Year: 2026
Ag News
Wisconsin FFA license plate project moves forward
Hundreds of supporters of Wisconsin agricultural education have signed a petition to create FFA license plates. Kendra Jentz with the Wisconsin FFA Foundation tells Brownfield the project started earlier this year, but they needed five [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fatalities confirmed after chemical tank ruptures at pulp and paper mill in Washington state
(LONGVIEW, Wash.) — A chemical tank ruptured at a facility in Washington state, resulting in multiple critical injuries and an unknown number of fatalities, authorities said. The “hazardous materials incident” was reported Tuesday morning at [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Here’s how you could win free tickets to Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’
Emily Blunt in ‘Disclosure Day,’ directed by Steven Spielberg. (Niko Tavernise/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment) Fans will get their chance to claim free tickets to Steven Spielberg’s latest film, Disclosure Day. Universal Pictures has announced a [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri farmer glad for planting window to finish soybeans
A farmer in northern Missouri says he’s grateful for weather that allows a few consecutive days to plant the crop. Drew Lock says the planting season didn’t start until early May due to the rain [Read More…]
Ag News
Rainy start slows some Iowa farmers, but crops emerging strong
A wet start to the growing season caused problems for some farmers in east-central Iowa. Cordt Holub grows corn and soybeans south of Waterloo and says recent conditions have aided planting progress. “We’ve had some [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
South Carolina Senate effectively kills proposed congressional map backed by Trump
The South Carolina State Capitol during a special session in Columbia, South Carolina, US, on Tuesday, May 19. (Sam Wolfe/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday effectively killed a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Toy Story 5’ gets final trailer, Bad Bunny joins film’s voice cast
Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) in ‘Toy Story 5.’ (Pixar) The final trailer for Toy Story 5 has arrived just as tickets for the film have gone on sale. Disney and Pixar [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Julia Louis-Dreyfus to make Broadway debut in ‘Other Desert Cities’ revival
A photo of Julia Louis-Dreyfus. (Christopher Anderson) Julia Louis-Dreyfus is set to make her Broadway debut. The actress will take to the stage in the first Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning play Other Desert [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ebola outbreak risks becoming deadliest on record, IRC warns
Health workers wearing protective equipment walk outside the General Referral Hospital during the Ebola outbreak response on May 21, 2026 in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo. (Michel Lunanga/Getty Images) (LONDON) — The New York-based International [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge grants James Comey’s request to delay his seashell trial
Author James Comey, former FBI Director, speaks at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A federal judge on Tuesday [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump to visit Walter Reed Tuesday for 3rd time since returning to office
U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House following a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump [Read More…]
ABC National News
Evacuation zone shrinks after ‘worst-case scenario’ of Southern California chemical tank explosion averted, officials say
An emergency hazmat incident at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California, has prompted evacuations in the area, May 22, 2026. (KABC) (LOS ANGELES) — The evacuation zone around a failing chemical tank in Southern [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Federal court blocks Alabama effort to use GOP-friendly congressional map
The Alabama Capital Building in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A three-judge panel in a federal court in Alabama ruled unanimously on Tuesday that state [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Texas Senate runoff tests Trump’s influence
Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. (Adobe Stock) (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Voters in Texas go to the polls on Tuesday to decide the Republican nominee in a pivotal Senate race that could decide control of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ariel Winter says ‘it’s amazing’ to reprise titular role in ‘Sofia the First’ reboot
Poster for ‘Sofia the First: Royal Magic’ (Disney) It’s been eight years since the last episode, but just like that — abracadabra — Sofia the First is back. Ariel Winter reprises her role as the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ blasts to #1 at the box office
Pedro Pascal as The Mandalorian with Grogu in ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.’ (Lucasfilm) This is the way to the top of the box office. The Force was strong with Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian and [Read More…]
Ag News
OACI study: Farmers improving water quality in Auglaize River Watershed
A new study shows farmers are playing a role in improving water quality throughout the Auglaize River Watershed. Jordan Hoewischer with Ohio Farm Bureau says the Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative’s 2026 Assessment Survey report shows over half of the fields surveyed are enrolled [Read More…]
Ag News
Grassley frustrated over Prop 12 exclusion from Senate farm bill
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s disappointed Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman does not plan on including a solution for Proposition 12 in the Senate farm bill. “This bill is the best opportunity that [Read More…]
Ag News
Prepare for Tar Spot
Tar spot is a corn disease that continues to spread across the Midwest, and Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist Jason Gibson says growers should be paying close attention. He tells Brownfield tar spot can escalate [Read More…]
Ag News
Analyst: Trump administration fertilizer strategy raises questions about lowering costs
Josh Linville with StoneX Group says it’s unclear how the Trump administration’s push to expand domestic fertilizer production helps lower prices and improves availability for U.S. farmers. “We appreciate all the things that are going [Read More…]