Month: October 2024

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Even as the South continues its recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Helene, another storm system is showing the potential for development in the Gulf of Mexico. Early October is [Read More…]

After Helene, searches continue for scores of loved ones unaccounted for after devastating storm

John Norwood, who was injured as Hurricane Helene made landfall, speaks with “Good Morning America” about his missing fiancé, Oct. 1, 2024. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — As Helene swept through North Carolina last week, [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon updates: Barrage largest missile attack on Israel, official says

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) — Israeli troops are now active in southern Lebanon in what [Read More…]

A timeline of the intensifying Israel-Hezbollah-Iran conflict

Getty Images – STOCK/pawel.gaul (LONDON) — Iran launched missiles at Israel on Tuesday in an attack it said was retaliation for a wave of assassinations carried out by Israel over the last several weeks targeting [Read More…]

7 dead in suspected terror shooting, stabbing in Tel Aviv amid Iran missile attack

Leon Neal/Getty Images (TEL AVIV, Israel) — At least seven people were killed and eight others injured in a stabbing and shooting attack Tuesday night in Tel Aviv, Israel, according to the Ichilov Hospital in [Read More…]

Julian Assange makes 1st public appearance since his release from prison

Roni Bintang/Getty Images (LONDON) — Julian Assange made his first public appearance since his release from prison, telling European lawmakers the United States had forced him to “plead guilty to journalism” to put an end [Read More…]

Ag News

Duvall on dockworker strike

The strike affecting more than 45,000 workers at 36 U.S. shipping ports is a major concern for U.S. farmers. American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall tells Brownfield it’s important to resolve the issues and end [Read More…]

Ag News

Port strikes bring questions about feed imports and ag exports

The CEO of the National Grain and Feed Association says he’s trying to better understand how feed ingredients are affected by the ongoing port strikes. “There’s a lot of discussion about imports and while retail [Read More…]

Ag News

Duration of port strikes a big factor for U.S. red meat exports

Erin Borror, the vice president of economic analysis with the U.S. Meat Export Federation, says U.S. beef and pork exports are affected as port strikes happen along the East and Gulf Coasts. “These ports accommodated [Read More…]

Ag News

Hurricane Helene historic impact to rural cooperatives

The CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association says Hurricane Helene has had a historical impact across seven southeastern states. In a call Tuesday afternoon with reporters, Jim Matheson says around 500,000 cooperative members [Read More…]

Ag News

Nebraska farmer who faced replanting expecting average yields

An Eastern Nebraska farmer says he’s expecting average yields for corn and soybeans. Quentin Connealy, who farms near Tekamah, tells Brownfield… “It kind of depends on the ground. Some of it got hurt in this [Read More…]

Corn Palace Director Doug Greenway announces his retirement after five years

October 1, 2024 J.P. Skelly

After five years on the job, Corn Palace Director Doug Greenway is retiring. He came to the decision after discussing the future direction of the Corn Palace with Mayor Jordan Hanson. “I told him you [Read More…]

South Dakota teachers’ real wages have fallen recently, report says

South Dakota Searchlight – The typical South Dakota teacher’s pay fell by 7.6% over the past six years when adjusted for inflation, according to a new report from a nonprofit economic research and analysis organization. The [Read More…]

State defends decision to double-charge cannabis company

A Puffy’s Dispensary location is pictured on Oct. 1, 2024, on West Main Street in Rapid City. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight VERMILLION – A Rapid City medical marijuana dispensary wants [Read More…]

Attorney General Jackley Announces Ex-Prison Employee Pleads Guilty to Sexual Contact with Inmate

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former prison employee has pleaded guilty to one count of a Prohibited Sexual Act Between a Prison Employee and a Prisoner. Cassandra Jelsma, 36, [Read More…]

Rapid City Shooting Claims Life of 18-Year-Old Central High School Football Player

Rapid City Police confirmed the death of 18-year-old Marquise Walker following a Monday night shooting near an apartment on the 4000 block of Range Road. Walker, a senior and football player for Central High School, [Read More…]

Free college application period begins

October 1, 2024 J.P. Skelly

South Dakota partners are celebrating the annual Free College Application Period, a key initiative to increase awareness of higher education opportunities across the state. Beginning Oct. 1 through Nov. 30, high school seniors can apply [Read More…]

Amid rash of school threats, authorities encourage reporting while warning of penalties for sharing

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Students who see a school threat on social media should report it to authorities, but those same authorities want students to know that sharing threats on social media could be [Read More…]

Home Explosion in Gary, South Dakota Leaves Two Seriously Injured

A home explosion in Gary, South Dakota, left two individuals seriously injured on the morning of September 30, 2024. Emergency crews were dispatched to the 800 block of Lac Qui Parle Street, where the two [Read More…]

FX greenlights Ryan Murphy drama ‘The Beauty’