [Read More…]

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Arkansas farmers make planting progress, despite rain