Year: 2019
Ag News
Walz and Noem to lead Governors’ Biofuels Coalition
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will lead the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition this year. Walz says they’ll continue urging EPA Administrator Wheeler to honor President Trump’s commitment to making E15 available [Read More…]
News
Amal Clooney among the stars spotted arriving for Meghan Markle’s New York City baby shower
Adrian Edwards/GC Images via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Meghan Markle’s wedding to Prince Harry last May was a star-studded affair, and her baby shower Wednesday in New York City proved no different. Amal Clooney and [Read More…]
News
Wednesday Night Coaches Show: Feb. 20, 2019 CLICK HERE
Wednesday Night Coaches Show Audra Rew – Mitchell Gymnastics Jason Christensen – Dakota Wesleyan Women’s Basketball Matt Wilber – Dakota Wesleyan Men’s Basketball Travis Carpenter – Mitchell Wrestling Todd Nuendorf – Mitchell Boys Basketball Wes [Read More…]
News
Jussie Smollett ‘now officially classified as a suspect’ in alleged attack: Police
Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — After weeks of investigation into Jussie Smollett’s claim of being attacked last month by two men who shouted racist and homophobic slurs while physically beating him and leaving him with a [Read More…]
News
‘ISIS bride’ Hoda Muthana is not a US citizen, Sec. Pompeo says, despite lawyer’s assertions
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — “ISIS bride” Hoda Muthana, who has been asking to return to the United States, is not an American citizen, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Wednesday, contrary to [Read More…]
News
Police: If Jussie Smollett doesn’t speak to authorities, they will resort to ‘other methods’ for accountability
Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — While Chicago police officials confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday that authorities are maintaining a dialogue with Jussie Smollett’s attorneys, they remain anxious to re-interview the actor himself. “We are hopeful [Read More…]
Weather
Ag News
EU might cut soybean purchases if auto tariffs begin
The European Commission President says if President Trump imposes new tariffs on cars, the EU would probably not stick to its promise to buy more U.S. soybeans and energy. Jean-Claude Juncker told a German newspaper [Read More…]
Ag News
Grassley continues push for biodiesel tax credit extension
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley continues to push for reinstatement of the biodiesel tax credit. But Grassley complains that House Democrats are using the tax credit and other expired tax incentives as leverage on other tax [Read More…]
Ag News
Listening session set for Farm Bill implementation
Farmers have an opportunity to tell USDA what is important to them when implementing the 2018 Farm Bill. The agency is holding a listening session February 26th in Washington D.C., and is also accepting written [Read More…]
Ag News
EPA and FFA team up to expand environmental education
Photo by: Eric Vance, U.S. EPA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National FFA Organization have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand environmental education programs. Riley Pagett, the director of advocacy and government [Read More…]
Ag News
CME milk futures down, cash dairy mixed Wednesday
Milk futures were mostly lower and cash dairy prices were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. February Class Three milk was up $.03 at $14.01. March was down $.10 at $14.60. April was down [Read More…]
News
Samsung unveils ‘Galaxy Fold,’ its first foldable smartphone-tablet hybrid
KreangchaiRungfamai/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Fold, a smartphone that fits into your pocket but unfolds into the size of a tablet, at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday. “We are fundamentally limited [Read More…]
News
Snow threatens rush hour commutes across Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast: The latest forecast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Over 2,000 flights have been grounded — many in the Washington, D.C., area — as a winter storm moves through the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Wednesday. Schools in Baltimore, Philadelphia and [Read More…]
News
Snow threatens rush hour commutes across Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast: The latest forecast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Over 2,000 flights have been grounded — many in the Washington, D.C., area — as a winter storm moves through the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Wednesday. Schools in Baltimore, Philadelphia and [Read More…]
News
Snow threatens rush hour commutes across Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast: The latest forecast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Over 2,000 flights have been grounded — many in the Washington, D.C., area — as a winter storm moves through the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Wednesday. Schools in Baltimore, Philadelphia and [Read More…]
News
What’s next for Karl Lagerfeld’s famous cat Choupette?
Franziska Krug/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Champagne baths. Weekly manicures. Private planes. Magazine covers. You name it. She has it. And more is likely on the way. We’re talking, of course, about the late Karl Lagerfeld’s [Read More…]
News
Samsung unveils ‘Galaxy Fold,’ the first foldable smartphone-tablet hybrid
KreangchaiRungfamai/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Fold, a smartphone that fits into your pocket but unfolds into the size of a tablet, at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday. “We are fundamentally limited [Read More…]
News
Vatican to hold unprecedented summit on priest sex abuse starting Thursday
ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) — After thousands of cases of clerical sexual abuse of minors have come to light over decades, an unprecedented summit of leading bishops gathered to discuss the protection of minors in [Read More…]
News
‘ISIS bride’ Hoda Muthana is not a US citizen: Sec. Pompeo
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — “ISIS bride” Hoda Muthana, who has been asking to return to the United States, is not an American citizen, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Wednesday, contrary to [Read More…]