Year: 2024
Ag News
Illinois “Farm to School” program gaining momentum into new year
The executive director of the Illinois Specialty Growers Association says more children are eating fresh foods thanks to the state’s Farm to School program. Raghela Scavuzzo says the program is gaining momentum heading into the [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag banker predicts 2025 will be another strong year for beef profitability
An ag banker says he expects another strong year for beef profitability in 2025. Barry Benson, with First National Bank of Omaha, says the market has been able to offset decreases in the cattle inventory, [Read More…]
Ag News
Not much friendly market news to ring in 2025
A market analyst suggests there’s not much friendly news for corn and soybean prices to begin 2025. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says demand has been a bright spot. “That’s about it for now [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Tony Award-winning actress Linda Lavin dies at 87
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Linda Lavin, the Tony Award-winning Broadway actress and star of the 1970s sitcom Alice, has died at age 87. She passed away unexpectedly Sunday due to complications from recently discovered lung cancer, her PR rep [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Keanu Reeves’ stolen Rolex and other luxury watches recovered in Chile: Police
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Three luxury watches, including a Rolex worth about $9,000, that were stolen from actor Keanu Reeves‘ Los Angeles home have been discovered in Chile, police confirmed to ABC News. Authorities in Chile said a man was [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
The Year in Entertainment 2024: Those we lost
Here’s a look back at those in the entertainment community we lost in 2024: JanuaryJanuary 4 — Glynis Johns, Mary Poppins actress, 100January 13 — Joyce Randolph, The Honeymooners actress, 99January 20 — Norman Jewison, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Matthew Gaudreau’s widow gives birth 4 months after he was killed by alleged drunk driver
Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The widow of hockey player Matthew Gaudreau, who was killed alongside his brother when they were struck by an alleged drunk driver, has given birth to their son [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 12/29/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUEJets 14, Bills 40Raiders 25, Saints 10Colts 33, Giants 45Cowboys 7, Eagles 41Panthers 14, Buccaneers 48Titans 13, Jaguars 20Dolphins 20, Browns [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump endorses House Speaker Mike Johnson amid Republican infighting
Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson amid a fight over the House gavel that will culminate in a vote at the end of the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jimmy Carter’s state funeral to be held Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral
Benjamin E. “Gene” Forte/CNP/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will be held on Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral. Carter, the son of [Read More…]
ABC National News
New Year’s Eve weather: What to expect
ABC News (NEW YORK) — It’ll be a rainy New Year’s Eve in New York City, but dry and warm for much of the country. Here’s what you need to know: Rain will hit the Ohio [Read More…]
ABC National News
Appeals court rejects Trump’s attempt to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court on Monday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn a jury’s verdict last year that found he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s. The [Read More…]
ABC World News
Survivor of South Korea plane crash is awake and speaking: Hospital official
Seongjoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SEOUL) — A 33-year-old flight attendant, one of just two survivors of the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea that killed 179 people, is awake and talking to medical staff, according [Read More…]
ABC World News
2 survivors recovering as South Korean officials probe Jeju Air plane crash
Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL and LONDON) — The two survivors of South Korea’s deadliest plane crash in decades were recovering at separate hospitals in Seoul on Monday, as investigators began far-reaching probes into both [Read More…]
ABC World News
South Korean investigators seek to arrest President Yoon over martial law declaration
South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images (SEOUL) — South Korean investigators are seeking an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law, according to the Yonhap news agency. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Middle East live updates: Gaza hospitals become ‘battlegrounds,’ WHO says
DECEMBER 30: Palestinians taking shelter in tent camps are battling harsh weather conditions as heavy rainfall has flooded their tents on December 30, 2024 in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. The ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza are [Read More…]
ABC World News
Biden announces $2.5 billion in Ukraine defense assistance
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced on Monday that the United States would offer almost $2.5 billion in defense assistance to Ukraine, a move that will bring an “immediate influx of capabilities” [Read More…]
Ag News
On farm CDL training an option
The associate director of transportation and infrastructure with the Illinois Farm Bureau says farmers have the option of training CDL drivers on the farm. Rodney Knittel tells Brownfield, “If you have the right credentials, which [Read More…]
Ag News
A sharply colder, but still active pattern for the Heartland; more frequent snows ahead for most
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures along and northeast of a line from Montana to Louisiana, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in the West, along with southern [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
’Sonic 3’ & ‘Mufasa’ battle for post-Christmas box office title
Paramount Pictures Sonic the Hedgehog 3 narrowly edged out Mufasa: The Lion King for the #1 spot for the post-Christmas weekend box office title. According to Box Office Mojo, the video game-inspired threequel earned $38 million over the [Read More…]