Year: 2021

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 757,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]

Suspect in fatal shooting of Georgia police officer found dead

iStock/South_agency (ATLANTA) — The man suspected of shooting and killing a police officer in Georgia last week was found dead Tuesday night. Police sources told WSB-TV, an ABC affiliate, that Jordan Jackson was found dead [Read More…]

Prosecutors taking over case of missing New Jersey 14-year-old Jashyah Moore

iStock/ijoe84 (NEW YORK) — Prosecutors are taking over the case of a 14-year-old New Jersey girl who has been missing for nearly a month. Jashyah Moore, 14, was last seen around 10 a.m. on Oct. [Read More…]

Benton Harbor, Michigan, lead pipe removal is finally underway

iStock/carterdayne (BENTON HARBOR, Mich.) — Construction has finally begun in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to replace the lead-tainted service lines that have been poisoning the predominantly Black community’s water supply for years. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer [Read More…]

COP26 updates: US, China pledge to work together on climate crisis

oonal/iStock (GLASGOW, Scotland) — Leaders from nearly every country in the world have converged upon Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference that experts are touting as the most important environmental summit [Read More…]

Ag News

Cattle market compromise bill aims to improve transparency

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa says cattle producers across the country are counting on Congress to make real reforms to the cattle market. He says the bipartisan compromise bill announced earlier this week will [Read More…]

Ag News

Axne urges passage of supply chain bills

Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne is urging passage of bipartisan supply chain legislation she is cosponsoring now that Congress has passed the infrastructure bill. The Democrat says the four bills in her ‘Supply Chain Solutions Agenda’ [Read More…]

Ag News

Michigan specialty crops granted more than $4 million, conservation districts nearly $10 million

Michigan’s specialty crop sector has received $4 million for 18 projects enhancing the state’s competitiveness. Federal funding through the USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program was distributed through the state’s ag department to focus on [Read More…]

Ag News

Small meat processing at fork in the road

A livestock economist says the future of meat processing will likely take one of two routes depending on COVID-19. The University of Missouri’s Scott Brown tells Brownfield there is a lot of legislative and producer [Read More…]

Ag News

NCBA says the new compromise bill is a starting point

November 10, 2021 J.P. Skelly

A compromise bill announced this week takes another stab at addressing the price imbalance in the cattle industry. “We have a starting point here, but the Devil is in the details.” Ethan Lane with the [Read More…]

Weather

Wind Advisory issued November 10 at 8:31PM MST until November 12 at 5:00PM MST by NWS

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of east central and southeast [Read More…]

News

Suspect arrested in a deadly shooting in Scotland, South Dakota

November 10, 2021 J.P. Skelly

There’s additional information regarding Tuesday evening’s deadly shooting in Scotland that left three people dead and two wounded. The Bon Homme County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of shots-fired at a Scotland residence near [Read More…]

Ken Jennings reveals Alex Trebek’s widow gifted him cuff links for his ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host gig

Jeopardy! Productions/Sony Picures Television Ken Jennings revealed the “lovely” gift he received from Alex Trebek‘s widow, Jean, when he first guest hosted “Jeopardy!” after the longtime host’s death. “The first day I came in to guest host was just [Read More…]

‘John Wick 4’ officially wraps; could its title go the way of the samurai?

Lionsgate An Instagram post from actor Shamier Anderson, who co-stars in the upcoming fourth John Wick movie, seems to suggest that shooting on the film is over. Anderson’s post features a series of photos, including one of him smiling next [Read More…]

Ryan Reynolds admits the thought of having a son “terrified” him

Netflix © 2021/Frank Masi Ryan Reynolds is not only thrilled to be a #GirlDad — he is admittedly very thankful that he and wife Blake Lively haven’t produced a son. Speaking to Access, the Free Guy star opened up about being the [Read More…]

Salma Hayek “burst into tears” after donning her ‘Eternals’ costume

Marvel Studios Salma Hayek became one of the few Latina actresses in the MCU when she suited up as Ajak, a member of the immortal race of superheroes in Marvel’s Eternals, and it was an emotional experience for her. [Read More…]

50 Cent shares how he convinced Eminem to play White Boy Rick on Sunday’s episode of ‘BMF’

Courtesy of Starz While BMF executive producer 50 Cent may currently be “disappointed” with Starz for prematurely releasing Sunday’s episode a week early, the rapper-turned-TV executive says he’s still incredibly proud of Eminem‘s performance in the [Read More…]

General Electric stock surges on news it’s splitting into 3 companies

iStock/jetcityimage (NEW YORK) — Shares for General Electric surged 6% in early trading Tuesday after the historic American conglomerate announced plans to split into three publicly-traded companies focused on aviation, health care and energy. Investors [Read More…]

Uber, Lyft making record profits as consumers pay high prices

Mario Tama/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Uber and Lyft are boasting record profits as both companies say they are aggressively recruiting drivers to fill a void created by the pandemic. Since the pandemic, rideshare costs [Read More…]

What to know about Los Angeles’ strict vaccine mandate as it goes into effect