Year: 2024

Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With Election Day around the corner, American parents may be considering paying for childcare to ease the voting process. But in some states, heading to the polls [Read More…]

Arrest made in alleged murder of female soldier on Army base

U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood/Facebook (FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo.) — An Army specialist has been charged with the murder of a fellow soldier whose body was found on an Army base last week. Spc. Wooster [Read More…]

‘I did it’: Delphi murder suspect’s alleged phone confessions to wife played in court

Lindsey Jacobson/ABC News, FILE (Delphi, IND.) — Delphi, Indiana, murder suspect Richard Allen allegedly confessed to the crime in multiple jail phone calls to his wife, which were played for the jury on Thursday. In [Read More…]

‘Zombie star’ could flare up for the first time in 80 years on Halloween

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (WASHINGTON) — A “zombie star” could possibly rise from the dead on Halloween night, according to space experts. T Coronae Borealis, also known as the “Blaze Star,” is expected to explode [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Israeli troops launch new West Bank operation

Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces conducted what it called “precise strikes on military targets” in Iran on Friday in response to the Iranian missile strikes earlier this month. Meanwhile, [Read More…]

Climate and environment updates: How to compost your pumpkin after Halloween

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…]

Shanquella Robinson’s family sues travel companions, federal prosecutors amid questions surrounding her 2022 death in Mexico

Obtained by ABC News (CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO) — The family of Shanquella Robinson, the North Carolina woman who died while vacationing in Mexico in October 2022, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Robinson’s travel [Read More…]

Dozens dead in flash floods in Valencia, Spain, as 1,000 troops join emergency response, officials say

Clara Margais/picture alliance via Getty Images (LONDON) — On the streets of Alfafar on Wednesday, cars and caravans were strewn like toys in the muddy aftermath of the floodwater that had rushed through the Spanish [Read More…]

Ag News

Kansas governor says long-term funding strategy needed on water plan

Years of drought have sped up conversations in Kansas to address future water quality and availability concerns. Gov. Laura Kelly says the state is looking at long-term strategies for funding the Kansas Water Plan. [Read More…]

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Live cattle, hogs mixed heading into Friday

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures were mixed, waiting to see how much direct business there was left to be done. Feeders were down on technical selling. December live was $.12 lower at [Read More…]

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Farmer investment helps leverage grant for export facility

An investment by soybean farmer organizations helped leverage a grant that will improve a major west coast export facility. Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition tells Brownfield the Tacoma Export Marketing Company or TEMCO [Read More…]

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Nebraska Congressman says upcoming USMCA review will be crucial

A U.S. Congressman from Nebraska says Mexico’s ban on genetically modified corn imports is a violation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. Adrian Smith tells Brownfield it’s a key item to consider in the upcoming six-year [Read More…]

Ag News

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 31, 2024

Dec. corn closed at $4.10 and 3/4, down 3/4 centNov. soybeans closed at $9.82 and 1/2, up 6 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $299.50, down $2.10Dec. soybean oil closed at 45.14, up 133 pointsDec. wheat [Read More…]

Burial sites bring history to life across South Dakota

Jackie Hendry, South Dakota News Watch DE SMET, S.D. – Hundreds of thousands of tourists every year frequent sites tied to South Dakota’s pioneer and Wild West history, and cemeteries are among the historic sites [Read More…]

Health-related nonprofits are funding opposition to the Medicaid work requirement ballot question

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Most of the campaign spending on a ballot question regarding work requirements for Medicaid expansion recipients has been on the “no” side, with major donations from nonprofits that advocate for [Read More…]

Police commission eases reentry conditions for suspended Brookings officer

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — A former Brookings Police Department officer suspended last year for roughing up an intoxicated man at the county jail will be able to reenter law enforcement without a second [Read More…]

Out-of-state nonprofit outspends in-state groups in open primaries campaign