Month: June 2023
Ag News
Spotty South Dakota rain impacting small grains
Crop condition ratings are declining for the small grain crops in South Dakota. USDA says winter wheat conditions are mostly split between fair to very poor and the spring wheat conditions are rated 42% fair [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan crop conditions dropping
Sporadic rains have not been enough to alleviate declining crop conditions in Michigan. The USDA says 89 percent of the topsoil moisture is in short to very short supply across the state. Fire conditions are [Read More…]
ABC National News
Seventy-five people shot, 13 fatally, in Chicago over violent holiday weekend
mbbirdy/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — More than 70 people were shot, 13 fatally, in Chicago over the holiday weekend, including a father of four who was gunned down at a large family Father’s Day park gathering, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Four dead after fire breaks out in e-bike repair shop in NYC
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four people were killed and two others remain in critical condition after a fire caused by a lithium-ion battery broke out in an e-bike repair shop and tore through [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
As a father, Joe Biden has long defended son Hunter, despite controversy
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — It seems clear from his comments over the years that the fatherly relationship Joe Biden has with his son Hunter outweighs concerns about appearances and political [Read More…]
ABC Business News
How one dad retired in his 30s and achieved financial freedom
ABC News (SAN DIEGO) — Michael Quan was just 36 when he retired. Today, the father of two from San Diego is 46 and living a life of his choosing, having achieved his goal of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jonathan Majors appears in court, trial set for August
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic The domestic violence case against Jonathan Majors is going to trial in August, ABC News has confirmed. The actor appeared in person in a Manhattan courtroom for the first time the morning of Tuesday, June 20, [Read More…]
Ag News
Midwest State Ag Department leaders talk farm bill timing
The Midwest Association of State Departments of Agriculture is having its annual meeting in Minneapolis this week. Minnesota Department of Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen tells Brownfield the farm bill is a pressing issue. “Time is [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Homeland Security deputy secretary retiring
Andre Pain/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security John Tien is retiring from the Department, he announced in an internal message to department staff on Tuesday. Tien, an Army veteran [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
What to know about the Hunter Biden investigations
ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — News that President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, has agreed to a plea deal regarding a pair of tax-related misdemeanors follows a five-year Justice Department probe into the younger Biden’s finances [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Sarah Jessica Parker reveals which ‘Sex and the City’ character she relates to most
HBO/Newsmakers/Getty Images Sarah Jessica Parker is reflecting on the impact of Sex and the City as the landmark series marks its 25th anniversary. Sex and the City premiered 25 years ago in June 1998, forever transforming female characters on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Cody Longo cause of death, ‘Metropolis’ canceled, and more
Chronic alcohol abuse led to the death of Cody Longo, the actor best known for playing Nicholas “Nikki” Alamain in the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, according to a medical examiner’s autopsy report [Read More…]
Ag News
Listen in on an ILSoyAdvisor Webinar
This week Illinois Soybean Association’s Agronomic Programs Coordinator Deanna Burkhart invites you to join their summer webinar series as she reviews dates, times, topics and registration details. …
Ag News
Illinois ethanol plant testing alternative to CO2 pipelines
An Illinois ethanol plant is exploring a new way to capture and repurpose carbon. Bill Howell is General Manager for Adkins Energy in Lena. He tells Brownfield they have partnered with CapCO2 Solutions on a [Read More…]
Ag News
Research underway shows calcium supplements might not give desired results
Dr. Jessica McArt Dr. Jessica McArt from Cornell University tells Brownfield her research is showing the different kinds of calcium supplements and delivery methods still might not be as helpful as a good nutrition program [Read More…]
Ag News
The life of the soybean
A recent program in Indiana hosted by the Indiana Soybean Alliance and Soybean Nutrition Institute Global provided registered dietitians with an opportunity to learn more about the life of a soybean. Sarah Alsager is with [Read More…]
ABC World News
Andrew Tate charged with rape, human trafficking, Romanian officials say
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Andrew Tate, the influencer detained in December by Romanian officials, has been charged with rape, human trafficking and creating an organized crime group, local prosecutors said in a statement on [Read More…]
ABC World News
Paris Olympics offices searched by police amid financial probe, French officials say
Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images (PARIS) — Police were searching offices associated with organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday as part of two financial investigations, French officials said. “A police search is currently [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukrainian refugees in Berlin recount stories of courage and strength
ABC (BERLIN) — Nearly six million people have fled Ukraine since Russian forces invaded the country nearly 16 months ago, according to the UN Refugee Agency. Among those millions were a handful of refugees who [Read More…]
ABC World News
Missing Titanic submersible: What to know about the five passengers
Ralph White/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hamish Harding, one of the five people aboard a submersible missing near the Titanic wreck, is no stranger to exploration. Harding circumnavigated the Earth in 2019, he said on [Read More…]
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