Month: April 2025
ABC National News
Wisconsin Supreme Court temporarily suspends Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan after arrest
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MADISON, WI) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan after she was arrested by the FBI and charged last week for allegedly helping an undocumented [Read More…]
ABC National News
Only Black female WWII unit receives Congressional Gold Medal
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday at the United States Capitol. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 dead in Pennsylvania as severe weather events hit Midwest, Heartland and East
Scott Olson/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — Two people died during storms in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, authorities said. A Pittsburgh man was electrocuted by live wires around 7 p.m. while another man, a 22-year-old from State [Read More…]
ABC National News
Sheila the runaway kangaroo causes car crash, shuts down Alabama highway
(MACON COUNTY, AL) — A runaway kangaroo caused a car crash that ended up shutting down an Alabama highway, police said. The incident took place on Tuesday when the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency responded to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Parents arrested after their 1-year-old tests positive for fentanyl and THC
(TOULUMNE COUNTY, CA) — The parents of a 1-year-old child have been arrested after the child tested positive for fentanyl and THC in California, authorities said. The incident occurred on April 22 when deputies from [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
FULL TRANSCRIPT: Trump’s exclusive 100 days broadcast interview with ABC News
Michael Le Brecht II/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump exclusively sat down with ABC News on Tuesday for the first broadcast interview marking the 100-day milestone of his second term. ABC News anchor and [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Mahmoud Khalil’s challenge to his detention moves forward
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEWWARK, NJ) — Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil’s bid to remain in the United States survives after a New Jersey federal judge decided Tuesday he could retain jurisdiction over the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump hopes Hegseth will be ‘great’ defense secretary despite Signal flap
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump expressed confidence in Pete Hegseth on Tuesday in an exclusive interview with ABC News, saying he hopes the former Fox News host will be a “great” defense secretary [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Embattled Hegseth gets public show of support from Trump during his 100-days trip
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, under investigation for mishandling sensitive military information, traveled to Michigan on Tuesday alongside President Donald Trump in what appeared to be a show of support for [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judge blasts Trump administration’s student visa terminations as ‘arbitrary and capricious’
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge blasted the Trump administration’s termination of immigration records for thousands of foreign students in the United States as “arbitrary and capricious,” demanding that the government provide detailed [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Even a small uptick in vaccination could prevent millions of US measles cases. Here’s how
Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Measles cases are continuing to spread throughout the U.S. with outbreaks in at least six states. Public health experts have previously said lagging vaccination rates are [Read More…]
ABC Business News
US economy expected to have slowed sharply at start of Trump’s 2nd term
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Government data to be released on Wednesday is expected to show a sharp economic slowdown over the initial months of President Donald Trump’s second term as a flurry of tariff [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Dick Van Dyke to release autobiography ahead of 100th birthday
Disney/Randy Holmes via Getty Images Screen legend Dick Van Dyke has written an autobiography all about what it is like to live for an entire century. The actor has announced the upcoming release of his [Read More…]
Ag News
A pattern shift to warmer (early-season heat?) days ahead; a reversal of rainfall for some
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures in most areas east of the Rockies, while cooler-than-normal conditions will prevail across southern Florida and much of the West. Meanwhile, [Read More…]
Ag News
Another active day’s worth of weather for parts of the Heartland; heavy rain, storms for some
Across the Corn Belt, the threat of severe thunderstorms has shifted to the south and east, following Monday’s outbreak across the upper Midwest. Early Tuesday, a broken line of showers stretches from the lower Great [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court poised to rule narrowly in police wrong-house raid case
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court appears poised to rule narrowly in a closely watched dispute over when federal law enforcement can be held liable for mistakes that harm innocent victims. Justices heard [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jesse Eisenberg makes magic in ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ trailer
Katalin Vermes/Lionsgate For Lionsgate’s next trick, they have released the first trailer for Now You See Me: Now You Don’t. The official trailer for the third film in the Now You See Me franchise arrived [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin county group exposes students to ag career opportunities
A Wisconsin county is giving middle school students a chance to explore career paths in agriculture. The Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation is working with Ebert Enterprises, a dairy and crop farm, to show students [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures higher on Tuesday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of widespread direct business. Feeders had additional support from the lower move in corn. June live cattle closed $.60 higher at $210.20 and [Read More…]
Ag News
Check seed tags for germ quality
A soybean researcher is urging farmers to take another look at the fine print on the seed tags before planting. Shawn Conley with the Wisconsin Soybean Program says last year’s dry harvest conditions might have [Read More…]