Month: May 2025
Ag News
Former U.S. Senator from Missouri dies
Christopher S. “Kit” Bond died in St. Louis, Missouri on Tuesday. He was 86 years old. Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins says the Republican lawmaker was a state treasure who took on some of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Buttigieg to headline Iowa town hall amid 2028 speculation
Win McNamee/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is heading to Iowa Tuesday, fueling speculation that he is mounting a bid for the White House in 2028. On Tuesday evening, Buttigieg — [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Do-over move for DNC vice-chair elections could put 2 officials — including reformer David Hogg — in jeopardy
Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic National Committee’s Credentials subcommittee has recommended that the party should once again hold vice-chair elections over complaints that there were issues with how the balloting was conducted — [Read More…]
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Wede, Larson named recipients of annual Clarke Awards; Employee Recognition event honors years of service, promotions and retirement
Dakota Wesleyan University has announced the annual Clarke Awards for Excellence. Tressa Wede, Mitchell, Associate Professor of Nursing, was awarded the Clarke Award for Teaching Excellence. Director of Marketing & Communications Jan Larson, Mitchell, received [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Bob Odenkirk’s vacation turns violent in ‘Nobody 2’ trailer
Universal Pictures Bob Odenkirk is back in action in the trailer for Nobody 2, the sequel to the 2021 sleeper hit Nobody. This time around, Odenkirk’s unlikely assassin, Hutch Mansell, just wants to enjoy a vacation with his wife and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
See Kim Kardashian in teaser for new Hulu series ‘All’s Fair’
Hulu Kim Kardashian is using what she’s learned about the law in the new series All’s Fair, out later this year. The teaser for the highly anticipated legal drama was released Tuesday, and features the reality star and SKIMS [Read More…]
ABC National News
Lawyer calls Trump tariffs ‘unlawful’ as they face 1st test against small businesses
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are an “unprecedented and unlawful expansion” of executive power, a lawyer for a group of small businesses told a federal court Tuesday morning. The [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge seizes control of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge on Tuesday seized control of New York City’s notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be run by an official who reports [Read More…]
ABC National News
Menendez brothers’ long-awaited resentencing hearing underway; cousin pleads with judge to free them
Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Erik and Lyle Menendez’s much-anticipated resentencing hearing is underway, with lawyers set to battle over whether the brothers should get a lesser sentence, clearing the way for [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump heaps praise on Saudi crown prince as he touts economic development
Jean Catuffe/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump spent the bulk of what was billed as a “major foreign policy address” to outline his vision for the Middle East instead touting his domestic policies and [Read More…]
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House Republicans plow ahead on hundreds of billions in Medicaid cuts despite infighting
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans are plowing ahead Tuesday to advance key components of their bill to fund President Donald Trump’s agenda — including taxes and Medicaid cuts — [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
ABC reveals fall primetime TV schedule
Disney/Pamela Littky ABC unveiled its fall primetime TV schedule Tuesday. Dancing with the Stars will air Tuesdays followed by the second season of High Potential. Wednesdays are a stacked night led by Abbott Elementary and followed by Shifting Gears, The Golden [Read More…]
Ag News
Collegiate Farm Bureau experience shaping lives
The president of the Southern Illinois University Collegiate Farm Bureau says the organization has changed his life. Chase Howell, from Peoria County, tells Brownfield, “The Farm Bureau group for me was the group that was [Read More…]
Ag News
Morris named Administrator of USDA’s Ag Marketing Service
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins has named Erin Morris as the next administrator of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. Morris has spent more than 25 years advancing the work of AMS, and Ag Secretary Rollins says [Read More…]
Ag News
Cash dairy prices down Tuesday
Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0125 at $0.53. One sale was recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.78. No sales [Read More…]
Ag News
Hay harvest starts early in Iowa
The hay harvest is off to an early start in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report shows the first cutting of alfalfa at six percent, compared to the five-year average of one percent. North [Read More…]
Ag News
ISA continues market development efforts
A farmer-director with the Iowa Soybean Association says the industry continues to seek new export opportunities. At-large director Brent Renner, a farmer from Klemme, says China’s interest in U.S. whole beans has leveled off due [Read More…]
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DWU students and the South Dakota Secretary of State’s office collaborate on a regional economic data analysis report
After last year’s successful creation of a business and economic data analysis summary report, leveraging the expertise of local professionals, data from the South Dakota Secretary of State’s office and online resources, Dr. Tracy Dice’s [Read More…]
ABC National News
Florida State shooting suspect makes 1st appearance in court after weeks in hospital
Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The 20-year-old who allegedly killed two and wounded several others in a mass shooting on the Florida State University campus last month made his first appearance in court on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump’s tariffs face their 1st legal test against small businesses
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In an obscure courthouse in downtown Manhattan on Tuesday, a group of small businesses will take on one of President Donald Trump’s boldest uses of executive authority. A panel [Read More…]