Year: 2026
Davison County Jail Moves Inmate Mail to Digital Scanning System Beginning Feb. 1
MITCHELL, S.D. — Davison County Jail will begin routing most inmate mail through a new digital scanning system starting Feb. 1, a move jail officials say is designed to improve safety, reduce contraband and speed [Read More…]
South Dakota looks to space for final stretch of high-speed internet access initiative
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight It’s expensive to extend fiber-optic cable to the remaining locations in South Dakota that don’t have high-speed internet, so the state is leaning into providers offering service from satellites in space. [Read More…]
‘Heated Rivalry’ author announces new Shane and Ilya book, ‘Unrivaled’
(L-R) Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander and Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov in ‘Heated Rivalry’ on HBO Max (Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max) (SPOILER ALERT) You won’t have to leave the cottage anytime soon. Heated Rivalry author Rachel [Read More…]
Kendrick Lamar, ‘Sinners’ and ‘Bel-Air’ nominated for 57th annual NAACP Image Awards
Kendrick Lamar poses for a photo at the Super Bowl LIX Pregame & Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Press Conference at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Feb. 6, 2025, in New Orleans, [Read More…]
USDA raises Brazil soybean crop, export guesses
The USDA has increased its expectations for 2026 soybean production in Brazil. Brazil’s bean crop is now seen at 178 million tons, up 3 million from December on generally favorable weather and potentially 6.5 million [Read More…]
Turkey hatchery numbers back up higher production outlook
Turkey hatchery numbers are pointing to higher production in 2026. The USDA says 20.863 million turkey poults were hatched during December 2025, up 2% from December 2024, while 19.412 million poults were placed into meat [Read More…]
Lower-yielding acres offer opportunity for prairie strips
An ag prairie specialist says prairie strips can be used on lower-yielding acres. Tim Youngquist with Iowa State University says these acres are a great opportunity to integrate perennial vegetation, reducing the cost of inputs [Read More…]
Strong cattle prices made 2025 a good year, Iowa producer says
A south-central Iowa cattle producer says 2025 was a strong year for his family’s business. Matt Russell has a cow-calf operation in Marion County and says it’s a good time to be in the cattle [Read More…]
Grain sampling can lead to better management of input costs
High fertilizer prices have farmers looking for ways to cut back. “That question that we get is, where can I cut on my costs?” Dr. Andrew Margenot (MAR-guh-not), professor of soil sciences at the University [Read More…]
Authorities announce major bust in Canada’s biggest gold heist ever
Peel Regional Police and the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau will announce details and arrests made concerning the theft of gold from Pearson International Airport in Toronto, April 17, 2024. Peel Regional Police (TORONTO) — [Read More…]
Driver shot during Portland immigration operation charged with assault: DOJ
Luis Nico-Moncada is seen in a photo released by Homeland Security, Jan. 9, 2026. (Department of Homeland Security/X) (PORTLAND, Ore.) — The driver who was one of two people shot by a federal agent during [Read More…]
Largest nursing strike in New York City history begins amid stalled contract negotiations
Nurses hold signs during a strike over contract negotiations on January 11, 2022. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The largest nurses’ strike in New York City history began Monday morning after [Read More…]
Netflix shares new ‘One Piece’ season 2 teaser trailer
Iñaki Godoy stars in ‘One Piece’ season 2. (Netflix) Netflix has unveiled a new teaser trailer for One Piece season 2. The trailer for the upcoming second season of the series arrived on Monday. This [Read More…]
Iranian leader, Trump trade threats as activists say protest deaths rising
Hundreds joined a public rally in London in support of the protestors in Iran, calling for regime change from clerical rule and for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to step down. (Lab Ky Mo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty [Read More…]
Ex-husband charged with aggravated murder in slaying of Ohio couple due in court
Spencer and Monique Tepe are seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy Rob Misleh) (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A man is due in court on Monday for allegedly gunning down his ex-wife and her husband in their Ohio home [Read More…]
Luigi Mangione latest: Judge orders hearing over seizure of backpack
Luigi Mangione appears for a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court, December 18, 2025 in New York City. (Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A [Read More…]
Transgender athlete bans get Supreme Court review in landmark case
Becky Pepper Jackson competes in discus and shot put on the girls high school track and field team in her West Virginia hometown. (ABC News) (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday will for the [Read More…]
Stocks fall after Trump’s DOJ opens criminal probe into Fed Chair Powell
Money Cash Stocks Decline ( Anton Petrus/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Stocks slid in early trading on Monday hours after reports that the Department of Justice had opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell [Read More…]
In brief: ‘Love Island: All Stars’ gets Peacock premiere date and more
The Producers Guild of America announced its nominees for the PGA Awards, which reward both film and TV projects. The films vying for the top prize of the Darryl F. Zanuck award for outstanding producer [Read More…]
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ tops the box office for a fourth straight week
Zoe Saldaña stars as Neytiri in ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash.’ (20th Century Studios) It was another winning weekend at the box office for Avatar: Fire and Ash. The third movie in director James Cameron’s Avatar franchise [Read More…]
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