Month: March 2025

Fandango names ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ the most anticipated summer movie
Universal Pictures Believe it or not, we’re only a few months away from the summer movie season. In celebration of the upcoming roster of blockbusters coming to cinemas, Fandango has revealed the results of its [Read More…]

Economist: Japan could seek more U.S. corn during HPAI recovery
An ag economist says he expects some upcoming export opportunities for U.S. corn into Japan. University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says Japan needs more corn for livestock feed usage. “They are a bit ahead of [Read More…]

NPPC president outlines organization’s priorities
The National Pork Producers Council president says getting a legislative fix for Proposition 12 remains the organization’s top priority. Duane Stateler of Ohio tells Brownfield, “We’ve got to stop the patchwork.” He says more Prop [Read More…]

Bankers back Trump’s tariff strategy, RMI survey says
The latest Rural Mainstreet Index reveals most Midwestern bankers support President Trump’s tariff strategy. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss tells Brownfield, “Farmers and the bankers are supporting the president’s approach. Now, we haven’t seen the [Read More…]

Bayer loses Georgia Roundup case
A Georgia jury has awarded more than $2 billion in compensation and damages to the plaintiff in a Bayer Roundup case. The plaintiff, John Barnes, originally filed suit in 2021 against Monsanto claiming the glyphosate-based [Read More…]

Cattle futures mostly lower waiting on direct business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly lower ahead of direct business. April live cattle closed $.47 higher at $206.37 and June live cattle closed $.17 higher at $202.32. April feeder [Read More…]

Hutchinson County fatal crash
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety is reporting a 73 year old man from Olivet died in a two-vehicle crash early Monday evening five miles north of the Hutchinson County town. Preliminary crash information [Read More…]

Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal freed by Israel, friend says
Disney/Kelsey McNeal (LONDON and JERUSALEM) — Palestinian Academy Award-winning filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was released from Israeli custody on Tuesday, friend and fellow filmmaker Yuval Abraham said, after Ballal was detained by Israeli security forces on Monday. The [Read More…]

FBI, DHS warn ‘lone offenders’ are likely carrying out Tesla attacks
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attacks on Tesla dealerships, cars and equipment are “rudimentary” and require little planning, according to an FBI and Department of Homeland Security assessment, which says lone offenders are the ones [Read More…]

Doctor allegedly tries to kill wife at Hawaii hiking trail: Police
Honolulu Police Department (HONOLULU) — A doctor is suspected of trying to kill his wife by hitting her with a rock and attempting to push her off a hiking trail in Hawaii, according to police. [Read More…]

Gusty winds threaten to spread North Carolina wildfires
ABC News (POLK COUNTY, N.C.) — As firefighters continued to battle three stubborn North Carolina wildfires in the same county, a breezy and dry forecast for the danger zones is threatening to spread the flames, officials said. [Read More…]

Woman and dog fall into Washington state river, recovery mission underway: Police
Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PIERCE COUNTY, Wash.) — A 28-year-old woman is missing after she and her dog fell into a Washington state river, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday. Zuleika Witron was [Read More…]

Trump SSA pick not seeking to privatize Social Security, will meet people ‘where they want to be met’
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration on Tuesday distanced himself from some of the actions taken at the agency by officials linked to Elon Musk and [Read More…]

White House denies ‘war plans,’ classified information discussed in Signal chat on Yemen
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Officials with the White House’s National Security Council say they “are reviewing” how a journalist could have been “inadvertently” added to an 18-member group chat that included several [Read More…]

Several federal judges have slammed the Trump administration. Here’s what they have said in court
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal judges have been blunt in their rulings from the bench as the Trump administration has been hit with numerous lawsuits challenging its policies, layoffs and firings and [Read More…]

Asphyxiation ruled out as cause of death for former Yankees player Brett Gardner’s son: Costa Rican National Police
Mike Stobe/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Asphyxiation has been ruled out as the cause of death for the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, officials with the Costa Rican National Police [Read More…]

Texas measles outbreak grows to 327 cases with 18 confirmed infections over last 5 days: Officials
Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow with 18 cases confirmed over the last five days, bringing the total to 327 cases, according to [Read More…]

Highway 38 road closure east of Mitchell set to start Monday, March 31st
On Monday, March 31, 2025, a bridge approach slab replacement project is scheduled to begin over the James River and Firesteel Creek Bridges on S.D. Highway 38 east of Mitchell. Highway 38 will be closed [Read More…]

Ben Affleck on his divorce from Jennifer Lopez: ‘I have nothing but respect’
Monica Schipper/Getty Images Ben Affleck has made his first public comments about his divorce from Jennifer Lopez. The actor spoke about the dissolution of his marriage in a recent cover story for GQ, which was [Read More…]

Grant Ellis and his new love discuss ‘The Bachelor’ finale
Christopher Willard/Disney Bachelor Grant Ellis officially popped the question during the season 29 finale of The Bachelor on Monday night. The finale saw Ellis, a day trader and former pro basketball player from New Jersey, [Read More…]