Month: February 2022
Ag News
MO farmers testify in support of ’eminent domain’ bill
Missouri Farm Bureau president and farmer Garrett Hawkins has testified in favor of a bill that would protect farmland from eminent domain in the case of utility infrastructure. He testified before the Missouri Senate ag [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois Farm Bureau outlines current state legislative priorities
Budgets, nutrient loss reduction, agritourism liability and grants for minority farmers are all bill topics Illinois Farm Bureau is keeping an eye on at the state capitol. Mark Gebhards tells Brownfield with a condensed legislative [Read More…]
Ag News
Economist says beef-on-dairy opportunities exist
A livestock economist says the current beef market conditions can be an opportunity for dairy producers. Brenda Boetel is with the University of Wisconsin River Falls. She says, “Long term, yes. So as the herd [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota Congressman Jim Hagedorn dies
Minnesota Congressman Jim Hagedorn, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, has died. The Republican represented Minnesota’s 1st District, which covers much of the southern third of the state, since 2019. House Ag Committee Ranking [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Snapchat adds new feature to keep college students safe on campus
DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Many college students returned to in-person learning this past fall and for some sophomores, it was their first time on campus since the pandemic began. This situation [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Out with the old, in with the new: TikTok wedding trends in 2022
Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After two years of postponed and canceled weddings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, couples are making their way down the aisle again surrounded by their loved ones. And in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Shamrock Shakes will be back at McDonald’s later this month
McDonald’s (NEW YORK) — Spring and St. Patrick’s Day are around the corner, which means it’s almost McDonald’s Shamrock Shake and Oreo Shamrock McFlurry season. The iconic creamy, frozen treats will officially return to McDonald’s [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Parents remember 7-year-old daughter who died after contracting COVID-19
Jennifer Graviss (NEW YORK) — A Tennessee family is speaking out to share memories of their 7-year-old daughter, who died Feb. 7, less than 72 hours after testing positive for COVID-19. “She was just a [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Elana Meyers Taylor elected Team USA Olympic closing ceremony flag bearer
Julian Finney/Getty Images (BEIJING) — After missing the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony due to a positive COVID test, bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor will have her chance to wave the American flag at the closing ceremony [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kim Potter, who killed Daunte Wright, sentenced to 24 months
Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to 24 months on Friday, following her conviction in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia-backed separatists announce mass evacuations
pop_jop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States continues to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region, with President Joe Biden telling reporters Thursday that the threat is [Read More…]
ABC World News
Abandoned cargo ship carrying more than 1,000 luxury cars is burning in the Atlantic
Marinha Portuguesa (NEW YORK) — An abandoned cargo ship carrying more than 1,000 Porsches and other luxury vehicles is burning in the Atlantic Ocean. The fire on the Felicity Ace broke out on Wednesday. The [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Advisory issued February 18 at 10:00AM MST until February 18 at 6:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Sex and the City’ author Candace Bushnell “really startled” about HBO Max’s follow-up ’And Just Like That…’
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows Candace Bushnell is sharing how she really feels about And Just Like That…. In an interview with The New Yorker, the author, who wrote the column that inspired the original series Sex and the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Forrest Gump’ trio going to ‘Here’; John Williams returns for ‘Kenobi’, and more
Out of the blue clear sky, the trio behind the 1994 film Forrest Gump is reuniting for an adaptation of Richard McGuire‘s 2014 graphic novel, Here. Deadline reports Eric Roth will co-write the script with Robert Zemeckis, who will also direct, and Tom Hanks will star. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Tiger Woods gives health update nearly one year after car crash
Jun Sato/Getty Images Nearly one year after undergoing emergency surgery following a serious car accident, Tiger Woods is giving fans a health update. During news conference at Wednesday’s Genesis Invitational, the professional golfer told reporters, “I wish I [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin to oversee massive nuclear drills on Saturday
pop_jop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States continues to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region, with President Joe Biden telling reporters Thursday that the threat is [Read More…]
Ag News
An active pattern set to resume early next week across the Heartland
For the remainder of Friday, wind-driven snow showers may result in visibility reductions and travel disruptions in portions of the north-central U.S. By Friday night and Saturday, snow will shift into portions of the Great [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Severance’ is a workplace comedy with a sinister twist
Courtesy of Apple TV+ How do you balance the time between your work and your life? That’s one of the central questions of the new Apple TV+ series Severance, in which employees voluntarily undergo a procedure [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 2/17/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington 117, Brooklyn 103 Miami111, Charlotte 107 (2OT) Dallas 125, New Orleans 118 Philadelphia 123, Milwaukee 120 LA Clippers 142, [Read More…]