Month: June 2022

ABC News (SAN ANTONIO, Texas) — Arnulfo Reyes woke up ready for a good day. His third- and fourth-grade class at Robb Elementary had finished its final tests the week before. Awards were going to [Read More…]

New Everytown report offers proposals to fight gun violence

Steve Prezant/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the absence of action on gun control from the federal government, a new report by Everytown for Gun Safety, first obtained by ABC News, proposes actions governors can [Read More…]

One climber dead, four others rescued on California’s Mount Shasta

Mount Shasta Fire Dept. (NEW YORK) — Multiple climbers were airlifted off California’s Mount Shasta, some in critical condition, on Monday, with one dying as a result of their injuries, authorities said. At least four [Read More…]

Three Missouri inmates still on the run after making holes in ceiling, escaping jail

Barry County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Marshals Service is looking for three men after they climbed through holes they made in the ceiling of their cells and escaped out the back door [Read More…]

Prince Harry, Meghan release new photo of daughter Lilibet

Toby Melville – WPA Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prince Harry and Meghan, duchess of Sussex, have released a new photo of their daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. The photo shows a smiling, red-headed Lili [Read More…]

Behind the scenes of Congress’ gun talks: Fragile optimism for an incremental deal

Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As a bipartisan group of senators — a smaller subset of the original group of 10 — prepared to meet in person on Monday night to go over options for [Read More…]

US service member is ‘possible suspect’ in attack that wounded 4 troops in Syria

Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The military has identified a U.S. service member as a “possible suspect” in an April 7 attack in Syria that injured other American troops, an official said Monday. The Army Criminal [Read More…]

‘Act like you’re asleep’: Wounded Uvalde teacher recounts chilling moment he 1st saw gunman

ABC News (UVALDE, Texas) — An elementary school teacher wounded in the second-most deadly school shooting in U.S. history in Uvalde, Texas, described the chilling moments he first encountered a gunman who would take the [Read More…]

Jared Leto had some fun with ‘Morbius’ memes ahead of ill-fated theatrical rerelease

Sony Pictures Apparently never hearing of the tragedy of Snakes on a Plane, Sony Pictures saw endless memes of its superhero movie Morbius as a good thing and rereleased it in theaters this weekend. Even [Read More…]

Goodbye, Sidney: Neve Campbell exits ‘Scream’ franchise in apparent salary dispute

Netflix/ Lara Solanki More than 25 years after she joined the Scream franchise, and the very year she reunited with her cast members for a hit reboot, Neve Campbell is apparently done. “Sadly I won’t [Read More…]

Cast of iconic ’90s sitcom ‘Martin’ reunites for 90-minute special

BET+ The trailer for the upcoming BET+ special Martin: The Reunion dropped on Monday, and there’s a great chance that after watching the minute-long video you’ll need your tissues. Joining one another on the iconic green couch [Read More…]

FX renews ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ for seasons 5, 6

Proksch, right, and cast/FX Vampires are immortal, and so far, so is the mockumentary series about them, What We Do In The Shadows. FX has renewed the show for season 5 and 6, before its [Read More…]

New indictment of Proud Boys leader charging Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Monday announced a new indictment charging Enrique Tarrio, the chairman of the extremist far-right group the Proud Boys, and four other members with seditious conspiracy [Read More…]

New York governor signs bills that ban semi-automatic rifles for those under 21, outlaws body armor

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (ALBANY, N.Y.) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed sweeping gun reform bills to ban anyone under the age of 21 from buying or possessing a semi-automatic rifle and criminalizing those [Read More…]

Arrest warrants issued for two suspects in Philadelphia mass shooting: Prosecutor

Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Arrest warrants were issued Monday for two suspects in a mass shooting Saturday night in Philadelphia as police continue to work to identify other gunmen in [Read More…]

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins ‘no-confidence’ vote

Alberto Pezzali-WPA Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a “no-confidence” vote on Monday evening, with Conservative lawmakers voting in favor of his leadership by a margin of 211-148. The vote could [Read More…]

Ag News

Wisconsin farmers made planting progress last week

Wisconsin farmers were able to accomplish a lot of tillage and planting last week. USDA reporters say tillage was 94% finished as of Sunday. Eighty-nine percent of the state’s corn is planted with emergence at [Read More…]

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MO crops on normal pace

Missouri’s planting and crop progress is mostly steady with the average. USDA says 95 percent of the state’s corn crop is planted. Corn emergence is still slightly behind at 86 percent. Sixty-one percent of Missouri’s [Read More…]

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Iowa crop condition ratings among best in nation

Iowa’s corn crop is off to a great start. USDA’s latest condition rating puts 86 percent in the good to excellent category, well above the national average of 73 percent. Emergence is 87 percent, six [Read More…]

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Crop conditions mixed in Tennessee