Month: June 2022
ABC Politics News
Dramatic details and key takeaways from Tuesday’s Jan. 6 hearing
Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The latest House Jan. 6 committee hearing on Tuesday afternoon focused on what it said was then-President Donald Trump’s “unprecedented” effort to push key state officials to reject the results [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
US airman arrested in connection with Syria base attack that injured 4 other troops
Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An airman was arrested in the U.S. on Thursday in connection with an April attack at a base in Syria that injured four other U.S. service members, according to a new [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senators unveil text of bipartisan deal on gun violence, setting up speedy vote
Image Source/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After weeks of negotiation, a bipartisan group of senators released their anti-gun violence bill on Tuesday evening — setting up a vote in the upper chamber as early as this [Read More…]
ABC National News
Dangerous heat hits South, North and West: Latest forecast
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dangerously high temperatures are slamming the U.S., with the West, South and North feeling the heat. In the South, the heat index — what temperature it [Read More…]
ABC National News
Uvalde City Council denies Pete Arredondo’s leave of absence request
ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — The Uvalde City Council unanimously denied council member Pete Arredondo’s request for a leave of absence from future meetings, in an effort to be more transparent following [Read More…]
ABC National News
Coast Guard urgently search for missing couple hundreds of miles off Atlantic Coast
United States Coast Guard (VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) — The United States Coast Guard is urgently searching for a couple from Virginia Beach, Virginia, who were last heard from hundreds of miles offshore in the Atlantic [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fast food worker arrested after customer finds bag of methamphetamine in their order
Skiatook Police Department (SKIATOOK, Okla.) — An Oklahoma fast food worker has been arrested after a customer allegedly discovered a bag of methamphetamine when they received their food order. The incident occurred on Monday, June [Read More…]
ABC National News
5 key takeaways from Texas Senate’s hearing on Uvalde shooting
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — A top law enforcement official in Texas testified Tuesday that efforts by law enforcement to end the Robb Elementary School mass shooting sooner were an “abject [Read More…]
ABC World News
At least 1,000 dead, 1,500 injured in earthquake in Afghanistan
KeithBinns/ Getty Images (LONDON) — At least 1,000 people have been killed and more than 1,500 others have been injured in a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, according to the country’s state-run media. The U.S. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia stonewalling on missing Americans: State Dept.
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…]
ABC World News
Prince William celebrates 40th birthday
Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince William, the second in line to Britain’s throne, is celebrating his 40th birthday. William’s 40th birthday comes just over five months after his wife Kate, the [Read More…]
ABC World News
2nd American confirmed dead in Ukraine
Johnny Maroun/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — U.S. citizen Stephen Zabielski has died in Ukraine, the State Department confirmed to ABC News Tuesday morning. Zabielski was a 52-year-old U.S. Army veteran. His death was first reported [Read More…]
ABC World News
Iranian officers’ mysterious deaths probed amid rising tensions with Israel
Sir Francis Canker Photography/Getty Images (LONDON) — Researchers and military figures associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its nuclear program and its missile-development industry have either died after a series of “mysterious” incidents or [Read More…]
Ag News
Assessing the summer land market
An ag real estate expert says the land market continues to thrive. Randy Dickhut with Farmers National Company tells Brownfield, “We’re seeing good quality crop land that is still steady. Some places it’s still somewhat [Read More…]
Ag News
IRFA applauds Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act
The executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, passed by the House last week, is an important step to help increase access to E15. Monte Shaw [Read More…]
Ag News
Slightly cooler, drier air settling southward across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, extreme heat is being suppressed southward in the wake of a weak cold front’s passage. In the Ohio Valley, however, where hot, humid conditions linger, Wednesday’s high temperatures could still reach [Read More…]
Ag News
Cooler days ahead for the Heartland; rainfall prospects remain limited
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures in the West and Southeast, while cooler-than-normal conditions will be limited to the central Plains, southern Rockies, and much of the [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued June 22 at 9:16AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. James River near Forestburg affecting Sanborn County. James River at Huron affecting Beadle County. …FLOOD [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota AG convicted on 2 impeachment charges, removed
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate has convicted Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg of two impeachment charges stemming from a 2020 car crash in which he killed a pedestrian, immediately removing him and barring [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Twins open 3-game series against the Guardians
Cleveland Guardians (34-28, second in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (38-30, first in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Aaron Civale (0-0); Twins: Joe Ryan (5-3, 2.81 ERA, 1.02 [Read More…]