Year: 2024
Stars remember John Candy on the 30th anniversary of his death
‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ – Paramount/Getty Images Monday is the 30th anniversary of the passing of John Candy, the star of such classics as Splash, Spaceballs, and Cool Runnings. People chatted with some of the [Read More…]
Export inspections up on year
The USDA says corn export inspections as of the week ending February 29th continue to move out ahead of the pace needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2023/24 marketing year got [Read More…]
Mild winter springs compaction concerns
An agronomist is concerned mild winter conditions could make soil compaction more of a problem this spring. Josh Johnston with AgriGold says the typical freeze, thaw cycle will not play out in many corn and [Read More…]
A few planters were rolling in Wisconsin
The planter was rolling Sunday for a southeastern Wisconsin farmer. Ryan Nell farms between Juneau and Beaver Dam and he’s known for planting some of his soybeans much earlier than most of his neighbors. This [Read More…]
FFA students: the next talent pipeline
The National FFA President says the organization is developing the next generation of talent in the workforce. Amara Jackson is the first National FFA President from Michigan in more than 70 years. “Our students are [Read More…]
Cover Crop Field Day
Missouri Soybeans Conservation Agriculture and Farm Operations Director, Clayton Light, says the Missouri Soybeans Merchandising Council is hosting a cover crop field day at the Bay Farm Research Facility on March 21st. … Click the [Read More…]
Names Released in Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Pierre
Hughes County, S.D.- A pedestrian suffered fatal injuries Friday morning in a single vehicle crash in Pierre, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Keven K. Klein, the 57-year-old male driver of a 2010 Dodge Caravan suffered a seizure and blacked out while [Read More…]
JAG-SD students to attend Career Development Conference at Dakota Wesleyan
PIERRE, S.D. – Approximately 180 students from Jobs for America’s Graduates – South Dakota (JAG-SD) will attend the 2024 JAG-SD Career Development Conference March 5 on the campus of Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU) in Mitchell. Students [Read More…]
Robbery Attempt in Central Sioux Falls Thwarted, Suspects Flee Empty-Handed
Over the weekend, Sioux Falls police responded to a robbery attempt near 17th Street and Minnesota Avenue. Two women in a parked car reported that two men approached them, with one displaying a gun. The [Read More…]
As xylazine surges, some lawmakers want jail time for dealers and people who use the drug
Legislators in a handful of states are offering bills to address the rise in the misuse of xylazine, a cheap animal sedative not intended for human consumption. Xylazine, or “tranq,” can induce blackouts and cause [Read More…]
Apple fined nearly $2B by EU for abusing dominance of App Store
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / Getty Images (BRUSSELS) — Apple was fined nearly $2 billion on Monday by the European Union for abusing its market dominance to harm music streaming apps and its customers. The tech giant, [Read More…]
Haiti declares state of emergency, imposes nighttime curfew amid surging violence
KeithBinns/Getty Images (PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) — Haiti is under a state of emergency and nighttime curfew amid a surge of violence, after armed gangs attacked the Caribbean country’s two largest prisons and freed scores of inmates. [Read More…]
Slain Amish woman was found with throat cut, court documents show
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (SPARTANSBURG, Pa.) — The pregnant Amish woman who was killed in her rural Pennsylvania home was found lying in a pool of blood with her throat cut, according to court documents. The [Read More…]
Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira agrees to accept 16-year prison sentence
Stefani Reynolds/ Getty Images (BOSTON) — Former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira agreed Monday that he caused one of the most extraordinary leaks of national defense secrets in years and agreed to accept a [Read More…]
Hero firefighter describes rescue of semitruck driver dangling from bridge
Bryce Carden speaks to Good Morning America, Mar. 4, 2024. — GMA/ABC News (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A semitruck driver survived a harrowing 40 minute rescue high above the Ohio River thanks to a firefighter who [Read More…]
Monster blizzard slams the West, with more snow on the way
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The biggest snowstorm of the season ended in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California overnight, but more snow is on the way for some. Some of the highest snowfall totals [Read More…]
US Supreme Court rules for Trump in historic 14th Amendment ballot eligibility case
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Donald Trump in a historic case challenging his ability to seek the Republican presidential nomination under Section 3 of the [Read More…]
Nikki Haley projected to become first woman to win a Republican primary
Henrik5000/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is projected to win Washington, D.C.’s Republican primary on Sunday, ABC News reports, her first primary win over former President Donald Trump, but one that [Read More…]
Threats to health care sector targets likely to stay ‘elevated’ amid cultural wars: DHS
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The brew of hot-button socio-medical issues litigated both in the public square and in the courts will “amplify the health care sector’s visibility as a potential target for [Read More…]
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ on Disney+: Exclusive trailer reveal
Walt Disney Studios Good Morning America exclusively revealed the trailer for the Disney+ version of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, streaming March 14. It was announced in early February that Swift’s blockbuster concert film would [Read More…]
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