Month: August 2023
Ag News
EPA tightening pesticide regulations under Endangered Species Act
Environmental groups are pushing the EPA to better comply with the Endangered Species Act when registering crop protection products. Aaron Hager is a weed scientist with the University of Illinois. “This will have an impact on [Read More…]
Ag News
Review insurance while waiting for harvest
An insurance expert says farmers should consider reviewing their coverage before the busy harvest season. Autumn Schlieckau with Rural Mutual Insurance in Wisconsin says the slower-than-usual time between fieldwork and harvest is a good time [Read More…]
ABC World News
Presidential candidate assassinated in Ecuador after alleging links between gangs and officials
RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images (QUITO, Ecuador) — Fernando Villavicencio, a presidential candidate in Ecuador, whose campaign highlighted alleged connections between gangs and government officials, was assassinated at the end of a campaign rally in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Maui wildfires live updates: Death toll rises to 36 as residents scramble to evacuate
FILE — chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dangerous wildfires are spreading rapidly on Maui due to very dry conditions stemming from a drought combined with powerful trade winds being squeezed across Hawaii. At least [Read More…]
ABC National News
Police seek suspect in ‘unacceptable’ fatal shooting of 10-year-old in Virginia
The City of Franklin Virginia Police Department released this undated photo of Tashawnda Nicole Drayton, 24, who law enforcement said is wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 10-year-old. — The City of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump, staffers to be arraigned on superseding indictment in classified documents case
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (FORT PIERCE, Fla.) — Former President Donald Trump will again be formally arraigned at a Florida federal courthouse Thursday, along with longtime aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago club property manager Carlos [Read More…]
ABC National News
Alabama riverfront melee: Two remaining suspects turn themselves in, police say
Christa Owen (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Police say the remaining two suspects of the Riverfront Park melee turned themselves in Wednesday after charges were filed against three white boaters who allegedly assaulted a Black ferry co-captain [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Fulton County DA urges staff not to respond to Trump campaign ad
ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has responded to a recent attack ad from former President Donald Trump, writing in an internal memo sent to staff urging them [Read More…]
Latest News
As Sturgis Rally attendance slows, planners try to build for the future
STURGIS, S.D. Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch – Jayda Hammer is precisely the type of person that Sturgis Motorcycle Rally managers are targeting as they try to develop the next generation of rally attendees [Read More…]
Latest News
Bee colony loss at ‘unsustainable’ rate, hurting ag industry and consumers
Abbey Stegenga (South Dakota News Watch) – For more than a decade, beekeepers in South Dakota and around the country have been fighting against historically high annual colony loss rates of more than 30%. The [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Former NFL player Henry Ruggs sentenced to at least three years in prison for fatal DUI crash
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for a deadly crash in Las Vegas. Ruggs, 24, pleaded guilty [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 8/9/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE St. Louis 6, Tampa Bay 4 LA Angels 4, San Francisco 1 Seattle 6, San Diego 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota High School Students Face Rising Mental Health Challenges, Including Suicide
A recent presentation to South Dakota’s Behavioral Health Advisory Council highlighted the increasing mental health struggles among high school students in the state. Data revealed a growing number of students reporting prolonged sadness, with 35% [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Price data expected to show inflation ticked up in July
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Inflation data to be released on Thursday will show whether a monthslong cooldown of price increases continued in July. The fresh data arrives roughly two weeks after the Federal [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Only Murders in the Building’ co-creator John Hoffman staying “hopeful” amid writers strike
Patrick Harbron/Hulu Not the happiest of anniversaries — the Hollywood writers strike hit 100 days Wednesday, with no end in sight. Talks briefly resumed on Friday, August 4 and then broke off almost as quickly [Read More…]
Latest News
Mitchell Police Investigate Vandalism
In the morning hours of 8-9-23, an unknown person(s) spray painted graffiti on the bike trail in the 100 block of S. Sanborn as well as on playground equipment, the [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Former NFL player Henry Ruggs sentenced to at least 3 years in prison for fatal DUI crash
K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for a deadly crash in Las [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Vikings defense under Brian Flores is being redone with aggression, deception and freedom
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s defense broke down again last season. Brian Flores has been trying everything he can to fix it. After ranking second-to-last in the NFL in yards allowed and giving up the fourth-most points in the [Read More…]
ABC World News
41 people reportedly died after boat capsized off Italian coast, survivors tell Red Cross
Valeria Ferraro/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LAMPEDUSA, Italy) — Forty-one people are presumed to have died in a shipwreck close to the Italian island of Lampedusa on Friday, survivors told the deputy general secretary of the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Maui wildfires live updates: At least 6 dead as residents scramble to evacuate
FILE — chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dangerous wildfires are spreading rapidly across Maui due to very dry conditions stemming from a drought combined with powerful trade winds being squeezed across Hawaii. The Big Island [Read More…]
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