Month: August 2022

JEREMIE RICHARD/AFP via Getty Images (REYKJAVIK, Iceland) — An Icelandic volcano has come back to life after a series of nearby earthquakes rumbled it awake, the Icelandic Met Office reported Wednesday. On Wednesday morning a [Read More…]

Extreme flooding, drought is making risk management difficult and ineffective, researchers say

Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Risk management strategies for floods and drought may not reduce the effects of unprecedented extreme weather events as they become more frequent due to climate change, researchers [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Thousands flee ‘hell’ in Ukraine’s east

Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]

As Iranian women are arrested for protesting against hijabs, some make ‘forced confessions,’ activist says

ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — When Sepideh Rashno appeared last month on Iranian state television to apologize to another woman for refusing to wear a hijab in pubic, longtime observers of Iran’s government [Read More…]

Pelosi says US ‘will not abandon’ Taiwan as China orders live-fire drills

Handout/Getty Images (TAIPEI, Taiwan) — Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she and other members of a congressional delegation “came to Taiwan to make unequivocally clear we will not [Read More…]

Ag News

Hog futures pressured by lower pork values

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher, ahead of the bulk of the week’s direct cash business. October live cattle closed $1.82 higher at $143.95 and December live cattle [Read More…]

Ag News

Declining fuel prices mixed bag for biofuels

An ag economist says declining fuel prices are altering the demand for biofuels. The University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says that’s because of an increasing global oil supply, pointing to the U.S last week… “It [Read More…]

Ag News

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 3, 2022

Sep. corn closed at $5.91 and 1/2, up 1/4 centAug. soybeans closed at $15.58, down 11 and 1/4 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $481.70, down $7.50Aug. soybean oil closed at 65.08, down 12 pointsSep. wheat [Read More…]

Ag News

ASA pushing for stronger crop insurance

An American Soybean Association board member says farmers need more secure safety nets in the next farm bill. Russell Wolf tells Brownfield current crop insurance coverage is too low. “Especially on the soybean side,” he [Read More…]

Ag News

Soybeans lose more ground as corn finishes firm

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Soybeans were up early, but couldn’t follow through, with sharp losses in bean meal and crude oil. Part of the losses were also tied to uncertainties about [Read More…]

Weather

Flood Warning issued August 03 at 7:00PM MDT until August 05 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS

August 4, 2022 J.P. Skelly

…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River at [Read More…]

Jorge López gets 1st save with Twins in 4-1 win over Tigers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trade acquisition Jorge López earned his first save with his new team, newcomer Sandy León drove in two runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 Wednesday. Carlos Correa and [Read More…]

Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. [Read More…]

Crews battling Nebraska fire hope for rain, fear lightning

GERING, Neb. (AP) — Fire crews battling a western Nebraska wildfire that has destroyed some homes looked Tuesday to the skies with hope and trepidation as weather forecasters warned of thunderstorms. The National Weather Service [Read More…]

Tigers top Twins 5-3 after Minnesota’s flurry of trade deals

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Riley Greene had two hits and two RBIs as the Detroit Tigers spoiled Minnesota’s big trade deadline day, beating the Twins 5-3 on Tuesday night. Minnesota made big moves to bolster its hopes [Read More…]

Vikings TE Irv Smith Jr. has thumb surgery, aims for opener

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. will miss the remainder of the preseason after having surgery on his injured thumb. Coach Kevin O’Connell announced that Smith had the procedure done [Read More…]

FAA seeks feedback on airplane seat sizes

Rob Melnychuk/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Airline passengers hoping for a little more leg room or space on plane seats can tell the federal government how they feel for the next 90 days. The Federal Aviation [Read More…]

2 new cases of monkeypox in kids reported in US: What parents should know

ABC News (NEW YORK) — As monkeypox continues to spread across the U.S., the number of children infected with the virus is growing as well. Two children in Indiana recently tested positive for monkeypox, state [Read More…]

Amid protests, Senate passes health care for vets exposed to toxic burn pits

Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a series of delays and emotional protests, the Senate on Tuesday night approved a bill that will help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. The Senate began voting on [Read More…]

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz on slain al-Qaeda leader who orchestrated 9/11