Year: 2024

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (CLARK COUNTY, Wisconsin) — Nine people were killed and one was injured after a semi-trailer truck collided with a van at a highway intersection in Wisconsin, authorities said. The incident occurred in [Read More…]

UK judge orders Trump to pay $380K to man who penned infamous ‘Steele Dossier’

Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Images (LONDON) — Former President Donald Trump’s escalating legal penalties are a little larger after a judge in the United Kingdom ordered him to pay more than $380,000 to a [Read More…]

Nassau County executive sues NY AG over order to repeal trans sports ban

Mike Pont/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James after she threatened legal action over the county’s recent anti-transgender sports ban. The [Read More…]

Former Georgia GOP Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan under consideration as No Labels candidate

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — No Labels may finally have a candidate in consideration for its third-party “unity ticket” in the 2024 presidential election. Sources familiar with the group’s efforts to field a third-party [Read More…]

Sam Altman to remain as CEO of OpenAI, rejoin board following external review

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sam Altman will remain as CEO of OpenAI and rejoin its board of directors following an “extensive” external investigation into his temporary ouster last year, the company’s board announced [Read More…]

Man Fatally Shot in Rapid City, Investigation Underway

A shooting incident resulted in the death of a man in Rapid City on Friday afternoon. The Rapid City Police Department received a report of a gunshot in the 4500 block of Candlewood Place at [Read More…]

Former South Dakota Insurance Salesman Faces Federal Charges for Fraud Scheme

A former South Dakota insurance salesman, Gary King of Cypress Risk Management, is facing federal charges for allegedly collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in insurance premiums from colleges and universities and failing to pass [Read More…]

Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 70 Years for 2022 Assaults

A 32-year-old Sioux Falls man, Michael Pettigrew, was sentenced this week to 70 years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary for a series of assaults in 2022. The sentence includes 15 years suspended. Pettigrew stabbed [Read More…]

Ellabeth Mae Lodermeier: 50-Year Search for Missing Aberdeen Native

In 1974, 25-year-old Ellabeth Mae Lodermeier, an Aberdeen native and Augustana College graduate, was reported missing by her estranged husband. Fifty years later, the Sioux Falls Police Department is still searching for her. She was [Read More…]

Why these voters are considering third-party options in the 2024 presidential race

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — In an election year when polls show voters don’t approve of either President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump, third party and independent options are attracting notice from some. “I [Read More…]

Biden proposes relief for homebuyers. Here’s what to know.

Thomas Northcut/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden declared triumph on bread-and-butter issues in his State of the Union address, describing the U.S. economy as “the strongest in the world.” Still, he said, conditions must [Read More…]

Five children killed in humanitarian aid airdrop, Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health says

Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images (GAZA) — Five children were allegedly killed in the Gaza Strip by a humanitarian aid airdrop from an unidentified foreign country on Friday, the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said. [Read More…]

EU opens maritime corridor in attempt to deliver more aid to Gaza

Daniel Day/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The European Union announced on Friday the launch of the Cyprus Maritime Corridor, a naval route facilitated by Europe’s most southeastern island, Cyprus, to deliver aid to Palestinians in Gaza. [Read More…]

White House, campaign respond to backlash over Biden’s ‘illegal’ comment

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden disappointed some Democrats and immigration activists when he used the term “illegal” at the State of the Union when referring to an undocumented migrant accused [Read More…]

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ punches into theaters with $3.8 million sneak preview

Universal/DreamWorks Animation The fourth Kung Fu Panda film flew into theaters Thursday night with a respectable $3.8 million in sneak previews, Deadline is reporting. That number puts the Universal/DreamWorks Animation offering ahead of animated film [Read More…]

Vanessa Hudgens calls out “disrespectful” comments about her body

Darren Gerrish/Getty Images for One&Only Vanessa Hudgens has a few words for those who comment about her body — and women’s bodies in general. The High School Musical alum, 35, opened up in the March [Read More…]

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Pork producers applaud line speed extension

The National Pork Producers Council is applauding the recent announcement that the USDA is extending a pilot program that allows processing plants to run at increased line speeds. Duane Stateler, an Ohio producer and president-elect [Read More…]

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Minnesota farmer factors mild winter into cropping plans

A southcentral Minnesota farmer is factoring mild winter conditions into her plans for the upcoming growing season. Rose Wendinger of St. James says it’s been warmer and drier than normal the past few months. “We’re [Read More…]

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Hog futures mixed to end the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower, waiting for the rest of the week’s direct business to develop. April live cattle were down $1.12 at $187.60, and June live cattle were [Read More…]

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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 8, 2024