Year: 2023
Ag News
Cattle futures lower waiting for cash trade
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed mostly lower, and feeders were lower ahead of the week’s direct cash business. February live cattle were unchanged at $157.75 and April lives closed $.32 lower at [Read More…]
ABC National News
Illinois becomes latest US state to ban assault weapons
Joseph Sohm; Visions of America/Getty Images (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Illinois on Tuesday became the latest U.S. state to ban the sale or possession of assault weapons. Just hours after the legislation’s passage in both chambers [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Tennis star Naomi Osaka announces she’s pregnant
Sarah Stier/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka is pregnant. Osaka, 25, confirmed the news Wednesday on Twitter, sharing a photo of an ultrasound. “I know that I have so much to look [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID was the leading cause of law enforcement deaths in 2022 for third year in a row: Report
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 remained the leading cause of law enforcement deaths in 2022 despite the number attributed to the virus dramatically declining. A new report released Wednesday by the National Law Enforcement [Read More…]
Latest News
Bitcoin mining goes before a legislative committee
It sounds like something out of science fiction–turning South Dakota natural gas into crypto-currency on the high plains. The legislature’s Joint Appropriation Committee Wednesday was trying to determine if it is working. “They were leasing [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Car insurance rates to rise 8.4% in 2023: Report
Image by Marie LaFauci/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As cooling inflation offers consumers much-needed relief, many car owners are in for a rude awakening when insurance renewal arrives this year, a new report found. Car [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Golden Globe winner Jeremy Allen White hints at what’s on the menu for second season of ‘The Bear’
NBC/Rich Polk To the delight of critics and viewers who made FX’s The Bear one of last season’s buzziest hits, the Hulu smash was renewed over the summer. However, not even its newly minted Golden [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Abbott Elementary’ scores early season 3 renewal
ABC/Gilles Mingasson Not so surprising considering its recent Emmy wins and the three trophies it took home at the Golden Globes Tuesday night, Abbott Elementary has been renewed for its junior year. The third season [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Zendaya reacts to Golden Globe win after missing awards show
Marcell Rev/HBO Zendaya won a Golden Globe for her role as Rue on Euphoria, but she wasn’t present to accept the award Tuesday night. In lieu of an onstage acceptance speech, the star shared a few words on [Read More…]
Ag News
Wheat up, corn and soybeans mixed ahead of USDA reports
Soybeans were mixed on bull spreading. Unknown destinations bought 124,000 tons of 2022/23 U.S. soybeans, the second day in a row with an announced sale, and soybean meal was up from the recent lows. There’s [Read More…]
Ag News
Work continues to improve transparency in cattle markets
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the USDA continues its efforts to improve transparency in the cattle markets. USDA’s Ag Marketing Service recently began collecting data for its cattle contract library program. Vilsack says the goal [Read More…]
Ag News
The path forward for the 2023 Farm Bill
Photo courtesy: Missouri Cattlemen’s Association It’s time to write a new farm bill, but if Congress can get it done in time remains to be seen. Ag lobbyist Jay Truitt, principal of Policy Solutions says [Read More…]
Ag News
Trucks and people remain in short supply
The Chairman of the Michigan Trucking Association says the industry is still recovering from the pandemic. Brian Hitchcock tells Brownfield limited availability of equipment the last two years has created wear and tear on trucks [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois farmer finds success growing milo
Photo of Allen Walters courtesy of DEKALB/Asgrow An Illinois farmer is among the winners of the 2022 National Sorghum Producers yield contest. Allen Walters of Marshall in Clark County tells Brownfield sorghum (also known as [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukrainians deny Soledar on verge of being captured
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
NY Republicans call on Rep. George Santos to resign over his ‘deceit’
Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Republicans on Wednesday called on newly sworn-in Rep. George Santos to resign following revelations that he fabricated or embellished much of his background while running for Congress [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin discharged from hospital week after collapsing on field
FILE – Don Juan Moore/Getty Images (CINCINNATI) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been discharged from the hospital nine days after he collapsed during a game from cardiac arrest, the team said. He had [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Could ‘The Goonies’ finally get a sequel? Ke Huy Quan weighs in
NBC/Rich Polk The Goonies was a rare 1985 blockbuster that, despite its success, never got a sequel — but not for lack of trying. The treasure-hunting adventure starred Corey Feldman, Josh Brolin, Sean Astin and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ renewed for second season
Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution The Jennifer Hudson Show has resonated with viewers, so much so it’s been renewed for a second season. Hudson announced the news during Wednesday’s episode after expressing her gratitude for her new [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Everything Everywhere’, ‘The Fabelmans’ and ‘Banshees’ all vying for Screen Actors Guild Awards
“The Fabelmans” – Universal With the Golden Globe Awards in the rear-view mirror, awards season is in full swing, and to that end the Screen Actors Guild has announced this year’s nominees. The SAG Awards also announced that beginning [Read More…]
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