Month: November 2025
Ag News
Pillen urges less reliance on China, more focus on domestic demand
Nebraska’s governor says the ag industry needs to continue to expand markets for its products. Jim Pillen says the U.S. should be less reliant on China. “My view of the world is that we [Read More…]
Ag News
First U.S. sorghum shipment to China highlights export opportunity for large crop
A western Kansas farmer says 2025 could be a record year for the sorghum industry. Amy France, chairwoman with the National Sorghum Producers, tells Brownfield, “We’re anticipating a 23 percent increase in sorghum yields throughout [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag economist says traditional farm bill may be a thing of the past
An ag economist says the days of a traditional farm bill could be numbered. Will Snell with the University of Kentucky tells Brownfield it won’t be like what agriculture has seen in the past. “I [Read More…]
Ag News
Indiana ag industry calling for long-term demand solutions to help support struggling ag economy
Some members of the Indiana ag industry want demand certainty to help provide long-term support for the ag economy. Decatur County farmer Andrew Stewart says developing new trade relationships could help boost demand. “Opening the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Prince William recreates famous Princess Diana photo
Chris Jackson/Getty Images (BRAZIL) — Prince William walked in the footsteps of his mother, the late Princess Diana, while visiting Brazil this week. William, 43, posed in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jury awards $10 million to teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student
Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (VIRGINIA) — A Virginia jury found that an assistant principal acted with gross negligence when a then-6-year-old student shot his first grade teacher in a lawsuit [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jury awards $10 million to teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student
Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — A Virginia jury found that an assistant principal acted with gross negligence when a then-6-year-old student shot his first grade teacher in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Where you can see the northern lights in the US this week
Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One of the strongest geomagnetic storms of the year will create auroras in a large swath of the northern continental U.S., possibly even as far south [Read More…]
ABC National News
9 people remain missing after UPS plane crashed at Louisville airport, killing at least 12: Officials
Stephen Cohen/Getty Images (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Nine people remain missing after a UPS plane departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday crashed in a ball of flames, killing at least 12 people. [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Eli Lilly’s next generation weight loss drug shows promise, early trial results suggest
Cheng Xin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Eli Lilly’s next generation of weight loss drugs appear to show promise, possibly leading to even faster weight loss and added health benefits, early trial results suggest. The pharmaceutical [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Watch first official trailer for Michael Jackson biopic
Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in the upcoming film ‘Michael.’ (Lionsgate) The first glimpse of the big-screen Michael Jackson biopic Michael has been released, starring his nephew Jaafar Jackson, the son of his brother Jermaine Jackson. [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois Farm Bureau president says cattle producers need stable, transparent markets amid import debate
The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says the organization’s membership is worried about recent developments in the cattle industry. Brian Duncan, who farms in Ogle County, tells Brownfield, “I got several phone calls when [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa Congressman calls for emergency aid, expanded markets for farmers
A U.S. Congressman suggests while farmers aren’t seeking bailouts, emergency federal assistance is needed. Iowa Republican Zach Nunn says expanding market access would be ideal. “That’s both internationally, as the President just showed in his [Read More…]
Ag News
Southeast Minnesota farmer calls yields good, “not great”
A southeast Minnesota farm family is nearing the finish line on harvest. Brennen Toquam of Blooming Prairie says it’s been a good fall. “Really good, honestly. We had a few rain delays in there, but [Read More…]
Ag News
Ukraine expands crop production despite ongoing war
An ag economist says farmers in Ukraine have started to expand crop production despite the on-going war with Russia. Antonina Broyaka with Kansas State University says the country’s exports are important for global food security. [Read More…]
Ag News
Land rents aren’t changing much
An agricultural land expert says land rents for 2026 are stable. Colton Lacina with Farmers National Company says his firm manages annual leases on five thousand farms across twenty-nine states, and the price of renting [Read More…]
Latest News
Nine indicted in Davison County cocaine distribution network
Attorney General Marty Jackley says nine suspects, eight men and one woman, have been indicted in connection to a cocaine distribution network that operated in Davison County. Three of the suspects also are being investigated [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukraine faces potential fall of Pokrovsk to Russia after 18-month battle of attrition
Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukraine appears at increasing risk of losing the city of Pokrovsk, an important stronghold in eastern Ukraine where its embattled defenders have held off Russia’s grinding assaults for more than [Read More…]
ABC National News
Appeals court revives Trump’s effort to remove hush money case to federal court
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered a lower court to take another look at whether President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money prosecution in Manhattan deserved to be heard [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Nancy Pelosi, first woman to be House speaker, announces retirement
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of her current term in Congress, starting the long goodbye as the [Read More…]