Year: 2024
Ag News
A far more active weather pattern for the Heartland set to resume later this week
A generally quiet weather pattern across much of the country will become suddenly more active as the week progresses. Initially, storminess will increase by the middle of the week in the Pacific Coast States, with [Read More…]
Ag News
Quiet, seasonally comfortable weather pattern covers much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, mild, dry weather prevails. Despite patchy snow on the ground, many Midwestern producers continue to perform farm-maintenance activities, amid relatively dry soil-moisture profiles and near- or above-normal temperatures. Tuesday’s Midwestern temperatures [Read More…]
ABC World News
Japan Airlines plane bursts into flames at Tokyo airport with 379 people on board, all escape
This photo provided by Jiji Press shows a Japan Airlines plane on fire on a runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Jan. 2, 2024. (STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images) (TOKYO) — A Japan Airlines plane [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘Loud explosions’ in Kyiv as Russia again strikes capital, US ambassador says
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — Russia launched an attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities early Tuesday, continuing its escalated large-scale attacks on residential areas, local officials said. Air raid sirens in Kyiv began to [Read More…]
ABC World News
Aftershocks rattle Japan as death toll rises after powerful earthquake
Firefighters inspect collapsed wooden houses in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2024, a day after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in the prefecture in the afternoon. (Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty [Read More…]
ABC World News
South Korean opposition leader stabbed, rushed to hospital
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea enters Seoul Plaza, the memorial site for 2022 Itaewon disaster victims, during a memorial event of the first anniversary on Oct. 29, 2023 in Seoul, South [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says it expects war to last all of 2024
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Ticket sold in Michigan wins $842 million Powerball jackpot in first drawing of 2024
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One ticket in Michigan won the first Powerball jackpot drawing of the year, winning an estimated $842 million. The estimated cash value for the drawing is $425.2 million, according [Read More…]
ABC National News
Deadly New Year’s collision near Rochester, NY venue being investigated as possible terrorism: Source
Perry Gerenday/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A deadly, fiery crash that occurred outside an entertainment venue in upstate New York early New Year’s Day is being investigated as possible terrorism, a law enforcement source briefed [Read More…]
ABC National News
Missing foreign exchange student found safe inside tent in Utah in ‘cyber kidnapping’: Police
Riverdale Police Department (NEW YORK) — A missing foreign exchange student from China was found safe inside a tent on a Utah mountainside following a dayslong search in what police called a case of “cyber [Read More…]
ABC National News
Ten shot, two fatally, at Los Angeles New Year’s warehouse party: Police
KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — Ten people were shot, two fatally, during a New Year’s party in downtown Los Angeles, police said. The shooting occurred Monday around 1 a.m. local time at an unsanctioned warehouse party, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump set to appeal Colorado 14th Amendment ballot disqualification case
Former U.S. President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on Dec. 19, 2023. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team as [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Why hospitals in several states are reinstating mask requirements
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some hospitals across the United States are reinstating indoor masking rules amid rising cases and hospitalizations of respiratory illnesses including COVID-19 and influenza. Hospitals in at least six states — [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Doctor who lost brother to RSV shares what he wants parents to know
Courtesy of Sean Cullen (NEW YORK) — Dr. Sean Cullen, of New York, was 9 years old when his 9-month-old brother Kevin died due to respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a common respiratory virus. Today, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Wonka” rings in the new year with $29.5 million box office weekend
Warner Bros. Wonka sweetened its North American box office haul with an additional $22.7 million between Friday and Sunday, and is expected to reach an estimated $29.5 million for the long New Year’s weekend. That brings [Read More…]
Latest News
Mail Theft Spree Around Lake Kampeska near Watertown Leads to Swift Arrests
The Watertown Police Department responded to a report of suspects pilfering mail from various mailboxes around Lake Kampeska. The culprits, identified as Thomas Breese and Jarid Armstrong, were apprehended after officers found their gray Chevrolet [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Michigan beats Alabama 27-20 in overtime on Blake Corum’s TD run to reach national title game
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Blake Corum rushed for a 17-yard touchdown on the second snap of overtime, and top-seeded Michigan advanced to its first College Football Playoff championship game with a 27-20 victory over fourth-seeded [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Jackrabbits Down Fighting Hawks
BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State outscored North Dakota by nearly 30 points over the final 30 minutes of play on Sunday as the Jackrabbits defeated the Fighting Hawks, 80-61, in their Summit League opener inside [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
SDSU Woman Defeat North Dakota in League Opener
GRAND FORKS, ND – South Dakota State opened Summit League play on Sunday with a 74-53 victory over North Dakota at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Jackrabbits improve to 7-5 overall with a 1-0 conference [Read More…]
Latest News
New Year’s Day Stabbing in Sioux Falls Under Investigation
A New Year’s Day stabbing in central Sioux Falls is being investigated by the police. The incident occurred around 6:30 AM at a residence near West 7th Street and North Prairie Avenue. The victim sustained [Read More…]
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