Year: 2023
ABC National News
Mega Millions jackpot surges to $1.35 billion
youngvet/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to $1.35 billion for Friday’s drawing, the second-largest in the game’s history. The only Mega Millions jackpot larger than Friday’s prize is the $1.537 [Read More…]
ABC National News
At least seven dead after multiple tornadoes, severe winds tear through South
Heather Paul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A massive storm system sweeping across the United States struck the South on Thursday with severe winds and numerous tornadoes, killing at least seven people in Alabama and Georgia. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Santos drama puts House Republicans in political bind
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans are in a bind over whether and how to punish embattled Rep. George Santos, a lawmaker who both attracts nonstop controversy and holds a critical seat in the narrowly [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court decision creates confusion over which firearm restrictions are constitutional
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a New York law limiting the concealed carry of handguns in public areas, there has been an increasing lack of clarity on gun restrictions, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Some GOP McCarthy holdouts scoff at claims Trump swayed speaker vote outcome
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Moments after clinching the House speakership, Kevin McCarthy headed to the cameras to “especially thank” one person he said helped him get the gig: Donald Trump. “I do want to [Read More…]
Weather
Dense Fog Advisory issued January 13 at 8:54AM MST until January 13 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY… * WHAT…Visibility less than a mile in dense fog. * WHERE…In Iowa, Lyon and Osceola Counties. In Minnesota, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and Rock Counties. [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Why flu and strep A can be so serious in children
Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid a flu season that started earlier than expected there’s also been a higher number of strep A cases in children this year. The Centers for Disease Control and [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Trump Organization to be sentenced following tax fraud conviction
RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s namesake family real estate firm will be sentenced Friday in New York following its conviction on 17 counts, include a 13-year scheme to defraud. The company [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Egg prices reach historic highs amid avian flu outbreak, inflation woes
d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fans of three-egg omelets and bacon-egg-and-cheese sandwiches have more to worry about than just high cholesterol. The wholesale price of a dozen eggs has more than quadrupled year over year, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
City National Bank to pay $31M in redlining settlement with DOJ
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced a $31 million settlement with City National Bank over allegations that the Los Angeles-based bank engaged in “redlining” – a pattern of lending discrimination [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Tom Hanks shows the whole country his grumpy side when ‘A Man Called Otto’ opens nationwide on Friday
2022 CTMG, Inc. All rights reserved./Nico Tavernise Grumpy Tom Hanks is now out there for the whole country to see — his new movie, A Man Called Otto, opens wide this weekend. Hanks plays a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Producers Guild nominees; last ride for ‘Mayans M.C.’, and more
FX announced on Thursday that it has renewed Mayans M.C. for a fifth and final season, according to Variety. The Sons of Anarchy spinoff stars JD Pardo as Ezekiel “EZ’ Reyes, a member of the [Read More…]
Ag News
Learning more about sweet corn
Sweet corn is a summer-time favorite for many families. But did you know that through plant breeding and the discovery of genetic information its flavor and taste profile has improved over the years? Bill Tracy [Read More…]
Weather
Dense Fog Advisory issued January 13 at 6:50AM MST until January 13 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Visibility less than a half a mile in dense fog. * WHERE…In Iowa, Lyon and Osceola Counties. In Minnesota, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 1/12/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Oklahoma City 133, Philadelphia 114 Miami 108, Milwaukee 102 Boston 109, Brooklyn 98 Toronto 124, Charlotte 114 Cleveland 119, Portland [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Flames’ Duehr 1st player from South Dakota to score in NHL
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Walker Duehr made history with his first career NHL goal. Duehr’s first goal for Calgary on Thursday night broke a scoreless tie in the second period, and the 23-year-old winger who [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Celebrities pay tribute to the late Lisa Marie Presley
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) Tributes to the late Lisa Marie Presley began pouring in on Thursday evening shortly after the news of her death. She was 54. Presley, who was the only daughter of music legend Elvis Presley and his then-wife Priscilla, [Read More…]
News
Joe Childs named Mitchell School District interim Superintendent
The Mitchell School Board has hired Joe Childs interim superintendent of the Mitchell School District. Childs currently serves as principal of Mitchell High School. Board president Deb Olson says the group interviewed three candidates for [Read More…]
Weather
Dense Fog Advisory issued January 13 at 2:14AM MST until January 13 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Visibility less than one mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northeast Nebraska and central, east central and southeast South Dakota. * [Read More…]
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Dense Fog Advisory issued January 13 at 12:08AM MST until January 13 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Visibility less than one mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northeast Nebraska and central, east central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN…Until [Read More…]