Year: 2026
Biogas Council leader says digestate can help with fertilizer crisis
The leader of the American Biogas Council says digestate from anaerobic digesters is a great source of crop nutrients. Patrick Serfass with the American Biogas Council says, “All of the nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, all [Read More…]
Central Michigan grower wraps up planting after rain delays
A farmer in central Michigan says he finished planting on Friday. Dave Williams of Elsie tells Brownfield, “We wanted to start planting soybeans the last week in April, but that didn’t happen.” “It was just too wet [Read More…]
An extension agronomist is concerned conditions in northern Iowa are favorable for seedling diseases. Angie Rieck-Hinz with Iowa State University says April was wet and May has started cool. “I would be looking for seedling [Read More…]
Wisconsin farmers are catching up on fieldwork
Wisconsin farmers are continuing to catch up on fieldwork. Andy Bensend farms in Barron County near Dallas, and tells Brownfield Sunday night’s rain kept planters out of the fields Monday, but he’s making good progress. [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 18, 2026
Jul. corn $4.77, up 21 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans $12.13, up 36 centsJul. soybean meal $334.50, up 20 centsJul. soybean oil 75.63, up 175 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.64 and 1/2, up 28 and 3/4 centsJun. [Read More…]
ICE agent charged in nonfatal shooting of Venezuelan immigrant in MinneapolisLaura Romero
(MINNEAPOLIS) — Minnesota prosecutors on Monday announced charges against a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis earlier this year. The federal agent, Christian Castro, was [Read More…]
50 million people brace for tornadoes in the Heartland
This tornado formed in rural Nebraska, near the unincorporated community of St. Libory, May 17, 2026. (Sierra Lindsey: NOAA NSSL) (NEW YORK) — About 50 million people in America’s Heartland were in the storm zone [Read More…]
Court rules in favor of OpenAI and Sam Altman in lawsuit brought by Elon Musk
(NEW YORK) — A court ruled in favor of OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, in a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk over alleged misconduct in the company’s evolution from a non-profit upstart to [Read More…]
Pedro Pascal surprises Disneyland guests in costume as the Mandalorian
Pedro Pascal and a Disney Parks character attend ‘The Mandalorian’ special launch event at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on Feb. 28, 2023. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney) This is the way to Disneyland. [Read More…]
‘Adventure Time: Side Quests’ gets Disney+, Hulu release date
The key art for ‘Adventure Time: Side Quests.’ (Disney) Adventure Time: Side Quests now has a streaming home and release date. The upcoming animated TV series and latest Adventure Time spinoff will debut to Disney+ [Read More…]
Luigi Mangione state trial: Key evidence, including gun, allowed; some evidence suppressed
Luigi Mangione (R) appears for a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 18, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images) [Read More…]
Trump, in court filing, says he plans to drop his $10B lawsuit against IRS
(WASHINGTON) — Attorneys representing the Department of Justice and Donald Trump informed a federal judge on Monday that the president plans to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. ABC News has [Read More…]
Rep. Clyburn says GOP redistricting push is part of larger Black disenfranchisement effort
Representative Jim Clyburn, a Democrat from South Carolina, during the National Action Network (NAN) 35th Anniversary Convention in New York, US, on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — U.S. [Read More…]
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy defeated, Julia Letlow and John Fleming advance to runoff, AP projects
Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, during a confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via [Read More…]
Colorado public health officials investigating hantavirus death not linked to cruise ship cluster
In this photo illustration, a laboratory test tubes containing blood to be analyzed for the Hantavirus “Orthohantavirus” outbreak, held by a nurse. (Vincenzo Izzo/LightRocket via Getty Images) (DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo.) — Colorado public health officials [Read More…]
Report: Selena Gomez to star opposite Cate Blanchett in movie from ‘The Brutalist’ director
Selena Gomez attends the 2025 Academy Awards (Disney/Scott Kirkland) Selena Gomez is moving deeper into Oscar territory. After appearing in the Oscar-winning film Emilia Pérez, Variety reports that Selena will star in a new movie from [Read More…]
In brief: Final ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ guests announced and more
A star-studded cast has come together to star in the upcoming transgressive psychological thriller film The Servant. Deadline reports that Colman Domingo, Nicholas Hoult, Noah Jupe and Emma Corrin have been cast to star in [Read More…]
DRC Ebola outbreak affecting ‘small number of Americans,’ CDC says
Healthcare workers receive training on administering the Ebola vaccine in a study carried out with the support of the World Health Organization as part of the fight against the Ebola virus in Kampala, Uganda on [Read More…]
House Oversight Committee to interview prison guard on duty when Epstein died
This photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein, March 28, 2017. (New York State Sex Offender Registry) (NEW YORK) — Members of the House Oversight Committee on Monday are [Read More…]
Mitchell scores 26 and the Cavaliers rout the Pistons 125-94 in Game 7 to reach the East finals
DETROIT (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 125-94 on Sunday night in Game 7 to advance to the [Read More…]
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