Month: April 2025

Heavy rains have brought up to 10 inches to Tennessee farm fields and some flooding. The first weekly crop report from USDA of the season says topsoil moisture supplies have a 57 percent surplus, and [Read More…]

Wheat gains as soybeans and corn close mixed

Soybeans were mixed. It was an up and down day with the trade waiting for any updates on tariffs. China is reportedly open to negotiations, but significant near-term progress seems unlikely, with the White House [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 7, 2025

May corn closed at $4.64 and 1/2, up 4 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $9.83, up 6 centsMay soybean meal closed at $288.40, up $5.30May soybean oil closed at 45.15, down 69 pointsMay wheat [Read More…]

USDA reports some Illinois planting progress

The USDA says Illinois farmers have been able to get some seed in the ground. Beck’s Hybrids agronomist Matt Montgomery, who’s based in central Illinois, agrees. “There’s actually a little bit of beans, more than [Read More…]

Wet conditions put planting on hold in Michigan

Michigan fields are starting the growing season well saturated. Monroe Country farmer Doug Darling tells Brownfield he’s received nearly five inches of rain over the past 10 days. “We’ve gotten a lot of precipitation, so [Read More…]

Police Investigating After Body Found in Brandon

Brandon police are investigating the discovery of a body found on a sidewalk on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Officers responded to a report around 11:15 AM on the 300 block of N. Splitrock Blvd, where [Read More…]

Flooding danger isn’t over in wake of deadly storm: ‘Do not drive through water,’ governor pleads

Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (FRANKFORT, Ky.) — The rain may have stopped, but Kentucky’s governor warned the danger isn’t over from the four days of deadly storms that devastated the central U.S. [Read More…]

Hawaii man arrested for trapping elderly woman in her car for days: Police

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (HONOLULU) — A Hawaii man was arrested for allegedly trapping an elderly woman in her car for several days and later forcing her to withdraw money from her bank account, according to [Read More…]

80-year-old allegedly shoots, kills fellow turkey hunter: Sheriff

mbbirdy/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — An 80-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing another man in a turkey hunting incident in Northern California, authorities said. The 65-year-old victim was shot once on [Read More…]

Appeals court affirms judge’s order to return wrongly deported Maryland man

Alex Pena/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the Trump administration’s emergency motion to block a federal judge’s order to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the U.S. [Read More…]

Republicans Ted Cruz, Rand Paul speak out on risks of Trump tariff policy

Win Mcnamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As fallout continues from President Donald Trump’s destabilizing tariff policy on virtually all U.S. trading partners, some Republican senators are warning about the risks for American families. Sen. Ted Cruz, [Read More…]

Businesses, conservative lawyers planning legal challenge to Trump’s tariffs

ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of business groups and conservative lawyers are preparing a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, arguing he does not have the legal authority to impose them. Sources familiar [Read More…]

US stocks plunge as tariffs rattle markets worldwide

Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks tumbled at opening on Monday as President Donald Trump’s tariffs stoked fears of a wider global trade war and Wall Street firms sounded alarms about a possible [Read More…]

Altuve drives in winning run in 10th after Alvarez’s homer in 9th ties it as Astros top Twins 9-7

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Altuve drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the 10th inning after Yordan Alvarez tied it with a two-run homer in the ninth and the Houston Astros rallied from [Read More…]

Jackrabbits Baseball Drop Two in Tulsa

TULSA, Okla. — Oral Roberts starting pitchers Easton Teel and Nathan Love each turned in solid starts and Will Edmunson provided the offense in leading the Golden Eagles to a doubleheader sweep of South Dakota [Read More…]

Conklin Walk-Off Caps SDSU Series Win Over USD

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State picked up two victories over South Dakota on Sunday, with the last game of a doubleheader ending in walk-off fashion, in Summit League softball at Jerald T. Moriarty Field. The [Read More…]

Guerrero, Blue Jays agree to a $500 million, 14-year deal that starts in 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $500 million, 14-year contract that starts in 2026, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, a deal [Read More…]

UConn crushes South Carolina to win 12th national women’s basketball title

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — During the final sweet moments of UConn’s 12th national title, Geno Auriemma and Paige Bueckers embraced after the star guard departed her final game with the Huskies. It was the moment [Read More…]

Ovechkin gets No. 895 to break NHL scoring record, but Islanders beat Capitals 4-1

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th career goal, but the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Sunday. Marc Gatcomb had two goals, Bo Horvat and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored, [Read More…]

USDA cuts hit small farms as Trump showers billions on big farms