Month: September 2023
Ag News
SD Farmers Union president disappointed with lack of farm bill progress
South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke is meeting with lawmakers in Washington D.C. this week and says he was expecting an extension of the current farm bill. However… “I think they’ll end up extending [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers say there isn’t a shortage of challenges facing the industry
From policy to weather, some farmers at this year’s Husker Harvest days say there is still plenty of uncertainty in the industry. Eastern Nebraska farmer Dan Wesley says Mexico’s ban on GM and white corn [Read More…]
Ag News
Multiple factors contributing to the decline in ag export values
The USDA is projecting the largest ag trade deficit in more than two decades for Fiscal Year 2024 and a livestock economist says there are several contributing factors. In 2022 the US had an ag [Read More…]
ABC World News
Flood death toll in eastern Libya reaches 5,300 with many more missing, officials say
Abdullah Mohammed Bonja/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images LONDON — The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Libya has reached 5,300, a local health official said Wednesday. The number of deaths is expected to continue rising as search [Read More…]
ABC World News
Pennsylvania fugitive Danelo Cavalcante has eluded authorities in Brazil for years
Mark Makela/Getty Images (FIGUEIROPÓLIS, Brazil) — A convicted murderer who had eluded capture since escaping from a Pennsylvania prison nearly two weeks ago is accused of committing a separate slaying in his home country of Brazil in [Read More…]
Latest News
Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Lincoln County Woman’s Manslaughter Case
Jackson Phillips has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of his girlfriend, Randi Gerlach, in Lincoln County. Originally facing murder, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante captured following intense manhunt
Mark Makela/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — A fugitive who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison just days after being sentenced to life without parole in the fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend was captured early Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Police said. [Read More…]
ABC National News
One student dead, two others injured in school shooting in Greensburg, Louisiana
avid_creative/Getty Images (GREENSBURG, La.) — One student died Tuesday, and another was critically injured after a shooting at St. Helena High School in Greensburg, Louisiana. The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. local time as school [Read More…]
ABC National News
Inmate who escaped from hospital recaptured after being found asleep on friend’s couch
NYPD (NEW YORK) — A 44-year-old inmate who escaped from a New York City-area hospital last month was tracked through New Jersey, Virginia and then back to Queens, where he was recaptured Tuesday morning after [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man, 74, pushed onto NYC subway tracks in unprovoked attack: Police
Medioimages/Photodisc/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 74-year-old man returning home from work on Manhattan’s Upper East Side early Tuesday was randomly shoved onto the subway tracks by an apparent neighborhood homeless man muttering to himself, [Read More…]
Latest News
Truth in Sentencing’ Legislation Changes Sentencing Rules for South Dakota Offenders
South Dakota has implemented ‘truth in sentencing’ legislation, advocated by Pennington County State’s Attorney Lara Roetzel, which aims to ensure that offenders serve their full sentences without early release for good behavior or community service. [Read More…]
Latest News
First Anthrax Case in South Dakota for 2023 Confirmed in Unvaccinated Beef Herd
The South Dakota State Veterinarian has reported the first confirmed case of anthrax in the state for 2023. The outbreak occurred in an unvaccinated beef herd in Ziebach County, resulting in the deaths of several [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Data to show if inflation reduction continued or hit rough patch
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wall Street and Washington, D.C., will closely watch the release of fresh inflation data on Wednesday that could reveal whether a monthslong cooldown of price increases returned to form [Read More…]
ABC Business News
How technologies are helping shape surge of worker strikes in US
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A surge of work stoppages this year involving hundreds of thousands of employees has drawn attention to bold demands over wage increases and benefits as unions pursue raises [Read More…]
ABC Business News
US poverty rate jumped in 2022, child poverty more than doubled: Census
fhm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The poverty rate in the United States increased last year, the first increase in 13 years, according to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the poverty rate was 12.4%, up 4.6% from [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
2023 MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift dominates, *NSYNC reunites, and more
MTV The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards was nothing short of a party Tuesday night. Taylor Swift was the night’s big winner and was also part of the night’s most talked about moment: the reunion of *NSYNC. Justin Timberlake, Joey [Read More…]
Ag News
The benefits of whole grains
There’s been an uptick in consumer acceptance of whole grains. Cameron Jacobs with the USA Rice Federation says whole grains are a foundation of a healthy diet. But that’s not the only reason more consumers [Read More…]
ABC World News
North Korea launches possible ballistic missile: Japan’s Ministry of Defense
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — North Korea launched a possible ballistic missile on Wednesday, Japan’s Ministry of Defense said in a tweet. The missile launch comes as North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un arrived in [Read More…]
ABC World News
Luxury cruise ship runs aground with 206 passengers on board as rescue efforts underway
FILE photo — Alison Wright/Getty Images (LONDON) — A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers has run aground off the coast of Greenland. The Ocean Explorer, a 104.4-meter (343-foot) long and 18-meter (60 foot) ship [Read More…]
ABC World News
North Korea and Russia signal united front against Western ‘imperialism’ at summit
belterz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for about five hours on Wednesday, touring a space base in Russia’s Far East and signaling a unified front [Read More…]
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