Month: July 2024

Emma Grede attends the FRAME & Amelia Gray dinner at the Chateau Marmont, April 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. — Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for FRAME, FILE (NEW YORK) — Emma Grede, a British entrepreneur and [Read More…]

Judge dismisses Donald Trump’s classified documents case

SimpleImages/Getty Images (FORT PIERCE, Fla.) — In a surprising ruling Monday, the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump was dismissed by the federal judge overseeing the case. The ruling dismisses one of the [Read More…]

RNC 2024 Day 1 live updates: Trump VP pick Vance appears on convention floor

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — The Republican National Convention is set to kick off in Milwaukee on Monday — just two days after Donald Trump was wounded in an assassination attempt at [Read More…]

What to know about Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle

KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Secret Service has faced mounting scrutiny for its failure to prevent the attack. Much [Read More…]

Trump picks JD Vance as 2024 running mate

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Former President Donald Trump has picked Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, placing a young, ideological ally alongside him on the Republican 2024 ticket. Trump announced Vance would [Read More…]

East Coast braces for record heat wave: Latest forecast

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The record heat that baked the West Coast for much of last week is arriving on the East Coast early this week and health departments are already preparing for heat-related [Read More…]

A judge invalidated the special counsel probing Trump. How could it impact other cases?

Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Monday’s surprise ruling by federal Judge Aileen Cannon dismissing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case appears unlikely to impact other cases involving Trump — or other cases brought by [Read More…]

Prince George joins dad Prince William in Berlin at UEFA European Championship

British businesswoman and sports administrator Debbie Hewitt, Britain’s Prince George of Wales and Britain’s Prince William sing the national anthem ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024 final football match between Spain and England at the [Read More…]

Spotlight on Soybeans Podcast Ep. 2 | Soybean Checkoffs Go Global

In this Missouri Spotlight on Soybeans podcast, listen to experts with Missouri Soybean explain why it is important that soybean farmers are involved in their checkoff decisions and why they should know how the checkoff [Read More…]

Consumer confusion around lab-grown protein

There’s consumer confusion around lab-grown protein. Iowa Cattlemen’s Association executive director Bryan Whaley says that’s because it’s referred to by several names. “Is it a lab-grown protein, or is it a lab-grown meat? All of [Read More…]

Kansas corn conditions down slightly following heat wave

A northeast Kansas farmer says corn and soybean conditions continue to be strong, despite excessive heat. Lance Rezac tells Brownfield… “The crop conditions, especially the corn where it’s so far along, just really look magnificent,” [Read More…]

Illinois winter wheat harvest nears end

The winter wheat harvest is winding down in Illinois. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says at 96 percent complete, the harvest is slightly ahead of the five-year average. Crop development is also moving along faster [Read More…]

Hot, dry conditions continue to stress areas of Kentucky

Kentucky farmers continue to face below normal rainfall and above normal temperatures, and some crops are showing signs of stress. The USDA says many crops are severely stunted and would benefit greatly from significant rainfall. [Read More…]

South Dakota Ends Fiscal Year 2024 With a Sizable Surplus

The State of South Dakota has ended the 2024 budget year with an $80.7-million dollar surplus. State Representative Lance Koth of Mitchell is a member of the joint appropriations committee….. State government spent $56.4-million dollars [Read More…]

High Winds Hammer the Pierre Area

A storm with wind gusts exceeding 80mph blew through central South Dakota early Sunday morning. Ryan Vipond is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Aberdeen… Vipond says preliminary information shows there was [Read More…]

Mitchell Church Vandalized Again

Between 7-13-24 and 7-14-24 at approximately 9:11 AM an unknown person(s) vandalized the church located at 301 E 4th, Mitchell SD by spray painting graffiti on the doors in front of the Church. This is [Read More…]

Church Vandalized for the Second Time in Two Months in Mitchell

July 15, 2024 Travis Kriens

Between Saturday, July 13 and Sunday July 14, at approximately 9:11 AM, an unknown individual(s) vandalized the church located at 301 E 4th, Mitchell, SD, by spray painting graffiti on the front doors. This marks [Read More…]

South Dakota Teachers Hit The Road

The 2024 South Dakota Road Trip: Teachers Discovering History kicks off today. Teachers from across the state will be visiting historic sites along three simultaneous routes in western, central, and eastern South Dakota. Each route [Read More…]

‘Despicable Me 4’ reigns at the box office with $44.6 million weekend

Illumination Despicable Me 4 topped the North American box office for the second straight week with an estimated $44.6 million weekend, bringing its two week total to $211 million. Overseas, the movie earned an estimated [Read More…]

Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills 90210’ and ‘Charmed actress,’ dead at 53