Month: August 2023
Ag News
Wastewater expansion grants available for first time
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced a new wastewater grant program to help businesses meet additional regulations. Director Tim Boring tells Brownfield the $30 million available will support economic development while [Read More…]
Ag News
Soil health case study evaluates farmer economics
A nationwide study tracks the economic benefits farmers have experienced from long-term soil health management. Jeremy Peters is the CEO of the National Association of Conservation Districts. “The focus of these case studies is demonstrating [Read More…]
Ag News
Snodgrass: wet and cold conditions could lead to tighter harvest windows
A principal atmospheric scientist says he’s slightly concerned about wetter conditions in some areas of the Midwest during harvest. Eric Snodgrass, also a senior fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions, says the El Niño weather [Read More…]
ABC National News
Maui’s cultural, historic landmarks damaged in the devastating wildfires
MAXAR/Getty Images (MAUI, Hawaii) — Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s executive director Theo Morrison talks about the cultural significance of the hist… Destructive wildfires are consuming the Hawaiian island of Maui, with dozens of deaths reported and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Tommy Egan declares “Game over” in ‘Power Book IV: Force’ new trailer
Starz Tommy Egan’s quest to become Chicago’s kingpin drug dealer continues in the new season of the hit Starz show Power Book IV: Force. The network released the official trailer Thursday, August 10, which sees Egan, played by Joseph [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Adam Sandler keeps it in the family with ‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ trailer
Netflix On Thursday, August 10, Netflix dropped the trailer to Adam Sandler‘s upcoming family comedy You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. Like the traditional right of passage — and truth told, many [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Game on! Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney return in season 2 trailer of ‘Welcome to Wrexham’
FX After securing an Emmy nomination for its inaugural season, FX’s Welcome to Wrexham is headed back onto the pitch for another round. The show, centering on Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney‘s purchase of beloved [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Amid Hollywood strikes, 75th Emmy Awards bumped to January
NATAS/Fox With the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes crippling Hollywood, the Television Academy and Fox jointly announced on Thursday, August 10, that the 75th Annual Emmy Awards have been bumped from September 18 to January [Read More…]
ABC World News
US expresses ‘growing concern’ for safety of Niger’s president amid apparent coup
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum at the Elysee Palace on Feb. 16, 2023 in Paris. — Chesnot/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — There is “growing concern” for the safety of Niger’s democratically elected president who remains under [Read More…]
Latest News
Mitchell Man Sentenced for Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier has sentenced a Mitchell, South Dakota, man convicted of Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography. The sentencing took place [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump, Nauta plead not guilty to new classified docs charges but De Oliveira still not arraigned
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (FORT PIERCE, Fla.) — Former President Donald Trump and longtime aide Walt Nauta both pleaded not guilty Thursday to new charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith in a superseding indictment [Read More…]
Latest News
Closure Planned for Interstate 229 Northbound Off-ramp at Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Motorists should be aware that a closure is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, on the Interstate 229 northbound off-ramp at Minnesota Avenue (exit 3). Weather [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Summit League Network Launches
SIOUX FALLS — Summit League officials, in partnership with Midco Sports, announced Thursday the creation of the Summit League Network, a digital streaming platform that will showcase hundreds of regular season and postseason tournament contests. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Inflation ticked up in July, reversing some progress in fight to slow price hikes
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 3.2% last month compared to a year ago, marking an uptick that reverses some of the progress achieved in the monthslong fight to bring inflation down [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What to know about Virgin Galactic’s first mission taking paying customers to space
Virgin Galactic02 crew members, Jon Goodwin, Keisha Schahaff and Anastasia Mayers. (Virgin Galactic) (NEW YORK) — Virgin Galactic is launching its first mission carrying paying customers on Thursday just weeks after the company’s first flight [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Royal Chicken Wraps join the menu at Burger King
Burger King (NEW YORK) — Chicken Caesar wraps are all over food TikTok and whether you’re on the social media video sharing app or not, a tasty chicken sandwich in portable, easy-to-eat wrap form is [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Big Brother’ Houseguest Luke Valentine kicked off for using racial slur
Sonja Flemming/CBS Big Brother‘s latest season took a dramatic twist as houseguest Luke Valentine was swiftly removed from the show for using a racial slur during a conversation with fellow cast members. “Luke violated the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: HBO skewering superhero movies with ‘The Franchise’, and more
HBO has greenlit The Franchise, a half-hour comedy from Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of American Beauty, and Veep and Avenue 5 creator Armando Iannucci that pokes fun at superhero movies. Himesh Patel and Aya Cash star in the series about “the crew of an unloved franchise movie [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Rust’ trial set for December; Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed pleads not guilty
Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a film set south of Santa Fe in 2021, according to the Santa Fe New [Read More…]
Ag News
Brazil corn crop continues to get bigger
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has raised its corn production projection again. CONAB now estimates total production at a record 129.962 million tons, 1.7% above in July, with the second crop at 100.184 million tons. [Read More…]
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