Year: 2024
Harris, Obama to campaign together for 1st time at star-studded Georgia rally
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign with former President Barack Obama for the first time Thursday night in must-win Georgia at a star-studded rally near Atlanta to kick off her [Read More…]
Striking Boeing workers rejected a new contract. Here’s what happens next
JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images (SEATTLE) — Boeing machinists overwhelmingly rejected a contract proposal this week, opting to extend a weekslong strike and send negotiators back to the bargaining table. Sixty-four percent of workers voted [Read More…]
Bird flu cases rise to 31 in US, still no evidence of person-to-person spread: CDC
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The number of confirmed bird flu cases has risen in the U.S. to 31, federal health officials said on Thursday. Washington health officials reported four presumptive positive bird flu cases [Read More…]
Ballots damaged after USPS mailbox lit on fire in Phoenix: Police
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — A number of ballots were damaged after a United States Post Office collection mailbox was lit on fire in Phoenix, police said. An unknown individual lit a fire inside a [Read More…]
Man arrested in Arizona DNC office shootings: Police
mphotoi/Getty Images (TEMPE, Ariz.) — A suspect has been arrested in connection to three separate shooting attacks on a Democratic National Committee office in Arizona, according to the Tempe Police Department. Jeffrey Michael Kelly, 60, [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Al Jazeera denies claim 6 journalists are militants
Jalaa Marey via Getty Images (LONDON) — Israeli forces continued their intense operations inside Gaza after Hamas leader and Oct. 7, 2023 attack mastermind Yahya Sinwar was killed in a firefight with Israeli forces. The [Read More…]
North Korea balloon trash lands in South Korea president’s compound, security says
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON and SEOUL) — Refuse carried by a North Korean “trash balloon” landed inside the South Korean presidential compound in the capital city of Seoul on Thursday amid rising tensions between the two neighbors. [Read More…]
Destruction of Gaza has set back development by 69 years: UN report
Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Gaza infrastructure decimated by the Israel military operation against Hamas has set back human development in the area by almost 70 years, according to a new [Read More…]
At least 5 dead in ‘terrorist attack’ on aerospace facility in Turkey, officials say
Ismail Kaplan/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Several people were killed in a “terrorist attack” at Turkish Aerospace Industries facilities near the capital of Ankara on Wednesday, Turkey officials said. At least five people were [Read More…]
Journalist targeted in alleged murder plot: ‘I’ve been given a second life’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A New York-based Iranian journalist who was the target of an alleged failed assassination attempt that federal prosecutors say involved an Iranian general said she has “been given a second [Read More…]
Consider trade impacts of the upcoming election
An ag economist says there could be significant shifts in trade policy following the November election. Chad Hart with Iowa State University says both the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates seem to be comfortable with [Read More…]
Corn manages to hold onto modest gains
Soybeans were mostly modestly higher, with nearby months pulled steady to lower late by spread trade. Export sales were up sharply on the week at 79.1 million bushels as China and Mexico led the way, [Read More…]
September poultry production slightly higher
U.S. poultry production was slightly higher in September. The USDA says 4.361 billion pounds of poultry were certified wholesome last month, less than August, but 1% more than September 2023. That included 3.937 billion pounds [Read More…]
September red meat production up 1% on year
4.451 billion pounds of red meat were produced in the U.S. during September 2024. The USDA says that was 2% more than the September 2023 total, which was hit hard by a combination of slower [Read More…]
MSU digs into supply chain resiliency needs
Michigan State University is incorporating supply chain resiliency across agricultural and business programs to better prepare future industry leaders. Ian Olson will lead the effort and serve a co-director of the Center for Regenerative [Read More…]
South Dakota Highway Patrol investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash
A motorcyclist from Hartford died Thursday morning in a two-vehicle collision nine miles west of Sioux Falls. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety is reporting the 56 year old male driver of a Harley [Read More…]
Government Justice Judge dismisses lawsuit from neighbors opposed to men’s prison site
South Dakota Searchlight-John Hult A Lincoln County judge has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed state officials need a county permit to build a men’s prison. Judge Jennifer Mammenga sided with the state Wednesday, based on [Read More…]
Jackrabbits Outlast Coyotes in Five Sets
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State volleyball team’s incredible run continues. With a thrilling five-set win over South Dakota Tuesday night, SDSU improves to 19-0 on the season and wraps the first half of Summit [Read More…]
CBS Sports Network Announces Summit League Basketball TV Schedule
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Summit League and CBS Sports has announced its lineup of men’s and women’s basketball games that will be televised nationally Tuesday. Five South Dakota State basketball games will be featured on [Read More…]
Schetnan Takes Home 4th Summit League Weekly Accolade
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State middle blocker Sydni Schetnan was named the Summit League Volleyball Defensive Peak Performers of the Week, league officials announced on Tuesday. Schetnan, who earned her fourth weekly award of the season, totaled [Read More…]
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