Year: 2022
ABC Entertainment News
Shoot your PEGOT: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Encanto’ Oscar nom puts him in striking distance of showbiz royalty
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images An Oscar nomination is a feather in anybody’s cap, but for Lin-Manuel Miranda, his brand-new nom for Encanto‘s original song, “Dos Oruguitas,” puts him closer to a Hollywood high-water mark: The coveted PEGOT. Miranda [Read More…]
Ag News
2021 top 5 year for ethanol exports, top 3 for DDGS
U.S. ethanol exports topped 1.2 billion gallons last year. The Renewable Fuels Association says the 2021 ethanol export volume was the fifth largest on record, even as December’s exports fell 21% from November to 117.9 [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois farmer expecting smaller winter wheat crop in ’22
Mark Krausz speaks with other farmer panelists David Justison and Dan Rubin during the 2022 Illinois Double Crop Farmers Forum The winner of the 2021 Illinois Wheat Association winter wheat yield contest is expecting a [Read More…]
Ag News
Wide-ranging weather covers the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, snow remains on the ground, except in parts of the Missouri Valley. Early Tuesday, cold weather and a few snow showers linger across the eastern Corn Belt. However, mild air is [Read More…]
Ag News
Tensions with Russia, Ukraine and China could have large implications on US ag
A grain market analyst says Russia’s geopolitical chess match could be a mixed bag for American farmers. Bill Biedermann with AgMarket.Net tells Brownfield tensions with Ukraine will impact corn and wheat exports from both countries. [Read More…]
Ag News
More bang for your buck: Combining corn and soybean checkoff dollars
In this episode of IL Corn Connection, CEO of the Illinois Soybean Association John Lumpe highlights how the two organizations are teaming up on joint projects to benefit the many farmers in Illinois who grow [Read More…]
Weather
Extreme Fire Danger issued February 08 at 9:49AM MST by NWS
.DISCUSSION… Issued at 431 AM CST Tue Feb 8 2022 Very high to extreme fire weather conditions will overspread areas along and west of I-29 later this morning into the afternoon hours, with relative humidity [Read More…]
Weather
Red Flag Warning issued February 08 at 9:39AM MST until February 08 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 013, 050, 052, 057, 058, 059, 063, 064, 065, 066, 068, 069, AND [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Advisory issued February 08 at 9:07AM MST until February 08 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE…Brule, Jerauld, Yankton, Gregory, Bon Homme, Hutchinson, Douglas, Charles [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Power of the Dog’ leads with 12 nominations, ‘Dune’ earns 10, for 94th Annual Academy Awards
NETFLIX © 2021/KIRSTY GRIFFIN The Oscar nominations were announced at 8:18 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday morning. The Western The Power of the Dog leads with 12 nominations in multiple categories, while the sci-fi epic Dune followed close behind, with 10. Emmy-nominated black-ish star Tracee Ellis [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Olympian Tom Daley applauds Simone Biles for prioritizing mental health: “Athletes are human beings, too”
Fred Lee/Getty Images Olympic diver Tom Daley still applauds Simone Biles‘ decision to withdraw from several events she was predicted to win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. While many were shocked by the move, Daley understood she bowed out in [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Kristen Wiig in ‘Mrs. America Pie’ for Apple TV+, and more
Kristen Wiig is reuniting with her Downsizing co-star Laura Dern for Apple TV+’s Mrs. American Pie, a 10-episode comedy series revolving around Palm Beach high society in the 1970s. Wiig will reportedly play Maxine Simmons, “an [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Russia-Ukraine tensions cause gas prices to soar
Michael Godek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The recent tensions between Russia and Ukraine are affecting Americans at the pump. Prices for oil are now at their highest level in eight years. “Russia still supplies some [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Overdose deaths cost US $1 trillion annually, bipartisan report finds
Cappi Thompson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The drug overdose epidemic in the United States, now primarily driven by synthetic opioids like ultra-deadly fentanyl, costs the nation roughly $1 trillion a year, according to a new bipartisan [Read More…]
ABC Health News
I survived a heart attack at age 30: Here’s what women should know
American Heart Association (NEW YORK) — Megan Corbin has been a dancer since the age of 5, performing professionally in musicals and in a Las Vegas show until right before the coronavirus pandemic. Considering she [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Four Olympic gymnasts score perfect 10s in weekend of college competitions
David Madison/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As American athletes competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing this weekend, a quartet of Summer Olympic athletes scored their own victories at home in the United States. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Simone Biles talks taking ‘a step back,’ withdrawing from Tokyo Olympics and more
Katharine Lotze/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time, gold medal winner Simone Biles stunned fans last year when she withdrew from the team final at the Toyko Olympics. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Olympic figure skater Karen Chen shares touching meaning behind her costume
Jean Catuffe/Getty Images (BEIJING) — Karen Chen was lovely in lavender during day three of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games for this year’s Women’s Single Skating Free Skating Team event. While she wowed spectators [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jury selection to begin in trial of officer charged in shooting at Breonna Taylor’s apartment
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the trial of a former Kentucky police officer who was involved in the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Brett Hankison’s [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: Oregon to lift mask mandates for indoor public spaces
Lucas Ninno/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 905,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]