Month: August 2025
KORN’s 5 Things to Know – August 18, 2025
1. Mitchell Man Arrested After High-Speed Chase A Mitchell man, Corey Bowers, was arrested after a police chase early Thursday morning. Deputies say he was driving 66 mph in a 30-mph construction zone on Highway [Read More…]
3 Utah officers shot, 2 fatally, answering domestic disturbance call: Police
Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two Utah police officers were killed and a third was injured along with his service dog when they were fired upon by a suspect inside a home while [Read More…]
‘Ketamine Queen,’ woman who sold drugs to ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry, to plead guilty: DOJ
Actor Matthew Perry speaks onstage during the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Sept. 23, 2012 in Los Angeles, Calif. Kevin Winter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jasveen Sangha, the so-called “Ketamine Queen,” has agreed to plead guilty [Read More…]
Hurricane Erin tracker: Tropical storm watch, storm surge watch issued for North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Hurricane Erin – The Fifth Named Storm Map/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Erin, now a powerful Category 4 storm churning in the Caribbean, is not forecast to hit land, but it will impact North Carolina and [Read More…]
Powerball jackpot soars to $605 million ahead of Monday drawing
Powerball play tickets on display at Blue Bird Liquor in Hawthorne, CA, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An estimated $605 million Powerball jackpot [Read More…]
2025 South Dakota High School Football Preseason Media Poll
The preseason South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll is listed below, ranking the top-five teams and points received. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Class 11AAA T-1. Brandon Valley (8) 67 T-1. Lincoln (7) 67 3. [Read More…]
Texas Democrats to return to state, clearing way for new congressional maps
In an aerial view, the Texas Capitol is seen on August 04, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The Texas House of Representatives reached a quorum on Monday after Democrats returned [Read More…]
Measles outbreak that sickened more than 700 declared over in Texas
In this Feb. 27, 2025, file photo, signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium, in Seminole, Texas. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images, FILE (TEXAS) [Read More…]
Mandy Moore to reteam with ‘This Is Us’ creator on new Hulu series
Mandy Moore attends The 85th Annual Peabody Awards on June 1, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California. (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Peabody Awards) Mandy Moore is reteaming with This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman. The actress has been cast in [Read More…]
Netflix reveals ‘The Diplomat’ season 3 release date
Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler and Keri Russell as Kate Wyler in ‘The Diplomat’ season 3. (Netflix) The season 3 premiere of The Diplomat has been revealed. Netflix has announced that the third season of the political drama will [Read More…]
Illinois crop condition improves slightly
A central Illinois farmer is excited about the prospect of a good crop. Marty Marr grows corn and soybeans in Sangamon County. “We’ve only had a couple of bumps in the road.” He says, “Back [Read More…]
Ag economist says he’s expecting a decline in placements
An ag economist is expecting lower placements in this week’s Cattle on Feed report. In fact, Mississippi State University Extension’s Josh Maples says he wouldn’t be surprised to see a pretty significant decline in cattle [Read More…]
Iowa crop update shows hay and oat harvest, fungicide and pesticide spraying
The USDA says Iowa farmers were busy harvesting hay and oats, while corn and soybeans received fungicide and pesticide applications last week. Southwest Iowa farmer Ralph Lents tells Brownfield he’s found southern rust in some [Read More…]
Mixed Monday for soybeans, corn, wheat
Soybeans were mixed. Near-term development weather looks mostly non-threatening to favorable as major crop tours start to blanket key U.S. growing areas. The USDA says 68% of U.S. soybeans are in good to excellent shape, [Read More…]
Hot Michigan summer brings apple harvest closer
A west Michigan apple grower says he expects to start harvesting in the next week. Chris Kropf tells Brownfield production is expected to be down from last year. “We’ve got a pretty nice crop coming,” [Read More…]
Judge appears skeptical about lawsuit challenging treatment of detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The entrance to the state-managed immigration detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades on August 03, 2025 in Ochopee, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) [Read More…]
7.5 million pounds of chemicals released by South Dakota industry in 2024
Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch Newly released federal data show that South Dakota businesses and industries released nearly 7.5 million pounds of toxic chemicals in the air, water and land in 2024 but also reveal [Read More…]
South Dakota State lost $66 million in federal research funding but hopes to get it back
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota State University is working to get back about $66 million in federal funding it lost when the Trump administration canceled a grant program it said was a “climate slush fund.” The [Read More…]
Ian McKellen says Gandalf and Frodo will appear in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’
Ian McKellen as Gandalf and Elijah Wood as Frodo in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.’ (New Line/WireImage via Getty Images) Some familiar faces may just be headed back to Middle-earth. [Read More…]
Prime Video shares first look at ‘Fallout’ season 2
Ella Purnell in ‘Fallout’ season 2. (Prime Video) Fall for the first-look photos of Fallout season 2. Prime Video has released the first images showing off the second season of its series based on the popular video game franchise. [Read More…]