Year: 2025
Suspects in burglary at Joe Burrow’s house posed with his stolen jewelry: Complaint
Department of Justice (CINCINNATI) — Four men charged with burglarizing the Ohio home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow last year posed for pictures with some of the $300,000 worth of designer luggage, glasses, wrist [Read More…]
Doctors’ visits for flu highest in 15 years, most since swine flu pandemic: CDC
Guido Meith/Getty (NEW YORK) — Outpatient health care visits for flu illnesses are at their highest levels in 15 years, according to data updated Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 8% [Read More…]
Will the Oscars open with an Ariana Grande-led ‘Wicked’ medley?
Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty Images The Oscars have already announced that the nominees for best original song won’t be performed on the telecast this year, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any performances at [Read More…]
‘English Teacher’ renewed for season 2 at FX
FX More English Teacher is on the way. FX has renewed the comedy for a second season. The series created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez has been renewed for a 10-episode season 2, the [Read More…]
‘Emilia Pérez’ actress Karla Sofía Gascón vows to stay silent after offensive comments
Medios y Media/Getty Images Best actress Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón is vowing to stay silent. The Spanish actress, who has come under fire for offensive comments she wrote on the social platform X, took [Read More…]
Dairy margin program provides extra assurance
A dairy economist is encouraging farmers to sign up for the Dairy Margin Coverage program this year even with positive price outlooks. Bill Brooks with Northwest Missouri State University tells Brownfield the program paid dairy [Read More…]
Land broker sees slowdown in farmland market
A farm real estate specialist says there’s been some instability in the farmland market. Koby Rickertsen with High Point Land Company says land values could see a decline if downward pressure on commodity prices continues. [Read More…]
Farmers seeking good quality equipment at auction
An equipment auction specialist says it’s been a busy month for farm machinery buyers. Andy Devine is a territory sales manager in central and western Nebraska for Purple Wave Auction and says, “Early spring always [Read More…]
Dairy shipments down in 2024, slight gains in value
The U.S. Dairy Export Council says total export volumes for 2024 were down nearly a half a percent while values gained two percent on the year. Shipments of cheese were up 17 percent on the [Read More…]
Multi-million dollar lease for three decades scrutinized in Pierre
Austin Goss-SDBA The state of South Dakota will pay approximately $200 million more in office rental costs over the next 30 years under two leases with a Rapid City-based developer. The contracts, signed during former [Read More…]
Judge to decide whether to block DOGE from accessing sensitive Labor Department records
Al Drago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Friday will consider blocking the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing records from the Department of Labor after a lawsuit alleged that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team [Read More…]
Denver ICE raids targeting 100+ gang members yielded one alleged gang member: Sources
RJ Sangosti/MediaNews/The Denver Post via Getty Images (DENVER) — Two federal law enforcement sources briefed on Wednesday morning’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)-led raids in seven locations across Denver tell ABC News that the operation [Read More…]
DOJ agrees not to publicly release of list of FBI agents who investigated Jan. 6
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department and attorneys representing a group of FBI employees who sued over a list compiled of personnel who worked on cases stemming from [Read More…]
Alexander brothers plead not guilty, prosecutors say they raped more than 60 women
Matias J. Ocner/Pool/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Luxury real estate brokers Tal and Oren Alexander, along with their brother Alon, on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to drug and sexually assault [Read More…]
After 100,000 eggs stolen, CEO says company will crack down on security
Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (GREENCASTLE, Pa.) — The CEO of Pete and Gerry’s Eggs is speaking out after 100,000 eggs mysteriously disappeared from one of its facilities in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, last weekend. In an exclusive interview [Read More…]
Trump meets with Japanese prime minister as tariff threat looms large
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a high-stakes visit for a key ally that depends on the United States for security and [Read More…]
Trump and the ‘unitary executive’: The presidential power theory driving his 2nd term
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump works at a breakneck speed to implement his second-term agenda , including wholesale firings and sweeping policy changes, he and his advisers assert his power over [Read More…]
Budzinski says ‘sledgehammer’ tariff policy bad for business
A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says imposing wide-reaching tariffs on America’s largest trading partners is bad for business. Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski says even though proposed 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada [Read More…]
Tariffs could boost organic grain markets
The senior merchandiser at Illinois-based Clarkson Grain says proposed tariffs on countries like Canada could boost organic grain markets. Kelsey Graber tells Brownfield, “In the organic space we import a lot of organics.” She says, [Read More…]
NCBA sets policy priorities for 2025
Members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association have set their policy for 2025. From tax relief to a farm bill, the policy priorities for the NCBA in 2025 are focused on advancing solutions that help [Read More…]