Year: 2026

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (LAKE MARION, S.C.) — A woman died after being struck by a patio umbrella during strong winds at a lakeside South Carolina restaurant over Memorial Day weekend, officials said. The incident occurred [Read More…]

Ag News

Ag economist: USMCA review could shape North American farm trade

An ag economist with the Ohio State University says U.S. agriculture should be paying close attention to the review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Ian Sheldon tells Brownfield “Mexico’s our number one agricultural export market and [Read More…]

UCLA earns No. 1 seed for NCAA baseball tournament ahead of offensive juggernaut Georgia Tech

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — UCLA was rewarded Monday for its dominant wire-to-wire run through the regular season with the No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament. The tournament opens Friday with 16 double-elimination regionals. Winners [Read More…]

SDSU to Play in Lincoln Regional

The South Dakota State baseball team has been assigned to the Lincoln Regional and will face host and No. 13 national seed Nebraska in the opening round of the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament [Read More…]

Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda ‘will get worse before it gets better’: WHO chief

Martial Trezzini/epa/shutterstoc/MARTIAL TREZZINI/EPA/Shutterstoc (GENEVA, Switzerland) — The head of the World Health Organization warned on Monday that a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda “will get worse before it [Read More…]

Memorial Day observed in Mitchell

May 25, 2026 J.P. Skelly

It was a perfect day for the Mitchell community to gather together in remembrance of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of freedom both at home and abroad. The Memorial Day tributes [Read More…]

In brief: ‘Vought Rising’ first look and more

It seems Tom Hardy will exit the Paramount+ series MobLand after season 2. Deadline reports that the actor will not return to the show if it gets renewed for a third season. Season 2 has [Read More…]

Forest ranger details dramatic cave rescue of man stuck in crevice

Lieutenant John Gullen, an emergency response forest ranger for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, detailed how he rescued a hiker who was stuck in Merlin’s Cave. (New York State Department of Environmental [Read More…]

Ag News

Boozman says standalone nationwide E15 bill has votes to pass U.S. Senate

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says a standalone nationwide, year-round E15 bill has enough support to pass the Senate. John Boozman from Arkansas tells Brownfield “It’s one of the number one priorities [Read More…]

Ag News

Iowa DNR’s Jace Elliott on 2026 Deer Season Outlook & Population Trends

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Ag News

Replant Likely Due to Dry Conditions

While there’s been excessive rains across much of Missouri, the Bootheel has been dry. Farmer Aaron Porter says that’s been affecting soybeans. Learn more in this Spotlight on Soybeans! The post Replant Likely Due to [Read More…]

Ag News

Higher placements, fewer marketings, and ongoing drought impacts

An ag economist says there are a couple of factors contributing to the increase in cattle being placed into feedyards. University of Tennessee ag economist Charley Martinez says placements were up 6 percent in the latest Cattle [Read More…]

Widow of Vietnam War veteran encourages more nominees for In Memory program

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A South Dakota woman wants more families of Vietnam veterans to know about a national program honoring those who came home from war and later died. Bonnie Bjork’s husband, Timothy, died on March 3. [Read More…]

Standing Rock anniversary event to include music, speakers, celebrity visitors