Month: January 2023
Ag News
Ag groups express frustration on WOTUS
Agriculture groups are disappointed with the Environmental Protection Agency’s final Waters of the United States rule. Alan Bjerga with the National Milk Producers Federation tells Brownfield EPA didn’t listen stakeholders who wanted the agency to [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 3, 2023
Mar. corn closed at $6.70 and 1/2, down 8 centsJan. soybeans closed at $14.87 and 1/4, down 32 centsJan. soybean meal closed at $476.80, down $1.70Jan. soybean oil closed at 63.16, down 65 pointsMar. wheat [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn, wheat fall to start 2023
Soybeans were sharply lower on profit taking and technical selling, in addition to spillover from the broader market. Soybeans continue to monitor weather in South America, with more hot, dry weather in Argentina impacting production [Read More…]
Latest News
Gov. Noem Appoints Joe Graves as Secretary of Education
PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Gov. Kristi Noem appointed Joe Graves as Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Education. Joe’s appointment will be effective January 10th. Joe is replacing Secretary Tiffany Sanderson, who has accepted [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Storm Warning issued January 03 at 3:19PM MST until January 04 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Lingering light to moderate snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to two inches. * WHERE…Portions of southwest Minnesota and central, east central, south [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect sought after hit-and-run crash at NYC restaurant leaves 22 injured
WABC (NEW YORK) — A total of 22 people were injured after a car crashed into a restaurant in upper Manhattan on Monday night. Three people refused medical attention at the scene and 19 others [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New Congress live updates: McCarthy set to lose 3rd speaker vote in historic defeats
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans are facing a leadership drama as they take control of the House Tuesday. As the 118th Congress convenes, the first order of House business is the election of a [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Bills safety Damar Hamlin remains in critical condition after cardiac arrest on field
Dylan Buell/Getty Images (CINCINNATI) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin remains in critical condition after he suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed Monday night after making a tackle during the first quarter against the Bengals in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Mega Millions starts new year with estimated $785 million jackpot
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The first Mega Millions game of the new year is among its largest, with an estimated $785 million jackpot ahead of Tuesday night’s drawing. It’s the fourth-largest jackpot in the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Avatar’ has ‘Maverick’ in its sights as it crosses $1.44 billion at the box office
20th Century Studios — Paramount Pictures It hasn’t even been in theaters for a month, but Avatar: The Way of Water already has 2022’s highest grossing film in its sights. James Cameron‘s sequel to the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Daniel Craig thinks the Muppets meeting his ‘Knives Out’ character is “a really good idea”
Netflix/John Wilson Social media users are famous for “fan casting” who they’d love to see in projects, and lately, they can’t get enough of the idea of having Daniel Craig‘s drawly detective Benoit Blanc face [Read More…]
Ag News
November corn grind, soybean crush down on month, year
The USDA says fewer bushels of corn were used for ethanol production in November. That is in-line with declining U.S. ethanol demand and tighter margins for ethanol plants. 447.397 million bushels of corn were used [Read More…]
Ag News
Mississippi River levels remain low
Recent rains have helped improve water levels on the Mississippi River. But St. Louis-based National Weather Service Meteorologist Jared Maples says the river is still low from Quincy, Illinois to Memphis, Tennessee. “The only site [Read More…]
Ag News
CME milk & cash dairy prices lower Tuesday
Milk futures were lower and cash dairy prices were steady to lower Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. January Class III milk was down $0.47 at $19.07. February was down $0.35 at $18.24. March was [Read More…]
Ag News
Livestock economist looks ahead to 2023
A livestock economist says consumer demand and drought will be the top stories he’s watching in 2023. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says despite the economic downturn in 2022, consumer demand for beef and pork [Read More…]
Ag News
NCBA Summer Business Meeting
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Meghan Grebner will be in San Diego, California July 24 – 26, 2023 for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Summer Business Meeting. …
ABC National News
Idaho murders suspect became ‘a little bit more disheveled’ around time of killings, student says
Monroe County Correctional Facility via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As pictures of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the murders of four University of Idaho students, were published in the media, Hayden Stinchfield thought he [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New Congress live updates: McCarthy teases GOP ‘battle’ over House speaker vote
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans are facing a leadership drama as they take control of the House Tuesday. As the 118th Congress convenes, the first order of House business is the election of a [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Buffalo Bills star Damar Hamlin’s on-field collapse puts spotlight on cardiac arrest: What to know
Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The collapse of Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin during Monday night’s NFL game between the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals with millions watching at home is bringing cardiac arrest, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Where minimum wage hikes are taking effect in the new year
filo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly half of U.S. states raised their minimum wages at the outset of 2023, helping millions of workers contend with the nation’s ongoing bout of high inflation. In all, 23 [Read More…]