Month: August 2024

Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On the heels of the Perseid meteor shower earlier this month, August is offering another great astronomical sight — the rare combination of a supermoon and blue [Read More…]

28-year-old mother ‘involuntarily’ missing for 2 weeks, police say

Manassas Park Police Department via Meta (NEW YORK) — A 28-year-old mother has been missing for two weeks under what police in Virginia said are believed to be “involuntary” circumstances. Mamta Kafle was last seen [Read More…]

Search warrants executed in fatal shooting of ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor: Sources

Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Search warrants were being executed Thursday by the Los Angeles Police Department in connection with the murder of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor, multiple law enforcement sources told [Read More…]

5 charged in drug investigation into Matthew Perry’s ketamine death: DOJ

Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Five people have been charged in connection with the ketamine death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, federal officials in Los Angeles announced Thursday. Three of the defendants, including [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Cease-fire talks resume in Qatar

Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the U.S. military announced it is moving more forces to the Middle East. The United States and its allies continue to plead for [Read More…]

Russian court sentences American Ksenia Karelina, former ballerina, to 12 years for treason

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ksenia Karelina, a dual American-Russian citizen, was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in a Russian penal colony on treason charges, local media reported. Karelina was arrested in January, according to [Read More…]

Ukraine says it now controls over 80 Russian settlements, including town of Sudzha

Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — Ukraine now controls over 80 Russian settlements, including the town of Sudzha, since launching its major incursion into the Kursk region last week, Ukrainian officials said [Read More…]

As a father was registering his twins’ birth in Gaza, an airstrike killed the 3-day-olds and their mother at home

Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON and GAZA STRIP) — When he left his home on Tuesday morning to get birth certificates for his newborn twins, Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan never imagined he would return with [Read More…]

Gaza death toll surpasses 40,000 in grim milestone, says Hamas-run Health Ministry

People stand by the tombs of a family members after corpses were unearthed from temporary graves at the al-Amal hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip and handed over to their families for [Read More…]

Ag News

Anhydrous ammonia remains a top choice for fall fertilizer

An extension nutrient management specialist says anhydrous ammonia remains one of the best options for fall fertilizer. Daniel Kaiser with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield some farmers are shifting toward fall urea. “We’re just [Read More…]

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Alford: the uncertainty of the farm bill is in the U.S. Senate

Optimism remains in the U.S. House to advance a farm bill by the end of September, but it’s unclear what will happen in the U.S. Senate. U.S. Congressman from Missouri Mark Alford tells Brownfield the [Read More…]

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Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts announce new funding sources

The executive director of the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD) says four new partnerships are set to bring nearly $17 million in new funding over the next five years. Michael Woods [Read More…]

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Milk futures mixed, cash dairy steady to higher Thursday

September Class III milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed 4 lower at $21.30. October down a penny at $21.65. November 4 higher at $21.17. December through February contracts unchanged to 6 higher. Dry [Read More…]

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Work on new state fair arena to start soon

The Missouri State Fair is getting a new indoor arena and work on the project is expected to start after the fair. Missouri State Fair Executive Director Jason Moore says the new 150,000 square foot [Read More…]

Fire damages a second-story bedroom

Mitchell firefighters quickly extinguished a fire on the second floor of a house in the 700 block of West Fifth Avenue shortly after 5pm Thursday. Fire Marshal Shannon Sandoval says two firefighters knocked down the [Read More…]

Conde Man Convicted On Seven Counts Of Grand Theft By Exploitation

A 60-year-old man from Conde has been found guilty of seven counts of taking money from an elderly person who was in his care. Ronald Peter Clemensen was convicted Tuesday by a Spink County Jury. [Read More…]

At least 12 die in motorcycle accidents before, during and after 2024 Sturgis rally

SD Searchlight-Three people died in motorcycle accidents during the recently concluded Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, according to the official tally of the state Department of Public Safety, but the actual number of motorcycle-involved traffic deaths in [Read More…]

DWU graduates sixth class in church leadership program