Year: 2024

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh will be the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, leaving Michigan after capping his ninth season as coach of college football’s winningest program with the school’s first national [Read More…]

Doc Rivers is finalizing a deal to take over as the Bucks coach

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Doc Rivers is finalizing a deal to take over as the Milwaukee Bucks coach a day after the firing of Adrian Griffin, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated [Read More…]

Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro to be sentenced for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro will be sentenced on Thursday for defying a congressional subpoena to cooperate with the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on [Read More…]

Why South Dakota wants to be a leader in quantum computing

Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch – Four public South Dakota universities would start offering research and training in an emerging field of technology that promises to solve complex problems in minutes instead of years, [Read More…]

Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh was offered the role of Doc Brown in ‘Back to the Future’

Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Back to the Future fans probably couldn’t imagine the film without Christopher Lloyd playing Doc Brown, but it turns out he may not have been the first choice for the role. While at the Sundance [Read More…]

Eva Mendes claps back at #NotMyKen crowd after Ryan Gosling snags ‘Barbie’ Oscar nom

Warner Bros. Pictures A “beyond proud” Eva Mendes took to Instagram Wednesday afternoon to clap back at those who once derided her longtime partner Ryan Gosling for taking the role of Ken in Barbie. The [Read More…]

Economist says wait to pick ARC or PLC for corn

An agricultural economist is changing his risk management recommendations because of the expected tight crop margins and current corn and soybean prices. Paul Mitchell says corn and soybean producers can expect some tight margins in [Read More…]

IN Soil & Water Conservation Districts and Brownfield honor Friends of Conservation

The Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts recently recognized several Hoosiers and organizations for their efforts in protecting Indiana’s natural resources. Jeff Baker, president of the association board, says the honorees go above [Read More…]

NASDA sets policy priorities for 2024

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has set five policy priorities for 2024. NASDA CEO Ted McKinney says the issues are 2024 Farm Bill, food safety, labor reform, pesticide regulation, and the chemical [Read More…]

Milk production dipped in December

U.S. milk production dipped slightly in December of 2023. USDA reports the 24 major milk-producing states made 18.1 billion pounds of milk, down one-tenth of a percent from a year ago. USDA also revised [Read More…]

More dairy in cold storage

There’s more cheese but less butter in cold storage. USDA’s new report shows natural cheese stocks in refrigerated warehouses as of the end of the year were up slightly from the end of November, but [Read More…]

State lawmaker seeks study of child care costs and unused subsidies

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight – The families of roughly 27,000 infants and toddlers qualify for income-based child care assistance in South Dakota, but only 7% actually receive the subsidy, according to a study from [Read More…]

Lawmaker lacks proof for claim that private school scholarships save millions for state

PIERRE (Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight) — A legislator lacked evidence Wednesday for his claim that private school scholarships funded by tax credits save millions of dollars for state government. The scholarship program is South Dakota [Read More…]

Reemergence of rare lake at Death Valley National Park won’t be there for long, experts say

George Rose/Getty Images (BEATTY, Nev.) — The remnants of an ancient lake are still visible in Death Valley National Park after an inundation of rain last year left a significant amount of water in the famed [Read More…]

5 questions as Trump’s E. Jane Carroll defamation trial resumes

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump’s defamation damages trial is scheduled to resume Thursday after a two-day postponement stemming from a courtroom COVID-19 scare. At issue is whether the former president has to pay [Read More…]

Historic California rain could foreshadow more extreme rainfall in coming weeks

ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Southern California may have just experienced a historic amount of rainfall, but more extreme precipitation is headed toward the region. More than a month’s worth of rain fell in a span [Read More…]

Minnesota state trooper charged in fatal shooting of Ricky Cobb II during traffic stop

Courtesy of the Cobb Family (MINNEAPOLIS) — A Minnesota State Patrol trooper has been charged in connection to the death of 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II, who was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop on [Read More…]

New York City mayor declares social media an ‘environmental toxin’

Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is classifying social media as a “public health hazard” and an “environmental toxin,” saying young people must [Read More…]

United Auto Workers endorse Biden; union president calls Trump a ‘scab’

Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden received a key 2024 endorsement on Wednesday from the United Auto Workers, with the union’s president using the occasion to savage Biden’s likely general election [Read More…]

‘I get even’: Trump targets Haley after she pledges to keep fighting him following 2 losses