Month: April 2025
Ag News
Iowa farmer sticking with regular crop rotation
Not all growers are planning to shift to more corn acres this year. Southeast Iowa farmer Tim Meyer tells Brownfield he has no plans to disrupt what’s been working for him on his operation. “I [Read More…]
Ag News
Eastern Iowa farmer says drought could be a problem again this year
Planting season will begin soon for an eastern Iowa farmer. Dave Walton raises corn and soybeans near Wilton along the Mississippi River and says they’re still a few days out from getting started. “It’s been [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wingtip of one plane hits another on taxiway at Reagan airport: FAA
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The wingtip of an American Airlines plane hit another American Airlines plane on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, according to the Federal Aviation [Read More…]
ABC National News
Escaped California inmate wanted for killing Mexican police commander in shootout, officials say
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DELANO, Calif.) — An escaped California inmate is now wanted for killing a Mexican police commander who hunts down foreign fugitives — also known as a “gringo hunter” — [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
RFK Jr., intent to focus on chronic disease, continues to be dogged by impacts of HHS cuts
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Far as he was from Washington, D.C., as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hiked to the top of a towering sandstone arch in rural Arizona with [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democratic senators call for probe into possible insider trading over Trump tariff change
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from the White House over serious concerns that President Donald Trump’s rollbacks on his tariffs and his social media posts earlier Wednesday may [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Saturday Night Live’ to debut British version of the show in 2026
Will Heath/NBC Live from London, it’s Saturday night! Saturday Night Live is set to launch its first-ever British edition of the series. In partnership with Sky, the NBC late-night sketch show will premiere Saturday Night [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Watch Viola Davis react to her newly unveiled wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood
Madame Tussauds Hollywood Viola Davis has been immortalized at Madame Tussauds Hollywood, where her new wax figure was recently revealed. It features her look from the Academy Awards in 2017 — a red Giorgio Armani Privé [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden to star in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ limited series for Netflix
Craig Gibson/StillMoving for Netflix It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a streaming service in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a Pride and Prejudice adaptation. Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and [Read More…]
Ag News
2024 another record year for E15 sales in Minnesota
2024 was another record year for E15 sales in Minnesota. Minnesota Biofuels Association executive director Brian Werner says new data from the Department of Commerce shows more than 140 million gallons of Unleaded 88 were [Read More…]
ABC World News
Over 200 dead, including former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel, after roof collapses at Dominican Republic nightclub
Str/Xinhua via Getty Images (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) — The death toll continues to rise amid an ongoing search and rescue effort after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert. At least 218 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Shoplifting suspect allegedly kills man in hit-and-run at discount store parking lot: LA sheriff
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Authorities in Los Angeles County said they’re searching for the suspect who shoplifted from a discount store before killing a man in a hit-and-run in the store’s parking lot. [Read More…]
Latest News
DWU Board of Trustees Extends Presidential Contract
At its March meeting, the Dakota Wesleyan University Board of Trustees voted to extend President Dan Kittle’s contract by five more years. Kittle was hired as the 21st president of DWU in 2022 with a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House passes budget blueprint to fund Trump’s agenda
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House narrowly voted to approve the GOP budget blueprint Thursday by a vote of 216-214, delivering a major victory for President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. Trump congratulated the House [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Inflation cooled but egg prices soared in March, before Trump’s tariff escalation
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 2.4% in March compared to a year ago, marking a cooldown during a period that preceded the recession warnings and market turmoil following President Donald Trump’s [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Alexander Skarsgård stars in ‘Murderbot’ trailer and more
Alexander Skarsgård stars in the new trailer for Murderbot. Apple TV+ released the trailer for the upcoming TV series on Wednesday. The show will span 10 episodes; the first two premiere on May 16. Based [Read More…]
Ag News
CONAB raises Brazil soybean, corn crop estimates
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has increased its soybean and corn production projections. CONAB says those larger crops are due to better yields thanks to some improvements in weather, along with higher planted area. Soybeans [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Johnson tries again to vote on Trump-backed budget blueprint after GOP hard-liners balked
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House is voting Thursday on a budget blueprint to fund President Donald Trump’s agenda, which was passed by the Senate last week. “I’m happy to tell you that this [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democratic Party ‘doubling down’ on town hall meetings targeting Republican-held districts
ABC News The Democratic National Committee — continuing its push to host town halls in Republican-held districts — is announcing a new set of town halls focused on the Republican-led budget bill and featuring high-profile [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge to consider blocking controversial Trump deportation policy
ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Boston Thursday will consider pumping the brakes on a controversial Trump administration policy of removing migrants to countries where they have no prior connection without allowing them [Read More…]