Year: 2026
Nancy Guthrie abduction: 2nd ransom note sent to Tucson TV station said she died, sources say
This image provided by the FBI on Feb. 5, 2026, shows missing person Nancy Guthrie. (FBI) A second ransom note received by a Tucson, Arizona, television station following the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie said she [Read More…]
Keanu Reeves in talks to star in Lego live-action, animation hybrid movie
Keanu Reeves attends the 78th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 8, 2025, in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Keanu Reeves is looking to enter the world of Lego. The [Read More…]
Year-over-year rise for egg production in May
U.S. egg production was up in May. The USDA says 9.212 billion eggs were produced last month, rising 5% on the year, thanks to a 4% jump in the number of layers to 375.203 million [Read More…]
Cattle producer wants greater transparency from USDA on New World Screwworm response
Cattle producers want the USDA to be more transparent about New World screwworm. Jeff Reed, a cattle producer from southern Missouri, and the past president of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, says transparency could help him [Read More…]
Soybeans mixed, corn and wheat down, watching weather
Soybeans were mixed, unable to follow through on the initial gains. Crush margins have dipped, but are still positive, and bean oil was up on biodiesel demand expectations. The trade is waiting for more new [Read More…]
June rains benefitting Wisconsin crops
A southeastern Wisconsin farmer says a rainy June has just been what his crops needed. Casey Kelleher, who grows corn and soybeans in Jefferson County, says the dry month of May slowed crop development in [Read More…]
Crop conditions hold in South Dakota
Timely rains continue to help crop conditions in South Dakota improve. The USDA says corn is rated 67 percent good-to-excellent and increase of 1 percent on the week. Soybeans are rated 63 percent good-to-excellent, an [Read More…]
Tax Refund Program Open to Senior Citizens and Citizens with Disabilities Deadline Approaching
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota senior citizens and citizens with disabilities have until July 1 to apply for a tax refund through the state’s Tax Refund Program. Eligible individuals may receive a portion of the [Read More…]
Spearfish affordable housing project 1st to tap new fed funds
Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch SPEARFISH, S.D. – A proposed $9.3 million apartment complex planned for this fast-growing city in western South Dakota will be the first to [Read More…]
Judge blocks Trump administration’s ‘haphazard’ voter-screening database
(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Monday blocked a Trump administration voter-screening database, ruling that the government’s “haphazard” system unlawfully consolidated “the private information of millions of Americans” in an effort to purge non-citizens from [Read More…]
‘Extraordinarily broad’: In rare move, judge tosses DOJ subpoenas to Walz in immigration case
Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz makes a speech during the ’10th Austrian World Summit’ climate conference at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, June 16, 2026. (Salih Okuroglu/Anadolu via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal [Read More…]
Iconic record executive Clive Davis dies at 94
Clive Davis attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jon Platt at The Beverly Hilton on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Clive Davis, [Read More…]
Selena Gomez, Timothée Chalamet to star in animated feature ‘Not Alone’
Selena Gomez and Timothée Chalamet on the set of Woody Allen’s ‘A Rainy Day in New York’ on Sept. 11, 2017, in New York City. (Bobby Bank/GC Images via Getty Images) Selena Gomez and Timothée Chalamet [Read More…]
Wheat export inspection pace looks solid early in 2026/27
U.S. export inspections were mixed during the week ending June 18th. The USDA says wheat inspections were up on the week, led by the Philippines, reflecting the good global demand less than a month into [Read More…]
Local Sports: Monday, June 22nd, 2026
PALACE CITY BASEBALL Palace City Baseball Post 18 dropped both games of a doubleheader to Rapid City Post 320 Stars Saturday at Cadwell Park. Game one was a back and forth contest which Post 320 [Read More…]
Heat stress is intensifying worldwide, scientists say
A man cools himself at a public fountain on June 21, 2026 in Seville, Spain. (Marcelo del Pozo/Getty Images) (LONDON) — The number of people who experience heat stress around the world every year has [Read More…]
Tesla allegedly in driver-assist mode crashes into Texas house, woman killed: Investigators
This image released by the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office shows the damage to a home after a Tesla crashed into it, in Katy, Texas, on June 19, 2026. (Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s [Read More…]
Olympian David Hearn arrested at Reflecting Pool says ‘I did not damage’ anything
The Lincoln Memorial is seen on June 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. The National Park Service continues to work to control and remove the algae bloom that has turned the pool green following the Trump [Read More…]
Alan Greenspan, longtime chairman of the Federal Reserve, dies at 100
In this June 27, 2016 file photo Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve and president and founder of Greenspan Associates, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty [Read More…]
In brief: ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ guest hosts announced and more
Curry Barker’s next film has landed at Universal Film Group. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Obsession director’s next film will be released by the studio along with Blumhouse Atomic Monster. The outlet describes it [Read More…]