Month: December 2021

artisteer/iStock (ATLANTA) — It’s a big weekend for college football. Conference championships this weekend will set the stage for the playoffs. Watch the full report from ABC’s Good Morning America for a preview of this [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 12/2/21

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Chicago 119, New York 115 Toronto 97, Milwaukee 93 Memphis 152, Oklahoma City 79 Phoenix 114, Detroit 103 San Antonio [Read More…]

Kevin McCarthy defends Rep. Lauren Boebert after anti-Muslim remark, downplays House infighting

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., attempted to downplay the tumultuous week in the Republican conference on Friday, acknowledging only that some of his hard-right members distract from the GOP [Read More…]

Biden signs short-term funding bill, averting government shutdown through February

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has signed a short-term funding bill to keep the government open until Feb. 18, 2022, narrowly averting a shutdown that loomed for Friday, the White House said. [Read More…]

Bidens help light National Christmas Tree outside White House

Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Christmas season has begun in Washington, with bright lights, festive trees and a touch of bipartisanship in the spirt of the holiday. President Joe Biden, joined by [Read More…]

Appeals court weighs whether Justice Department should substitute for Trump in defamation suit

Bloomberg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court on Friday peppered the Justice Department with questions over whether it’s appropriate for the department to substitute for former President Donald Trump in the defamation lawsuit brought [Read More…]

Blizzard warning issued for Hawaii with at least 12 inches of snow forecast

ronniechua/iStock (HONOLULU) — A blizzard warning has been issued for Hawaii, with at least 12 inches of snow forecast this weekend. The warning is in effect for the Big Island summits from 6 p.m. Friday [Read More…]

Parents charged in Michigan school shooting returning to town, attorney says

Scott Olson/Getty Images (OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.) — The parents charged in connection with this week’s deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan are returning to town for their arraignment, their attorney said, after detectives announced [Read More…]

Jury seated for trial of officer who killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during traffic stop

Kerem Yucel/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — The jury has been selected in the trial of former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter, who’s charged with fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop [Read More…]

Omicron live updates: Variant found in 6 people in Nebraska, 1 person traveled to Africa

Marca Piner/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 785,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns [Read More…]

USDA invests $633M in climate/infrastructure projects

Ag Secretary Vilsack says the USDA is investing more than $600 Million dollars in nearly 800 climate smart and resilient infrastructure projects in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Three million dollars goes to nine [Read More…]

Significant decline likely for grain farm income in 2022

After projecting record grain farm income for 2021, ag economists at the University of Illinois say the number will likely take a significant decline in 2022. Gary Schnitkey outlines three corn and soybean price scenarios [Read More…]

Hog futures hit by profit taking, drop in pork

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower and feeders were down on spread trade and profit taking, with feeders seeing additional pressure from the higher corn. December live was up $.02 at $137.67 [Read More…]

Soybean meal pulls soybeans, corn higher

Soybeans were sharply higher on commercial and technical buying, helping contracts finish higher for the week. Beans followed through on Thursday’s gains, with support from products and the sale of 122,000 tons of 2021/22 U.S. [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: December 3, 2021

December 3, 2021 J.P. Skelly

Dec. corn closed at $5.86, up 9 centsJan. soybeans closed at $12.67 and 1/4, up 23 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $367.70, up $9.70Dec. soybean oil closed at 57.10, up 87 pointsDec. wheat closed at [Read More…]

Mitchell man arrested regarding a stabbing incident

On 12/02/21 at approximately 5:17 pm the Mitchell Dispatch Center received a 9-1-1 call reporting an assault in the 200 block of West 4th street, and that a male victim had been stabbed. Officers from [Read More…]

“Something to remember me by”: Scott Adkins tore Dolph Lundgren’s bicep in their ‘Castle Falls’ fight scene

Shout! Studios While stuntman and actor Scott Adkins and Dolph Lundgren are both no stranger to action on screen, their dust-up in the Lundgren-directed action pic Castle Falls proved painful — for Dolph. Adkins, a martial artist and veteran of Marvel [Read More…]

Dolly Parton, Sandra Oh, Simone Biles and America’s Teachers named ‘People’ magazine’s People of the Year

People People magazine is releasing four covers for its 2021 year-end wrap-up, and each hails one of its People of the Year: Dolly Parton, Killing Eve‘s Sandra Oh, Simone Biles and “America’s Teachers” were all given the honor this year. In [Read More…]

See a life-sized house made of candy come to life on Hulu’s ‘Candified: Home for the Holidays’

Hulu (NOTE LANGUAGE) If you’re in the mood for something sweet this weekend, how does a thousand-square-foot house made of candy sound? Candified: Home for the Holidays is now streaming on Hulu, giving you the chance to see [Read More…]

Stoning in the Deep: Seth Rogen admits he got a little too high for Adele’s concert