Year: 2024
Penn State opens the College Football Playoff by steamrolling mistake-prone SMU in 38-10 rout
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Dominic DeLuca and Tony Rojas returned interceptions for touchdowns and Penn State toyed with mistake-prone SMU in a 38-10 victory on Saturday in the opening round of the College Football [Read More…]
Notre Dame protects home field in new postseason era with 1st playoff win, 27-17 over Indiana
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Marcus Freeman learned the hard lessons from all those big losses as well as the inexplicable ones. On Friday night, in the first game in college football’s new playoff era, [Read More…]
Mega Millions jackpot surges to $862 million
youngvet/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot surged to $944 million on Saturday after no ticket matched the numbers drawn on Friday, the lottery said. The winning numbers on Friday were 2, 20, [Read More…]
SDSU Football Season Ends With Loss at NDSU
FARGO, N.D. — Cam Miller and Bryce Lance connected on three touchdown passes, including the game-winner with 4 minutes and 2 seconds remaining, to lift North Dakota State to a 28-21 victory over South Dakota [Read More…]
SDSU Women Travels to Take on No. 6 Texas
South Dakota State at Texas Date and Time Sunday, December 22 at 2 p.m. Location Austin, Texas Site Moody Center TV / Stream SEC Network+ Audio Jackrabbit Sports Network Live Stats GoJacksLive.com (Statbroadcast) South Dakota State Game [Read More…]
German Christmas market attack toll rises to 5 killed, 200 injured, minister says
Car drives into crowd at Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany. Via ABC News (LONDON) — At least five people are now known to have been killed in the vehicle-ramming attack on a Christmas market in [Read More…]
What’s in the approved government funding bill
Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After days of heated negotiations on Capitol Hill and eleventh-hour interference from President-elect Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk, the House passed a funding bill to prevent a government shutdown [Read More…]
House passes a funding bill, averts shutdown
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill to keep the government open, provide financial aid to farmers, and extend the farm bill for one year. The bill, passed late Friday afternoon, would keep the [Read More…]
Jack Black, Paul Rudd to star in new ‘Anaconda’ film: ‘We’re making a movie!’
Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube Jack Black and Paul Rudd will star in a new, reimagined Anaconda film. The duo announced the news in a hilarious video on Friday, which features the two actors on a fun [Read More…]
FDA approves Eli Lilly’s obesity medication for obstructive sleep apnea
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FDA has expanded the approval of Eli Lilly’s obesity medication Zepbound to include treating moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea for people with obesity — the first medication [Read More…]
Wisconsin Farmers Union alters position on manure digesters
Wisconsin’s Farmers Union delegates made changes to their policy regarding anaerobic digesters for manure. Wisconsin Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden tells Brownfield delegates were able to settle on some policy language. “We got some [Read More…]
A look ahead at the 2025 Topeka Farm Show
The 36th annual Topeka Farm Show is scheduled for January 7-9 at the Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka, Kansas, featuring 600 exhibitor booths, demonstrations and much more. AUDIO: Dan Slowinski, Topeka Farm Show Director [Read More…]
Tough decisions facing farmers in 2025
A pair of Illinois farmers say the ag economy means some tough decisions in 2025. Tom Hieronymus, who farms in DeWitt County, tells Brownfield, “The cost of inputs these days, and this last couple of [Read More…]
Michigan potato industry speaks in favor of checkoff increase
Michigan potato growers and processors voiced support for an increased assessment during this week’s public hearing with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Michigan Potato Industry Commission board member Travis Horkey grows fresh [Read More…]
Messy end to Michigan lame duck
A handful of bills that could have benefited the state’s food and ag industry died Thursday after Michigan House lawmakers abruptly ended their session. Fourth-generation farmer and state senator Kevin Daley called the 29-hour-long session [Read More…]
Kids get cozy Christmas gifts
Children from seventeen Mitchell area families are celebrating an early Christmas thanks to Slumberland and the Mitchell United Way. Mitchell Slumberland owner Kyle Purintun says the 40 Winks program has been around since 1991. “Each [Read More…]
At least 2 dead, nearly 70 injured when car plows into German Christmas market: Officials
(BERLIN) — A car plowed into people visiting a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring nearly 70 others, according to German officials. German authorities are treating the [Read More…]
College student allegedly plotted ‘mass casualty attack’ targeting Jews
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office (VIRGINIA) — A Virginia college student is accused of plotting a “mass casualty attack” on the Consulate General of Israel in New York, according to court records. The FBI arrested Abdullah Ezzeldin [Read More…]
Kangaroo remains on the loose in Texas after jumping fence
VCG/VCG via Getty Images (BELLVILLE, Texas) — A family in Austin County, Texas, is anxiously waiting for the return of their 3-year-old kangaroo after the marsupial pushed a gate open and hopped a fence. The [Read More…]
Dakota Johnson, Jost Hartnett join Anne Hathaway in ‘Verity’ film
Cindy Ord/Getty Images We now know who will join Anne Hathaway in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover‘s bestselling book Verity. Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett will star opposite Hathaway in the drama, which will [Read More…]
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