Month: January 2023
Dense Fog Advisory issued January 06 at 1:35AM MST until January 06 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota and east central and southeast [Read More…]
Consequences of paralyzed House coming into focus
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the House barrels toward a historic fourth day of speaker deliberations, Republicans and Democrats are warning that the paralysis in the chamber is impacting their work on Capitol Hill [Read More…]
Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin starting to wake up, showing ‘substantial improvement’: Doctors
Dylan Buell/Getty Images (CINCINNATI, Ohio) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is starting to wake up after collapsing from cardiac arrest during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, physicians treating him at University of Cincinnati [Read More…]
South Carolina’s Supreme Court strikes down 6-week abortion ban
Jason Marz/Getty Images (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — South Carolina’s Supreme Court struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban Thursday, claiming it violates the state’s constitution. The 2021 so-called “heartbeat act” bans abortions after fetal cardiac activity [Read More…]
Idaho murders: Roommate saw killer in mask leaving the house, docs say
Monroe County Correctional Facility via Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — A roommate who survived the quadruple murders at the University of Idaho told police she saw a man in black clothes and a mask walking [Read More…]
New Congress live updates: House breaks ’til Friday after McCarthy makes history losing 11 speaker votes
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff will stretch into a fourth day on Friday after 11 failed votes so far to decide on a speaker over Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Republican [Read More…]
Stabenow’s surprise retirement pushes Michigan closer to center of 2024 Senate map
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of her term, opening up her seat in 2024 and moving her battleground state closer to [Read More…]
Dense Fog Advisory issued January 05 at 8:55PM MST until January 06 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota and east central and southeast South Dakota. [Read More…]
Mpox cases among women mostly affected Black, Hispanic Americans: CDC
Camelia Ciocirlan / 500px / Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When the mpox outbreak first struck the United States over the summer, experts said it was mostly affecting minority men. But new federal data published [Read More…]
Ovidio Guzman, son of El Chapo and alleged major fentanyl trafficker, arrested in Mexico
NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ovidio Guzmán, a top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel and the son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, the notorious drug lord currently serving a life sentence in [Read More…]
More than 118,000 customers without power as storm hits West Coast
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A major storm is hitting the West Coast with flood, high wind and heavy snow alerts in effect for California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washington state. [Read More…]
Nicole Kidman joining Zoe Saldaña in the Taylor Sheridan spy show ‘The Lioness’ for Paramount+
Ryan Pfluger Paramount+ has announced that Oscar winner Nicole Kidman has joined Zoe Saldaña and Laysla De Oliveira in Taylor Sheridan‘s spy series The Lioness. According to the streaming service, the show from the Yellowstone [Read More…]
Aubrey Plaza, Michael B. Jordan to be ‘SNL”s first guest hosts of 2023
NBCUniversal Saturday Night Live has just announced its first guest hosts and musical guests of the new year. The White Lotus‘ Aubrey Plaza kicks things off on January 21, with Sam Smith as the musical [Read More…]
Nick Offerman, Chris Redd and more join Eddie Murphy’s holiday comedy ‘Candy Cane Lane’
ABC Audio More revelers have joined Eddie Murphy‘s holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane, which is bound for Prime Video. A day after it was announced that black-ish alumna Tracee Ellis Ross and 22 Jump Street‘s [Read More…]
Senate ag committee chairwoman not seeking re-election
Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow announced today she will not seek re-election. Her term ends in early January 2025. This means this upcoming farm bill will be her last. In a statement, Stabenow said [Read More…]
Cattle futures close modestly lower
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly modestly lower, watching direct business develop, with steady prices reported during the session. Feeder cattle were down on profit taking and technical selling. February live was up [Read More…]
Feenstra identifies several ag priorities for new Congress
A member of the House Agriculture Committee lists several priorities for the new Congress. Republican Randy Feenstra of Iowa tells Brownfield foreign ownership of farmland needs to be addressed. “It’s a hot topic that we [Read More…]
Illinois farmers elected to national soybean leadership
Brownfield’s Rhiannon Branch interviews Daryl Cates at the 2022 NAFB Convention. Cates is serving as ASA President this year. Eleven Illinois farmers are taking on leadership roles with national soybean organizations in 2023. During a [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 5, 2023
Mar. corn closed at $6.52 and 3/4, down 1 centJan. soybeans closed at $14.66 and 3/4, down 11 and 1/2 centsJan. soybean meal closed at $488.70, up $6.20Jan. soybean oil closed at 62.94, down 17 [Read More…]
New Congress live updates: McCarthy loses seventh vote in speaker standoff Day 3
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff is stretching into a third day Thursday after six failed votes to decide on a speaker over Tuesday and Wednesday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is [Read More…]