Month: April 2024
ABC World News
How the UN Plastics Treaty aims to tackle the pollution crisis
Scavengers collect plastic waste to sell to a recycling centre at a landfill in Medan, North Sumatra, March 27, 2024. (Kartik Byma/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — As Earth Day 2024 puts a spotlight [Read More…]
ABC World News
Injured in a Russian strike, a 13-year-old Ukrainian girl runs to raise money for other victims
Unbroken Ukraine (KYIV, Ukraine) — A Russian missile strike on April 8, 2022, changed Yana Stepanenko’s life forever. She was at a railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, with her mom, Natalia, and brother, Yaroslav, [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota drivers have the shortest commute in the U.S.
AutoBlog.com Commuting is just about the least entertaining thing you can do in a car. Sitting in traffic in a sea of other miserable people might give you plenty of time to catch up on [Read More…]
News
DWU Nursing program offers direct pathway for Southeast Tech LPN graduates
Dakota Wesleyan University and Southeast Technical College (STC) in Sioux Falls have developed a new set of articulation agreements for enrolled students or graduates of STC’s LPN program who wish to work toward a bachelor’s [Read More…]
Ag News
West central Illinois planting well under way
Planting is well underway in west central Illinois. Shane Gray, who farms in Sangamon and Morgan counties, tells Brownfield they’ve been in the field since April 12th. “As soon as things dried up, everybody’s going [Read More…]
Ag News
It All Works Together
Northern Minnesota crop and livestock producer Shayne Isane says his family has used John Deere equipment for a long time and believes Deere’s technology helps their bottom line. He tells Brownfield years of yield maps [Read More…]
Ag News
Helping to lower food costs by strengthening supply chains
It’s no big secret that food costs are high. One factor contributing to the rising costs of groceries is a disruption to the food supply chain. Work is being done by Congress to strengthen that [Read More…]
Ag News
Watch for black cutworms this spring
An agronomist in northwest Missouri encourages farmers to keep an eye out for black cutworms as corn and soybeans emerge. Erin Marlow with Cropwise Consulting tells Brownfield it’s early for the pest, but there have [Read More…]
News
South Dakota State Fair announces a new opening day
The South Dakota State Fair is excited to announce a significant expansion for 2024, shifting the official start date from Thursday to Wednesday, adding a day to the fair. The change will accommodate all livestock [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump hush money trial live updates: Alternate jurors expected to be picked today
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Five big takeaways from Day 3 of Trump’s hush money trial
Former President Donald Trump, flanked by attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, arrives at Manhattan criminal court with his legal team as jury selection continues in New York, NY on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Jabin [Read More…]
ABC National News
Twenty-five years after Columbine, survivors say they’re still haunted by the attack
Craig Scott said he survived the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999, in Littleton, Colorado, by hiding under desk in the library. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — The epicenter of the Columbine High [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
First lady Jill Biden to kickoff Educators for Biden to mobilize teachers
Dr. Jill Biden speaks onstage during the 2024 Human Rights Campaign dinner, Mar. 23, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden, in Minnesota on Friday, will launch Educators for [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Matt Gaetz attended 2017 party where minor and drugs were present, woman’s sworn statement obtained by Congress claims
Rep. Matt Gaetz walks past reporters as he leaves a House GOP caucus meeting at the U.S Capitol, on April 10, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The House Ethics Committee is [Read More…]
Latest News
Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle in Deadwood; Driver Charged with Failure to Yield
A 68-year-old man from North Carolina was critically injured Wednesday night when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing Pioneer Way in Deadwood. The incident occurred when the man was in the crosswalk and [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Trans care restrictions force some families to travel hours, spend hundreds for treatment
Flavio Coelho/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Misty Stamm was working tirelessly to figure out the details: waking up early, the hourslong drives, booking hotels and finding doctors who could legally administer gender-affirming hormone therapy to [Read More…]
ABC Business News
UAW vote at Tennessee plant will test resurgent labor movement
A United Auto Workers (UAW) lawn sign sits on the ground near a Volkswagen automobile assembly plant on March 20, 2024 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Carmakers and labor leaders are [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What is a tourist tax? Fees for foreign tourists at hot summer destinations
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Barcelona is among the top 20 summer destinations of 2024, and for anyone planning to visit the bustling Mediterranean metropolis known for its art and architecture, or other tourist-filled [Read More…]
Latest News
How to vote early for the June 2024 primary election
South Dakota Searchlight Early voting begins today for South Dakota’s June 4 primary election. Before attempting to vote early, make sure you’re registered to vote. If you’re unsure about your status, check the state’s Voter [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Seth MacFarlane teams up with Scorsese to save cartoons
Photos: Kenji Fitzgerald/Brigette Lacombe Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has teamed up with a seemingly unlikely collaborator — Oscar-winning movie legend Martin Scorsese — to save some cartoons. The Seth MacFarlane Foundation and Scorsese’s The Film [Read More…]
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