Month: June 2026
Jackrabbit Club Surpasses $3 Million in 2025-26
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State’s Jackrabbit Club surpassed $3 million in donations in one fiscal year for the first time in history, university officials announced Tuesday. “Both the Jackrabbit Club and Jackrabbit Athletic Scholarship Auction [Read More…]
Asian Longhorned tick spread forces cattle producers to change herd management strategies
A cattle producer from Missouri says animal health issues are a top concern right now. Freddie Keaton raises cattle in south central Missouri, and is president of the Independent Cattle Producers of Missouri says the [Read More…]
Rainy stretches hamper Missouri hay cutting
It’s been feast or famine when it comes to precipitation for producers in Missouri. Freddie Keaton raises cattle in the south-central part of the state. “I think we’ve cut 60 acres of hay,” he says. [Read More…]
‘I did not know’: Former Epstein secretary Lesley Groff denies any awareness of boss’ sex crimes
Lesley Groff (C), a former assistant to Jeffrey Epstein, arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill on June 09, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
Bill Gates told House panel Epstein was plotting to blackmail him about extramarital affairs
Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates stops to speak to the media as he arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill on June 10, 2026, in Washington, DC. The [Read More…]
Another hydrothermal explosion has occurred at Yellowstone National Park
Looking south, toward Black Diamond Pool (steaming blue area in the left middle ground) along a fissure that formed during a small hydrothermal explosion on June 13, 2026, in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park. The [Read More…]
‘Permanent repair’ to Reflecting Pool to come around July 4, Trump says
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool continues to show signs of an algae bloom on the National Mall on June 22, 2026, in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump said that another round of repairs to the [Read More…]
Congress agrees on war powers resolution for 1st time since Iran war began
(WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Tuesday adopted a House-passed Iran war powers resolution by a 50-48 vote in a symbolic, yet rare, rebuke of President Donald Trump. This is a developing story. Please check back [Read More…]
Supreme Court makes it easier for border agents to deport green card holders accused of crimes
A light rain falls outside of the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of the release of new opinions, on June 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority [Read More…]
Supreme Court says Exxon can sue Cuba over $1B in seized property — potentially boosting US financial pressure on the country
Rain clouds roll over the United States Supreme Court building on June 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. The high court handed down three decisions Thursday, including United States v Hemani where the court ruled 9-0 [Read More…]
Elizabeth Banks to star as Ms. Frizzle in live-action ‘The Magic School Bus’ film
Elizabeth Banks attends the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Sept. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (John Shearer/WireImage via Getty Images) Get ready for a new field trip. A live-action film adaptation [Read More…]
‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ gets official trailer
Lauren Lapkus, Kevin Sussman, John Ross Bowie and Brian Posehn in ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.’ (Colin Remas Brown/HBO Max) The Big Bang Theory spinoff series Stuart Fails to Save the Universe now has [Read More…]
Senate Ag Committee drops skinny farm bill draft
Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman has released the Agricultural Act of 2026, which he says provides long-overdue stability to the industry. “It will strengthen agriculture, support rural communities and ensure American farm families have [Read More…]
Research finds farmers cautious about shifting management for extreme weather
New research is studying how much of a risk farmers are willing to take to adapt to a changing climate. Natalie Loduca with the University of Illinois’ Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics analyzed grower [Read More…]
Quiet, mixed session for corn, soybeans as wheat retreats
Soybeans were mixed with nearby contracts up and deferred months down. The USDA’s national condition rating held steady and development weather looks mostly favorable. There are some areas of concern, but at least broadly, the [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 23, 2026
Jul. corn $4.09 and 3/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans $11.17, up 1 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal $302.90, up $3.10Jul. soybean oil 70.59, down 56 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $5.86 and 3/4, down 10 [Read More…]
Iowa Soybean Association discusses market trends
The chief officer of demand for the Iowa Soybean Association says export markets are changing. Matt Herman tells Brownfield, “We’ve gone from exporting over half the crop as whole beans and now we’re increasingly exporting [Read More…]
1st-of-its-kind mission will attempt to save aging space telescope using robot spacecraft
Startup Katalyst Space is teaming up with NASA to try and rescue the Swift telescope using the company’s newly developed robotic spacecraft. (NASA) (LONDON) — Satellites don’t always stay in orbit. As they get closer [Read More…]
2 dead in Northern California library shooting
(LOS ANGELES) — Police arrested an 18-year-old suspect in a shooting Monday evening at a Northern California library, which left two dead and one injured, according to the Chico Police Department. Shots were fired soon [Read More…]
3 women dead in Philadelphia double murder-suicide
(PHILADELPHIA) — Three women are dead in a double murder-suicide in a South Philadelphia home, police said. Janice Picano, 67, is believed to have shot Angelina Picano, 18, and Denise Grottini, 55, before turning the [Read More…]
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