Month: July 2022
Cattle futures higher on sharply lower corn
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher waiting for direct cash business to develop. Feeders were sharply higher on the sharply lower move in corn. August lives closed $.52 [Read More…]
Agronomist says it’s not the year to pull back on crop protection products
A southern Illinois agronomist says this not the year to pull back on crop protection products, despite rising input costs. Nick Frederking with AgriGold says grey leaf spot is starting in the crops. “We talk [Read More…]
Illinois cover crop initiative set to take applications
A new cover crop initiative for Illinois growers is opening Wednesday for applications. The American Farmland Trust is opening the Illinois Cover Crop Initiative for farmers to enroll 75,000 acres for cover crops this fall. [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued July 12 at 9:32AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. James River near Forestburg affecting Sanborn County. James River at Huron affecting Beadle County. Little [Read More…]
Judge strikes down most of Minnesota’s abortion restrictions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A judge declared most of Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion unconstitutional on Monday, including the state’s mandatory 24-hour waiting period and a requirement that both parents be notified before a minor [Read More…]
Medicaid expansion groups join for constitutional amendment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A pair of South Dakota campaigns trying to expand access to Medicaid through the November ballot announced Monday they will join efforts to focus on passing an amendment to the [Read More…]
Preliminary approval given for Black Hills drilling
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has given preliminary approval to a Minnesota company that wants to do some exploratory drilling for gold in South Dakota’s Black Hills. The land involved is [Read More…]
South Dakota Democrats pick their candidates at convention
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Democrats picked their candidate in what they hope will be a winnable race for Secretary of State but opted not to name a challenger for state Attorney General. [Read More…]
Pete Davidson drops everything to “shower” with Kim in teaser to new season of ‘The Kardashians’
Hulu Pete Davidson will make his debut on The Kardashians in the second season of his girlfriend Kim‘s reality show. At the tail end of a trailer to September’s second season, Kim is apparently trying [Read More…]
Music notes: Harry Styles, Meghan Trainor, Shawn Mendes, Ed Sheeran and Elton John
A Harry Styles conspiracy theory dropped. TikTok influencer Abigail Henry started the viral rumor that Harry might actually be bald. Fans are honing in on some suspect photos of Harry dancing that show a suspicious hairline. Abigail adds Harry once boasted [Read More…]
Winter wheat harvest in Kansas hits 95%
The winter wheat harvest in Kansas continues to move ahead of the average pace. The USDA says 95 percent of the crop has been harvested, ahead of 82 percent last year and 86 percent for [Read More…]
Crop conditions improve in Nebraska
Nebraska saw an improvement in crop conditions last week. The USDA says the state’s corn condition rating increased one percentage point to 63 percent good to excellent. Eight percent of the crop was silking, behind [Read More…]
Wisconsin crops doing well despite scattered rain
Scattered rains last week helped Wisconsin crops but many areas still need more rain. USDA reporters say 73% of the topsoil has adequate moisture, but 22% is short on moisture. Seventy-six percent of the corn [Read More…]
Broadway’s ‘Funny Girl’: Beanie Feldstein out, Lea Michele in
Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic Lifelong Barbra Streisand fangirl Lea Michele is getting to step in the former Funny Girl‘s shoes. The Glee veteran will play Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of the comedy beginning September 6, [Read More…]
Protest erupts at Broadway Barks, but stars bite back
ABC Audio/Emily Schutz Three-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters hosted her annual Broadway Barks adoption event in New York City’s Shubert Alley on Saturday. This was the 24th year of the event, which aims to [Read More…]
You’re related to WHO? Kevin & Frankie Jonas host ABC’s new game show ‘Claim to Fame’
ABC/John Fleenor On a new ABC game show airing Monday night, 12 people who are related to celebrities will compete to cash in on the fact that they’ve got a famous family member. Called Claim to Fame, [Read More…]
Hulu rings up another season of ‘Only Murders in the Building’
Hulu Ahead of Tuesday’s Emmy nominations announcement — where it’s thought the show will represent in a big way — Hulu has ordered a third season of the beloved comedy Only Murders in the Building. [Read More…]
From Batman to bad man: Chris Hemsworth says Christian Bale’s ‘Love and Thunder’ baddie is MCU’s best
(NOTE LANGUAGE) Thor: Love and Thunder had the third-biggest opening of the pandemic era, raking in $153 million Stateside and more than $302 million overseas over the weekend. For Chris Hemsworth, who, in a Marvel, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/10/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati 10, Tampa Bay 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 9, LA Angels 5 Chi White Sox 4, Detroit 2 Kansas [Read More…]
Biden celebrates passage of gun law at White House
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will host hundreds impacted by gun violence on the White House South Lawn Monday to tout the first major bipartisan gun legislation to pass through Congress [Read More…]
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