Month: October 2023
ABC Politics News
Biden speaks with families of missing Americans, says they’re going through ‘agony’
Mark Makela/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — President Joe Biden on Friday spoke with the families of 14 missing Americans, saying they are in “agony” as they wait for more information about their loved ones who remain [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jim Jordan wins nomination in GOP’s chaotic House speaker battle
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans voted Friday to nominate conservative firebrand Jim Jordan for speaker of the House — the latest twist in a chaotic battle for speakership. Jordan, the chairman of the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Ohio begins voting on amendment that would guarantee abortion rights
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio residents this week began voting on a constitutional amendment whose fate will ultimately determine abortion access in the state. Voters are considering two ballot initiatives; ballots began [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
USF Announces Jon Hart as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The University of Sioux Falls has named Jon Hart as its sixth full-time director of intercollegiate athletics, USF President Dr. Brett Bradfield announced today. Hart will also serve on the president’s [Read More…]
Latest News
Wind is South Dakota’s role in ‘hydrogen hub’
(Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Hydrogen power may soon spread across the country thanks to federal grants, and South Dakota wind turbines could provide some of the electricity to make it. Hydrogen, as a gas, transforms into [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’ director regrets splitting the book into two films
Lionsgate Director Francis Lawrence regrets splitting his adaptation of the final Hunger Games book, Mockingjay, into two movies. In an interview with People ahead of the November 17 release of his newest film, The Hunger Games’ President Snow origin story The Ballad of Songbirds [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Godzilla is back in new trailer for ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’
Apple Legendary’s Monsterverse expands in the new trailer for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. From Apple TV+, the new series is the first TV show set inside the universe of four films that began with 2014’s Godzilla and extends through 2021’s Godzilla [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Melissa McBride to return as Carol Peletier in ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ season 2
Jace Downs/AMC Melissa McBride is returning to The Walking Dead universe. The actress will reunite with Norman Reedus in season 2 of the spinoff series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, reprising her role as Carol Peletier. Announced Thursday during AMC’s presentation at [Read More…]
Ag News
Higher interest rates limiting ag industry
An ag economist says rate hikes from the Federal Reserve are not likely over. Tanner Ehmke with CoBank tells Brownfield the higher rates have impacted export demand. “Our exports have really slowed down across the board [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle, hog futures lower to end the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day lower on profit-taking. December live cattle closed $1.05 lower at $186.76 and February lives closed $1.07 lower at $190.92. November feeders closed $2 [Read More…]
Ag News
MO Bootheel farmers plan to store grain until river levels rise
A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says the low Mississippi River levels have thrown a wrench in the marketing plans of many farmers at harvest. Mike Martin from Bernie says elevators are starting to turn [Read More…]
Ag News
Drought affects crop marketing for producers
A grain elevator manager in northeast Missouri says the ongoing drought is having an impact on how crops are marketed. Sam Sullivan with Central Elevator in Silex says the low yielding corn in central Missouri [Read More…]
Ag News
Farm group disappointed in energy expansion decision
Missouri’s Public Service Commission will allow an update to the Tiger Connector Project to move forward and Missouri Farm Bureau says they’re disappointed in the decision. In a statement, President Garrett Hawkins says the company [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
With Scalise out, all eyes on Jim Jordan in chaotic House speaker race
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans will cast ballots in a candidate forum Friday afternoon with just one candidate: Rep. Jim Jordan. It’s the latest in a speakership battle riddled with chaos and uncertainty. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Brie Larson tackles sexism and more in the Apple TV+ series ‘Lessons in Chemistry’
Apple TV+ Brie Larson is dishing out chemistry lessons in the new Apple TV+ series Lessons in Chemistry. The show premieres Friday, October 13 and it’s based on the popular book. Showrunner Lee Eisenberg tells [Read More…]
Ag News
IRFA: Permanent year-round E15 needs to get done
A biofuels group says a year-round E15 framework needs to be established sooner rather than later. Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, says the U.S. EPA has not finalized a rule [Read More…]
Ag News
Rain drowns out harvest as farmers prepare for significant wind gusts today
Harvest is at a standstill for Central Nebraska farmer Clay Govier. “I’m pretty sure it was right around 6 inches total. Some of it came really, really fast yesterday.” A storm system moved across Nebraska [Read More…]
Ag News
Who should have authority in renewable energy siting?
A package of bills introduced in Lansing this week by Democrats would shift approval of renewable energy projects from local authorities to the Michigan Public Service Commission. Michigan Farm Bureau’s Matt Kapp tells Brownfield their [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa farmer nearly finished with harvest
Harvest is already winding down for a southwest Iowa farmer. “We have about two days of soybeans left and about five days of corn.” Ray Gaesser tells Brownfield he’s been pleasantly surprised by his corn [Read More…]
Ag News
Questions to ask before signing a soil carbon contract
An ag lawyer says soil carbon capture programs are becoming more prevalent, but farmers are still asking a lot of questions. Todd Janzen, president of Indiana-based Janzen Schroeder Ag Law says the first thing they [Read More…]
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