Month: August 2022
Ag News
Dry weather in Kansas continues affecting crops
Dry conditions continue to impact Kansas crops. USDA statistician Doug Bounds says topsoil moisture is 36% short and 44% very short with similar subsoil moisture levels. Most Kansas corn is struggling with 19% of the [Read More…]
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Drought continues to stress Nebraska crops
Drought conditions continue to take a toll on Nebraska crops. USDA statistician Nicholas Streff says topsoil moisture is 46% very short and 35% short with only 19% of the cropland having adequate moisture. Only 29% [Read More…]
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Harvest kicks off in Tennessee
Corn harvest is underway in parts of Tennessee. Just 2% of the crop is harvested, on pace with the 5-year average. Soybeans are rated 47% good to excellent, with 92% setting pods, and 8% dropping [Read More…]
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Harvest continues in Arkansas, corn 15% complete, rice 4%
Corn and rice harvest picked up pace this past week. Corn harvest is 15% complete and rice harvest is 4% complete. The rice crop is also 94 percent headed and 32% mature. Soybeans are rated [Read More…]
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South Dakota High School Volleyball Poll – August 29
Here is the South Dakota Media Volleyball Poll for the week of Aug. 30, 2022. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, record, points and previous ranking. NOTE: Due to the Labor Day [Read More…]
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South Dakota High School Football Poll – August 29
The South Dakota Prep Media football polls for the week of Aug. 29 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Hawaii wins Little League title, beating Curacao 13-3
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — For a week and a half at the Little League World Series, no team came close to Hawaii. The championship Sunday was no different. Hawaii got back-to-back homers from Kekoa [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
New postseason format isn’t lowering the bar too much
With an additional wild card in each league, we could have expected the following this year: 1. Teams at the top of the standings would be even more secure in their postseason chances down the [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
McIlroy storms from 6 back to win FedEx Cup and $18 million
ATLANTA (AP) — This year it became easy to overlook Rory McIlroy’s four majors, 30 wins on four continents and two years at No. 1 in the world. He has been viewed mostly as the [Read More…]
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N. Iowa farmer rescued after night trapped in grain bin
ACKLEY, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa farmer spent a night trapped in a grain bin before crews rescued him Friday. The farmer became trapped Thursday afternoon by grain in the bin on his farm [Read More…]
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Woman killed in head-on crash with school bus
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A woman is dead after the car she was driving crashed head-on into a school bus in central North Dakota. The state Highway Patrol said the incident took place about 3:40 [Read More…]
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Cave’s homer, 4 RBIs help Twins complete sweep of Giants
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jake Cave homered, doubled and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 to finish a three-game sweep Sunday. Cave gave the Twins a 3-2 lead [Read More…]
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Browning’s fumble return TD helps Broncos beat Vikings 23-13
DENVER (AP) — Third-year defensive tackle McTelvin Agim’s spot on the Denver Broncos roster is all but assured. Still, he went into the final tune-up determined to stand out in case he finds himself looking [Read More…]
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Twins rally past Giants 3-2 on Celestino walk in 10th
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gilberto Celestino walked with the bases loaded in the 10th inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 Saturday night. It was the second straight win for [Read More…]
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Northwestern rallies past Nebraska 31-28 in opener in Dublin
DUBLIN (AP) — Scott Frost isn’t calling plays on offense this season. However, the embattled Nebraska coach still made the biggest decision in Saturday’s 31-28 loss to Northwestern in Ireland. He ordered an onside kick [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Twins snap 6-game losing streak with 9-0 rout of Giants
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gilberto Celestino hit a bases-clearing double and Gary Sánchez added two-run home run, all in a six-run third inning, as the Minnesota Twins snapped a six-game skid with a 9-0 victory over [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: IAEA says mission to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant ‘on its way’
Vyacheslav Madiyevskyi/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing 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, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 8/28/22
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Arizona 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Minnesota 8, San Francisco 3 Kansas City 15, San Diego 7 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa [Read More…]
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ACE Carbon Intensity Calculator
The American Coalition for Ethanol recently unveiled its carbon intensity calculator. ACE CEO Brian Jennings says it’s designed to help estimate potential improvements corn farmers and ethanol producers can make to reduce their carbon footprint. [Read More…]
ABC National News
1 dead, 4 wounded in summer shooting on famed Coney Island boardwalk
WABC (NEW YORK) — For the second time in a little over a month, multiple people were shot, one fatally, at one of New York City’s most popular summer destinations — the Coney Island boardwalk [Read More…]
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