Year: 2024

On the Max Instagram account, it was announced that the third season of the Emmy-winning comedy series Hacks will hit the streamer in the spring. The series earned Jean Smart an Emmy for her portrayal [Read More…]

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USDA FAS cuts Brazil soybean guess

The USDA’s Foreign Ag Service has lowered its outlook for Brazil’s soybean crop. The FAS has cut their outlook to 158.5 million tons, 2.5 million under the official guess, because of weather impacting planting and [Read More…]

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A stormy pattern ahead for most of the Heartland; sharply colder air on-the-move

During an upcoming period of volatility, various parts of the country will endure extreme weather, including blizzard conditions, high winds, and lower temperatures. Over the next 5 days, the primary storm track will extend northeastward [Read More…]

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New HPAI case in Wisconsin

IMAGE: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection map showing the state’s two most recent highly-pathogenic avian influenza locations. A new year brings a new case of highly-pathogenic avian influenza to Wisconsin. State agriculture [Read More…]

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Moisture from the central Plains to the western Gulf States; dry across most of the Corn Belt

Across the Corn Belt, a mild, dry pattern remains in place, although cloudiness is increasing in advance of an approaching storm system. Some Midwestern farmers are preparing for upcoming storminess, which should help to replenish [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel warns of ‘short window’ for diplomacy with Hezbollah

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a month after a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

Attacks in Lebanon, Iran stoke concern over wider war in Middle East

Veronaa/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Very different circumstances surround the assassination of a top Hamas strategist in Lebanon and the mysterious blasts in Iran that occurred this week, but the events have reignited the same lingering [Read More…]

Sudan’s RSF chief says he’s open to cease-fire talks, as conflict grinds on

Armed Sudanese civilians wave weapons and chant slogans as they drive through the streets of Gedaref city in eastern Sudan on Jan. 1, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces Chief [Read More…]

Biden to mark Jan. 6 anniversary by calling Trump a threat to democracy and freedom

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (VALLEY FORGE, Pa.) — In his first major campaign event of 2024, President Joe Biden on Friday, the eve of the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack [Read More…]

Psychedelic drug ibogaine shows preliminary promise for traumatic brain injury: Study

January 5, 2024 Travis Kriens

farmer images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a small group of veterans diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury, treatment with a psychedelic drug, ibogaine was associated with improvements in daily function and mental health symptoms, [Read More…]

Ellsworth Air Force Base B-1B Lancer Crashes During Training Mission, All Crew Eject Safely

A B-1B Lancer assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City crashed at 5:50 p.m. Thursday while attempting to land, according to a news release from the Air Force. All four crew members on [Read More…]

State Rep. Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Reimburse School Districts for Free and Reduced Meals

January 4, 2024 Travis Kriens

Democratic State Rep. Kadyn Wittman has introduced House Bill 1042, a bipartisan initiative aimed at reimbursing South Dakota school districts for free and reduced meals. Developed in collaboration with various stakeholders, the bill seeks to [Read More…]

Price tag for new prisons, already historic, could grow significantly

January 4, 2024 Travis Kriens

Early in 2023, the South Dakota Legislature budgeted $60 million for a new women’s prison in Rapid City. The state also set aside $330.9 million to start work on a new men’s prison to replace the aging state penitentiary in [Read More…]

Why TGI Fridays will close multiple locations this year

January 4, 2024 ABC News

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — TGI Fridays is starting off the new year by shuttering dozens of locations to support the restaurant chain’s long-term growth strategy, which it said includes appointing a former stakeholder [Read More…]

Jonathan Majors books first post-verdict interview with ABC News

January 4, 2024 ABC News

ABC News/Michael Le Brecht II Jonathan Majors has booked his first interview since a jury found him guilty of assault and harassment of ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis exclusively sat [Read More…]

Shia LaBeouf confirmed into Catholic Church

January 4, 2024 ABC News

ABC As previously reported, formerly embattled Transformers actor Shia LaBeouf has been committed to changing his ways, and apparently, the now clean-and-sober star has turned over a new leaf spiritually as well. According to a Facebook [Read More…]

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Corn rootworm a tough pest to manage

Corn rootworm has the attention of many farmers planning for the upcoming growing season. Jim Lappin with crop protection manufacturer AMVAC says the insect continues to be a problem. “In the Upper Midwest, Midwest, corn [Read More…]

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Minnesota cattle producer speaks up to those “trying to shut down meat production”

A cattle producer is responding to narratives that portray the livestock industry as harmful to the environment. Mike Landuyt operates a feedlot in southwest Minnesota and serves as the Region III vice president of policy [Read More…]

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CME milk futures mixed, cash dairy steady Thursday

Milk futures were mixed and the cash dairy markets mostly steady Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. January Class III milk was down $0.05 at $15.26. February was up $0.07 at $15.62. March was up $0.13 at [Read More…]

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EarthOptics reaches one million acres mapped