Month: April 2023
Ag News
Wisconsin U.S. Senator applauds E15 announcement
Wisconsin U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is applauding the Biden administration for making E15 available this summer. The Democrat issued a response to Friday’s EPA announcement of an emergency fuel waiver by saying biofuels are a [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine says it’s ‘ready’ for counteroffensive
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, the countries are fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Flood threat continues from swelling Mississippi River
Feldhaar Christian / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Mississippi River is cresting in the north to dangerous levels, while the water continues to rise downriver in the Midwest. Flooding has threatened communities along the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Four teens arrested in connection to Texas after-prom party shooting that wounded 11
amphotora/Getty Images (JASPER, Texas) — Four teenagers have been arrested in the wake of a shooting that injured 11 people at an after-prom party at a home in Texas, authorities announced on Friday. The suspects, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Seventy-year-old man attacked by cougar, avoids serious injuries
Mark Newman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 70-year-old man survived a cougar attack in Utah without serious injuries, officials said. He suffered only lacerations to his head and arms when he was confronted by the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Colorado rock-throwing suspect took photo of victim’s car ‘as a memento’
Jefferson County, CO Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — One of three Colorado teenagers accused of throwing large landscaping rocks toward at least seven cars allegedly took a photo of the final victim’s car after hitting [Read More…]
ABC National News
Multiple tornadoes reported in South as new severe weather threatens Texas
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Multiple tornadoes were reported in Florida and Georgia on Thursday, as a new storm brings a severe weather threat and possible tornadoes to Texas. Seven tornadoes were reported in the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Second firm hired by Trump campaign to look into voter fraud claims subpoenaed by special counsel
James Devaney/GC Images/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — A firm contracted by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in November 2020 to investigate claims of voter fraud has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating those claims, the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate fails to extend deadline to ratify Equal Rights Amendment as most Republicans vote no
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A push led by Democrats to give more time for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA, failed on Thursday. The measure didn’t win the [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
No. 1 NFL draft pick Bryce Young ‘couldn’t ask for a better situation’ with Carolina Panthers
David Eulitt/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — The first round of the NFL Draft is in the books and Alabama quarterback Bryce Young was selected first from the 2023 class. The 21-year-old former Heisman Trophy [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued April 28 at 9:42AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Scotland affecting Hutchinson, Yankton and Bon Homme Counties. James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. James River near Forestburg [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New report reveals popular diets rank lower for heart health
lacaosa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The American Heart Association released a report Thursday that ranked the top 10 diets according to their guidelines for heart-healthy eating. Researchers found that some of the most popular diets [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Run!”: Viola Davis, Rachel Zegler headline prequel trailer for ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’
Lionsgatee Lionsgate has released a tense trailer to the prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Based on bestselling author Suzanne Collins‘ 2020 novel of the same name, the film takes place [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ is finally a movie, with all its “awkward and messy” parts intact
Lionsgate Judy Blume‘s coming-of-age book Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret has finally been made into a film, which hits theaters April 28. Abby Ryder Fortson plays Margaret, a sixth-grader in 1970 who’s struggling with a new [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Martin Scorsese tells Leonardo DiCaprio why ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ was “hard to make as a New Yorker”
Ethan Miller/Getty Images Martin Scorsese unveiled the teaser for his upcoming crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon during an appearance at CinemaCon on Thursday and also shared that the film was tough to make given that his home [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Kardashians’ season 3 trailer looks back at “a whirlwind of a year”
Hulu Hulu dropped the trailer for season 3 of The Kardashians, and Kris Jenner sums things up best when she declares, “This has been a whirlwind of a year.” Kim Kardashian can’t seem to remember [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Dodgeball’ sequel in play, ‘The Crown’ reveals William and Kate, and more
Dodgeball star Vince Vaughn is returning to star in a sequel to the 2004 hit comedy in development at 20th Century Studios, according to Deadline. Plot details are being kept under wraps. The original film — which also starred Christine [Read More…]
Ag News
Affordable parts replacement options
Parts availability and cost can be a challenge for farmers, and John Deere parts marketing specialist Phil Lauer says REMAN is a solution that takes components like starters and alternators all the way to engines [Read More…]
Ag News
Despite higher prices, shoppers are still adding beef to their grocery carts
Meat prices have pulled back some from the high levels in 2022, but that category still makes up a significant portion of consumers’ grocery store bills. When thinking about economics, higher prices would likely indicate [Read More…]
Ag News
Temps moderate, warm on the Plains; cool weather to linger in the eastern Corn Belt
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures in California, the Desert Southwest, and most areas from the Mississippi River eastward, while warmer-than-normal weather will be confined to the [Read More…]