Month: June 2022
ABC National News
Yellowstone closes after ‘unprecedented’ rain washes out roads
National Park Service (WASHINGTON) — All Yellowstone National Park entrances have been closed in the wake of “unprecedented” rainfall causing “substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roadways,” the National Park Service announced Monday, with the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Bear euthanized after ripping into tent, injuring mother and daughter in Tennessee
Alfredo Alonso Avila / EyeEm / Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Great Smoky Mountains bear has been euthanized after officials said it attacked a mother and her daughter while they were camping in the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukrainian official pleads for tanks, drones, rockets
Celestino Arce/NurPhoto 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…]
ABC World News
Departing plane’s crew acted appropriately in harrowing incident with desperate Afghans: US military
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Multiple military reviews have found a cargo-plane crew acted appropriately and broke no rules in the course of a deadly incident during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Royals mark Garter Day as Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Andrew skip public events
Hugh Hastings – WPA Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — Members of Britain’s royal family stepped out Monday for Garter Day, marking the first time the annual tradition has returned since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association Summer Tour
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Larry Lee will be on the ground in Clear Lake on June 18, 2022 for the Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association Summer Tour. …
Ag News
Grain market closely watching crop acreage
An ag economist says the market will be closely watching crop acreage numbers for trading signals the rest of June. The University of Missouri’s Ben Brown said he’s curious to see where USDA pins corn [Read More…]
Ag News
More dairy farmers are using alternative forages
A crops and soils expert says many dairy farmers are relying less on alfalfa and more on alternative forages. University of Wisconsin Extension agent Kevin Jarek tells Brownfield multiple years of alfalfa field damage led [Read More…]
Ag News
Right to repair lawsuits consolidate in IL court
At least seven right to repair cases against John Deere are being consolidated in the U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois. The individual cases allege John Deere violated the Sherman act by monopolizing the repair [Read More…]
Ag News
SCOTUS to hear arguments for two ag cases in October
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for two closely watched ag cases in October. The Court released its oral argument schedule on Tuesday for the first sitting of the 2022-2023 term. On October 3, [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued June 14 at 9:25AM 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…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kevin Spacey formally charged with four counts of sexual assault by English prosecutors
Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images (NOTE CONTENT) Prosecutors in England have formally charged Oscar winner Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men and an additional charge regarding nonconsensual sexual activity. The star of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Selena Gomez says ‘Only Murders in the Building’ co-stars taught her to expect more from men
Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu Selena Gomez is much, much younger than her two co-stars in the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building, but she says being around them has taught her some valuable lessons — including one [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ returning for fifth season on September 14
Hulu The Emmy-winning drama The Handmaid’s Tale will return to Hulu on September 14 with a pair of new episodes. The streaming service on Monday teased a pair of first-look shots from the forthcoming season, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
S&P 500 closes in bear territory as global stock selloff gains steam amid inflation
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Global stocks tumbled and the S&P 500 closed in bear market territory Monday as fears over inflation rattle investors around the world. The S&P 500 closed down 151 points, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Stores report tampon shortage as women struggle to find product
Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The latest supply shortage to hit stores in the United States is disproportionately impacting women who menstruate. Major retail chains across the country are reporting a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Dramatic details you may have missed in Monday’s Jan. 6 hearing
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After nearly two hours on Monday, Chairman Bennie Thompson gaveled out the House Jan. 6 committee’s second hearing this month to publicly unveil the findings of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
The ‘big lie’ looms on Tuesday’s primaries in Nevada and South Carolina
Minko Chernev / EyeEm / Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the House Jan. 6 committee’s latest hearings ramp up, they overlap with a set of primary races on Tuesday featuring a slate of Donald Trump-endorsed [Read More…]
ABC National News
Quick-thinking staffers save camp children from suspected gunman in Texas
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (DUNCANVILLE, Texas) — Police shot and killed a suspect Monday morning after he entered an athletic complex where summer camp was taking place in Duncanville, Texas, allegedly armed with a handgun, authorities [Read More…]
ABC National News
Gun deal negotiators may finish draft of new law this week, ahead of speedy vote, Sen. John Cornyn says
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Now that a tentative deal on trying to curb gun violence has been reached in the Senate, negotiators are working to make the proposal a reality [Read More…]