Month: December 2025
Timeline of the Brown University mass shooting and MIT professor slaying
Police officers remain on the scene of a shooting that killed two and wounded at least eight at Brown University on December 13, 2025 in Providence, Rhode Island. (Libby O’Neill/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Two [Read More…]
Holiday travel Friday: Storms, wind and fire danger slam US coast to coast
People walk bundled up in winter clothing in Manhattan on December 08, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Traveling for the holidays Friday may be turbulent, as gusts and widespread [Read More…]
Milwaukee judge found guilty of felony obstruction in helping undocumented man evade arrest
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the Milwaukee Federal Courthouse on May 15, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Scott Olson/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — A Wisconsin judge accused of concealing an undocumented man to prevent his arrest by [Read More…]
As polls show low approval for Trump on the economy, will taking his economic agenda to voters help?
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is taking his message and vision on the economy directly to voters — but he faces an American public that, recent polling shows, feels largely negative toward [Read More…]
Erika Kirk endorses JD Vance for president in 2028
Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, and U.S. Vice President JD Vance embrace on stage during a Turning Point USA event at the Pavilion at Ole Miss at the University of [Read More…]
Two teenagers from Rapid City died in a rollover crash Thursday night
Two teenagers died in a single vehicle crash Thursday night, just north of Rapid City. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 9:20 pm, the 16 year old female driver of a 2015 [Read More…]
Indictments Issued In Death of State Prison Inmate Travis Long Fox
Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced two people, one a prison employee and an inmate, have been indicted on nine combined felony charges in connection with the Nov. 7, 2025, drug overdose death of State [Read More…]
Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt welcome 1st child: ‘Overflowing with love’
Elsie Hewitt and Pete Davidson attend the World Premiere of ‘The Pickup’ on July 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Comedian, writer and actor Pete Davidson, and model and actress Elsie Hewitt are [Read More…]
A look ahead at the 2026 Fort Wayne Farm Show
The 2026 Fort Wayne Farm Show is set for January 13-15 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. AUDIO: Dan Slowinski, Fort Wayne Farm Show Director The post A look ahead [Read More…]
Ag economist: USMCA uncertainty could be a negotiating strategy
An ag economist says he’s watching how the Trump administration reviews the U.S. Canada Mexico Trade Agreement. Allen Featherstone with Kansas State University with says the Trump administration has hinted that completely withdrawing from the [Read More…]
Rural Mainstreet Economy expands in December
The latest Rural Mainstreet Index reveals the rural economy has climbed above growth neutral for just the second time in 2025. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss tells Brownfield rural bank CEOs feel economic conditions are [Read More…]
OEFFA says Farmer Bridge Assistance Program fails to benefit organic and specialty crop growers
One ag group says the Trump administration’s Farmer Bridge Assistance Program fails to benefit organic and specialty crop growers. Nicole Wolcott, policy coordinator for the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, says $1 billion isn’t enough to [Read More…]
GROWMARK announces plans for ag biologicals plant in St. Louis
GROWMARK has announced it will construct a state-of-the-art biological crop input manufacturing facility at the site of its St. Louis, Missouri-based AgraForm facility. The new biologicals plant will focus on manufacturing biological crop inputs for [Read More…]
What investigators know about Brown, MIT shooting suspect after dayslong manhunt
A memorial set up by Brown University outside of the Barus and Holley building on December 18, 2025. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — New details about how [Read More…]
After years of speculation, DOJ to release ‘several hundred thousand’ Epstein files documents
he Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building on December 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Department of Justice is required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act to release files related to convicted sex [Read More…]
Brown University and MIT shooting suspect found dead; identified as former grad student
Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, seen inside a car rental facility. (New Hampshire attorney general) (NEW YORK) — The suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University that left two students dead and nine [Read More…]
In brief: ‘Young Sherlock’ teaser trailer and more
Harrison Ford is set to be honored with the life achievement award from SAG-AFTRA at The Actor Awards, which is the awards ceremony formerly known as the SAG Awards. The ceremony takes place on March [Read More…]
Will Arnett, Laura Dern on bringing truth to comedy in ‘Is This Thing On?’
Will Arnett and Laura Dern star in Bradley Cooper’s film, ‘Is This Thing On?’ (Jason McDonald/Searchlight Pictures) Bradley Cooper directs Will Arnett in his third film, Is This Thing On? The new movie, which arrives [Read More…]
A wide-range of temperatures across Heartland; fair save for Great Lakes area snow showers
Across the Corn Belt, a shot of cold air trails a departing cold front. Friday morning’s minimum temperatures fell below 0°F as far south as northern Iowa. Early Friday, snow showers are occurring downwind of [Read More…]
A thaw ahead for most of the Heartland; a quiet, early-winter pattern for some, not all
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near- or below-normal temperatures in parts of the Northeast and Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation in most areas [Read More…]
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