Month: May 2025

Cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0050 to $0.5750. One sale was recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0025 closing at $1.9475. Five sales [Read More…]

Johnson defends proposed changes to Medicaid despite push back

May 29, 2025 J.P. Skelly

Congressman Dusty Johnson is discounting critics of proposed changes in Medicaid who claim they go too far. “This is just focused on making sure that able-bodied young people who can work do work or volunteer [Read More…]

Trump administration backtracks on Harvard foreign student policy

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Ahead of a federal hearing over Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, the acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a letter Thursday giving the school [Read More…]

Trump administration asks for delay in court ruling blocking his global tariffs

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is urging the New York-based Court of International Trade to delay its order blocking President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, warning that enforcement of the ruling will cause [Read More…]

Doeden joins race for governor with pledge to eliminate property taxes

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight ABERDEEN — Toby Doeden, an Aberdeen businessman, officially launched his campaign for governor of South Dakota on Wednesday evening, promising a sweeping overhaul of state government including the elimination of property [Read More…]

Defending champion Panthers head back to Stanley Cup Final with 5-3 Game 5 win over Hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The horn sounded to signal a third straight trip to the Stanley Cup Final, and the Florida Panthers celebrated merely by hopping over the boards and several heading over to to [Read More…]

Thursday Sports, May 29, 2025

THURSDAY SPORTS, MAY 29, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS —Mitchell Kernels girls golf season ends next week with the Class AA state tournament in Sioux Falls at Prairie Green Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday. — Mitchell [Read More…]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 as Thunder top Timberwolves 124-94 to advance to NBA Finals

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder tried their best to balance the euphoria of the moment with the fact that they haven’t completed their mission. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, and the Thunder [Read More…]

Stocks climb after court blocks some of Trump’s tariffs

Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stocks surged at the open of trading on Thursday after a panel of federal judges blocked President Donald Trump from slapping some of his far-reaching tariffs on China and [Read More…]

Original ‘Hamilton’ cast members reuniting for Tony Awards performance

Walter McBride/WireImage They are not throwing away their shot to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hamilton. Members of the original cast of the hit Broadway musical will be reuniting for a special performance at the 78th [Read More…]

In brief: ‘Hacks’ renewed for season 5 and more

Hacks has been renewed for a fifth season. The comedy series has scored the renewal for season 5 on Max ahead of the season 4 finale, which debuts on Thursday. The show won the Emmy [Read More…]

Iowa State University Extension Northern Research Center open house

Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will attend the Iowa State University Extension Northern Research Center open house The post Iowa State University Extension Northern Research Center open house appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

IL FFA State Convention

Brownfield’s Jared White covers the IL FFA State Convention. The post IL FFA State Convention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Pest pressure picking up steam in Iowa

An extension agronomist says pest pressure is becoming more prevalent in Iowa crop fields. Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University says some infect feeding has been taking place. “From both bean leaf beetles on soybeans [Read More…]

Weather still cool the season for most; unsettled across parts of the Plains & Corn Belt

Across the Corn Belt, cool, mostly cloudy conditions linger, although rain has largely ended. Several days ago, on May 25, U.S. producers had not yet planted 13% of the intended corn acreage and 24% of [Read More…]

Rosebud Sioux Tribe declares a public safety state of emergency

May 29, 2025 J.P. Skelly

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has declared a public safety state of emergency on its reservation, asking for more law enforcement resources from the federal government. It’s the [Read More…]

MAGA roadshow comes to Europe as trade war looms

ABC News LONDON — The “Make America Great Again” roadshow arrived in Europe this week with events in two nations where American conservatives see prime opportunities for a new transatlantic political culture — one molded [Read More…]

Tourists at beach house find human remains dating back 200 years

ABC News Tourists at a beach property in South Carolina who initially thought they found fossils have accidentally discovered they found human remains at a forgotten burial site dating back 200 years, authorities said. The [Read More…]

At least 350 Harvard medical grants were terminated by the Trump administration. Here are some of them

ABC News Amid the Trump administration’s battle with Harvard University, hundreds of grants worth millions of dollars for medical research have been canceled. The White House has accused Harvard of allowing antisemitism to go unchecked [Read More…]

Jenna Ortega says her life changed after ‘Wednesday’: ‘I was an unhappy person’