Month: November 2024

ozgurdonmaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested for blocking the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Thursday. For the second year in a row, the demonstrators jumped the barriers and [Read More…]

How to survive political talk at Thanksgiving dinner

GMVozd/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s Thanksgiving, you’re enjoying your favorite foods at the dinner table, when a family member brings up who they voted for in the 2024 presidential election. Arguments ensue. The food [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: IDF fires on ‘suspects’ in south Lebanon

Mahmoud Zayyat via Getty Images (LONDON) — A ceasefire went into effect at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday morning after Israel’s Cabinet approved the U.S.-backed proposal to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah after [Read More…]

Plane carrying Americans wrongfully jailed in China lands on US soil

Bring Our Families Home (NEW YORK) — Three Americans who the State Department said were wrongfully detained in China for years are back on U.S. soil as part of a prisoner swap, a senior U.S. [Read More…]

Females in Food turns 5

A networking organization is working to close the gender gap in leadership positions throughout the food supply chain. Females in Food President Alyssa Badger tells Brownfield, “Eighty percent of food buying decisions globally are made [Read More…]

Watching the farm bill in the lame duck

The executive director of the Plant Based Product Council says finalizing a farm bill before the end of the year is becoming increasingly difficult. James Glueck is also the former policy director for Senate Ag [Read More…]

Turkey prices are expected to decline 30 percent this year

The head of a state poultry group is encouraging consumers to stock up on turkey before the avian influenza outbreak impacts the supply chain. Bill Mattos with the California Poultry Federation says retail turkey prices [Read More…]

Iowa job losses connected to downturn in farm economy

The down farm economy is taking a toll on employment in at least one Midwestern state. Iowa Farm Bureau economics and research manager Christopher Pudenz says recent analysis shows the downturn could claim more than [Read More…]

FMMO final rule to be published Monday, referendum begins

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service released its final rule to update the federal milk marketing orders two weeks ago, but farmers and cooperatives still can’t vote to accept or reject it. That’s because the final rule [Read More…]

Vikings take 4-game win streak home to face Cardinals, who haven’t won in Minnesota since 1977

Arizona (6-5) at Minnesota (9-2) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL odds: Vikings by 3 1/2. Against the spread: Cardinals 7-4; Vikings 7-4. Series record: Vikings lead 18-12. Last meeting: Vikings beat Cardinals 34-26 [Read More…]

Anthony Edwards calls his struggling Timberwolves `soft’ and `just a bunch of little kids’

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In his four-plus NBA seasons, Anthony Edwards has never been afraid to speak his mind. But the Minnesota Timberwolves star was particularly candid in a profanity-laced explanation of his team’s recent struggles [Read More…]

Daniel Jones is signing with the Vikings after his release from the Giants

Former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is signing with the Minnesota Vikings, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Jones will join Minnesota’s practice squad less than a week [Read More…]

SEC losses are big gains for SMU and Indiana in latest College Football Playoff rankings

The Southeastern Conference’s losses were almost everyone else’s gain in the College Football Playoff rankings, with SMU nudging its way into the top 12 and Indiana staying in the mix at No. 10 despite a [Read More…]

South Dakota drops road contest at Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. — South Dakota basketball dropped a road matchup to Big 10 foe Nebraska Wednesday night in Pinnacle Bank Arena 96-79. Chase Forte led the way for the Yotes, as he scored all 20 of his [Read More…]

Coyotes win fifth Summit League Tournament Championship 3-2 over SDSU

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the fifth time in seven years, the South Dakota volleyball team was crowned the Summit League Tournament Champions Tuesday night. The Coyotes became the first team in Summit League Tournament history [Read More…]

South Dakota State Top No. 21 Oregon in Hawaii

LAIE, Hawaii – South Dakota State women’s basketball knocked off its second top-25 opponent of the season Tuesday with a 75-70 victory over No. 21 Oregon in the final game of the North Shore Showcase. SDSU [Read More…]

Jacks Trounce Missouri State in Cayman Islands Finale

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – South Dakota State jumped out to a lead two minutes into its third-place contest versus Missouri State at the Cayman Islands Classic on Tuesday, Nov. 26, and never wavered as the [Read More…]

Congress may have to ‘put the brakes on’ some uses of presidential power, Thune says

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight BRANDON — Incoming U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, signaled Tuesday he’s willing to push back against potential attempts by President-elect Donald Trump to expand presidential power over federal spending. “Every [Read More…]

Carbon pipeline company has failed to address crossing concerns, oil pipeline company says

South Dakota Searchlight/Joshua Haiar A company proposing a carbon dioxide pipeline should have conditions on its potential permit after it failed to address concerns about crossings with a crude oil pipeline, said the company that [Read More…]

Daughter gives thanks for journey of deceased mother’s quilt