Month: September 2024

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats again helped Republicans get a short-term government funding bill over the finish line on Wednesday to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the [Read More…]

2024 election updates: Harris, Trump stump in key battleground states

SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With just six weeks until Election Day, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are campaigning in battleground states on Wednesday. Vice President Kamala Harris is delivering remarks on [Read More…]

Trump lashes out at Zelenskyy after Ukraine’s leader questioned his claim he could end war

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and painted a picture of an “absolutely obliterated” Ukraine as the foreign leader is in the U.S. [Read More…]

Harris outlines her ‘pragmatic’ economic vision in pitch to middle-class voters

Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during an event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre September 20, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (PITTSBURGH) — Vice President Kamala Harris drew [Read More…]

6 hurt in explosion from intentionally set IED at Santa Maria Courthouse in California

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SANTA MARIA, Calif.) — Six people suffered non-life-threatening injuries from an explosion at the Santa Maria Courthouse in California, officials said. One person of interest — an adult male — was detained [Read More…]

Hurricane Helene live updates: Track the storm’s path as it nears Florida landfall

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A new storm — which will strengthen into Hurricane Helene — is taking aim at Florida, where it’s forecast to make landfall along the Big Bend area as a hurricane [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: US working to secure Israel, Hezbollah cease-fire

Smoke billows after an Israeli strike near the southern Lebanese village of Al-Mahmoudiye on September 24, 2024. (RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in [Read More…]

Israel prepares for potential ground invasion of Lebanon, continues airstrikes on Hezbollah

Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images (TEL-AVIV, Israel) — Israel is preparing for a potential ground operation as its war with Hezbollah intensifies, according to the Israel Defense Forces. “Today, we will continue, we are not [Read More…]

Biden administration floats pause in Israel-Hezbollah conflict amid fears of all-out war

Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Israel laid the groundwork for a possible ground invasion of Lebanon, the Biden administration on Wednesday was urging diplomacy to resolve the country’s long-simmering conflict with Hezbollah [Read More…]

Ag News

Harvest update for Indiana, Ohio

An agronomy expert says harvest results have been somewhat of a mixed bag across parts of the Eastern Corn Belt. Dr. Kess Berg with Advanced Agrilytics tells Brownfield he’s traveled across Indiana and Ohio the [Read More…]

Ag News

Farmland prices, farm equipment sales continue weak trends, according to Rural Mainstreet Index

An ag economist says farmland prices and ag equipment sales continue to be weak, according to the latest Rural Mainstreet Index. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says farmland prices, which sank for the fourth time [Read More…]

Ag News

Minnesota farmer says soybeans faced “a little bit of everything” during challenging 2024

A southeast Minnesota farmer says his crops faced some challenges this year. Bruce Peterson grows corn and soybeans near Northfield. “Yeah a little bit of everything, I mean there’s a little bit of white mold [Read More…]

Ag News

Cattle futures waiting on direct business

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, and feeders were up, waiting for the week’s direct cash business to develop. October live cattle closed $.15 lower at $183.05, and December live cattle [Read More…]

Ag News

Temporary relief coming for low Mississippi River

September 25, 2024 J.P. Skelly

Tropical storm Helene is only expected to bring temporary relief to low Mississippi River levels. But Mary Lamm, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service, tells Brownfield the moisture is needed, because the lower Mississippi [Read More…]

The South Dakota Corrections Department has launched a pilot program for messaging and video visits

The South Dakota Department of Corrections has implemented a pilot program that may lead to the reintroduction of messaging and video visit options for incarcerated offenders, their family, and friends. The testing began at the [Read More…]

South Dakota Technical Colleges Hit Enrollment Highs

South Dakota’s technical college system is experiencing a five-year high in headcount, with 7,407 students enrolled in one of the state’s four technical colleges this fall. Numbers are bolstered by a strong class of first-year [Read More…]

Name Released as 39-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies in Collision with Semi on Interstate 29 in Sioux Falls

Minnehaha County, S.D.- A 39-year-old man died early Sunday morning after colliding with a semi on Interstate 29 in Sioux Falls, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Ghazi Jan Mangal, the driver of a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia, was traveling [Read More…]

Burr, Schetnan Earn Weekly Honor

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State middle blockers Sydni Schetnan and Madison Burr were named Summit League Volleyball Peak Performers of the Week by the conference office Tuesday. The duo helped the Jackrabbits go 3-0 at the Jackrabbit Invitational [Read More…]

Marlins put reeling Twins in deeper trouble in wild-card race with 4-1 win