Month: February 2024
Ag News
Temps vary across the Heartland; a seasonal progression of systems underway
Across the Corn Belt, snow showers are confined to the upper Great Lakes region. Elsewhere, mild, dry weather continues to promote off-season farm maintenance, as conditions permit, as well as calving and lambing activities. Tuesday’s [Read More…]
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Firefighter Cancer Compensation Legislation Fails
Firefighting is inherently risky, but the long-term effects on firefighters’ health, particularly the potential link to cancer, remain a subject of debate among lawmakers. Studies by the International Agency for Research on Cancer have labeled [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Shaquille O’Neal’s No. 32 jersey is the first to be retired by the Orlando Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal was Orlando’s first in lots of ways. First No. 1 overall draft pick. First player to make an All-Star team in a Magic uniform. First rookie of the year. [Read More…]
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Father Pleads Guilty in Death of Infant Son in Sioux Falls
Dylan Castimore, a 24-year-old man from Sioux Falls, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and child abuse in the death of his 8-week-old son, Daxton Castimore. The infant suffered fatal injuries while left alone with his [Read More…]
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State revenue projections ‘cautiously conservative’ as COVID federal funding ends
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Financial experts are cautious heading into the 2025 fiscal year, expecting South Dakota to have one of its lowest increases in revenue in the last 15 years. At the Joint [Read More…]
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Deepfakes bill clears state Senate, loses impact on 2024 primary
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A bill to bar the dissemination of unlabeled “deepfakes” within 90 days of an election cleared the state Senate on Tuesday, but not before lawmakers stripped it of an emergency [Read More…]
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Blaze pink may become an official hunter safety color in South Dakota
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A committee of lawmakers endorsed a bill Tuesday that would add blaze pink as a legally recognized hunter safety color. The South Dakota House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee [Read More…]
ABC National News
One dead, five injured after vehicle crashes into ER at Austin hospital: Officials
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — One person is dead and at least five people were injured after a vehicle crashed into a hospital in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, authorities said. A vehicle crashed into [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kidnapped girl from South Carolina found in Florida with man from Wisconsin, authorities say
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 13-year-old girl from South Carolina was found in Florida on Tuesday after she was allegedly kidnapped by a 35-year-old man from Wisconsin, authorities said. The young teenager was [Read More…]
ABC National News
200-year-old ‘national treasure’ stolen from storage unit as police hunt for missing portrait of George Washington
Facebook / Englewood Police Department (ENGLEWOOD, Colo.) — A portrait of George Washington dating back more than 200 years has been stolen from a storage unit in Colorado and police, along with the FBI, are [Read More…]
ABC National News
Lakewood Church shooting was ‘predictable and preventable,’ suspect’s former mother-in-law says
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — The former mother-in-law of the woman accused of opening fire at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church told ABC News she thinks the shooting was “predictable and preventable.” Walli Carranza, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Georgia educators sue school district over race, LGBTQ classroom restrictions
Stella/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Georgia Association of Educators and two educators filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Cobb County School officials over alleged education “censorship” due to two bills that have restricted what topics [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democrats win another special election, and four more takeaways from New York’s House race
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Rep. Tom Suozzi will win back his old House seat in Tuesday’s special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District, ABC News projects — extending his party’s largely [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House Republicans impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas in historic, controversial vote
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks about security during a news conference ahead of Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on Feb. 7, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Why 22 Senate Republicans defied Trump and voted for aid to Ukraine
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Early Tuesday morning, 22 Senate Republicans defied Donald Trump and voted with Democrats to pass a $95 billion foreign aid package — most of it for Ukraine and Israel. The [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Haley hammers Trump’s comments about her husband, serving overseas, as he mocks her ‘dying’ campaign
Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event at the Summerville Country Club on Feb. 13, 2024 in Summerville, South Carolina. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former South Carolina Gov. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden critic who once worked with Hunter tells lawmakers Joe Biden was ‘enabler’ of son’s overseas business
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A onetime business associate of Hunter Biden, who has become a critic of the Biden family, testified before lawmakers Tuesday, reiterating claims he made during the 2020 election that Joe [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Expert tips to book cheap spring break travel now
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While snow and frigid temps are sweeping parts of the country, travel deals for spring break are heating up. Experts like Going.com founder Scott Keyes explained to ABC News’ [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Dole announces voluntary recall of salad kits for potential listeria contamination
FG Trade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. has announced a voluntary recall of a “limited number” of Dole-branded and private label salad kits due to potential cross contamination with cheeses recalled for [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Man credited with inventing the Pop Tart dies at 96
Pop Tarts (NEW YORK) — William “Bill” Post, the man often credited with inventing the beloved Pop Tart, has died at 96. Born on June 27, 1927 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Post was one of [Read More…]
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