Month: November 2024

Sam Costanza/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man accused of killing three people in an apparent unprovoked stabbing spree in Manhattan made his first appearance in court on Tuesday. Ramon [Read More…]

Daughter desperate to find driver who killed dad in hit-and-run: ‘Please come clean’

KABC (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — Police and relatives are pleading with the public to help find the driver who struck and killed a father of three in a hit-and-run in Los Angeles. Oscar Guardado was [Read More…]

Laken Riley’s last moments retraced during trial on Georgia nursing student’s murder

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (ATHENS, Ga.) — The last moments before Laken Riley was killed while out on a run on the University of Georgia’s campus were shown in court Tuesday on the third day of [Read More…]

Deaf man with cerebral palsy said he tried to communicate with officers before violent arrest

RichLegg/Getty (PHOENIX, Ariz) — A deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was violently arrested by two Phoenix police officers in August said he tried to alert the officers that he was deaf before they [Read More…]

Prosecutors in Trump hush money case oppose dismissal, but are OK pausing case

Justin Lane – Pool/Getty Image (NEW YORK) — Prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office said Tuesday they would oppose President-elect Trump’s attempt to dismiss his criminal hush money conviction in New York — but [Read More…]

Russia claims it shot down US-made ATACMS missiles and issues nuclear threat

Russian President Valdimir Putin; Photo credit: Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that it defeated a Ukrainian ATACMS attack in the western Bryansk region, shortly before the Kremlin [Read More…]

Investigation into possible sabotage underway after 2 underwater cables cut in Baltic Sea

Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty Images (LONDON) — An initial investigation into possible sabotage has been launched by four NATO countries — Finland, Germany, Sweden and Lithuania — after two underwater telecommunications cables connecting Germany [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Israel kills 5 in central Beirut, officials say

Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza — particularly in the north of the strip — and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks [Read More…]

Russia says Ukraine’s use of Western rockets could prompt nuclear response

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov is pictured on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 24, 2024. (Maxim Shemetov via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists that new [Read More…]

Climate and environment updates: US counties lack sufficient air quality monitoring

SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying [Read More…]

Ag economist says uncertainty surrounds future of sustainable aviation fuel

An ag economist says there’s still some uncertainty surrounding the future of sustainable aviation fuels. Jacqui Fatka with CoBank tells Brownfield… “I think we’re hoping for a short term fix, especially as we see the corn and soybean prices, [Read More…]

USDA announces more than $24 million in REAP funds for rural Wisconsin businesses

Thirteen rural businesses in Wisconsin have been awarded more than $24 million from the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to become more energy efficient. The largest project, a $22.6 million loan, will [Read More…]

Farm Bureau looks for clearer WOTUS definition

American Farm Bureau is eager to see how the Trump administration handles the Waters of the U.S. rule. AFBF senior director of government affairs Courtney Briggs says WOTUS continues to cause a lot of confusion [Read More…]

Cattle futures higher ahead of Friday’s On Feed report

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of the week’s direct business. December live cloud will close $2.47 higher at $186.57 February lives closed $2.02 higher at $188. January feeder [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 19, 2024

November 19, 2024 J.P. Skelly

Dec. corn closed at $4.27 and 1/4, down 2 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.98 and 1/2, down 11 and 1/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $288.60, down $1.70Dec. soybean oil closed at 44.84, down 68 [Read More…]

NorthWestern Energy partners to raise awareness about imposter utility scams

NorthWestern Energy will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) this week to support International Fraud Awareness Week and to recognize the ninth annual Utility Scam Awareness Day on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Utility Scam Awareness Day [Read More…]

November 19 – Today in Mitchell History

November 19, 1909 – Dedication set for the new Mitchell High School November 19, 1909 – Farmer Finds Gold Near Mitchell November 19, 1967 – Mitchell Prairie Market Badly Damaged by Fire November 19, 1982 [Read More…]

Tuesday Sports, November 19, 2024

TUESDAY SPORTS, NOVEMBER 19, 2024 DAKOTA WESLEYAN — Dakota Wesleyan men’s basketball host Northwestern on Wednesday at 7:45 pm. — Dakota Wesleyan women’s basketball host Northwestern on Wednesday at 6 pm. SOUTH [Read More…]

Durrance Earns MVFC Weekly Honor

ST. LOUIS — South Dakota State safety Matthew Durrance was honored Monday as the Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week. A junior from Lutz, Florida, Durrance intercepted two passes and registered four solo tackles [Read More…]

Jackrabbits Race Past Lancers