Year: 2022
Kevin Hart introduces real-life Olympic Jamaican Bobsled Team to ‘Cool Runnings’ star Leon Robinson
Peacock Kevin Hart teamed up with Olympic Jamaican bobsled team as part of his Winter Olympics Tailgate Party, chatting with the team via remote from Beijing. Shanwayne Stephens, a groundbreaker as the team’s female driver, joined Hart along [Read More…]
Nicole Kidman’s mini-mini skirt look for ‘Vanity Fair ‘drawing maximum flak
ABC They say “if you got it, flaunt it,” and Nicole Kidman certainly does that in a new cover shoot for Vanity Fair. The 54-year-old Academy Award nominee and newly-minted Being The Ricardos Oscar nominee posed in a barely-there Miu [Read More…]
National Archives confirms some documents retrieved from Mar-a-Lago were classified
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The National Archives and Record Administration (NARA) confirmed on Friday that some of the Trump White House documents recently recovered from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort were marked classified, and that the agency [Read More…]
Kim Potter, who killed Daunte Wright, sentenced to 24 months,fine on manslaughter convictions
Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to 24 months and a fine of $1,000 on Friday, following her conviction in the death of Daunte [Read More…]
Hog futures continue upward trend to close week
Cattle future traded mixed to lower with sideways action for a lot of the day watching little cash trade and light box movement. Live cattle contracts saw profit taking to close the week. Feeder cattle [Read More…]
GoodSport beverage sees good growth
The mother and attorney who developed a milk-based sports drink says she didn’t imagine her idea would get this far. Michelle McBride worked with the University of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research to create GoodSport, [Read More…]
Wisconsin lost 300 farms in 2021
The trend of having fewer farms continued in Wisconsin last year. The USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says the state had 64,100 farms which was down 300 from 2020. USDA says the amount of land [Read More…]
Farm group sees potential in USDA climate-smart program
A leading state farm group says USDA’s $1 billion climate-smart program announced earlier this month could be positive for rural revitalization. Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins tells Brownfield the program will boost to the [Read More…]
Historical highs suggest soybean futures face stiff resistance above $16
A market analyst points to historical highs as farmers ponder the upside potential of soybeans. Kent Beadle with CHS Hedging says there was a peak of $16.63 in 2008 and five years later prices reached [Read More…]
“It’s really exciting!” Rosario Dawson dishes on training for ‘Ahsoka’, and joining the MCU thanks to ‘Daredevil’
Lucasfilm As any admitted fangirl would be, Rosario Dawson is pretty psyched. She’s part of the Star Wars universe, thanks to playing former Jedi Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and her upcoming spin-off, Ahsoka. She’s also working [Read More…]
“God doesn’t make mistakes”: Candice Cameron Bure says Bob Saget’s death didn’t shake her faith
Paul Archuleta/Getty Images While she’s still grieving the loss of her TV dad Bob Saget, Candice Cameron Bure says his untimely death on January 9 hasn’t shaken her belief in God. “I don’t question my faith,” the 45-year-old actress tells Us [Read More…]
Kids and masks in school: Doctors answer questions as mask guidelines change
Cavan Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New Mexico and Virginia this week joined a growing number of states, cities and local communities that are going “mask optional” as omicron variant cases start to decline nationwide. [Read More…]
McCarthy endorses Cheney’s primary opponent in latest move to get her out of office
Getty Images/Win McNamee (WASHINGTON) — In his quest to keep Republicans united and become House speaker, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has supported and given money to many of the Republicans who voted to impeach former President [Read More…]
All 535 members of Congress invited to Biden’s State of the Union address, but masks required
Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla (WASHINGTON) — Following weeks of speculation about what President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address on March 1 would look like — amid pandemic safety concerns — all members of Congress have [Read More…]
Biden to speak to nation as crisis with Russia over Ukraine escalates
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden was set to speak to the nation Friday afternoon on what the White House said are U.S. efforts to ease tensions over Ukraine, [Read More…]
MO farmers testify in support of ’eminent domain’ bill
Missouri Farm Bureau president and farmer Garrett Hawkins has testified in favor of a bill that would protect farmland from eminent domain in the case of utility infrastructure. He testified before the Missouri Senate ag [Read More…]
Illinois Farm Bureau outlines current state legislative priorities
Budgets, nutrient loss reduction, agritourism liability and grants for minority farmers are all bill topics Illinois Farm Bureau is keeping an eye on at the state capitol. Mark Gebhards tells Brownfield with a condensed legislative [Read More…]
Economist says beef-on-dairy opportunities exist
A livestock economist says the current beef market conditions can be an opportunity for dairy producers. Brenda Boetel is with the University of Wisconsin River Falls. She says, “Long term, yes. So as the herd [Read More…]
Minnesota Congressman Jim Hagedorn dies
Minnesota Congressman Jim Hagedorn, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, has died. The Republican represented Minnesota’s 1st District, which covers much of the southern third of the state, since 2019. House Ag Committee Ranking [Read More…]
Snapchat adds new feature to keep college students safe on campus
DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Many college students returned to in-person learning this past fall and for some sophomores, it was their first time on campus since the pandemic began. This situation [Read More…]