Month: May 2025
Ag News
Extreme weather delays some South Dakota planting
A farmer in eastern South Dakota says extreme weather has hit in the last week, with thunderstorms delaying soybean planting on Monday. “It was a pretty rowdy storm with a lot of lightening, thunder and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Greer Fire expands to 20,000 acres, over 700 personnel battling flames
ABC (GREER, Ariz.) — A wildfire in eastern Arizona continues to burn, expanding to over 20,000 acres, with more red flag warnings in effect on Monday. The Greer Fire, named after the small community in [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump headed to Capitol Hill to help Johnson sway hard-liners to support his agenda
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It’s crunch time in the House, where the next 48 hours will test Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership like never before as he scrambles to secure the needed votes to pass [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Mark Ruffalo to join Natalie Portman for ‘Good Sex’ on Netflix
Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Mark Ruffalo will be joining Natalie Portman for Good Sex. The Oscar nominee will costar alongside the Oscar winner in Lena Dunham‘s new rom-com, Good Sex, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Denzel Washington awarded surprise honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
Doug Peters/PA Images via Getty Images Denzel Washington has been awarded a surprise honorary Palme d’Or. The honor was given to Washington during the world premiere of his newest film, Highest 2 Lowest, at the [Read More…]
Ag News
Much-needed rains help MO corn and soybeans
A farmer in northeast Missouri says the recent rains are giving the corn and soybeans a good start. Matt Wright from Marion County tells Brownfield the farm had under half an inch of rain over [Read More…]
Ag News
Hot, windy spring causes some crop replant in NW MN
A farmer in northwest Minnesota says hot, windy conditions haven’t been good for the crops this spring. Betsy Jensen farms in Marshall County, Minnesota. “Temps have been over 90-degrees, it’s been horribly windy and we’ve [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan planting progress pushes ahead of average
A mid-Michigan farmer says variable soil moisture conditions have made for a slow start to planting. Eaton County’s Brett Roberts tells Brownfield, “Some stuff’s dry, some stuff on the edge, and some, I went and [Read More…]
Ag News
Arkansas farmers wrapping up corn and rice planting
Corn and rice planting are nearing completion for Arkansas farmers, while cotton, soybean, and peanut planting are full steam ahead. Corn planting is 96 percent complete with 90 percent emerged, 1 percent silking and 68 [Read More…]
Ag News
Kentucky farmers have 63% corn, 43% soybeans planted
It was another big week of planting progress for Kentucky farmers. Statewide, 63 percent of the corn crop has been planted with 43 percent emerged. Soybeans are 43 percent planted, and 26 percent emerged. Tobacco [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge rules DOGE takeover of US Institute of Peace was unlawful and ‘gross usurpation of power’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Monday ruled that the Trump administration’s takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace was unlawful, and efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency to dismantle the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Greer Fire expands to 20,000 acres, over 700 personnel battling flames
ABC (GREER, Ariz.) — A wildfire in eastern Arizona continues to burn, expanding to over 20,000 acres, with more red flag warnings in effect on Monday. The Greer Fire, named after the small community in [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 dead, 19 injured after Mexican Navy sailboat crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, mayor says
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Mexican Navy sailboat with 277 people on board crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening, killing two people and injuring more than a dozen others who were on board [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Ashli Babbitt’s family to receive $5 million in settlement with Trump administration: Sources
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is set to pay out nearly $5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter fatally shot [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Putin claims Russia ready to work on ‘memorandum’ with Ukraine after Trump call
ABC News (LONDON) — President Donald Trump held a high-stakes phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, as the White House continues its push for an end to Moscow’s 3-year-old invasion of Ukraine [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Crunch time in the House as Speaker Johnson aims to deliver on bill to advance Trump’s agenda
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It’s crunch time in the House, where the next 48 hours will test Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership like never before as he scrambles to secure the needed votes to pass [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end protections for Venezuelan migrants
J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans who were protected from deportation and allowed to work in the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘American Idol’ crowns season 23 winner: See his inspiring message
Christopher Willard/Disney via Getty Images American Idol has crowned its season 23 winner. Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old PE teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, emerged as the winning singer on Sunday. Roberts said he was still processing [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Sesame Street’ headed to Netflix for reimagined season 56
HBO Can you tell me how to get, how to get Sesame Street on Netflix? The streaming platform is the new home for the beloved children’s TV show. Elmo, Big Bird and the rest of [Read More…]
Ag News
Aquaculture Production Could Boost Missouri Soybean Meal Demand
Missouri’s soybean crush industry and livestock enterprises are mutually dependent. Missouri’s four crush plants produce nearly 4 million metric tons of meal annually, about half of which is exported. The remainder is primarily used for [Read More…]