Month: January 2025

In brief: ‘Succession’ creator Jesse Armstrong’s upcoming film and more
We now know what Succession creator Jesse Armstrong‘s follow-up to the Emmy-winning HBO drama series will be. Armstrong is writing an original movie for HBO Films based around four friends who meet up during the [Read More…]

Bullish USDA report should spark grain sales
Friday’s bullish supply and demand report from USDA should spark farmer selling. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse says the reduction in 2024 corn yield estimates came as a surprise. “Nationwide, they dropped the projected average [Read More…]

Officials nationwide should prepare for potential climate disasters, researchers say
Etienne Laurent via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The fires blazing through Los Angeles County are the latest unprecedented natural disaster likely amplified by our changing climate. In the weeks and months to come, climate [Read More…]

Lisa Kudrow on ‘Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion’ sequel: ‘Close as we’ve ever been’
Touchstone/Getty Images Lisa Kudrow has an update on the upcoming Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion sequel. While guesting on a recent episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, Kudrow talked about how the project is [Read More…]

Seminar series designed to help farm managers
Sarah Black with Great Lakes Ag Labor Services and the Michigan Farm Bureau says there are many changes farm managers need to be watching for when it comes to payroll, taxes, benefits, and she’s expecting [Read More…]

Nation’s 1st congestion pricing ‘working,’ preliminary data shows: MTA
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Preliminary data from the first week of New York City’s highly debated congestion pricing program shows the country’s first such plan of its kind is working, officials [Read More…]

Special counsel David Weiss defends investigations as ‘impartial’ in final report on Hunter Biden probes
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel David Weiss slammed President Joe Biden’s characterization of his probe as being infected with “raw politics” in his final report detailing his investigations into the president’s son Hunter [Read More…]

Butler County 1st responders to play prominent role in Trump’s inaugural parade
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, FILE (BUTLER COUNTY, Pa.) — First responders from Butler County, Pennsylvania – the site of the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump during the presidential campaign – played a pivotal and personal [Read More…]

Homeowners and renters sue California utility company over Eaton Fire
Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A flurry of separate lawsuits were filed Monday against Southern California Edison, a utility company in California, by homeowners and renters who lost their homes in the [Read More…]

South Dakota Prep Media Basketball polls for the week of Jan. 13
The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball polls for the week of Jan. 13 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]

Larkins earns third Summit League Peak Performer of the season
By: Bailey Zubke, Assistant Director of Communications VERMILLION, S.D. — After putting up two all-time performances, including setting the single game scoring record, South Dakota senior Grace Larkins has won her second consecutive Summit League [Read More…]

Halle Berry donates ‘entire closet’ to LA wildfire victims
Presley Ann/Getty Images, FILE Halle Berry is supporting those affected by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. Berry announced on Instagram on Jan. 9 that she was donating her entire wardrobe to those in need. The Oscar winner is collaborating [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 13, 2025
Mar. corn closed at $4.76 and 1/2, up 6 cents Mar. soybeans closed at $10.53, up 27 and 1/2 cents Mar. soybean meal closed at $307.80, up $9.50 Mar. soybean oil closed at 45.99, up 41 points Mar. wheat [Read More…]

Cash hog prices mixed on Monday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on profit-taking. Feeders had additional pressure from the higher move in corn. February live cattle closed $1.37 lower at $197.40 and April lives closed [Read More…]

Farm Service Agency seeing more loan requests, aid details unclear
The outgoing executive director of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Illinois says the number of farmers applying for the agency’s loan programs is on the rise. Scott Halpin says the economic downturn has increased [Read More…]

A strong start to the week for soybeans, corn, and wheat
Soybeans started the week with another solid day of gains following Friday’s production report from the USDA. While total production for 2024 was up from 2023, it was less than the department projected in December, [Read More…]

Mitchell Police investigating two deaths
Mitchell Police are investigating two separate deaths that occurred on Friday, January 10th. According to a new release issued by the Mitchell Police Department Monday afternoon, around 10:30 on January 10th, Mitchell police and Mitchell [Read More…]

‘It was a nightmare’: Families vow to rebuild after losing everything in LA fires
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — Nearly a full week has passed since Alex Shekarchian and Moogega Cooper hastily packed a few belongings and fled from the second natural disaster to upturn their lives in three [Read More…]

Speaker Mike Johnson suggests ‘conditions’ needed on disaster aid for LA wildfires
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that “there should probably be conditions” on aid to help California deal with devastating wildfires when asked if he’s open to sending funding, [Read More…]

Biden says hostage-release, ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel ‘on the brink’
xRoberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a speech touting his foreign policy legacy, President Joe Biden on Monday said the U.S. was “pressing hard” to close a deal that would see some of [Read More…]