Month: May 2022

During the next few days, back-to-back storm systems will cross the nation from west to east. The initial storm, currently centered over the middle Mississippi Valley, will reach the Northeast by mid-week. The trailing system [Read More…]

667K Minnesota workers to get pandemic ‘hero pay’ bonuses

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Some 667,000 Minnesota workers who were on the front lines of the pandemic can expect to claim their $750 bonus checks in 10 to 12 weeks, state officials said Monday. [Read More…]

Vikings decline 5th-year option on center Garrett Bradbury

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings declined the fifth-year option on the contract for center Garrett Bradbury on Monday, sending their 2019 first-round draft pick into the final season of his rookie deal. Bradbury [Read More…]

Perron’s hat trick helps Blues beat Wild 4-0, seize home ice

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — David Perron was quarantined in his basement last year, listening to his kids run around upstairs and watching the St. Louis Blues get swept out of the first round. The [Read More…]

Correa’s tiebreaking single gives Twins 10th win in 11 games

BALTIMORE (AP) — At the end of another solid outing, Chris Paddack left some unfinished business for his bullpen to clean up. Joe Smith immediately induced an inning-ending double play, and the Minnesota relievers kept [Read More…]

Twins put Sanó on IL, bring up infield prospect Miranda

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Minnesota Twins put Miguel Sanó on the 10-day injured list Monday and called up infield prospect Jose Miranda to make his big league debut. The 23-year-old Miranda is slated to play [Read More…]

South Dakota ethics board grinds forward on Noem complaints

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota ethics board on Monday moved to hire an outside attorney as it considers a pair of ethics complaints against Gov. Kristi Noem, delaying its decision on whether [Read More…]

In brief: Universal closes in on new ‘Fast X’ director, ‘Masked Singer’ goes global, and more

Universal may have found its replacement for director Justin Lin, who made the surprising announcement last week that he was exiting Fast X. Deadline reports Louis Leterrier is in the running to take Lin’s place; [Read More…]

‘American Idol’ takes a trip down memory lane with ’The Great Idol Reunion’

ABC/Christopher Willard It was a blast from the past on Monday night’s American Idol. In celebration of its milestone 20th season, some of the show’s alumni gathered for a night of appearances and performances in [Read More…]

New warning about rise in home-buying scams

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As home buyers face low inventory, many are eager to make a deal as soon as they can, which can put some are risk for scams. Experts are warning [Read More…]

Facing labor shortages and cost hikes, many long-term care facilities are shuttering

Johner Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the sun-baked 66 miles between Tucson and Nogales at the Arizona-Mexico border, there’s only one place that’s able to provide the intensive, hands-on care so many patients need [Read More…]

Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins suspended six games for violating PED policy

Christian Petersen/Getty Images (TEMPE, Ariz.) — Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins will be absent from the first six games of the 2022 season for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy, the league announced on [Read More…]

Farmers dealing with record-high diesel prices

Diesel fuel can be added to the list of input costs reaching record-highs for farmers. GasBuddy’s Patrick De Haan tells Brownfield the national average reached $5.32 per gallon Monday. “The average price in Iowa has [Read More…]

Building Local Demand

In this episode of Missouri Corn Talk Don Nikodim, Executive Director of the Missouri Pork Association, highlights their partnership with Missouri Corn including their efforts to support legislation impacting both corn and pork producers as [Read More…]

Developing educational resources for farmers

Understanding the biggest issues for Ohio soybean farmers is crucial to agriculture’s success in the future. In this Voice of Soy, Kirk Merritt, executive director for the Ohio Soybean Council talks about how checkoff dollars [Read More…]

It’s your voice

Iowa Corn Growers vice president Denny Friest of Radcliffe says the Association continues to fight on behalf of farmers as fertilizer prices escalate. He tells Brownfield they’ve written the International Trade Commission about foreign tariffs [Read More…]

Warmer across the Corn Belt; an active pattern on much of the Plains

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures throughout the central and eastern U.S., except along the middle and northern Atlantic Coast. Cooler-than-normal conditions will prevail in [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia’s military ‘now significantly weaker,’ UK says

SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine updates: ‘Powerful explosions’ heard in Russian city of Belgorod

Scott Peterson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Ukrainian [Read More…]

Michael John Warren learned he was directing ‘Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known’ a week before filming