Month: July 2024
Beryl remnants welcome relief for some IL farmers
A National Weather Service meteorologist says former Hurricane Beryl is delivering needed moisture for much of Illinois. Ed Shimon tells Brownfield the system is expected to bring one to three inches of rain across areas [Read More…]
Building New Markets Through Research
In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear from the president of the Michigan Soybean Committee, Mark Senk, on why farmers are investing in research to develop new soy-based products. Senk recently toured Ohio-based Airable Research [Read More…]
Variable crops a reality in South Dakota
The corn and soybean conditions in eastern South Dakota vary. Kevin Deinert farms in Davison County in southeast South Dakota and says the corn and soybeans are all over the board due to the heavy [Read More…]
July 9 – Today in Mitchell History
July 9, 1973 – Daily Republic-KORN to Sponsor Radiothon July 17 July 9, 1992 – Zion Lutheran Church in Mitchell to Mark Centennial July 9, 1994 – Mitchell Chief of Police Resigns [Read More…]
Federal judge declines to intervene ‘at this time’ in fight over abortion ballot measure
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight A federal judge is declining, for now, to stop a lawsuit in state court against South Dakota’s abortion-rights ballot measure. Judge Karen Schreier signed her order Friday. She said a state court should [Read More…]
Police academy for tribal recruits should lead to regional effort, attorney general says
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley hopes a new basic law enforcement training course that prioritizes tribal recruits will prove the state could host regional training for Native American [Read More…]
Sustainable jet fuel company contributes $167K in defense of carbon pipeline law
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A company aiming to produce aviation fuel from ethanol in South Dakota has contributed $167,000 to defend a new carbon dioxide pipeline law that voters could be asked to reject in November. The [Read More…]
Confusion, clinic closures may have caused big declines in contraception use, study shows
Kelcie Moseley-Morris Clinic closures in the wake of the Dobbs decision and questions about the legality of emergency contraceptives, including disinformation that some are abortion drugs, may have contributed to a sharp drop in the [Read More…]
Sioux Falls Woman Arrested for Arson After Setting Car and Tree on Fire
On Sunday morning, Sioux Falls police arrested a woman for arson after she set a car and a tree on fire. The incident occurred at 10:45 a.m. near 2nd Street and Prairie Avenue. The woman [Read More…]
Beryl’s remnants bring tornado and flood threat for the Midwest and the Northeast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Beryl has passed very closed to downtown Houston, Texas, as it produced wind gusts of over 80 mph causing massive power outages in the region. The highest Beryl winds [Read More…]
Over 100 shot, 19 fatally, in Chicago over long Fourth of July weekend
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — More than 100 people were shot — 19 fatally — over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend in Chicago, according to police. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said in a [Read More…]
Biden braces for high-stakes NATO summit in DC
President Joe Biden speaks during a barbeque for active-duty military families in honor of the Fourth of July on the South Lawn of the White House, July 4, 2024. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
‘Great confidence’: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says Biden has her full support in reelection run
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer brushed off concerns about President Joe Biden’s age, saying the probable 2024 Democratic ticket has her “full support.” “I don’t foresee any change in this race, [Read More…]
House Democrats to huddle behind closed doors amid debate over Biden’s path forward
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Democrats on Tuesday will gather for a consequential day of closed-door meetings where the focus is expected to be largely on President Joe Biden’s viability as [Read More…]
Trump is trying to distance himself from Project 2025 — but its architects helped shape his RNC party platform
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Greenbrier Farms on June 28, 2024 in Chesapeake, Virginia. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Last week, former President Donald Trump attempted to [Read More…]
Biden tells Congressional Black Caucus, ‘I need you; I’m not going to disappoint you’
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — During a virtual meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus Monday night, President Joe Biden thanked members and asked for their continued support, according to two people [Read More…]
What to know about new study showing weight loss drugs can lower cancer risk
In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Mario Tama/Getty Images, FILE) (NEW YORK) — GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and [Read More…]
Mushroom chocolates, gummies recalled across multiple states linked to hospitalizations, illness
FDA (NEW YORK) — A California company has recalled its mushroom-infused chocolates and sweets containing a chemical not approved for food by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Consumption of the recalled Prophet Premium Blends [Read More…]
TSA sets new single-day record with more than three million travelers at airport security
onurdongel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The high volume of travelers in the United States passing through airport security after their Fourth of July getaways helped set a new single-day screening record for the Transportation Security [Read More…]
How home-swapping has helped travelers save on vacation: What to know about the travel trend
Nadija Pavlovic/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More travelers are turning away from hotels and short-term rental properties to instead explore the growing trend of home exchanges. If it sounds familiar, you’ve most likely seen the [Read More…]
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