Year: 2026

A farmer in northwest Missouri says corn and soybeans are making good progress with the heat and rains. Rick Oswald tells Brownfield… “I would guess we have corn that’s close to waist high now, it’s [Read More…]

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ASA director tells House panel USMCA continues to deliver for soybean farmers

A leader on the American Soybean Association executive committee told members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement benefits farmers. Jamie Beyer, who farms near Wheaton in west central Minnesota, testified [Read More…]

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USDA makes limited changes in June WASDE update

USDA made minimal adjustments to the domestic balance sheets for corn, soybeans, and wheat. New crop corn ending stocks were up 3 million bushels from May at 1.96 billion on a slight increase for old [Read More…]

Ukrainian drones target Moscow again, mayor says, as Kyiv claims oil refinery strike

This photograph shows a Ukrainian long-range drone launched by servicemen of the 9th Kairos Battalion of the “Madyar’s Birds” from an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on May 16, 2026. (Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) [Read More…]

Vance Boelter, suspect in Minnesota political killings, pleads guilty in federal case

An exterior view of the Hennepin County Public Safety Facility where suspect Vance Boelter is being held before court appearances on June 16, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Steven Garcia/Getty Images) (MINNEAPOLIS) — Vance Boelter, the [Read More…]

Partial lockdown at Pentagon after ‘hazardous materials incident’ reported

The Pentagon is seen from a flight taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on November 29, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon went into a shelter-in-place Thursday as [Read More…]

High temperatures, humidity prompt heat advisories from East Coast to Midwest to West

Heat alerts weather map (ABC) (NEW YORK) — Dangerously high temperatures and humidity are prompting heat advisories from the East Coast to the Midwest to the West Coast. Here’s the latest forecast: In California’s Bay [Read More…]

Beef consumers don’t need to worry about the screwworm infections in cattle, experts say

Cattle roam a field, June 6, 2026, in La Pryor, Texas. The first case of the New World Screwworm parasite, since its eradication from the country in 1966, was reported in Zavala County’s La Pryor [Read More…]

Search suspended for missing 5-year-old girl swept away in ocean in Laguna Beach: Officials

Crews have suspended the search for a missing 5-year-old girl who was swept away in the ocean in Laguna Beach, California. (KABC) (LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.) — Crews have suspended the search for a missing 5-year-old [Read More…]

House fails to pass short-term extension of FISA ahead of Friday’s expiration deadline

The U.S. Capitol on November 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Eric Lee/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The House on Thursday failed to pass a last-minute, short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, [Read More…]

World Cup 2026: Schedule, groups, host cities and more

Captain Tim Ream of the USA speaks to the media at a press conference during a training session ahead of the 2026 World Cup on June 08, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (NEW [Read More…]

New York Knicks make record comeback to beat San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals

Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the New York Knicks celebrates after his team’s 107-106 victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Four of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on June 10, 2026 [Read More…]

‘Slow Horses’ sets season 6 return

Jack Lowden and Gary Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’ season 6. (Courtesy Apple TV) Slow Horses is hoofing it to season 6. The Apple TV spy drama will return for its six-episode sixth season on Sept. [Read More…]

In brief: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ coming to Disney+, and more

You’ll soon be able to watch Avatar: Fire and Ash at home. The third film in the James Cameron franchise will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+ on June 24 … Ryan Murphy’s new [Read More…]

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CONAB corn estimate for Brazil up on month

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has increased its corn production outlook slightly. CONAB now has the combined corn crop at 140.5 million tons, up 0.2% from May on first crop yields and third crop planted [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical College is ramping up for the fall semester

June 11, 2026 J.P. Skelly

Even though the classrooms are empty, there’s plenty of activity at Mitchell Technical College. President Theresa Kriese says fall registration started last week. “We had about 1,800 people on our campus with our fall registration,” [Read More…]

Silent sirens: Two South Dakota cities experience weather siren troubles

Elena Tittel/South Dakota News Watch SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – When computer technicians investigated Aberdeen’s weather sirens in mid-April, they noticed something didn’t seem right. Ahead of expected severe weather, at 5:49 p.m. Monday, June 8, [Read More…]

State board approves up to $30 million in rebated taxes to help Sioux Falls pork plant’s move

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A South Dakota board approved rebating up to $30 million in sales taxes to Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. for construction costs associated with its move from downtown to northern Sioux Falls, raising total [Read More…]

US Senate committee endorses $20 million for Missouri River drinking water pipeline studies

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Two bills to fund studies on proposed Missouri River drinking water pipelines for South Dakota are headed to the U.S. Senate after a Wednesday vote by the Committee on Energy and [Read More…]

Court hears arguments on ballot-question deadlines as petition drive continues past disputed dates