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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle closed mostly lower, watching direct business develop. August live cattle closed $1.07 lower at $216.95 and October live cattle closed $.67 lower at $214.35. August feeder [Read More…]

Rangers hit season-high 6 home runs in a 16-3 romp over the Twins

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Smith, Jake Burger and Wyatt Langford went deep in the first two innings and the Texas Rangers hit a season-high six home runs in a 16-3 romp over the Minnesota Twins [Read More…]

Governor Rhoden Approves Delay of Special Legislative Session on South Dakota State Penitentiary Replacement

Governor Larry Rhoden has agreed to postpone the special legislative session initially scheduled for July to decide the future of the South Dakota State Penitentiary. Lieutenant Governor Tony Venhuizen, chair of the Project Prison Reset [Read More…]

Johnson of South Dakota votes yes as US House votes to yank billions for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

Jennifer Shutt/South Dakota Searchlight WASHINGTON — The U.S. House narrowly passed legislation Thursday that would revoke $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for public media, including National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, as [Read More…]

Last certificates issued through State Library training institute victimized by budget cuts

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The students who earned their certificates of library management this month with the aid of the South Dakota State Library will be the last for now, due to budget cuts. The [Read More…]

Concerns raised over unintentional coverage losses at final Medicaid work requirements hearing

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight More than a dozen people raised concerns and questions about unintentionally separating patients from their health care and other aspects of South Dakota’s proposed Medicaid expansion work requirements during the plan’s [Read More…]

9-year-old girl nearly loses her hand in shark attack off Florida Gulf Coast

Lee County Sheriff’s Office (BOCA GRANDE, Fla.) — A 9-year-old girl was attacked by a shark while snorkeling off the Florida Gulf Coast, with the animal nearly biting her entire hand off, her family said. [Read More…]

Democrats condemn Sen. Alex Padilla’s treatment at Noem news conference

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Democrats expressed outrage after Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference on Thursday in Los Angeles, taken to the ground and handcuffed [Read More…]

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s family supports him at ‘FUBAR’ premiere

Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix The Hollywood premiere of FUBAR season 2 was a family affair for Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday night. The actor’s family came out to support him ahead of the release of the show’s second season [Read More…]

New ‘Spaceballs’ film announced in video with Mel Brooks

Presley Ann/Getty Images for TCM A new Spaceballs film is coming, with Mel Brooks slated to return in his iconic role as Yogurt, Amazon MGM Studios announced on Thursday. While details about the film’s plot [Read More…]

Corn ekes out modest post-WASDE gain

Soybeans were lower on commercial and technical selling. The USDA made no changes to the domestic supply and demand tables this month, with not a lot of adjustments on the global side of the ledger [Read More…]

Pipeline veto draws mixed landowner reactions

Farmers and landowners in Iowa have had mixed reactions to Governor Kim Reynolds’ veto of a bill that would have limited the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines. “Eminent domain is not good for [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 12, 2025

Jul. corn closed at $4.38 and 1/2, up 1 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.42 and 1/4, down 8 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $294.50, up 30 centsJul. soybean oil closed at [Read More…]

SAF tax credit, digester bills pass committees

Michigan lawmakers have moved forward with bills that could benefit crop and livestock farmers in the state. A bipartisan sustainable aviation fuel tax credit program was passed unanimously this week by the Senate Natural Resources [Read More…]

Ethanol industry continues developing carbon credits for farmers

The CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol says the industry is continuing to develop programs that reward farmers for adopting climate smart ag practices. Brian Jennings says there’s significant demand for low carbon ethanol [Read More…]

Judge declares mistrial on rape count in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial after jury chaos

Michael Nagle-Pool/Getty Images A New York judge has declared a mistrial on the third-degree rape count in Harvey Weinstein‘s sex crimes retrial on Thursday, after the jury foreman refused to return to deliberate. The foreman had told Judge Curtis [Read More…]

Belly wants to marry Jeremiah in ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ season 3 official trailer

Erika Doss/Prime Belly is looking toward the future in The Summer I Turned Pretty official season 3 trailer. In the new trailer, Belly (Lola Tung) and her boyfriend, Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno), announce their plans to [Read More…]

USDA winter wheat crop guess slightly higher

The USDA has modestly increased its expectation for 2025 winter wheat production. The crop is now seen at 1.382 billion bushels, 25,000 more than in May and 2% above 2024, mostly due to an improved [Read More…]

Suspect captured following a high speed pursuit in Roberts County

June 12, 2025 J.P. Skelly

A man wanted by authorities in Roberts County is in the hospital after being injured during a police pursuit Wednesday night. Roberts County Sheriff Tyler Appel says around 9 p.m., sheriff’s deputies, in coordination with [Read More…]

Democratic governors Pritzker, Walz, Hochul face contentious House hearing over ‘sanctuary states’ policies