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South Dakota High School Football Media Poll – August 24, 2026
The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Aug. 24 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. [Read More…]
2026 South Dakota High School Volleyball Preseason Media Poll
Here is the South Dakota Media preseason volleyball poll for the 2026-27 season. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, final 2025 records, points and final 2025 poll ranking. CLASS AA 1. Harrisburg [Read More…]
‘The Gentlemen’ renewed for season 3, season 2 trailer debuts
Theo James stars in ‘The Gentlemen’ season 2. (Christopher Raphael/Netflix) The Gentlemen is getting a third season. Netflix has renewed its crime drama series for a third season ahead of the second season’s debut. Creator [Read More…]
Early planting, favorable weather set Minnesota crops up for success
An extension crops educator expects some very good corn and soybean yields this fall in Minnesota. Dave Nicolai with the University of Minnesota says the growing season started off well with early planting and adequate [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 24, 2026
Sep. corn $4.91 and 1/2, up 7 and 3/4 centsSep. soybeans $12.16, down 9 centsSep. soybean meal $320.30, up $2.60Sep. soybean oil 67.13, down 222 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $6.81 and 3/4, up 1/4 centOct. live [Read More…]
Dry weather deteriorating Michigan’s crop conditions
A farmer in Southeast Michigan says he’s only had about two good rains this entire growing season. Blaine Baker tells Brownfield, “Someplace around the 4th of July, we were getting dangerously dry, and picked up [Read More…]
Abundant optimism for west central Wisconsin crops
A west central Wisconsin farmer says nearly ideal growing conditions have farmers in his area optimistic for the coming harvest. Darin Von Ruden, whose family operates an organic dairy farm in Vernon County, tells Brownfield, [Read More…]
57% of U.S. corn, 60% of soybeans good to excellent
U.S. crop ratings generally declined over the past week. That followed another widely mixed week of weather, and falling condition ratings are not uncommon ahead of or during harvest. The USDA says 57% of U.S. [Read More…]
Trump administration to tout efforts to shut down Education Department as school year begins
A person walks past the U.S. Department of Education on March 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — With hundreds of thousands of students returning to classrooms this week, President [Read More…]
USPS makes new rules for mail-in ballots, but they are less restrictive than Trump’s demands
An election worker processes mail-in ballots for the California state primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on June 5, 2026, in City of Industry, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The [Read More…]
Active-duty military spouses detained amid Trump’s deportation campaign
Army Sgt. Hedar Leonel Turcios Juarez’s wife was detained by masked ICE officers outside a Walmart as their 6-year-old daughter watched. (Army Sgt. Hedar Leonel Turcios Juarez) (WASHINGTON) — Army Sgt. Hedar Leonel Turcios Juarez [Read More…]
Trump says he’ll impose new 50% tariffs on Canadian cars and steel in January, escalating trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Evelyn Hockstein – Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday said in a social media [Read More…]
Former NBA player ejected from WNBA game following confrontation
Former basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom and Natasha Cloud of the Chicago Sky yell at one another during the second half between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever, Aug. 23, 2026, in Chicago. (Michael [Read More…]
Kit Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart in ‘Harry Potter’ series
Kit Harington attends the 2026 Disney Upfront at Jacob Javits Center on May 12, 2026, in New York City. (John Nacion/FilmMagic via Getty Images) Kit Harington is headed to Hogwarts. The actor is set to [Read More…]
‘Dancing with the Stars’ pro Sharna Burgess returning to ballroom for season 35
Sharna Burgess attends the 32nd annual Race To Erase MS Gala on May 16, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Kayla Oaddams/WireImage via Getty Images) Sharna Burgess is officially returning to the Dancing with the Stars [Read More…]
‘I was just numb’: Hayden Panettiere’s mother breaks silence on daughter’s death
Lesley Vogel, mother of Hayden Panettiere, speaks with ABC News, August 23, 2026. (ABC News) Hayden Panettiere’s mother is opening up about how she hopes her daughter will be remembered following the actress’s death at [Read More…]
In brief: ‘The People v. Gorilla Grodd’ headed to HBO Max and more
We now know the showrunners for Dungeon Crawler Carl. Deadline reports Chris Yost and Eric Heisserer have been named the co-showrunners of the upcoming Peacock series adaptation of Matt Dinniman’s sci-fi books. Yost is also [Read More…]
MooZOU interactive beef exhibit debuts at Missouri State Fair
A new, interactive play-based learning gallery for beef education made its debut at the Missouri State Fair this year. Teagan Engle, a student at the University of Missouri, says the mobile exhibit was designed to [Read More…]
Missouri State Fair’s Sale of Champions, Best of Missouri Sale raise $384,500
The Missouri State Fair’s Sale of Champions and Best of Missouri Sale raised $384,500 on the final weekend of the fair. Ag Director Chris Chinn tells Brownfield it’s fun to see youth exhibitors showcase their [Read More…]
26/27 wheat export inspections continue to trail 25/26
U.S. wheat trade numbers continue to reflect slow global demand. The USDA says wheat export inspections during the week ending August 20th were sharply below year ago levels and less than what’s needed to meet [Read More…]
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