Month: August 2022
Ag News
Wisconsin crops improving after rain
Wisconsin crops are doing well after more scattered rain over the past week. Corn silking is at 88%, with 44% of the crop in the dough stage. Four percent of the state’s corn is now [Read More…]
Ag News
Ohio crops benefited from rain and moderate temperatures
Ohio’s crop conditions improved last week with some additional late-week rain. USDA statistician Cheryl Turner says topsoil moisture is now 71% adequate and 7% surplus, with 21% of the cropland still needing rain. Corn silking [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota High School Preseason Media Football Poll
The preseason South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll is listed below, ranking the top-five teams and total points received. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Class 11AAA 1. Brandon Valley (5) 69 2. Harrisburg (7) [Read More…]
ABC World News
Afghanistan one year later
Nava Jamshidi/Stringer via Getty Images (KABUL) — It’s exactly one year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, barring most women from having jobs, and all girls from seeking more than a sixth [Read More…]
ABC World News
Meghan Markle to deliver keynote address at One Young World Summit in UK next month
Chris Jackson/Getty Images, FILE (LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are heading back to Europe in September. The couple, who support several charities, will attend the One Young World [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Rudy Giuliani now ‘target’ of Georgia criminal probe into effort to overturn 2020 election: Sources
Spencer Platt/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, has been informed that he is considered a “target” of the Georgia criminal investigation probing the effort to overturn the results [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Johnny Depp to direct first movie in 25 years
Samir Hussein/WireImage Johnny Depp is set to direct his first movie in 25 years, Variety reports. The actor is reportedly set to helm Modigliani, a film about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani. Al Pacino is on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“There’s no fiction” in Hulu’s ‘Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers,’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says
Courtesy of Hulu Want to know the real story of how the Lakers became the Showtime Lakers? Then the new docuseries Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers is for you. The Hulu series, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Tom Holland announces break from social media
Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage Tom Holland is taking a break from social media. Over the weekend, the Spider-Man star shared an over two-minute long Instagram video to announce that he’s stepping away from social media. “I get caught up [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
FBI search of Mar-a-Lago raises critical national security questions: Sources
Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Administration sources familiar with the investigation tell ABC News the amount and the sensitivity of confidential, secret and top-secret documents allegedly discovered in the [Read More…]
ABC National News
New heat wave builds as flash flooding targets several states
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A new heat wave is building in the South and West as flash flooding targets several Western states. Heat advisories are in effect across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Viral TikTok trend sparks dramatic rise in car thefts
5./15 WEST/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A viral TikTok trend has sparked a rash of car thefts in cities across the U.S. The TikTok videos demonstrate how a person can start a car without a [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Boy born with one-in-a-million condition takes first steps with prosthetic leg
Dawn Miranda A Chicago toddler who was born with a one-in-a-million condition that left him without part of his right leg is now walking thanks to a prosthetic leg. Dakari Miranda, who will turn 2 [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Fourth ‘Kung Fu Panda’ movie announced, actress Robyn Griggs dies, and more
A fourth Kung Fu Panda movie is set for a March 8, 2024 release, Universal Pictures announced on Friday, according to Variety. No further information was revealed. The three previous animated films, which centered on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Better Call Saul’ finale: Showrunner and star say the ending is “true to itself” and “so honoring of the fans”
Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television On Monday night, we’ll say goodbye to Saul Goodman, aka Jimmy McGill, aka Gene Takavic, as AMC’s Better Call Saul airs its final episode. The show, which began as a Breaking [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Anne Heche taken off of life support following car crash
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Anne Heche was taken off of life support Sunday, nine days after she suffered critical injuries in a fiery car accident in Los Angeles. Heche, 53, was declared brain dead Thursday night but was [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Bullet Train’ tops weak box office for the second week with $13.1 million
2022 CTMG/Scott Garfield The Brad Pitt action-comedy Bullet Train topped the box office for a second straight week, earning an estimated $13.1 million and bringing its domestic tally to $54 million. The news wasn’t as [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Has inflation finally peaked? Economists divided on extent of recent relief
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lower-than-expected inflation rates last week sent the S&P 500 soaring to its highest level in three months, reflecting optimism that price increases have peaked as businesses and consumers seek [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Abortion clinics in embattled states face another challenge: Money
Shelby Tauber/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Katie Quinonez, the executive director of an abortion clinic in West Virginia, saw the Supreme Court decision that overturned the federal guarantee of the right to [Read More…]
Ag News
Optimism about Nebraska’s dryland corn crop is fading fast
Some farmers in the Western Corn Belt say they’re losing hope for their dryland crops. “Nebraska corn crop is taking a big hit. The whole state is either drought or replant or whatever. It’s in [Read More…]
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