Archive
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota high school basketball scores from January 14
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Aberdeen Central 67, Watertown 63 Aberdeen Christian 62, Wolsey-Wessington 45 Bridgewater-Emery 59, Ethan 58 Britton-Hecla 50, Wilmot 44 Castlewood 50, Clark-Willow Lake 38 Centerville 64, Scotland/Menno 37 Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 77, Crow Creek [Read More…]
ABC National News
How climate whiplash contributed to the severity of the California fires
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Hydroclimate whiplash — the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions — likely contributed to the severity of the wildfires burning in Southern California, according to experts. In recent [Read More…]
ABC National News
What we know about those killed in the LA wildfires
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Family members have begun to identify the residents who were killed in the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. At least 24 people have been killed. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Top Democrat presses Hegseth on supporting accused war criminals that Trump pardoned
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pete Hegseth told senators on the committee investigating his qualifications to be secretary of defense on Tuesday that “restrictive rules of engagement” have “made it more difficult to [Read More…]
Ag News
How the conversation with consumers are changing
Growing demand for pork is crucial to the producer’s bottom line. Kiersten Hafer, vice president of data and insights for the National Pork Board, says the pork industry is changing how it’s communicating with consumers. [Read More…]
Ag News
Nitrogen optimization program already helping farmers plan for ‘25
The State of Wisconsin is backing a nitrogen optimization pilot program, and some of the early research is helping farmers plan for 2025. Matt Ruark with the University of Wisconsin says field experiments will continue [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota farmer optimistic despite challenging 2024
A central Minnesota farmer is optimistic about 2025 despite what he calls a “pretty challenging year” in 2024. Roy Schneider, who farms about 400 acres and raises poultry and cattle near Foley, says last spring [Read More…]
Ag News
Hog futures supported by higher cash business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, and feeders were higher ahead of the week’s direct cash business. Feeders did find support from the mostly lower move in corn. February live cattle [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota expands deep winter greenhouse project
University of Minnesota Extension is working with several farms across the state to increase the scale and effectiveness of deep winter greenhouses. Greg Schweser with the university’s regional sustainable development partnerships says the project brings [Read More…]
ABC World News
Middle East live updates: Israel, Hamas closer to ceasefire than ever before
Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza, particularly in the north of the strip. A latest round of peace talks to end [Read More…]
ABC National News
LA mayor issues housing executive order amid wildfires, crisis
Eric Thayer/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has issued an executive order to rebuild homes and businesses that the city lost in the ongoing LA County fires that overall have [Read More…]
ABC National News
Inmate firefighters: Over 1,000 prisoners deployed to battle Los Angeles fires
Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — As brush fires continue to spread across Los Angeles County, more than 1,000 prisoners, working as “incarcerated firefighters,” are among the emergency responders fighting the blazes, [Read More…]
ABC National News
LA fires live updates: Over 30 people remain unaccounted for
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 24 people have died and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Husband arrested for murder after wife’s body found in dumpster
mbbirdy/Getty Images (COOPERSBURG, Pa.) — A man has been arrested in the murder of a New Jersey woman whose body was found in a Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, dumpster over the weekend. Rolando Corte, 42, was charged [Read More…]
ABC National News
Private firefighters spark controversy amid devastating LA fires
Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — Across the Pacific Palisades, where the current Los Angeles wildfires began on Jan. 7, homes and buildings have been reduced to rubble, the once-bucolic neighborhood left [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘Men have no place in women’s sports’: House GOP votes to roll back Title IX changes
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House passed the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” which could change Title IX protections and ensure only “biological females” participate versus biological females [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Hegseth grilled about sexual misconduct allegations, view on war crimes
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled pick for defense secretary, faced senators on Tuesday for a contentious confirmation hearing. Hegseth was grilled by members of the Armed Services Committee on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Robert De Niro acts opposite himself in new ‘The Alto Knights’ trailer
Warner Bros. Pictures There’s double the Robert De Niro in the new trailer for The Alto Knights. The Oscar winner plays two roles — Vito Genovese and Frank Costello — in the upcoming Warner Bros. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jimmy Kimmel shares emotional monologue on LA fires: ‘It’s been terrible’
ABC Jimmy Kimmel delivered an emotional monologue during the Jan. 13 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! about the “nightmare” situation of the Southern California fires. “As you know, it has been a very scary, very [Read More…]
Ag News
Milk futures mostly higher, cash dairy mostly lower
Milk futures mostly higher, cash dairy mostly lower January Class III milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed 16 cents higher at $20.35. February up 33 at $20.60. March milk up 31 at $20.27. [Read More…]