Month: May 2025

Ohio high school student dies following injury in lacrosse match
Photo by Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images (BAY VILLAGE, Ohio) — A sophomore at a high school in Ohio has died after sustaining an injury during a lacrosse match, according to Bay High School, [Read More…]

Columbia student arrested during citizenship interview can remain free, court says
Photo by Mukta Joshi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia University student who was arrested last month during his citizenship interview, can remain free from custody while his case proceeds, a federal appeals court said [Read More…]

Trump supports higher taxes for the rich, but says GOP ‘should probably not do it’ in bill
Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump offered some mixed messaging as Republicans put the final touches on their tax proposal, saying Friday that he would support raising taxes on the wealthiest [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical College 2025 commencement
Mitchell Technical College’s class of 2025 is on its way. Katelyn Scherff of Trent, South Dakota delivered a commencement address during the first of three graduation ceremonies. “You do not have to have it all [Read More…]

Demi Moore, Colman Domingo lead ‘Strange Arrivals,’ based on alien abduction case
Presley Ann/Getty Images Demi Moore and Colman Domingo are teaming up for a new film. The duo will star in the upcoming Roger Ross Williams-directed film Strange Arrivals, production company See-Saw Films announced Friday. According [Read More…]

‘Godzilla x Kong: Supernova’ gets release date as production begins
Amy Sussman/FilmMagic via Getty Images The latest Godzilla x Kong movie now has a title and release date. Legendary announced the upcoming sequel in its Monsterverse franchise will be called Godzilla x Kong: Supernova. The [Read More…]

Tar spot spreading in South Dakota
A plant pathologist says farmers should be on the lookout for tar spot. “We found tar spot in 46 of our 66 counties last year.” Connie Strunk with South Dakota State University Extension says the [Read More…]

Narrow planting window ahead for Delta
Ag meteorologist Drew Lerner says there will be a short window where Delta farmers might get some planting or fieldwork completed, starting Wednesday. “The window will be somewhat limited, but farmers should be able to [Read More…]

Significant black cutworm moth flights in parts of Minnesota
More significant black cutworm moth flights are being reported in parts of the Upper Midwest. Bruce Potter with the Minnesota Cooperative Black Cutworm Trapping Network says the bulk of captures are happening in south-central and [Read More…]

Minnesota farmer concerned for emerging crops in weekend heat
Unseasonably warm conditions are causing some concern for emerging crops in west-central Minnesota. Anne Schwagerl farms in Big Stone County and says temperatures could reach the 90’s this weekend. “And I’m watching the little corn [Read More…]

Live cattle futures mostly lower to end the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, and feeders were lower with boxed beef down at midday. June live cattle closed $.42 higher at $214.67 and August live cattle closed $.42 lower [Read More…]

Judge orders release of Tufts University doctoral student from ICE custody
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in Vermont on Friday ordered that a Tufts University doctoral student be released on bail from ICE custody after her visa was revoked by [Read More…]

Murder victim ‘speaks’ beyond the grave in AI generated video at sentencing
Brian A. Jackson/South Florida Sun Sentinel (NEW YORK) — The family of an Arizona man killed in a road rage incident nearly four years ago brought him back last week as an AI-generated image to [Read More…]

Scarlett Johansson, Miles Teller to join Adam Driver in ‘Paper Tiger’
Tristan Fewings/Getty Images It’s a Marriage Story reunion. Deadline reports Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller have joined Adam Driver in the cast for the upcoming film Paper Tiger, which will be written and directed by [Read More…]

‘Ted’ animated series coming to Peacock
Tommaso Boddi/WireImage via Getty Images Seth MacFarlane‘s Ted is getting an animated spinoff series. A new show with the working title Ted: The Animated Series is coming to Peacock, the platform announced on Friday. This [Read More…]

Trump floats lower tariffs on China. What would it mean for prices?
Peter Kramer/NBC via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday voiced a willingness to ease tariffs on China, saying on social media it “seems right” to slash levies from 145% to 80%. The [Read More…]

US surpasses 1,000 measles cases for 1st time in 5 years: CDC
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. has surpassed 1,000 measles cases for the first time in five years, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Friday. A total [Read More…]

FDA approves, expands 3 natural color additives after RFK Jr.’s plan to remove artificial food dyes
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on Friday additional color additives from natural sources in line with the Department of Health and Human Services’ goal to eliminate artificial food dyes. [Read More…]

House Ways and Means Chairman wants tax certainty for farmers and ranchers
The Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says Congress is finalizing the President’s “one big, beautiful bill”. Congressman Jason Smith of Missouri says, “We’re going to deliver a pro-growth, pro-jobs, pro-worker, pro-farmer, and [Read More…]

WIU School of Agriculture Pennycress Field Day
Brownfield’s Jared White attends WIU School of Agriculture Pennycress Field Day. The post WIU School of Agriculture Pennycress Field Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.