Month: June 2022
Causes of death released for Texas family likely killed by escaped inmate
Getty Images (Centerville, Texas) — Five family members believed to have been killed by an escaped inmate in their Texas vacation home last week were fatally shot and stabbed, cause of death reports show. Four [Read More…]
Michigan police officer Christopher Schurr arraigned for killing of Patrick Lyoya, pleads not guilty
Scott Olson/Getty Images (Grand Rapids, Mich.) — Michigan police officer Christopher Schurr appeared in court Friday to be arraigned for the killing of Patrick Lyoya. Lyoya, 26, was shot in the back of the head [Read More…]
Guns in America: Black and Latino community members speak out on Buffalo, Uvalde mass shootings
Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, have bound in tragedy and trauma two communities of color – one Black, [Read More…]
Disappearances of journalist, researcher in Brazilian Amazon spark international outcry
EVARISTO SA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — International outcry continues over the disappearances of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous rights expert Bruno Araújo Pereira, who have been missing in a remote region of [Read More…]
Biden’s mounting nuclear threats from North Korea, Iran
South Korean Defense Ministry/Dong-A Daily via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While the world’s focus has been trained on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling over Ukraine, two other longstanding threats to U.S. national security have [Read More…]
‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ already stomping over global box office
Universal Pictures If the water in your glass is trembling, it could be from the dinosaurs stomping over the global box office. With a strong $18 million from Thursday night sneak previews in the States [Read More…]
‘Becoming Elizabeth’ cast talks surprising historical moments
Starz Becoming Elizabeth, a new series that chronicles the English monarch’s origin story, premieres Sunday on Starz. Alicia von Rittberg stars as a teenage Elizabeth I, and she and the show’s cast told ABC Audio [Read More…]
Leah Remini replacing Matthew Morrison at ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ following “inappropriate” messages
Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images Fox announced Friday that former King of Queens star, and former Dancing with the Stars guest judge, Leah Remini is replacing Matthew Morrison on So You Think You Can Dance. As reported, [Read More…]
Connecticut woman dies from rare tick-borne virus in 2nd fatality this year in US
Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Connecticut woman has died from the rare tick-borne disease Powassan virus, the state’s Department of Public Health announced. This is the first fatality recorded in the state and the [Read More…]
Maple syrup production up this year
Maple syrup production was up this spring in the key production states. Michigan producers used 570-thousand taps to produce 190-thousand gallons of syrup, up 40-thousand gallons from 2021. Wisconsin had 920-thousand taps which yielded 440-thousand [Read More…]
The time to plan for insect pressure is now
Corn and soybean farmers are encouraged to start planning for mid and late season insect pressure now. Ruhiyyih Dyrdahl-Young with BASF says a lesson reinforced by the pandemic is plans are often necessary. “If we [Read More…]
Cattle futures finish the week lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on technical selling. August live cattle closed $1 lower at $136.20 and October live cattle closed $.67 lower at $141.97. August feeder cattle closed [Read More…]
Soybeans give back some gains as corn finishes firm
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, but still finishing the week sharply higher. Old crop U.S. ending stocks were down on the month, pulling new crop stocks lower. USDA did raise old [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 10, 2022
Jul. corn closed at $7.73 and 1/4, up 1/4 centJul. soybeans closed at $17.45 and 1/2, down 23 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $429.10, up $1.60Jul. soybean oil closed at 80.81, down 182 [Read More…]
Dave Brooks named head Mitchell Girls Basketball Coach
Dave Brooks has been hired as the Head Girls Basketball Coach for the Mitchell School District. Coach Brooks has been a member of the girls basketball staff for the past five seasons. “Coach Brooks has [Read More…]
“It’s amazing”: Stars of AMC’s ‘Dark Winds’ talk representation of Indigenous actors, filmmakers
AMC On Sunday, AMC launches its new thriller series Dark Winds. Based on author Tony Hillerman‘s “Leaphorn and Chee” book series, Zahn McClarnon and Kiowa Gordon star as a pair of Navajo police officers investigating a series of murders and a violent [Read More…]
Amazon renews ‘The Boys’ for season 4
Amazon Studios Just a week after its third season premiere, the Emmy-nominated skewed superhero series The Boys is getting a fourth, Amazon Studios has announced. The show’s new season kicked off with three episodes on [Read More…]
Jennifer Hudson could reach EGOT status this weekend
ABC/Paula Lobo Multitalented star Jennifer Hudson has already earned an Emmy, a Grammy and an Oscar for her work in entertainment over the course of the last two decades. The 40-year-old actress is one step [Read More…]
Trump fires back at Ivanka, Bill Barr over Jan. 6 deposition testimony
Chet Strange/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday rebuked his own daughter’s deposition testimony played for millions to hear during the House select committee’s prime-time hearingdetailing its Jan. 6 investigation. Posting [Read More…]
Millions more bottles’ worth of formula set to ship into US in June
Anthony Devlin/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Millions more bottles’ worth of critically needed infant formula are set to touch down on U.S. shores later this month, as the Biden administration continues its push to replenish [Read More…]
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