Month: June 2023
Ag News
Drought bringing early soybean diseases
A plant pathologist with the University of Missouri Extension says a few soil-borne soybean diseases are being confirmed. Mandy Bish tells Brownfield charcoal rot is showing up early in Missouri because of the drought. She [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wildfire smoke live updates: Air quality alerts issued in 23 US states
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada drifts to the United States. Wildfires have burned a record of more than [Read More…]
ABC National News
Three men who funded Trump-acquired social media company charged with insider trading
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Three men who funded the company that became Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform have been charged with insider trading. Michael Shvartsman, Gerald Shvartsman and Bruce Garelick made more than [Read More…]
ABC National News
University of Idaho murders house to be torn down despite calls from victims’ families to postpone
Heather Roberts/ABC News (MOSCOW, Idaho) — The off-campus University of Idaho house where four students were stabbed to death is set to be torn down despite calls from victims’ families to postpone until after the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Experts: SCOTUS affirmative action decision highlights diversity needs in higher ed
© 2011 Dorann Weber/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court decided Thursday to set new limits on affirmative action, striking down the current race-conscious admissions policies in place at University of North Carolina and Harvard [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court sets new limits on affirmative action programs in landmark ruling
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday set new limits on affirmative action programs in cases involving whether public and private colleges and universities can continue to use race as one factor [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Mike Pence makes surprise trip to Ukraine, in move to set himself apart from GOP field
Guy Davies/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — In a dramatic move to differentiate himself on a key foreign policy issue, former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday made a surprise trip to Ukraine, projecting solidarity against Russia [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Top Trump campaign aide identified as key individual in classified docs indictment: Sources
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One of the top advisers on Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign is among the individuals identified but not named by special counsel Jack Smith in his indictment against the former president [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DHS investigator takes over as acting director of ICE, nation’s immigration agency
ICE.gov (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration has selected the new head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sources confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday. Patrick “P.J.” Lechleitner, a career ICE official, will become acting director of [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Madonna’s hospital stay highlights risks of bacterial infection
File photo — KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Madonna has been discharged after several days from a hospital intensive care unit and is now recovering from a “serious bacterial infection,” according to [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Supreme Court rules employers must be more accommodating of religious observance
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier from Pennsylvania who didn’t want to work on Sundays in order to observe [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Virgin Galactic live updates: Company to launch its first fully commercial spaceflight
Ahmet Okur/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Virgin Galactic is launching its first fully commercial flight of the SpaceShipTwo space plane, the company announced. The ship will carry four people and launch around [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Party of two: ‘Party of Five’ alums Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf reuniting for Hallmark Channel holiday movie
Hallmark Media/Steffan Hill Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf are reuniting for an upcoming Hallmark Channel holiday film, more than 20 years after they wrapped their career-launching roles on Fox’s Party of Five. The actors, who [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jamie Foxx reportedly “still not himself” after medical “complication”
ABC/Randy Holmes Months after his mysterious “medical complication” derailed the production of his Netflix film Back in Action, questions are still swirling around the condition of Oscar winner Jamie Foxx. A source tells People, “He [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Dahmer’ star Evan Peters could join Jared Leto in ‘Tron’ film, and more
The Other Two will not return for a fourth season, series creators Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider announced on Wednesday, adding that they “always knew, both creatively and personally,” that Thursday’s season 3 finale “was where we wanted to end their stories.” [Read More…]
Ag News
Taking the guesswork out of managing your grain
With the currently volatility in the ag economy, farmers can’t afford to risk losing the grain stored in their bins. In this Managing for Profit, Harley Janssen, AGI’s vice president of product and operations for [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán throws 1st perfect game since 2012. It’s the 24th in MLB history
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Since arriving in the big leagues six years ago, Domingo Germán has been anything but perfect. Until now. The New York Yankees right-hander pitched the 24th perfect game in major league [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Twins manager Baldelli closes clubhouse to keep out reporters after team is swept in 3-game series
ATLANTA (AP) — Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli closed the clubhouse Wednesday to keep out reporters after his team was swept in a three-game series by the Atlanta Braves. Baldelli said the players were having [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota to Host Three Days of Industrial Hemp Events
Three days of events in South Dakota will showcase the rapidly growing industrial hemp industry in the state and the United States. The events, which will be held August 3-5 at Horizon Hemp Seeds in [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota Board Recommends Suspension of Ravnsborg’s Law License
The South Dakota State Bar’s Disciplinary Board has recommended that the state Supreme Court suspend former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s law license for two years. The board’s recommendation was issued on May 19, 2023, and [Read More…]
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