Month: July 2025

Alex Peña/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Recent court filings suggest the Trump administration “misled federal judges, Congress, and the American people” about a deal between the U.S. and El Salvador to detain over 200 Venezuelan migrants [Read More…]

Bondi says she’ll try to unseal Epstein grand jury records

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Facing uproar in his MAGA base over the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Donald Trump has called for Attorney General Pam Bondi “to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, [Read More…]

In win for Trump, House narrowly OKs effort to claw back $9B from budget — including cuts to public broadcasting and USAID

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a major win for President Donald Trump, the Republican-led House narrowly passed a White House request to claw back $9 billion from the federal budget, including funding for foreign [Read More…]

Consumer sentiment improved in July, despite Trump’s tariff threats

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer sentiment ticked higher in July, marking two consecutive months of improved shopper attitudes as businesses navigated President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats targeting dozens of countries. The fresh reading matched economists’ [Read More…]

In brief: ‘Platonic’ season 2 trailer and more

The trailer for season 2 of Platonic has arrived. Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne star in the trailer for the upcoming 10-episode season of the Apple TV+ series. Season 2 finds best friends Will and [Read More…]

Netflix announces reality shows ‘Age of Attraction,’ ‘Let’s Marry Harry’ and more

Amanda Edwards/Getty Images A bunch of new reality shows are headed to Netflix. The streaming service has released its upcoming slate of new reality programming. Here’s a look at some of the new unscripted shows [Read More…]

Ag News

CLARITY Act passes U.S. House

A U.S. House Agriculture committee member says passing the bipartisan CLARITY Act gives her hope for future legislative work in Congress. Michigan Democrat Kristin McDonald Rivet tells Brownfield, “It was nice to have one of [Read More…]

Ag News

Bill would allow government to track, provide oversight of foreign investment of ag land

Bipartisan legislation that’s recently been introduced into the U.S. House would address concerns about foreign farmland ownership. Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon says it amends the Agriculture Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) to allow the federal [Read More…]

Ag News

Wide-ranging temps across the Heartland; the vanguard to an increasingly active pattern

Across the Corn Belt, mostly adequate soil moisture reserves and near- or below-normal temperatures remain nearly ideal for reproductive to filling summer crops. Friday’s Midwestern high temperatures will range from near 70°F in the Red [Read More…]

University gun policy approved by South Dakota Board of Regents

July 18, 2025 J.P. Skelly

By Emily DeCock South Dakota News Watch BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota Board of Regents voted 9-0 Thursday to update its policy to comply with a new state law that allows students and others [Read More…]

Universities push to restore campus maintenance funding after $9 million legislative cut

July 18, 2025 Travis Kriens

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota public university leaders called on lawmakers Thursday in Brookings to restore $9 million in campus maintenance funding after a cut enacted by the Legislature earlier this year. “As I stated in the past, and [Read More…]

Ag News

Heat & high humidity ahead for much of the Heartland; more rain & severe storms ahead

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures from the central and southern Rockies to the Atlantic Coast, excluding Maine, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover California, the Great Basin, the [Read More…]

Friday Sports: July 18, 2025

July 18, 2025 Travis Kriens

FRIDAY SPORTS, JULY 18, 2025 AMATEUR BASEBALL – THURSDAY Alexandria 11, Corsica 1 (8 innings) – Tyson Gau went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI’s for the Angles, while Cole Wenande added two doubles [Read More…]

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ is being canceled by CBS, citing ‘financial decision’

Scott Kowalchyk ©2025 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. After more than three decades on air, CBS announced on Thursday that its famed Late Show franchise is coming to a close. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will [Read More…]

‘It’s a cover up’: Musk floods X with posts attacking Trump over Epstein

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who earlier this month feuded online with President Donald Trump after stepping down as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, has been flooding his social media [Read More…]

22-year-old charged with murder in alleged killing of ‘American Idol’ music supervisor and husband

KABC (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — Murder and burglary charges were filed Thursday in the killing of an “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband at their home in Los Angeles. The suspect — 22-year-old Raymond Boodarian — [Read More…]

DOJ suggests ex-officer convicted in raid of Breonna Taylor’s home should get 1 day in jail

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice recommended that the former officer who was found guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights during a botched Kentucky raid should receive one day [Read More…]

Maurene Comey’s farewell after firing: ‘Fear is the tool of a tyrant’

Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Maurene Comey told colleagues in a farewell email that she was fired as a federal prosecutor without being told a reason but urged them not to succumb [Read More…]

Trump, facing MAGA uproar over Epstein files, tries to shift blame elsewhere

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Facing uproar in his MAGA base over the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Donald Trump continues to try to shift blame for the controversy to others, including onto Biden administration officials for what [Read More…]

Trump diagnosed with ‘chronic venous insufficiency’ after swelling: White House