Year: 2024

Digital Vision./Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon on Monday announced the names of the three Army reservists killed in the drone attack over the weekend on a U.S. base in Jordan near the border with [Read More…]

Possible hepatitis A exposure at Philadelphia ShopRite, health officials warn

January 30, 2024 Travis Kriens

SERGII IAREMENKO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is warning that several people may have recently been exposed to hepatitis A at a grocery store. An employee at a ShopRite, [Read More…]

Mariners get 2B Polanco from Twins in trade for pitchers DeSclafani, Topa and prospects

SEATTLE (AP) — After several seasons of asking and coming up short, the Seattle Mariners finally found a trade package that worked to land Jorge Polanco. The Mariners acquired Polanco from the Minnesota Twins on [Read More…]

IRS launching new programs to make filing easier as 2024 tax season begins

courtneyk/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the 2024 tax season kicked off across the nation Monday, the Internal Revenue Service is offering some new services it says will help make filing easier for taxpayers. The [Read More…]

A potential Trump-Biden contest could hinge on the economy. Here’s how their plans differ.

Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former president Donald Trump trounced his Republican opponents in the first two primary contests, setting the course for a potential general election rematch with likely Democratic nominee President Joe [Read More…]

New Elizabeth Taylor documentary series to be executive produced by Kim Kardashian

January 30, 2024 nedvedmedia

Hulu, Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Elizabeth Taylor‘s story will be told in a new documentary series. The project, which is being called Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar, is being commissioned by BBC Arts and will be executive [Read More…]

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A quiet weather pattern across most of the Heartland; rather mild on parts of the Plains

Across the Corn Belt, dry weather accompanies above-normal temperatures. A variable snow cover remains in place across the upper Midwest—but continues to gradually melt. Muddy conditions are maintaining challenging conditions for some livestock operations. Additionally, [Read More…]

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An increasingly wet & active pattern from the Plains, westward; mild across the Heartland

January 30, 2024 nedvedmedia

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures between the Rockies and Appalachians, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the middle and southern Atlantic States and the Far [Read More…]

‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ star Diamond White on the show’s Emmy wins + “impact”

January 29, 2024 ABC News

ABC Audio – Disney XD Marvel’s acclaimed animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur returns on Friday for a second season on Disney Channel and Disney XD, and streams the next day on Disney+. The [Read More…]

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Symons conservation efforts set course for a new generation

Two young farmers are trying to push conservation practices further with the help of technology. Cody and Caleb Symons took responsibility for a portion of their family’s multi-generational row crop farm six years ago in [Read More…]

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USDA now accepting Specialty Crop Block Grant proposals

The USDA will invest $72.9 million in the latest round of Specialty Crop Block Grant Initiative funding for the 2024 fiscal year. USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt made the [Read More…]

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NASDA focused on pesticide regulations

The regulation of pesticides is a focus for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. NASDA CEO Ted McKinney says a day of reckoning is upon agriculture as the EPA tries to enforce endangered [Read More…]

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Corn market affected by many factors

A market advisor says corn prices are being influenced by several things. John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing tells Brownfield corn has been under a lot of pressure since harvest with depressed prices and a [Read More…]

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Hoewisch family named Wisconsin’s Outstanding Young Farmers

Photo: 2024 Outstanding Young Farmers Jacob and Jennifer Hoewisch (center) with the 2023 winners, Melissa and Travis Marti (far left and far right) Wisconsin’s newest Outstanding Young Farmers are Jacob and Jennifer Hoewisch from Freemont. [Read More…]

Committee rejects bill to study and potentially redesign South Dakota state flag

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight – A bill that would create a commission to study and possibly propose a new state flag design to the Legislature and Governor’s Office failed in the Senate State Affairs Committee [Read More…]

Short staffing leaves prisons running on overtime

PIERRE, John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight – For every pay period, the average correctional officer in a South Dakota prison works an average of 14 overtime hours. That’s an hour more than the last fiscal [Read More…]

Fee for returned check could rise to $60

PIERRE, John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight — A returned check written to a South Dakota business could soon cost its account owner $20 more. Senate Bill 38 would update the fee businesses can charge people for a [Read More…]

Poet’s ethanol plants shift to remaining carbon dioxide pipeline proposal

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight – An ethanol production company headquartered in Sioux Falls announced Monday it will partner with the remaining company looking to build a carbon capture pipeline in South Dakota. Poet will collaborate [Read More…]

Gasoline Prices Dip in South Dakota as National Average Sees Uptick

Gasoline prices in South Dakota have dropped by 2.8 cents per gallon over the past week, averaging $2.75/gallon. This marks a 13 cents per gallon decrease from a month ago and a substantial 60 cents [Read More…]

Off-duty Cop Captures Three-State Fugitive in Pierre Area