Month: February 2025

Ralph Yarl shooting suspect strikes deal, pleads guilty to second-degree assault
ABC News (MISSOURI) — Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man charged with shooting teenager Ralph Yarl in April 2023 after he knocked on the door of the wrong house, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault charges [Read More…]

Growth in Sioux Falls prompts governor to add Highway Patrol troopers
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced plans Friday to add an additional Highway Patrol squad for the Sioux Falls area. “My philosophy is that the best way to [Read More…]

Legislative panel supports higher age for lottery tickets, more video lottery machines per business
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight A South Dakota Senate committee advanced bills Thursday at the Capitol in Pierre to raise the age for buying a lottery ticket and increase the number of video lottery machines [Read More…]

Lily Collins shares family photo after welcoming 1st child
Dave Benett/WireImage Lily Collins is celebrating all the love this Valentine’s Day with her family. The Emily in Paris actress took to Instagram to share a selfie with her husband, Charlie McDowell, and their newborn baby, Tove Jane [Read More…]

Exciting market potential of SoyFoam
The past chair of the United Soybean Board is excited about the market potential of SoyFoam. Steve Reinhard says the environmentally friendly wetting and smothering agent used by firefighters is made from soybeans. “It contains [Read More…]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues in MO
Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to spread across poultry flocks in several Missouri counties. Ag Director Chris Chinn tells Brownfield, “it came in with the wild migratory birds. We aren’t the only state impacted, but [Read More…]

Iowa farmer considering more corn and fewer soybean acres
A north Iowa farmer is considering more corn acres this year. Caleb Renner of Klemme says prices are favoring corn over soybeans, but pest management is a factor. “Yeah, there are a couple genetics that [Read More…]

Compeer Financial community grants supporting food access and more
The manager of corporate giving with Compeer Financial says efforts in Illinois to help communities grow more food are receiving a boost. Karen Schieler says the cooperative has announced funding for several projects aimed at [Read More…]

Lab-grown protein must be labeled in SD
A new law in South Dakota requires lab-grown protein to be labeled. Governor Larry Rhoden has signed House Bill 1022, which says cell cultured protein or products containing cell cultured protein must feature the words [Read More…]

Mitchell Gymnastics Finishes Second at State Meet Behind Harrisburg
Mitchell Kernels gymnastics finished in second place at the Class AA state meet in Watertown on Friday with a team score of 148.633. Harrisburg won the team title with 152.983 team points. It’s the first [Read More…]

Vance, Zelenskyy meet on ending Russia-Ukraine war as administration sends mixed messages
Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on Friday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to discuss how to bring an end [Read More…]

Judge who oversaw Trump’s Jan. 6 case will hear arguments over Musk’s authority to run DOGE
Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s election interference case will hear arguments Friday over tech billionaire Elon Musk’s authority to run the Department of Government Efficiency. Fourteen states filed [Read More…]

DC plane crash: New details emerge from NTSB investigation
Al Drago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — There’s no indication the U.S. Army Black Hawk crew could tell there was an impending collision before its devastating crash with an American Airlines plane in Washington, D.C., National Transportation [Read More…]

Trump bars federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that would strip schools of federal aid if they mandate COVID vaccines, a pool report said — a largely symbolic move [Read More…]

Another New York federal prosecutor resigns over DOJ order to dismiss Eric Adams case
John Lamparski/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The battle between New York federal prosecutors and President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continued Friday as another prosecutor resigned over the order to dismiss Mayor Eric Adams’ bribery case. [Read More…]

New dating series ‘Muslim Matchmaker’ streaming on Hulu
Disney/Ramona Rosales You can watch Muslim American singles find their lifelong partner in the new Hulu series Muslim Matchmaker. The ABC News Studios series is available to watch now on the streamer. In each episode, [Read More…]

‘Cobra Kai’ stars Tanner Buchanan and Mary Mouser are engaged
Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage via Getty Images Cobra Kai stars Tanner Buchanan and Mary Mouser are getting married. The two stars of the hit Netflix show announced the news Wednesday night at the premiere of the [Read More…]

Wheat moves higher on lower dollar, weather concerns
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, but not enough to escape a lower week-to-week close. Argentina’s crop rating was down on the week, even with improved rainfall in some areas. That justifies [Read More…]

Turkey hatchery numbers fall
Turkey hatchery numbers are pointing towards tighter supplies later this year. The USDA says 24.487 million eggs were in incubation on February 1st, 2025, down 1% from January 1st and 4% lower than on February [Read More…]

Ethanol export uncertainties in 2025
The vice president of government affairs for the Renewable Fuels Association says there could be some uncertainty for ethanol exports this year. Ed Hubbard says he’s concerned about the country’s trading relationships with Canada and [Read More…]
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