Month: November 2021

iStock/peterspiro (HOUSTON) — Nine victims have been identified in the deadly stage surge at the Astroworld Festival concert. 23-year-old Arturo Sanchez, an attendee, said his heart literally stopped as he was trampled by the crowd, [Read More…]

Judges in Arbery, Rittenhouse cases frustrated as they work to maintain fair trials

iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — Under the glare of dueling national spotlights, judges presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial in Wisconsin and the case against three white Georgia men in the death of Ahmaud Arbery [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: Hospitalizations on the rise in 14 states

CasPhotography/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 758,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]

NJ state senator-elect Edward Durr meets with Islamic group after apologizing for anti-Muslim tweet

iStock/JillianCain (NEW YORK) — A political newcomer who beat New Jersey’s veteran state senate president in a surprise election upset met with a local Islamic group Wednesday after apologizing for a previous anti-Muslim tweet. Edward [Read More…]

Every US citizen who wants out of Afghanistan offered departure, State Department says

christophe_cerisier/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The State Department has arranged a means out of Afghanistan for the last remaining U.S. citizens who are seeking help departing, a senior State Department official told ABC News. It is an [Read More…]

Ag News

What to know when turkey shopping for Thanksgiving

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, you may be wondering how much turkey to buy. Meredith Carothers with the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline has some tips ahead of grocery shopping. For more information call 888-674-6854 or [Read More…]

Ag News

No-till November

Conservation leaders in the Midwest are celebrating “no-till November”, a spin off of no-shave November, by encouraging farmers to consider no-till management plans. In this Managing For Profit, Illinois State Conservationist Ivan Dozier highlights the [Read More…]

Ag News

Missouri Livestock Symposium

Brownfield’s Meghan Grebner, Will Robinson and Cyndi Young will be on the ground in Kirksville, Missouri on December 3 & 4, 2021 for the Missouri Livestock Symposium. …

Ag News

Hog futures mostly lower heading into Friday

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day mostly lower and feeders were higher watching corn, and direct cash business develop. December live cattle closed $.12 lower at $131.87 and February live cattle [Read More…]

Ag News

Minnesota farmer pleasantly surprised with yields

November 12, 2021 J.P. Skelly

A west-central Minnesota farmer says yields are surpassing expectations. Gary Wertish runs a diversified grain and livestock farm in Renville County. “Coming through a drought year, we were pleasantly surprised on the yields we got. [Read More…]

Weather

Wind Advisory issued November 12 at 4:43AM MST until November 12 at 5:00PM MST by NWS

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 [Read More…]

Dwayne Johnson teases his ‘Red Notice’ co-star Ryan Reynolds over his Netflix usage

Netflix While Ryan Reynolds‘ fake feud with good buddy Hugh Jackman is the stuff of Twitter legend, it seems that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is angling for a piece of the action. Johnson posted to social media with a photo of an outdoor [Read More…]

Jared Leto claims he was “only joking” about his gross ‘Suicide Squad’ gifts

Neil Mockford/Ricky Vigil M/GC Images (NOTE LANGUAGE, CONTENT) While he’s gone on the record as having done so, Oscar winner Jared Leto now claims he was joking when he said he’d sent his Suicide Squad co-stars gross “gifts,” like sex toys and used condoms, [Read More…]

Crew member sues Alec Baldwin, armorer and others over fatal shooting on ‘Rust’ set

iStock/MattGush A senior crew member on the set of the movie Rust has filed suit against Alec Baldwin, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director Dave Halls over the fatal October 21 shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Serge Svetnoy was a key gaffer on the production [Read More…]

Frank Grillo’s revved up about ‘Lamborghini’ biopic, reveals the benefits of becoming a cartoon in ‘What If…?’

Grillo on the “Lamborghini: The Legend” set — Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images Frank Grillo has had a busy couple of months. He’s in theaters and can be seen on demand in the crime thriller Ida Red opposite Oscar [Read More…]

50 Cent on his role in ‘The Expendables 4’: “This is my movie. Everybody else just in it”

Prince Williams/FilmMagic 50 Cent has joined the star-studded Expendables franchise featuring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren. Those actors are famous for their many action films, yet Fiddy says for his role in The Expendables 4, he deserves top billing. “This is [Read More…]

Consumer prices soar 6.2% in October, largest jump since November 1990

MicroStockHub/iStock (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices continued to climb at an alarmingly rapid pace last month, according to data from the Labor Department on Wednesday, as inflation woes have cast a shadow over the post-pandemic [Read More…]

Biden to visit Baltimore port amid supply chain, inflation woes

Official White House Photo by Erin Scott (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden plans to visit Baltimore on Wednesday to tout his infrastructure bill and highlight his administration’s work to ease port delays as the United [Read More…]

Battle rages over conservation and local economy in Alaska

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tongass National Forest stretches across nearly 17 million acres of land in southeast Alaska and is home to a lush vibrant ecosystem. It is now also at the center of [Read More…]

Hearst’s magazine workers protest mandatory return-to-office through the National Labor Relations Board