Month: May 2024
ABC World News
Israeli contestant advances to final despite protests, controversy at Eurovision Song Contest
Mohamed El-Shemy/Anadolu via Getty Images (MALMO, Sweden) — Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Sweden on Thursday to oppose the participation of an Israeli contestant in the semifinals of the massively popular Eurovision Song Contest. [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 skiers dead in Utah avalanche; 1 digs himself out: Police
Jon G. Fuller/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (SALT LAKE CITY) — Two skiers were killed and a third was hospitalized following an avalanche on Utah’s Lone Peak, according to the Unified Police Department of [Read More…]
Ag News
Farm Bureau President says nutrition guidelines “missed an opportunity”
Wisconsin’s Farm Bureau President praises USDA’s recently-announced school nutrition guidelines for keeping flavored milk in school meals, but he says the agency missed an opportunity. Brad Olson tells Brownfield the guidelines continue to allow skim [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israeli contestant draws boos, controversy at Eurovision Song Contest
Mohamed El-Shemy/Anadolu via Getty Images (MALMO, Sweden) — Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Sweden on Thursday to oppose the participation of an Israeli contestant in the semifinals of the massively popular Eurovision Song Contest. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tornadoes strike across 7 states with more severe weather on the way
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The threat for tornadoes continues Thursday following an outbreak of deadly storms throughout the Midwest and South over the past few days. As of Thursday afternoon, at least 17 tornadoes [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump trial live updates: Judge won’t modify gag order following Daniels’ testimony
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
3 skiers missing in Utah avalanche, search underway: Police
Jon G. Fuller/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (SALT LAKE CITY) — A search and rescue effort is underway for three skiers missing in an avalanche on Utah’s Lone Peak, according to the Unified Police [Read More…]
News
Texas woman headed to prison for a stabbing death
A 20 year old woman from San Antonio has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, with 10 years suspended, after earlier pleading guilty to charges in a 2023 stabbing death in Vermillion. Chezayia Raniyah [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘No easy way out’: Biden faces anger from all sides as he navigates Israel-Hamas war
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is taking heat from all sides as he faces what could be the most fraught moment in the Israel-Hamas war since fighting broke out seven months ago. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democratic Sen. Jon Tester to back GOP-championed Laken Riley Act
Jemal Countess/Getty Images for JDRF (WASHINGTON) — Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester will continue his efforts to distinguish himself as a border security hard-liner on Thursday by becoming the first Senate Democrat to back an [Read More…]
News
Dakota Wesleyan University announces Clarke Award winners
Dakota Wesleyan University has announced the annual Clarke Awards for Excellence. Paige Gau, Assistant Professor of Nursing, was awarded the Clarke Award for Teaching Excellence. IT Systems Administrator and Programmer Wim Rosendahl received the Clarke [Read More…]
News
Huron murder investigation underway
Attorney General Marty Jackley has confirmed the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and the Huron Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred Thursday in Huron. Jackley said one person has been detained and [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Mental health support at crucial point for fire survivors on Maui
ABC News (MAUI, Hawaii) — For the thousands of people who survived the Maui fires last August, the trauma of what they lived through still lingers. Lahaina painter Kirk Boes and his wife Laura have [Read More…]
ABC Health News
‘The pain is just so hard’: Parents hope story of daughter’s death after consuming Panera beverage will save others
ABCNews.com (NEW YORK) — On Sept. 10, 2022, Michael and Jill Katz received a devastating phone call that their 21-year-old daughter Sarah had collapsed while out to dinner with friends. They raced from their New [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Prime Video teases new animated series ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’
Amazon Content Services LLC Prime Video revealed the first looks at its new animated series Batman: Caped Crusader on Thursday, May 9. The Warner Bros. Animation project was produced by The Batman‘s director Matt Reeves, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Netflix comedy VP insists Kim Kardashian didn’t ask for her Tom Brady roast boos to be edited
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Netflix Netflix’s recent The Greatest Roast of All Time, the all-star send-up of football legend Tom Brady, was a hit for the streaming service, notwithstanding some of the jokes about the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
With new tease, FX reveals Emmy-winning Hulu hit ‘The Bear’ gets cooking again June 27
FX FX has just revealed that its Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning dramedy The Bear will drop all 10 episodes of its third season on Hulu on Thursday, June 27. The network released a moody tease, [Read More…]
Ag News
Rain affecting ag transportation
Parts of the inland waterway system have gone from low water to mild flooding. Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition tells Brownfield having too much water also affects barge traffic. “You really need to [Read More…]
Ag News
Grassley suggests Senate farm bill framework lacks details on spending
The farm bill framework released by Senate Ag Committee leadership is coming under fire from Republicans. Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says the version brought forth by chair Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, contains a [Read More…]
Ag News
Changes coming soon to LGM
A farm insurance specialist says changes are coming soon to the Livestock Gross Margin program. Michelle Sell with Compeer Financial tells Brownfield there are several LGM changes that will take effect July 1st, which is [Read More…]