Month: June 2023
Ag News
Ag spending bill advances to the full House
The House Appropriations Committee has approved an ag spending bill for Fiscal Year 2024 and it will now be considered by the full House. The $25.3 billion bill invests in programs at the USDA and [Read More…]
Ag News
Drought conditions get worse in eastern SD
South Dakota’s state climatologist says timely rains in the last week have improved dry conditions in the west while eastern South Dakota is missing out on rains and getting drier. Laura Edwards with South Dakota [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tornado watch issued in South as severe weather outbreak continues: Latest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More severe weather is slamming the U.S. on Thursday, with residents from Florida to Kansas bracing for impact. The states in the bull’s-eye are Kansas and Oklahoma, where extreme winds, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Starbucks ordered to pay over $25 million to former employee who claimed racial discrimination
JohnFScott/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New Jersey jury ruled unanimously in favor of a former Starbucks employee who sued the company for wrongful termination, claiming that she was fired for being white. Shannon Phillips, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
USDA to revise meat labeling guidelines for claims like ‘grass-fed’ or ‘free-range’
Grace Cary/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The seal of approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on meat and poultry you see at the grocery store may soon carry more weight thanks to an update [Read More…]
ABC Business News
How some of Donald Trump’s business allies are reacting to federal indictment
Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The indictment of former President Donald Trump on federal charges last week has elicited outcry from many of his prominent supporters in Washington D.C., who have denounced [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Do you want to sleep with Ryan Reynolds? Check out his teaser for ‘Bedtime Stories’
ABC While most movie stars don’t want you falling asleep while watching their efforts on-screen, Ryan Reynolds apparently isn’t one of them — at least when it comes to his new project. On Thursday, June [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Shannen Doherty shares throwback video of brain cancer surgery
Doherty in 2019 – Rachel Luna/FilmMagic A week after sharing footage from a January brain scan and explaining to her followers that her stage 4 breast cancer has migrated to her brain, Shannen Doherty has [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ premiere features John Williams performance and more
Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Disney At the the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles Wednesday, June 14, fans and stars in attendance at the premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny got a special show before the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Apple TV+ renews new sci-fi show ‘Silo’, and more
Apple TV+ announced on Friday that the sci-fi thriller series, Silo, currently in its first season, has already gotten the go-ahead for a season 2. Silo, per the streamer, follows “the last ten thousand people [Read More…]
Ag News
Indiana FFA State Convention
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will cover the Indiana FFA State Convention June 21-22, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. …
Ag News
Crops vary as MO drought expands
Mid-Missouri farmers say crops are variable as the drought continues. In Audrain County, Jay Schutte tells Brownfield he thinks the 1 inch of rain from the weekend will be helpful to the corn and soybeans [Read More…]
Ag News
West Coast port labor deal provides certainty for exports
A tentative agreement has been reached to end 13 months of labor talks between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, easing concerns about supply chain disruptions. Dan Halstrom, president and [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin ag road funding, transportation bill awaits Governor’s signature
The legislation that would fund Wisconsin’s transportation projects including the one-time 150-million-dollar Agricultural Road Improvement Program awaits the Governor’s signature. State Senator and Joint Finance Committee co-chair Howard Marklein authored the ag roads bill. “The [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued June 15 at 8:59AM MDT until June 18 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Hanson and Davison Counties. …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River at [Read More…]
ABC World News
Boris Johnson ‘deliberately misled’ UK Parliament over ‘partygate,’ committee says
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (LONDON) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson “deliberately misled” Parliament about rule-breaking parties during the COVID-19 pandemic, a committee of lawmakers said in a scathing report released Thursday. The House of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Vatican releases first photos of Pope Francis recovery ahead of Friday discharge
Jasenka Arbanas/Getty Images (ROME) — The Vatican press office released photos on Thursday of Pope Francis recovering after undergoing intestinal surgery. Francis was checked into Gemelli hospital in Rome Wednesday, June 7, for a three-hour [Read More…]
ABC World News
Inside American battlefield surgeon’s quest to help in Ukraine
ABC News (NEW YORK) — In a hospital not far from the front lines of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict lies a hospital filled with patients who have been caught in the crossfire. The Ukrainian medical staff [Read More…]
ABC National News
California authorities seize enough fentanyl in San Francisco to kill city’s entire population nearly three times over
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced late Wednesday that the state’s highway patrol has seized enough fentanyl in San Francisco in the past six weeks to kill the city’s entire [Read More…]
ABC National News
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott buses group of migrants to Los Angeles
Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Gov. Greg Abbott said on Wednesday that Texas bused a group of migrants to Los Angeles, adding it to a growing list of [Read More…]