Month: August 2025
Ag News
Klobuchar looks to boost industrial hemp research funding
The Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee is looking to provide additional funding for industrial hemp research. Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar says the U.S. Senate passed an agriculture funding bill earlier this month that [Read More…]
Ag News
Mixed soybean aphid pressure across southern Minnesota
Soybean aphid pressure is spotty across southern Minnesota. Syngenta agronomist Tim Dahl says hot weather has helped limit populations. “I would say western Minnesota probably has more aphids. That’s kind of the spot.” University of [Read More…]
ABC World News
More than 350 killed in monsoon flooding in Pakistan, emergency officials say
Muhammad Reza/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Over 350 people have died in a 72 hour period in Pakistan due to monsoon flooding, Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority reported, bringing the total number of people [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 of the 3 people killed in NYC nightclub shooting were suspected gunmen: NYPD
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Two of the three people killed in a New York City nightclub shooting early Sunday have been identified as suspected gunmen who opened fire inside the establishment, injuring up to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Northern lights could be visible in more than a dozen US states tonight
The Aurora borealis, commonly known as the northern lights, is seen at Cleveland Dam Park on June 03, 2025 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Andrew Chin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Another dazzling display of [Read More…]
ABC National News
El Mayo, the infamous Mexican drug lord, to plead guilty after being brought to US
Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ismael Mario Zambada García, the former drug lord and top leader of the Sinaloa cartel known as El Mayo, will plead guilty to federal drug [Read More…]
ABC National News
Dominion Voting Systems settles defamation lawsuit with Newsmax over 2020 election claims
A Dominion Voting machine is seen during the last day of early voting in Gwinnett County, Georgia on November 1, 2024. Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hurricane Erin tracker: Category 4 storm to bring dangerous rip currents to East Coast
Hurricane Erin – The Fifth Named Storm Map/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Erin, now a powerful Category 4 storm churning in the Caribbean, is not forecast to hit land, but it will bring large waves and [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump says he will lead ‘movement’ to end mail-in voting
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One in the air on August 15, 2025, en route to Anchorage. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday wrote in a post [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: ‘Coven Academy’ greenlit at Disney Branded Television and more
It’s the start of something new. Disney Branded Television has greenlit a brand-new series from the creator of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Coven Academy will premiere in 2026 on Disney+ and Disney Channel. The series [Read More…]
Ag News
Developing the Next Generation of Ag Leaders
Sign-up is underway for the 21st class of the Missouri Agricultural Leadership of Tomorrow program. In this Spotlight on Soybeans, Executive Director Lucinda McRoberts says this is the premier leadership development opportunity for ag professionals. [Read More…]
Latest News
Be safe when heading back to school
Mitchell Public, Catholic and Mitchell Christian Schools are set to start the new school year this week. Shawn Steward of Triple-A South Dakota says traffic and pedestrian safety is a top priority. “We’re just reminding [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russian drone strike on Ukraine apartments kills several before Trump-Zelenskyy meet
Pierre Crom/Getty Images (LONDON) — At least seven people, including two children, were killed by a Russian drone strike in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Sunday night, according to local officials. Serhiy Bolvinov, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Trump says Zelenskyy can end Russia war ‘almost immediately’ before White House meet
Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — President Donald Trump on Sunday teased what he said would be a “big day” as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a host of European [Read More…]
ABC National News
State Department stopping issuance of visitor visas for ‘individuals from Gaza’
Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. State Department has announced that it’s suspending the issuance of all visitor visas for people from the war-torn Gaza Strip, including children in need of urgent [Read More…]
ABC National News
3 officers injured in shooting in Utah, police say
Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Three officers were shot and injured while responding to domestic disturbance call at a residence in Utah, law enforcement said. A suspect was taken into custody [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Weapons’ holds off box office competitors to earn second week at #1
Warner Bros. Pictures Scares once again beat out comedy at the box office this weekend. The horror thriller Weapons earned its second weekend at #1, bringing in $25 million for a total box office tally of [Read More…]
Ag News
Food insecurity is a public health crisis
The cost of basic needs like groceries and health care are out of reach for millions of Americans, and rural America is no exception. Melanie Hall is a registered dietitian and the chief research and [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Local Sports for Monday, August 18
The Parkston Devil Rays overcame a five-run deficit to defeat the Hartford-Humboldt Gamecocks 10-8 to win the 2025 State B Amateur baseball championship Sunday afternoon in Brandon. Trailing 6 to 1, the Parkston Rays scored [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Terence Stamp, General Zod in Superman movies, dies at age 87
Terence Stamp attends Song for Marion Premiere, in Paris. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty Images) British actor Terence Stamp, best known for playing General Zod in 1978’s Superman and its sequel, 1980’s Superman II, has died at the age [Read More…]