Year: 2024
ABC World News
Fugitive who allegedly killed girlfriend in Boston caught in Kenya after escaping custody
Kali9/Getty Images (LONDON) — The suspect accused of killing his girlfriend at Boston’s Logan International Airport and fleeing to Kenya was recaptured Tuesday after he escaped custody a week ago, police said. Kevin Kangethe was [Read More…]
ABC National News
Three police officers shot in Washington, DC
avid_creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Three police officers were shot in Washington, D.C., Wednesday morning with all suffering non-life-threatening injuries, according to D.C. police. Authorities said the shooting scene “remains active.” Agents from the Bureau of [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Jenny Cavnar makes history as Oakland A’s primary play-by-play announcer
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Veteran baseball broadcaster Jenny Cavnar is the new primary play-by-play announcer for the Oakland Athletics, hired by NBC Sports California. The company made the announcement Tuesday. Cavnar becomes the first woman [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
ESPN, College Football Playoff agree on 6-year deal worth $1.3 billion annually
ESPN and the College Football Playoff have agreed to a six-year deal worth $1.3 billion annually that allows the network to keep exclusive rights to the 12-team playoff through the 2031 season, two people with [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Stephen Amell leads ‘Suits’ spinoff, ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ trailer, and more
Arrow alum Stephen Amell has been tapped to lead the cast of NBC’s upcoming Suits spinoff, Suits: LA, according to Variety. He’ll play Ted Black, “a charismatic force of nature who puts his own needs [Read More…]
Ag News
The Importance of Soil pH to Yields
Soil pH can have a serious impact on soybean yields. In this Managing for Proft, Todd Vagts, a Channel Technical Agronomist talks about how those factors impact yield success. …
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…]
Latest News
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…]
Latest News
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…]
Latest News
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…]
Latest News
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…]
Latest News
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…]
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