Year: 2024

October 10, 2024 nedvedmedia

HBO has revealed Genius: MLK/X star Aaron Pierre has been tapped to play John Stewart in HBO’s upcoming Green Lantern series, joining Kyle Chandler, who Deadline reports will play Green Lantern/Hal Jordan. Lanterns, DC Studios’ [Read More…]

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Central IL farmer hopes to wrap up soybean harvest this week

A central Illinois farmer says he hopes to finish his soybean harvest this week. Derek Martin, who’s based in Logan County, tells Brownfield… “We’re in the home stretch of beans.” He says, “We’ve had some [Read More…]

Congress Allocates Millions for Housing in Rapid City, Including $3 Million for Habitat for Humanity

October 10, 2024 Travis Kriens

Congress has earmarked millions of dollars for housing development in South Dakota, including $3 million for Black Hills Habitat for Humanity. With Rapid City facing a housing crisis, Senator Mike Rounds, who advocated for the [Read More…]

Hurricane Milton damage begins to emerge as storm passes into Atlantic Ocean

October 10, 2024 Travis Kriens

Debris in Sarasota, Florida. Via Sean Rayford/Getty (NEW YORK) — Florida authorities began assessing the damage left by Hurricane Milton’s passage across the state early Thursday, as the storm passed into the Atlantic Ocean after [Read More…]

Turmoil in Sturgis: Citizens Call for Mayor’s Recall Amid Controversy

Sturgis is facing political unrest as a group of citizens pushes to recall Mayor Angela Wilkerson, who was appointed earlier this year following the resignation of former Mayor Mark Carstensen. Critics like resident Eric Davis [Read More…]

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal announces his retirement from the sport at 38

Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images (LONDON) — Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 38. In a statement posted to social media, Nadal — who has won 22 [Read More…]

‘Wicked’ director discusses 9 million tulips planted to create the film’s set

© Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved The Land of Oz will have more than enough tulips to go around. Wicked director Jon M. Chu discussed the 9 million tulips planted in making the set for [Read More…]

New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx to meet for WNBA championship

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty are back in the Finals, looking for the first championship in franchise history. They’ll have to beat the Minnesota Lynx to do it. The Liberty advanced to the [Read More…]

Francisco Lindor’s grand slam sends Mets into NLCS with 4-1 win over Phillies in Game 4 of NLDS

NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with [Read More…]

Tigers blank Guardians 3-0 in ALDS with clutch hitting and strong pitching, taking 2-1 series lead

DETROIT (AP) — Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run, and six pitchers combined to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 win over Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday and a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series. [Read More…]

South Dakota State shatters enrollment records, climbs to more than 12,000 students

A record first-year class and record retention moved enrollment at South Dakota State University to 12,065 students for the fall 2024 semester, the highest enrollment at SDSU since 2018. Enrollment figures were released earlier today [Read More…]

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accuses government of leaking information about his indictment

Paras Griffin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire talks about the music mogul’s return to court on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. Sean “Diddy” Combs accused federal agents and prosecutors [Read More…]

How to connect to emergency satellite on iPhone and Android before Hurricane Milton

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Milton is forecast to bring a slew of devastation to Florida’s west coast as the Category 3 storm makes landfall in the Tampa area Wednesday evening. In addition [Read More…]

Tampa hospital prepares for possible record storm surge with Hurricane Milton

Pgiam/Getty Images/STOCK (TAMPA, Fla.) — Tampa General Hospital put its flood barrier to the test during Hurricane Helene late last month, helping protect the facility from record storm surge. As Hurricane Milton is expected to [Read More…]

Hurricane Milton’s 100 mph winds bring fears of turning Helene debris into dangerous projectiles

Courtesy Brian Nguyen (REDINGTON BEACH, Fla.) — As Hurricane Milton churns closer, Floridians are still picking up the pieces from Hurricane Helene’s devastation late last month. Debris left from Helene, still in the process of [Read More…]

Judge delays University of Idaho murder trial, sets August start date