Month: April 2026
Ag News
Small Grains, Big Weed Challenges
As farmers plant spring wheat, durum, and barley, Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist Grant Harms says the weeds they’ll be dealing with throughout the growing season are similar to weeds seen in corn and soybeans. [Read More…]
Ag News
Wheat maintains gains on drought, fertilizer concerns
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Beans were firm to start but couldn’t follow through due to losses in products and crude oil. Soybean product futures declined on technical selling and demand questions, [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures up ahead of direct business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, ahead of the week’s direct business and taking into consideration the tight supply of ready numbers. June live cattle closed $2.90 higher at $251.42 [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 14, 2026
May corn $4.43, up 2 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans $11.58, down 4 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal $329.70, down $2.20May soybean oil 66.44, down 6 pointsMay Chicago wheat $5.92, up 9 and 3/4 centsJun. live [Read More…]
Ag News
Crop insurance a key to bringing diversification to the Corn Belt
A group of researchers with the Diverse Corn Belt project say transformational federal policy changes are needed to bring more opportunities to Midwestern farmers. During a webinar hosted by the Council for Agricultural Science and [Read More…]
Latest News
Mitchell man sentenced to federal prison
A 24 year old man from Mitchell is in a federal prison following his conviction of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The U-S Attorney’s Office reported Dakota Moore was sentenced to two [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘God of chaos’ asteroid to pass close to Earth in 2029
Near-Earth asteroid Apophis is a potentially hazardous asteroid that will safely pass close to Earth on April 13, 2029. It will come about 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) from our planet’s surface — closer than the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Appeals court halts contempt inquiry into deportation of Venezuelans to Salvadoran prison
he Terrorism Containment Center (CECOT) maximum security prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (Camilo Freedman/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) –A federal appeals court on Tuesday halted a criminal contempt inquiry into [Read More…]
ABC National News
50 million people on alert for severe weather from Texas to Michigan
Severe weather outlook for Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — More than 50 million people across the Midwest are bracing for severe weather on Tuesday, a day after baseball-sized hail and multiple tornadoes were [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Olivia Troye, former aide to Mike Pence, to run for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat
Olivia Troye, former national security official under the Trump administration, speaks during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ trailer finds the kaiju in New York City
Masaki Takahashi, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya and Tatsuji Nojima, winners of the best visual effects award for ‘Godzilla Minus One,’ at the 96th annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024, in Hollywood, California. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
For KING + COUNTRY’s Joel Smallbone to co-direct, star in ‘Drummer Boy’ movie musical
Joel Smallbone attends Lionsgate’s ‘The Unbreakable Boy’ New York premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Feb. 19, 2025, in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) A version of “The Little Drummer Boy” by the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Amanda Seyfried, Rachel Zegler and more to star in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Octet’ film adaptation
Rachel Zegler attends The Standard Theatre Awards 2025 winners dinner on March 22, 2026, in London, England. (Dave Benett/Getty Images) | Amanda Seyfried attends the ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ premiere during the 76th Berlinale [Read More…]
Ag News
Fertilizer prices under fire: USDA targets industry consolidation, supply cuts
USDA officials are criticizing fertilizer companies for idling production amid the conflict in the Middle East. Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters Monday competition in the marketplace has declined. “The farmers continue to barely survive year [Read More…]
Ag News
Ohio State calculator helping farmers maximize nitrogen fertilizer use
An agronomy specialist says a new tool from Ohio State University Extension can help farmers manage rising nitrogen fertilizer costs. Rachel Henry says the Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator determines the correct application rate needed for [Read More…]
ABC National News
Husband of woman missing in Bahamas tells ABC News his ‘sole focus’ is finding his wife
The Hookers’ boat, “Soulmate,” is seen in Marsh Harbor on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, April 8, 2026. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Brian Hooker, whose wife was reported missing in the Bahamas after [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ season 2 starts production and more
The second season of Mr. & Mrs. Smith has started production. Amazon MGM Studios and New Regency made the announcement that cameras have started rolling on season 2 of the Prime Video show on Monday. [Read More…]
Ag News
Winter wheat losses mount as drought worsens across plains
The president of U.S. Custom Harvesters says widespread drought is having a significant impact on operations. “There’s not any comparison for this year compared to years in the past.” Paul Paplow says he could lose [Read More…]
Ag News
CONAB: Big Brazil soybean crop getting bigger
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has upped its expectations for soybean and corn production. CONAB increased its already record large estimate for soybeans to 179.152 million tons, thanks to an all-time projected high in yield, [Read More…]
Latest News
Trail of Governors to unveil Noem statue June 12th
The South Dakota Trail of Governors Foundation Board is hosting the unveiling of former Governor Kristi Noem’s life-size bronze statue June 12th, at 10am CT on the State Capitol grounds in Pierre. Sculptor John Lopez [Read More…]