Month: May 2023
Ag News
Rice growers suffering from lack of trade action
A rice lobbying organization says the Biden administration’s lack of focus on trade is hurting US rice farmers. Louisiana rice miller Bobby Hanks chairs the Trade Policy Committee for USA Rice. He tells Brownfield heavy subsidies [Read More…]
Ag News
Princess Kay finalists hope to represent Minnesota dairy farmers
Ten finalists are competing to represent Minnesota dairy farmers as the 70th Princess Kay of the Milky Way. Jenna Davis with Midwest Dairy leads the program. “We have a long and really rich history of [Read More…]
Ag News
This year’s wheat crop could impact bread, bakeries
One of the nation’s largest wheat milling companies says the potential of a poor crop this year could impact the baking industry. Marco Hernandez, technical director with Miller Milling, says lower production and poor quality [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued May 17 at 7:48AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa… South Dakota… Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Juror in murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell breaks silence
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A member of the Idaho jury that convicted Lori Vallow Daybell in the murders of her two youngest children is speaking out for the first time. “Growing up, you talk [Read More…]
ABC National News
North Carolina Legislature overrides governor’s veto of abortion ban
Mlenny/Getty Images (RALEIGH, N.C.) — The North Carolina Legislature voted Tuesday night to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a 12-week abortion ban. Republican lawmakers passed the bill along party lines last week, which reduced [Read More…]
ABC National News
One-year-old boy accidentally shot by 4-year-old brother in Texas, authorities say
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A 1-year-old boy is expected to survive after he was accidentally shot by his 4-year-old brother at their home in Texas on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The incident occurred inside [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden heads to Asia as US faces debt limit crisis
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden was headed Wednesday for a less extensive-than-desired visit to Asia, cut short by crisis talks with Republicans over the debt ceiling. The truncated [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
IRS whistleblower in Hunter Biden probe alleges agency removed his ‘entire investigation team’
Paul Morigi/Getty Images for World Food Program USA (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for an IRS whistleblower have informed key members of Congress that their client, who claims to have information suggesting the Biden administration could be [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden calls antisemitism ‘a stain on the soul of America’ during remarks at Jewish American Heritage Month event
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff called for both celebrating Jewish American history, and tackling antisemitism head on, during an event marking Jewish American Heritage Month at the [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Parents file lawsuit against Little League after son’s bunk bed accident
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The parents of 13-year-old Easton Oliverson are speaking out about a simple fix they say could have saved their son from a life-threatening accident at the Little League World [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 5/16/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Oakland 9, Arizona 8 (12) Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 0 Tampa Bay 8, NY Mets 5 Texas 7, Atlanta 4 [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Doctors discover world’s smallest detected skin cancer spot
Courtesy of Oregon Health & Science University (NEW YORK) — Doctors in Oregon recently set a Guinness World Record for discovering a spot of skin cancer that measured just 0.025 inches. The spot of skin [Read More…]
ABC Health News
People describe real-life side effects of popular injectable weight loss drugs
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As the popularity of injectable weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy continues to rise, some users of the drugs are speaking out about the reality of the medications’ reported [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Five mental health tips for extra hard days
xijian/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, with experts across the country raising alarms about a growing mental health crisis. Over 94 million Americans experienced symptoms of anxiety or depression in [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Mitchell and Meyerink win at the Watertown Invite
Mitchell girls golf won the team title at the Watertown Invite on Tuesday, while Allison Meyerink claimed another individual title. After winning the Warrior Invite in Sioux Falls on Monday, the Kernels shot 316 as [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Patricia Arquette goes undercover in Apple TV+’s ‘High Desert’
Apple TV+ It’s Patricia Arquette, Private Eye. The award winning actress plays an on-again, off-again addict in search of purpose after the death of her mother in the new Apple TV+ series High Desert, out Wednesday. That search leads [Read More…]
Ag News
Challenges continue for cattle producers
An ag economist says drought conditions, input costs, and demand concerns are some of the issues plaguing the nation’s cattle producers. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says Friday’s Cattle on Feed numbers will provide insight [Read More…]
Ag News
A few showers on the northern High Plains; dry weather across the rest of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, dry weather across the northern Corn Belt favors fieldwork, except in areas of the upper Midwest that received inundating rainfall last week. During the week ending May 14, more than one-half [Read More…]
Ag News
A warming trend west to east across the Heartland next week; showers on the Plains
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures from the southern Plains to the middle and southern Atlantic Coast, except in southern Florida. Warmer-than-normal weather will cover the northern [Read More…]
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