Month: April 2025
Ag News
“Summer high” for December corn coming soon
A market analyst is encouraging farmers to prepare for a seasonal high in corn futures. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says over the past 17 years, the summer price high for the December new [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa farmers outline ag policy concerns
Some farmers in Iowa say they have several ag policy concerns. Duane Aistrope in Fremont County tells Brownfield he’s been focused on the year-round E15 issue. “We’re still hoping for that E15 waiver for the [Read More…]
Ag News
Staying ahead of the weeds
An extension agronomist says weed control is critical during the early parts of the growing season. Meaghan Anderson is with Iowa State University and says, “Corn especially does not handle competition from weeds well. We [Read More…]
Latest News
Jackley Encourages Public to Participate In National Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, April 26
Attorney General Marty Jackley is encouraging people with unneeded prescription medication to safely dispose of it during this Saturday’s National Drug Take Back Day. “Unneeded or unused medication can be deadly if not prescribed for [Read More…]
ABC World News
Rwandan genocide leader living in exclusive New York enclave arrested for alleged immigration violations
Mark Wilson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An alleged leader of violence during the Rwandan genocide in 1994 has been living in an exclusive enclave on Long Island, where he was arrested Thursday and accused of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge partially blocks Trump’s effort to ban DEI from K-12 education
Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration’s attempt to make federal funding to schools conditional on them eliminating any diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies erodes the “foundational principles” that separates the United States [Read More…]
ABC National News
DOJ accidentally files document outlining flaws with Trump administration’s plan to kill NYC congestion pricing
Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lawyers with the Department of Justice accidentally filed a document overnight that outlined a series of legal flaws with the Trump administration’s plan [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judge blocks Trump administration from requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote
Mustafa Hussain/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s unilateral effort to reshape election processes is an attempt to “short-circuit Congress’s deliberative process by executive order,” a federal judge in Washington, D.C. wrote Thursday afternoon. In a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Emily in Paris’ star Camille Razat on leaving the show: ‘Thank you for the beautiful ride’
Stephanie Branchu/Netflix Au revoir, Camille. Emily in Paris star Camille Razat has broken her silence on her decision to leave the Netflix series after being a part of the main cast for four seasons. The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ season 3 teaser trailer debuts with two Taylor Swift songs
Erika Doss Belly is torn between love being burnin’ red and golden in the official teaser trailer for season 3 of The Summer I Turned Pretty. Two Taylor Swift songs play throughout the new teaser [Read More…]
Ag News
West-central Minnesota farmer done with corn planting
A west-central Minnesota farmer wrapped up corn planting this week. Chad Willis of Wilmar says conditions kept improving following an early April snowstorm. “Right around Easter time it dried out and everybody’s been hitting it [Read More…]
Ag News
Concerns about conservation
A north-central Illinois farmer says he’s concerned federal cuts to the USDA will stymie the adoption of conservation practices across the country. Brian Corkill, who farms in Henry & Stark Counties, says the Conservation Stewardship [Read More…]
Ag News
SAF investor expects “100x growth” in next decade
The CEO of a company that invests in sustainable aviation fuel production predicts tremendous growth in the next decade. Mihir Dange with XCF Global says SAF, which is now being rebranded as synthetic aviation fuel [Read More…]
Ag News
Overuse of corn rootworm traits can reduce ROI
An entomologist at Purdue University says overreliance on corn-rootworm resistant traits has reduced profitability for some farmers. Christian Krupke says states in the Eastern Corn Belt have used the trait the most, which has impacted [Read More…]
ABC National News
Karen Read murder trial: Mother of victim speaks out for 1st time
Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (BOSTON) — As Karen Read stands trial for a second time in Massachusetts for the alleged murder of her police officer boyfriend, the victim’s mother spoke about her son’s death [Read More…]
ABC National News
Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo III sentenced to life in prison without parole
Nam Y. Huh-Pool/Getty Images (HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.) — Robert Crimo III, the gunman who killed seven people and injured dozens in a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022, was sentenced to life [Read More…]
ABC National News
Teen charged with allegedly starting massive New Jersey wildfire
The sun rises through haze behind lower Manhattan created by smoke from wildfires burning in New Jersey, April 24, 2025 in New York City. Gary Hershorn/ABC News (OCEAN COUNTY, N.J.) — A 19-year-old man has [Read More…]
ABC National News
Federal judge issues temporary order to keep detained Columbia student in Vermont
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (COLCHESTER, Vt.) — A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to keep Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia student who was arrested during his citizenship interview last week, in Vermont while his case [Read More…]
ABC National News
Massachusetts mother falls about 75 feet to her death while hiking with her children at Purgatory Chasm
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (TOPSFIELD, Mass.) — A 49-year-old mother of four died on Wednesday after she fell about 50 to 75 feet from a cliff while hiking at Purgatory Chasm in Massachusetts. The woman, who [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on transgender military ban
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has made a new emergency request of the U.S. Supreme Court seeking an immediate stay of a nationwide injunction blocking the ban on openly transgender military service [Read More…]