Month: May 2022

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The first batch of imported baby formula under “Operation Fly Formula” arrived in the United States on Sunday as the Biden administration tries to alleviate the nationwide baby formula shortage. [Read More…]

Dr. Jha urges Congress to fund ‘new generation’ of COVID vaccines for possible fall surge

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Biden administration is planning for a likely wave of COVID-19 infections this fall and winter by ensuring both a “new generation” of vaccines and access to treatment and testing, [Read More…]

Police searching for gunman in fatal shooting on NYC subway

Getty Images / Tim Drivas Photography (NEW YORK) — New York City Police officers are searching for a gunman after a subway passenger was shot and killed in what investigators describe as an unprovoked attack. [Read More…]

Advocates turn to public health approach to combat anti-Asian hate

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Stop AAPI Hate has become a leading force in tracking and addressing the rise in anti-Asian attacks in communities across the country. The leaders behind this group are taking to [Read More…]

Ag News

Schaefer named 75th Alice in Dairyland

May 22, 2022 nedvedmedia

Wisconsin’s 75th Alice in Dairyland is Taylor Schaefer. Schaefer was selected Saturday during the Alice in Dairyland Finals hosted by Dane County in Madison. Schaefer tells Brownfield while growing up on a Racine county farm [Read More…]

Heat Alert: Miami beats Boston 109-103 for 2-1 series lead

BOSTON (AP) — Still angry over a blowout loss in Miami that cost them home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat jumped to a 26-point first-half lead over the Boston Celtics in Game [Read More…]

Pereira leads PGA Championship; Woods withdraws after 79

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Mito Pereira spent four hours soaring and sliding at Southern Hills in the cold and wind, calling it the biggest round of his life Saturday in the PGA Championship and one [Read More…]

Four-run ninth seals 9-2 win for Twins over Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joe Ryan struck out six and the Minnesota Twins capped the game with a four-run ninth inning for a 9-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Ryan [Read More…]

Smeltzer backed by Garlick, Miranda as Twins beat Royals 6-4

KANSAS CITY, Mo (AP) — Kyle Garlick and Jose Miranda each drove in two runs, leading Devin Smeltzer and the Minnesota Twins past the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Friday night. Garlick put Minnesota on [Read More…]

Atty. general: Sioux Falls officer cleared in fatal shooting

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s attorney general said Friday a Sioux Falls officer was justified in the fatal shooting of a man police say threatened them with a knife. Cody Wade Kelly, 41, was [Read More…]

Appeals court: Sex crime conviction stands in Sturgis sting

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled a sex crime conviction doesn’t require that there’s an actual victim. The court this week upheld the conviction of a man stemming from [Read More…]

Weather

Freeze Warning issued May 21 at 8:20PM MDT until May 22 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS

May 21, 2022 J.P. Skelly

…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT SUNDAY… * WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. * WHERE…Kingsbury, Sanborn, Miner, Aurora and Davison Counties. * WHEN…Until 9 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS…Frost and freeze [Read More…]

AEW fosters conversations about masculinity and mental health in wrestling

All Elite Wrestling (NEW YORK) — Professional wrestlers are promoted as heroes and villains, but the vulnerability of the men behind those personas has often been taboo. The upstart All Elite Wrestling, a wrestling organization [Read More…]

Access to Baby Formula Act explained as nationwide shortage leaves parents scrambling

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Saturday aimed at protecting low-income families as the United States grapples with a nationwide baby formula shortage. The Access to Baby Formula [Read More…]

Biden says meeting with Kim Jong Un would depend on North Korean leader’s seriousness

Jeon Heon-Kyun – Pool/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) – In his first trip to Asia since taking office, President Joe Biden laid out conditions for meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. “With regard to [Read More…]

‘Multiple people’ injured in shooting in northern Indiana

kali9/iStock (GOSHEN, Ind.) — “Multiple people” were injured in a shooting in northern Indiana Saturday, police said. The victims were transported to area hospitals and their conditions are unknown at this time, the Goshen Police [Read More…]

At least 2 dead, 44 injured after tornado strikes northern Michigan