Month: July 2022

VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevailing theory was that if someone was infected with the virus, they were immune — at least for a while. But [Read More…]

FDA authorizes Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in US

Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Americans will likely have one more COVID-19 vaccine to choose from after the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday. [Read More…]

COVID hospitalizations forecast to increase amid concerns over new omicron subvariants

VioletaStoimenova/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the first time since May, COVID-19-related hospital admissions are forecasted to increase again in the U.S., as highly infectious omicron subvariants continue to spread, according to updated forecasting models [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup –7/13/22

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Seattle 6, Washington 4 Minnesota 4, Milwaukee 1 Seattle 2, Washington 1 Toronto 8, Philadelphia 2 NY Yankees 7, [Read More…]

As Democrats sour on Biden, Gavin Newsom sparks presidential-run chatter with attack on Ron DeSantis

Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Gavin Newsom has never been afraid to throw an elbow. During the surge of the COVID-19 delta variant, California’s Democratic governor sat on the [Read More…]

US heat wave may force delays in Amtrak service

Leadinglights/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amtrak has announced an extreme heat warning for the Northeast region, signaling that trains running between New York and Philadelphia might experience delays. “This is a typical protocol for warm [Read More…]

Ag News

Ensuring your crop is protected

Farmers are facing unprecedented volatility in the markets, and protecting their crops is more important now than ever. In this episode, Joel Pierson with AGI says for some farmers that means adding on-farm storage and [Read More…]

Ag News

Why sustainability is becoming more important in food production

The conversation around sustainability means different things to different people. For cattle producers, it is one thing and for consumers, likely something different. Debbie Lyons Blythe chairs the US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. AUDIO: Healthy Living [Read More…]

Ag News

Old technology still popular at Wisconsin farm show

The latest agricultural tools are on display at Wisconsin’s Farm Technology Days, but many people are here to see the old machines. Kevin Schock and his family have brought two of their old Case steam [Read More…]

Ag News

Farmers remain cautious about finances

A financial consultant says more farmers are financially healthy this year, but cautious about the future. Mark Schmitz with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, trade, and consumer Protection says they are seeing more farms in [Read More…]

Weather

Heat Advisory issued July 14 at 2:23AM MDT until July 14 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS

July 14, 2022 J.P. Skelly

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Heat index values up to 100 to 105 degrees expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and [Read More…]

Aerospace company’s test balloons prompt calls of concern

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Citizens who called the National Weather Service concerned about some “silvery objects” in the sky around Sioux Falls this week prompted the agency to tweet that the objects were not [Read More…]

Noem, Smith agree to September gubernatorial debate

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and state Rep. Jamie Smith, the Democratic lawmaker challenging her in the November election for governor, agreed Wednesday to a September debate in Rapid City. [Read More…]

Wolves co-owner Alex Rodriguez says NBA has welcomed him

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alex Rodriguez was standing near his courtside seat, oblivious to a few fans who were snapping a quick photo of the baseball great as they walked by. He was watching the [Read More…]

Abortion ruling to speed process for clinics, patients

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A court ruling that struck down most of Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion as unconstitutional will speed the process for clinics and patients, though providers are still studying all the implications of how the landscape [Read More…]

‘Euphoria”s Martha Kelly still in shock over Emmy nomination

Karen Ballard/HBO Max For four seasons, Martha Kelly played nerdy Costco insurance adjuster Martha Brooks on FX’s Emmy-winning comedy Baskets, but on Tuesday she snagged an Emmy nomination in the Guest Actress category for playing [Read More…]

Report: Daniel Kaluuya will not appear in ‘Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever’

Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney Award-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya will not reprise his role as W’kabi in the upcoming Marvel film Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever. Citing a Wednesday interview with the star for his role in Jordan Peele‘s Nope, Jacqueline Coley, [Read More…]

Judge rejects motion to declare a mistrial in Johnny Depp defamation case

Amber Heard was served another legal defeat in a Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom on Wednesday. Judge Penny Azcarate, who presided over the headline-grabbing defamation case between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, rejected a motion from Heard’s [Read More…]

Universal releases trailer to Rob Zombie’s big-screen reboot of ‘The Munsters’

Universal 1440 Entertainment Complete with the retro title card used by Universal Pictures back in the day, the studio revealed the trailer to hard rocker-turned-director Rob Zombie‘s The Munsters. Deliberately juxtaposing Zombie’s bloody film bona [Read More…]

‘Jersey Shore’ reboot hits pause after original cast cried foul