Month: April 2022
Ag News
Survey: farmers don’t expect commodity prices to offset rising ag input costs
Producers are slightly more optimistic about their farms’ financial performance, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. But, Purdue University’s Jim Mintert says farmers surveyed don’t expect commodity price strength to offset [Read More…]
Weather
Red Flag Warning issued April 11 at 10:40AM MDT until April 11 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA… * AFFECTED AREA…In South Dakota…Fire weather zone 050 [Read More…]
Latest News
Camper comes off hitch, sparks ignite grassfire in Watertown
WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) — A camper that came unhooked from a pickup hitch caused sparks that ignited a grassfire Saturday in Watertown, authorities said. Watertown Fire Rescue was called to the scene about 1:10 p.m. [Read More…]
Latest News
Spring storm packing blizzard conditions for northern Plains
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A significant spring storm headed for the northern Plains is packing blizzard conditions with significant snow accumulation and drifting, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologists posted a blizzard warning for [Read More…]
Latest News
Woman gets probation for theft of pandemic-related funds
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota woman has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay more than $20,000 restitution after defrauding multiple government agencies of pandemic-related jobless funds. Marietta Ravnass, 52, of [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Black women turn to doulas as maternal mortality crisis deepens
LeoPatrizi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — April 11-17, 2022, is Black Maternal Health Week, a time to put a spotlight on and have a national conversation about Black maternal health in the U.S., according to Black [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden admin, DOJ to announce final rule on ‘ghost guns’
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and the Department of Justice are set to announce a final rule on “ghost guns” on Monday in the Rose Garden. A “ghost gun” is a firearm [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia may use phosphorus munitions in Mariupol
Ukrainian forces fire GRAD rockets toward Russian positions in Donbas, Ukraine on April 10, 2022 – Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine [Read More…]
ABC World News
Queen Elizabeth says COVID-19 leaves ‘one feeling very tired and exhausted’
Chris Jackson – WPA Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth spoke for the first time publicly about her own battle with COVID-19, saying the virus leaves “one feeling very tired and exhausted.” The queen, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukraine is ‘preparing’ for attack in the east by Russian forces, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that an attack from Russian forces in the east is looming. But he said Ukrainian troops are ready. “Russian troops will move [Read More…]
ABC World News
Macron, Le Pen advance to second round of French elections
Chesnot/Getty Images (PARIS) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, a far-right presidential candidate, took the top two spots in the first round of the presidential elections on Sunday, according to preliminary results. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘American Idol’ recap: Jimme Allen mentors as America takes the reigns
ABC/Karen Neal Now that the Top 24 has been decided, it’s America’s turn to take the reigns on American Idol. Sunday’s episode saw half of the contestants being mentored by country star Jimmie Allen, who was a [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 4/11/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Oakland 4, Philadelphia 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 0 Texas 12, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two killed, 10 injured during nightclub shooting in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa
kali9/Getty Images (CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) — Police in Iowa are investigating the scene of a nightclub shooting that killed two people and injured 10 others. Shots broke out Sunday at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Forces preparing for Russian attack on eastern Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian forces fire GRAD rockets toward Russian positions in Donbas, Ukraine on April 10, 2022 – Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine [Read More…]
Ag News
Don’t fall flat
Corteva Agriscience Enlist field specialist Steve Snyder recommends a program approach to controlling weeds that involves different herbicide sites of action and an effective postemergence plan. He tells Brownfield the Enlist system allows for a [Read More…]
Weather
Red Flag Warning issued April 11 at 2:53AM MDT until April 11 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA… The National Weather Service [Read More…]
ABC Business News
States’ registration plans could accelerate electric vehicle adoption
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Last month, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a climate change legislative package that included a goal to have every passenger car registered or sold in the state be an [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Fauci advises assessing personal risk amid COVID-19 uptick
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to the White House, said Americans should continue assessing risk for themselves as COVID-19 cases tick up. “It’s going to be a person’s decision [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Russia ‘planned’ attacks on Ukrainian civilians: National security adviser Sullivan
ABC News (NEW YORK) — National security adviser Jake Sullivan said the latest reports of Ukrainian civilians being tortured and killed by Russian troops have been “horrifying…downright shocking, but they have not been surprising.” Sullivan [Read More…]
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