Month: April 2022
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine updates: Pro-Russian oligarch captured in Ukraine: Zelenskyy
Sergii Kharchenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
ABC World News
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson fined over COVID-19 lockdown breaches
Ben Stansall-WPA Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fined in connection with the police investigation into illegal parties and gatherings held at his residence and other government premises during coronavirus-induced lockdowns, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Our Great National Parks’ producers explain why Barack Obama was a “natural fit” to narrate docuseries
Courtesy of Netflix Need Earth Day plans? Netflix has you covered with their new docuseries Our Great National Parks. Narrated and executive produced by President Barack Obama, the new series brings you up close to nature’s greatest [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 4/12/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cleveland 10, Cincinnati 5 LA Angels 4, Miami 3 St. Louis 6, Kansas City 5 Milwaukee 5, Baltimore 4 [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Advisory issued April 13 at 3:53AM MDT until April 14 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY… * WHAT…West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Some of the strongest winds will be later tonight into Thursday. * WHERE…Portions [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers voice concerns about changes to UW Short Course
Farmers and ag organizations had their first chance to hear why the University of Wisconsin wants to change the Farm and Industry Short Course program. The 135-year-old program has been an accredited on-campus 16-week residential [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Advisory issued April 12 at 8:18PM MDT until April 13 at 2:00AM MDT by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, south central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Biden blames ‘Putin’s price hike,’ says gas prices shouldn’t depend on his committing ‘genocide’
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (MENLO, Iowa) — President Joe Biden traveled to Iowa on Tuesday for his first time as president to announce new efforts to bring down gas prices as the administration faces [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Opioid overdose deaths among teens have skyrocketed due to fentanyl
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Opioid overdose deaths in adolescents rose far more rapidly than the general population between 2019 and 2021, according to a new study of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Health officials warn of ‘large’ outbreak of serious bacterial illness in Florida
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Health officials are warning Florida residents about a “large” outbreak of a potentially fatal bacterial illness known as meningococcal disease that’s primarily affecting gay and bisexual men. [Read More…]
ABC Health News
STDs including gonorrhea, syphilis rose during 1st year of pandemic: CDC
Prapass Pulsub/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Cases of several sexually transmitted diseases continued to increase during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new federal report. Published by the Centers for Disease [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Airline mask mandate extension ‘on the table’ as traveler numbers soar
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House says extending the federal mask mandate for airlines and other forms of transportation is still possible despite urging from GOP lawmakers and transportation industry leaders to end the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Russia could mask chemical weapons with riot control agents: Pentagon update Day 48
Evgen Kotenko/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the U.S. assessment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine’s efforts to fight back. Here are highlights [Read More…]
Ag News
South Dakota corn grower praises reinstatement of E15 summertime waiver
A South Dakota corn grower who sends much of his crop to nearby ethanol plants is praising President Biden’s announcement allowing summertime E15 use. Scott Stahl tells Brownfield says the EPA’s restoration of an emergency [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Advisory issued April 12 at 7:24PM MDT until April 13 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, south central and southeast South Dakota. This includes [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Not a “Nobody”: Bob Odenkirk to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star Monday
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Better Call Saul lead and Nobody star Bob Odenkirk will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. The comic, writer and star of AMC’s Breaking Bad and its [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden addresses New York City subway shooting investigation: ‘We’re not letting up’
Drew Angerer/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden addressed the New York City subway system shooting that left at least 29 injured on Tuesday while he was in Iowa as federal authorities in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Up to 50 shots fired when fight breaks out at Airbnb rental for teen’s birthday party
Timothy Abero / EyeEm /Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A 23-second running gun battle in which 30 to 50 shots were fired during a teen’s birthday party at a rented Airbnb house in a suburb of [Read More…]
ABC National News
NYC subway shooting updates: Cops locate U-Haul linked to suspect
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A gunman donned a gas mask, detonated a smoke canister and opened fire on a New York City subway train Tuesday morning, shooting 10 people and sparking [Read More…]
Ag News
Ethanol producer warns Biden E15 waiver is not a long-term solution
The CEO of a Wisconsin ethanol producer says President Biden’s E15 announcement is still just a temporary fix to a problem his administration helped create. Erik Huschitt from Badger State Ethanol tells Brownfield it’s good [Read More…]