Month: September 2025
Ag News
Free well testing at Farmfest reveals hidden nitrate risks in drinking water
Unsafe nitrate levels were found during free well water tests at Farmfest in southwest Minnesota last month. Margaret Wagner with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture says more than 100 private wells were tested over the [Read More…]
Ag News
Every input matters when margins are thin
An agronomist says some farmers are starting to think about next year as harvest gets closer to the finish line in the Mississippi Delta. “Plan, plan, plan,” says Stephen Leininger with Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC. He [Read More…]
Ag News
Heavy rains could complicate fall harvest in parts of South Dakota
A farmer in central South Dakota says heavy rains could complicate fall harvest. Reno Brueggeman tells Brownfield “it would take some tow ropes, I have a feeling, because we have some low spots that already [Read More…]
ABC National News
Students at Utah Valley University return to campus a week after Charlie Kirk shooting
Workers replace grass in the Utah Valley University courtyard where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot, on September 15, 2025 in Orem, Utah. (Chet Strange/Getty Images) (OREM, Utah) — Students at Utah Valley University are [Read More…]
ABC National News
Friend of former FBI Director James Comey subpoenaed in federal probe: Sources
James Comey speaks onstage at 92NY on May 30, 2023 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A Columbia law professor who is a friend and adviser to former FBI Director James Comey was [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect in custody after ramming car into FBI gate in ‘act of terror,’ officials say
Ignatiev/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — A Pennsylvania man was apprehended after he drove his car into a metal gate at the FBI building in Pittsburgh early on Wednesday, a ramming that federal law enforcement officials described [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tropical Storm Gabrielle forms in Atlantic with possibility to strengthen further, National Hurricane Center says
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Atlantic basin may have been quiet going into the peak of hurricane season, but officials are watching a new system that has developed into a tropical storm, which has [Read More…]
Latest News
New state public defense office has taken 43 cases so far
John Hult-SD Searchlight South Dakota’s first state public defender and his staff of four have taken on 43 cases since taking their first this winter. Lawmakers created and funded the Office of Indigent Legal Services [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Details of new songs for Elphaba and Glinda on ‘Wicked: For Good — The Soundtrack’ revealed
Cover of ‘Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack’/(Verve/Republic) For months, we’ve heard that the Wicked sequel, Wicked: For Good, would include two new songs specially written by original Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz for stars Cynthia [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Jai Courtney joins ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff ‘The Dutton Ranch’ and more
Jai Courtney has joined the new Yellowstone spinoff series currently titled The Dutton Ranch. He joins the previously announced cast of Cole Hauser, Kelly Reilly, Finn Little, Annette Bening and Ed Harris. Courtney will play Rob-Will, who is described as an imposing, unpredictable ranch foreman. [Read More…]
Ag News
Kansas farmer harvesting record corn, sorghum
Harvest is in full swing for south-central Kansas farmer Craig Meeker. “My corn is probably the best crop across the farm that I’ve ever raised.” He says he has high expectations for his sorghum. “I [Read More…]
Ag News
Ohio farmers face potential standability issues after early season weather extremes
An Ohio-based agronomist says early season weather challenges could impact corn standability this fall. Mitch Greve with Channel Seed says stalk quality could be an issue for areas that have been short on rainfall this [Read More…]
Ag News
Factors impacting farm growth
Nearly 50 percent of farms say they expect to grow over the next five years. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Purdue University’s Michael Langemeier breaks down the factors impacting farm growth. The post [Read More…]
Ag News
Late-summer warmth continues; a trend back towards drier weather for parts of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for above-normal temperatures nationwide, with the northern Plains and upper Great Lakes region having the greatest likelihood of experiencing unusually warm weather. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Fed to set interest rates as Trump seeks shakeup of top officials
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is set to unveil its latest decision on the level of interest rates, hoping to guide the economy through a topsy-turvy stretch of slow [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
FBI Director Kash Patel faces 2nd grilling before House lawmakers
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A day after FBI Director Kash Patel sparred with Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, he is set to answer questions from members of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump arrives for UK state visit, welcomed by king, prince at Windsor Castle
Aaron Chown – WPA Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — President Donald Trump kicked off his state visit to the U.K. on Wednesday by traveling to Windsor Castle to meet with King Charles III. Trump is the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump officials pressuring federal prosecutors to bring criminal charges against NY AG Letitia James: Sources
Jim Franco/Albany Times Union via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Top Trump administration officials are pressuring federal prosecutors in Virginia to bring charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud, despite investigators [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect sought after car rams FBI gate in potential ‘act of terror,’ official says
Ignatiev/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH, Pa.) — A Pennsylvania man drove his car into a metal gate at the FBI building in Pittsburgh early on Wednesday, a ramming that federal law enforcement officials described as intentional, saying [Read More…]
ABC National News
29-year-old man attacked by bear in Yellowstone National Park
George Rose/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 29-year-old man is recovering after suffering significant but non-life-threatening injuries to his chest and left arm following a bear attack in Yellowstone National Park, authorities said. The solo [Read More…]
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