Month: August 2025
ABC National News
Over 50 million on alert for dangerous heat in the Southwest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Record-breaking heat continues for parts of the desert Southwest into the weekend, with sweltering temperatures beginning to expand east into the Heartland. Extreme heat warnings remain in effect for parts [Read More…]
ABC National News
Thousands under evacuation orders after Canyon Fire explodes in California
Firefighters battle flames from the Canyon Fire on August 7, 2025 in Castaic, California/Eric Thayer/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The Canyon Fire, a rapidly spreading blaze in California, is impacting communities in the Los Angeles [Read More…]
ABC National News
Gunman kills neighbor then injures 2 responding troopers in ‘ambush’ in rural Pennsylvania: Police
ABC News (SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, Pa.) — A gunman in rural northeastern Pennsylvania shot and killed his neighbor then fired dozens of rounds at two responding troopers, injuring them, in what police described as an ambush. [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota State Library launches Read 250
In commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary, the South Dakota State Library is inviting South Dakotans to take part in Read 250, a special program dedicated to the study and appreciation of American history. “Reading books [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump’s deadline arrives for Putin to agree to a ceasefire or face sanctions
US President Donald Trump (R) meets Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) on the first day of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2019. (Photo by Kremlin Press Office / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) [Read More…]
Latest News
Winner man sentenced to federal prison for abusive sexual contact with a child
A 30 year old man from Winner was recently sentenced to federal prison after his conviction of Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child. Clayton Spotted Calf was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Why the stock market shrugged off weak data, recession fears
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Weak jobs data came out hours before President Donald Trump fired the head of labor statistics. A report on gross domestic product indicated a slowdown of growth over the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Tracee Ellis Ross’ travel series renewed for second season
Roku Channel Tracee Ellis Ross will continue to bring fans along her solo travels. Her Roku Originals series, Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, has been greenlit for a second season, which promises “even more [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Connie Britton, Sam Nivola to star in Hulu’s ‘Phony’ and more
A couple alums of The White Lotus are teaming up on a new Hulu series. Connie Britton and Sam Nivola are set to star in Phony, a coming-of-age mystery, Variety reports. The series follows a teenage boy who wakes up after a car accident [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis on returning for ‘Freakier Friday’
Jamie Lee Curtis as Tess Coleman and Lindsay Lohan as Anna Coleman in Disney’s ‘Freakier Friday.’ (Glen Wilson/Disney) Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis are switching it up again in Freakier Friday. The film, which serves as sequel to [Read More…]
Ag News
Heat, humidity for many; storms favor the upper Midwest, western & northern Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, near- or slightly above-normal temperatures; scattered thunderstorms; and mostly abundant soil moisture reserves are supporting robust corn and soybean development. Friday’s Midwestern high temperatures will remain at or below 95°F, aside [Read More…]
ABC World News
US citizens file lawsuit against UN agency that provides aid for Palestinians, the agency that Trump seeks to dismantle
Displaced Palestinians flock to an aid distribution point set up in the Netzarim Corridor in hopes of receiving limited humanitarian aid in Deir al Balah, Gaza on August 08, 2025/ (Photo by Hassan Jedi/Anadolu via [Read More…]
Latest News
Serving the Mitchell community for fifty years
A Mitchell business is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Michelle White shared Mueller Lumber’s history. “In 1975, Bob, Gail and Morry Jamison started “Jamison-Mueller Lumber” out of the basement of my parent’s house,” White said. Bob [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag students want experience
The new manager of the Western Illinois University farm says many of today’s ag students want real-world experience. Adam Bensman, an Ohio native who graduated from WIU in May, says getting dirty is a key [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Trump calls on Intel CEO to resign
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump called on the CEO of Intel, Lip-Bu Tan, to resign “immediately.” “The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately. There is no other solution [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘I am Trump in high heels’: Rep. Nancy Mace seeks Trump endorsement at South Carolina town hall
Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) — During a town hall event, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace compared herself to President Donald Trump and requested he endorse her for South Carolina’s [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fox News moves to dismiss Gavin Newsom’s defamation lawsuit
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (CALIFORNIA) — Fox News has moved to dismiss California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $787 million defamation lawsuit against the network and collect attorney fees, calling the suit a “political stunt” that Newsom filed [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ season 2 reveals teaser, premiere date
Selena Gomez and David Henrie on the ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ set. (Disney/Eric McCandless) Everything is not what it seems in the Wizards Beyond Waverly Place season 2 teaser trailer. Disney Channel released the trailer for the new [Read More…]
Ag News
Sugar producers see wins in OBBBA
American Sugar Alliance leaders say improved U.S. sugar policy is a step forward in improving the economic viability of growers. Director of Economics and Policy Analysis Rob Johansson tells Brownfield sugar supplies are robust while prices remain [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures sharply higher heading into Friday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply higher, supported by the recent strength in boxed beef, ahead of widespread direct business. October live cattle closed $2.57 higher at $232.22 and December [Read More…]