Month: October 2024
When will airports in Tampa and Orlando areas reopen post-Hurricane Milton?
Saul Martinez/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — Cleanup and damage assessments are underway at airports in Florida after Hurricane Milton barreled into the state’s western coast as a Category 3 storm. Multiple airports in the Tampa, [Read More…]
Biden tells Trump ‘get a life’ over hurricane misinformation
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered a sharp rebuke of Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the federal government’s hurricane response. Speaking on Hurricane Milton at the White House on [Read More…]
‘Abbott Elementary’ sweepstakes giving away $100,000 worth of prizes to educators
ABC The folks at ABC’s Abbott Elementary have teamed up with education company Lakeshore Learning for a sweepstakes benefiting teachers nationwide. Four educators will score a grand prize of a full classroom makeover courtesy of the [Read More…]
‘Variety’ writers rank the scariest movies of all time
LMPC via Getty Images Just in time for Halloween, Variety‘s resident critics have come up with their definitive ranking of the 100 scariest movies of all time. 1974’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre slayed the competition at [Read More…]
Andrew Garfield talks onscreen chemistry with Florence Pugh in ‘We Live in Time’
A24 Andrew Garfield is opening up about his onscreen chemistry with Florence Pugh on their new film We Live in Time. The Amazing Spider-Man actor praised the Black Widow actress for being “so un-judgmental” while [Read More…]
Combine cleanout important for preventing weed spread
An Enlist field specialist encourages farmers to properly clean harvest equipment between fields to help prevent the spread of weeds. Tony Goede covers Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin and says a typical combine will store up [Read More…]
New day, new name for a longtime manufacturer in Mitchell
Two major forces in the world of office business technology officially combined Thursday in Mitcheill. Toshiba America Business Solutions has transitioned into a manufacturing joint venture named ETRIA. It’s the largest joint venture company between [Read More…]
‘Golden Bachelorette’ recap: Chippendales dancers teach the men some moves
Gilles Mingasson/Disney After a challenging week, things heated up on The Golden Bachelorette. Joan Vassos had a hilarious group date that allowed some of the men to show off their moves while she also began [Read More…]
Lisa Ann Walter pitches her dream ‘Abbott Elementary’ season 4 plotline
Disney/Pamela Littky School is officially back in session. Abbott Elementary has returned for its fourth season, with the premiere episode available to stream on Hulu. Lisa Ann Walter, who plays second-grade teacher Melissa Schemmenti, told [Read More…]
In brief: Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler to lead HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ and more
HBO has revealed Genius: MLK/X star Aaron Pierre has been tapped to play John Stewart in HBO’s upcoming Green Lantern series, joining Kyle Chandler, who Deadline reports will play Green Lantern/Hal Jordan. Lanterns, DC Studios’ [Read More…]
Central IL farmer hopes to wrap up soybean harvest this week
A central Illinois farmer says he hopes to finish his soybean harvest this week. Derek Martin, who’s based in Logan County, tells Brownfield… “We’re in the home stretch of beans.” He says, “We’ve had some [Read More…]
Congress Allocates Millions for Housing in Rapid City, Including $3 Million for Habitat for Humanity
Congress has earmarked millions of dollars for housing development in South Dakota, including $3 million for Black Hills Habitat for Humanity. With Rapid City facing a housing crisis, Senator Mike Rounds, who advocated for the [Read More…]
Hurricane Milton damage begins to emerge as storm passes into Atlantic Ocean
Debris in Sarasota, Florida. Via Sean Rayford/Getty (NEW YORK) — Florida authorities began assessing the damage left by Hurricane Milton’s passage across the state early Thursday, as the storm passed into the Atlantic Ocean after [Read More…]
Turmoil in Sturgis: Citizens Call for Mayor’s Recall Amid Controversy
Sturgis is facing political unrest as a group of citizens pushes to recall Mayor Angela Wilkerson, who was appointed earlier this year following the resignation of former Mayor Mark Carstensen. Critics like resident Eric Davis [Read More…]
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal announces his retirement from the sport at 38
Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images (LONDON) — Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 38. In a statement posted to social media, Nadal — who has won 22 [Read More…]
‘Wicked’ director discusses 9 million tulips planted to create the film’s set
© Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved The Land of Oz will have more than enough tulips to go around. Wicked director Jon M. Chu discussed the 9 million tulips planted in making the set for [Read More…]
New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx to meet for WNBA championship
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty are back in the Finals, looking for the first championship in franchise history. They’ll have to beat the Minnesota Lynx to do it. The Liberty advanced to the [Read More…]
Francisco Lindor’s grand slam sends Mets into NLCS with 4-1 win over Phillies in Game 4 of NLDS
NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with [Read More…]
Tigers blank Guardians 3-0 in ALDS with clutch hitting and strong pitching, taking 2-1 series lead
DETROIT (AP) — Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run, and six pitchers combined to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 win over Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday and a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series. [Read More…]
South Dakota State shatters enrollment records, climbs to more than 12,000 students
A record first-year class and record retention moved enrollment at South Dakota State University to 12,065 students for the fall 2024 semester, the highest enrollment at SDSU since 2018. Enrollment figures were released earlier today [Read More…]
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