Month: May 2025
Ag News
MO ag infrastructure could be in special session
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe says capital improvement funding could be on the agenda when he calls a special legislative session, “You know, the House position on trying to leave a significant amount of money on [Read More…]
Ag News
SHIPS for America Act reintroduced, Sen. Young says it could benefit US agriculture
Legislation has been reintroduced in the US Senate that could help boost ag exports by revitalizing the nation’s shipbuilding industry. Senator Todd Young of Indiana, co-author of the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa Representative welcomes pharmacy benefit management reform
An Iowa lawmaker is pleased legislation that addresses rural healthcare concerns passed this session. Representative Shannon Latham tells Brownfield pharmacy benefit management reform was one of her priorities. “We have seen the number of independent [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Johnson as mega-bill fails to advance
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A vote on the megabill aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s agenda failed in the House Budget Committee Friday afternoon amid objections from hard-liners, halting the bill’s progress at the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Measles cases reach 1,024 in the US as infections confirmed in 30 states: CDC
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The number of measles cases in the U.S. has risen to 1,024, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data published Friday. Cases have been confirmed in 30 states: Alaska, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Michael J. Fox to make acting return in Apple TV+’s ’Shrinking’
Mike Coppola/Getty Images Michael J. Fox is making his return to TV. The beloved actor is joining the cast for the upcoming third season of Apple TV+’s Shrinking. His guest-starring role on the show marks one of his first [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘It’s gonna be a wild ride’: Shameik Moore joins cast of ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’
Starz Devout fans of the Power universe who have tuned into the long-running Starz series may have heard of the character name Breeze. But now, more than 10 years and a few spinoff shows later, Breeze is finally getting [Read More…]
Ag News
Eighteen Ohio counties placed under ODA spotted lanternfly quarantine
The Ohio Department of Agriculture has placed eighteen counties under a spotted lanternfly quarantine to help reduce the spread of the invasive species. Director Brian Baldridge says the insect has slowly made its way into [Read More…]
Ag News
Cash dairy prices mostly higher Friday
Cash dairy prices were mostly higher to end the week on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.55. One sale was recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0325 [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine talks: Prisoner exchange agreed upon, Ukraine requests Putin-Zelenskyy meeting
Handout photo by Arda Kucukkaya/Turkish Foreign Ministry via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia and Ukraine agreed to a prisoner exchange during peace talks in Turkey on Friday, which were led by a U.S. delegation headed by [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump blasts former FBI director James Comey over controversial Instagram post
Waleed Zein/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump lashed out Friday against ex-FBI director James Comey over an Instagram post that contained an image that top Trump officials claimed was a threat. In a now-deleted [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump pressures GOP hard-liners to ‘unite’ behind bill that advances his agenda
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is weighing in on House Republicans’ mega-bill aimed at advancing his legislative agenda Friday morning — calling on his party to unite behind it despite objections from [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Consumer sentiment worsens despite Trump’s rollback of tariffs, survey says
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer attitudes soured in May for the fourth consecutive month, even as President Donald Trump dialed back some tariffs. The reading came in below the level economists expected. Shopper sentiment now [Read More…]
Ag News
Nebraska farmer says it’s the driest its been in 45 years
A farmer in northeast Nebraska says 2025 has been the driest planting season in his carrer. Greg Anderson raises corn and soybeans near Newman Grove and says drought conditions have rapidly intensified. “Over the last [Read More…]
Ag News
Spring weather extremes continue to hit the Midwest
An atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions says weather continues to create challenges for farmers across much of the Corn Belt. Eric Snodgrass says a cold front is expected to hit the northern part of [Read More…]
Latest News
Jackley warns of the return of Toll Road scams
Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning consumers that a familiar text message scam, where people are ordered to pay a tax for traveling on South Dakota’s roads and bridges, has been reported again in the [Read More…]
Latest News
Two men celebrate recovery through James Valley Drug and DUI Court
Two graduates of James Valley Drug and DUI Court shared their journeys of battling the demons of addiction and ultimately changing their lives for the better during Thursday’s celebration of recovery. Now, the team of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Talks led by US delegation between Russia and Ukraine underway in Turkey
Handout photo by Arda Kucukkaya/Turkish Foreign Ministry via Getty Images (LONDON) — The meeting between the U.S. delegation headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ukraine and Russia are set to take place in Turkey on Friday following [Read More…]
ABC National News
Salman Rushdie stabber to face sentencing for attempted murder
Salman Rushdie attends the 75th National Book Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 20, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A New Jersey man convicted of attempted murder in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge in Abrego Garcia case to hear arguments over administration’s claim of state secrets privilege
Sen. Van Hollen’s Office via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal judge overseeing the case of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia is set to hear arguments Friday over the Trump administration’s recent invocation of the state secrets [Read More…]