Year: 2022

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Casey Thompson threw for three touchdowns, and Nebraska ruined Iowa’s chance to clinch the Big Ten West Division title outright with a 24-17 win on Friday. The Huskers (4-8, 3-6 [Read More…]

Cousins relishes confidence of Vikings, as clutch wins come

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Somewhere along the line this season after Kevin O’Connell was hired as Minnesota’s coach, Kirk Cousins found the consistent winning touch in the clutch that too often was missing for him. One [Read More…]

Trump hosts Kanye West, Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago dinner

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (PALM BEACH, FL) Former President Donald Trump hosted controversial figures, Nick Fuentes and rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Tuesday night for dinner, a guest also [Read More…]

Kyle scores 17, South Dakota State beats Valparaiso 61-50

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — William Kyle III had 17 points in South Dakota State’s 61-50 win against Valparaiso in the Hostilo Community Classic on Friday. Kyle also contributed six rebounds for the Jackrabbits (3-3). Zeke [Read More…]

Cousins, Vikings rebound from blowout to beat Patriots 33-26

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have quickly become a confident and resilient team under rookie coach Kevin O’Connell and his staff, and they sure showed it in this short week. Kirk Cousins threw for [Read More…]

Cattle, hog futures end the week quiet

At the CME, live and feeder cattle futures were lower in light post-holiday trade volume on technical selling. Feeders had additional pressure from the modestly higher move in corn. December live was $.27 lower at [Read More…]

White House team, not Biden working with railroads & their unions

The White House has mixed messages about the negotiations between the railroads and their employee unions. Earlier this week, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters President Joe Biden is “involved directly” with the negotiations in [Read More…]

Customer gives birth to baby girl in a McDonald’s bathroom

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Three employees at a McDonald’s in Atlanta, Georgia, helped deliver a baby girl after a pregnant mother went into labor there. Sha’querria Kaigler, Keisha Blue-Murray and Tunisia Woodward heard a [Read More…]

Soybeans, corn eke out firm finish as wheat drifts lower

Soybeans closed modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, also ending the week with modest gains. Export sales were down on the week, but the overall pace is still slightly ahead of last marketing [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 25, 2022

Dec. corn closed at $6.68, up 4 and 3/4 centsJan. soybeans closed at $14.36 and 1/4, up 1/4 centDec. soybean meal closed at $408.80, down 90 centsDec. soybean oil closed at 74.52, down 39 pointsDec. [Read More…]

Real Christmas tree growers say prices are rising

Rising costs for Christmas tree growers will likely be passed onto consumers this season. Real Christmas Tree Board executive director Marsha Gray tells Brownfield a recent survey of their members found increases up to 15 [Read More…]

2024 cycle begins to churn for Senate, House races

Stefan Zaklin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The 2022 midterm cycle is not even done yet, with Georgia’s runoff next month leaving the U.S. Senate’s margin in question, and speculation over the 2024 presidential race is swallowing [Read More…]

Thanksgiving Day 2022 marks record consumer spending

RUNSTUDIO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shoppers spent a record $5.29B this Thanksgiving, according to Adobe Analytics — a figure up 2.9% year-over-year. Adobe Analytics’s report on record spending may be surprising to some, as the [Read More…]

Pork, corn, wheat export sales up on week

The USDA reports the week ending November 17th was a big week for corn and pork export sales. Corn sales for this marketing year topped 1.8 million tons, the second week in a row above [Read More…]

Mild Holiday weather across the Heartland; beneficial rains on the far southern Plains

Across the Corn Belt, clear skies aid the final stages of Midwestern fieldwork, although rain is beginning to spread into the Ohio Valley. On the Plains, a wintry mix of precipitation is providing much-needed moisture [Read More…]

Wide-ranging temps across the Heartland to fuel and active, moisture, laden pattern

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook depicts a distinct contrast between warmer-than-normal weather from the Gulf Coast to New England and cooler conditions ranging from the Pacific Northwest to the Great Lakes and southern [Read More…]

Woman found dead, husband rescued in Utah’s Zion National Park

George Frey/Getty Images (SPRINGDALE, UTAH) — A 31-year-old woman was found dead at Zion National Park in Utah after her husband reported the couple experienced symptoms of hypothermia while camping in the park. The husband [Read More…]

Money starts flowing to families in Uvalde, but questions persist

MARK FELIX/AFP /AFP via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Last week, nearly six months after the mass shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the Uvalde Together [Read More…]

Coast Guard rescues man who went overboard on Carnival cruise ship

iShootPhotosLLC/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A guest aboard a Carnival cruise ship has been rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after being reported missing around noon on Thursday. The missing guest, according to a representative [Read More…]

Guide to Thanksgiving leftovers, how to store and how long it lasts