Month: March 2023

‘The Bachelor’ recap: A broken promise leaves Zach’s relationships in jeopardy
ABC/Craig Sjodin It was fantasy suites week on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor and Zach, despite setting firm parameters on intimacy, found his relationships on shaky ground. Zach made an agreement with each of the remaining ladies ahead [Read More…]

Wisconsin milk production up slightly
Wisconsin’s milk production for February was up slightly from last year. USDA’s state statistician Greg Bussler says the Dairy State’s production was 2.45 billion pounds last month. He says the state’s average number of cows [Read More…]

A wide-range of temperatures, weather ahead for the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures across the South, East, and lower Midwest, while colder-than-normal conditions will cover areas along and west of a line [Read More…]

Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida bound for Ukraine, Zelenskyy meeting
YOSHIKAZU TSUNO,LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (TOKYO) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is en-route to the Ukrainian capital for face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Kishida, who just wrapped a two-day state visit to [Read More…]

Notre Dame’s iconic spire being rebuilt ‘as it was’ ahead of 2024 reopening
Institution to Rebuild Notre-Dame de Paris (PARIS) — A team in northeastern France is busy rebuilding Notre Dame’s famous spire, with construction ramping up ahead of next year’s reopening. With the cathedral’s grand reopening to [Read More…]

Dominion, Fox News attorneys to each seek summary judgment ahead of trial
Creativeye99/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With less than one month until a trial is set to begin in the defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News, attorneys from both sides are expected [Read More…]

Man’s attempt to kidnap child from school bus stop thwarted by group of kids: Police
Montgomery County Police Department (GAITHERSBURG, Md.) — An attempted kidnapping at a school bus stop went wrong for one 30-year-old man whose attempt was thwarted by a group of children who came to the defense [Read More…]

Man looking for deer antlers discovers human skeleton instead
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man made a grisly discovery over the weekend when he discovered a human skeleton while looking for shed deer antlers. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the [Read More…]

Mountain lion attacks man from behind while he and his wife relaxed in hot tub
Mark Newman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man was attacked from behind by a mountain lion and suffered wounds to his head while he and his wife were relaxing in an in-ground hot tub. The [Read More…]

Putin hosts China’s president Xi in Moscow amid Ukraine war
Soltan Frédéric/Getty Images (HONG KONG and LONDON) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has held the first day of talks with Vladimir Putin during a closely watched state visit to Moscow, with the two leaders presenting [Read More…]

Miami Beach votes against new curfew restriction after weekend of violence
Aaron Leibowitz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (MIAMI BEACH, Fla.) — The Miami Beach city commission voted against extending curfew restrictions, a day after the city imposed an overnight curfew for South Beach following [Read More…]

Student dies after shooting outside Texas high school
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (ARLINGTON, Texas) — One student was fatally shot and another injured outside a Texas high school on Monday, according to the Arlington Police Department. The suspect was arrested and charged with capital [Read More…]

Bob Costello, attorney who advised Michael Cohen, testifies for defense in Trump grand jury probe
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bob Costello, an attorney who previously advised former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, told reporters his former client has a “lie, cheat, steal” mindset after Costello testified for the defense Monday [Read More…]

Supreme Court divided over Navajo Nation water rights claim involving Colorado River
xRyan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared narrowly divided over whether to allow the Navajo Nation to sue the federal government for help expanding their reservation’s access to water at [Read More…]

NYPD, Secret Service discuss security plans should Trump be indicted
Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Secret Service is coordinating security plans with the New York Police Department in the event that former President Donald Trump is indicted and arraigned in an [Read More…]

Amanda Bynes reportedly under psychiatric hold after being spotted naked on Los Angeles street
Bynes in 2014 — GVK/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Nearly a year to the day she was given control back of her life, Amanda Bynes‘ mental health has reportedly taken a sad turn. According to TMZ, a passerby spotted the [Read More…]

Marvel movie moves: Longtime producer Victoria Alonso exits Marvel Studios
Getty Images for Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios Victoria Alonso, whose name has been seen in the credits of Marvel movies since 2008’s Iron Man, has left the building, according to The Hollywood Reporter. While the [Read More…]

Ag groups push for adequate farm bill funding
More than 400 agricultural organizations have asked Congress to ensure adequate funds are available for the 2023 Farm Bill. The national, regional, and state farm associations signed onto a letter to both the House and [Read More…]

Nebraska farmland values jump 14%
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln study shows the state’s agricultural land values now average $3,835 an acre. Economist Jim Jansen at the college’s Center for Agricultural Profitability tells Brownfield that the average price is up 14% [Read More…]

Boring to lead MDARD
A mid-Michigan farmer has been named the new director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced Dr. Tim Boring will lead the department starting March 27th. Boring has [Read More…]