Month: April 2018
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Police will not be charged in death of man shocked with Taser in shower
iStock/Thinkstock(MILWAUKEE) — The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office said it will not press charges against two police officers who used their stun guns as many as 18 times in the death of a naked man [Read More…]
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Passenger on deadly Southwest flight files lawsuit over ‘mental trauma’
Southwest Airlines(PHILADELPHIA) — One of the passengers on the Southwest flight that made an emergency landing following engine failure has filed a lawsuit against the airline, as well as the makers of the plane and [Read More…]
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Dream job alert: Airline will pay you to travel around the world
Wow Air(NEW YORK) — An Iceland-based airline is offering a job to two people who want to fly around the world. WOW Air is hiring a person and their “best friend” to visit some of [Read More…]
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Pompeo says Kim Jong Un ‘serious’ about nuclear talks
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s brand new secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, on Friday revealed new details about his secret meeting with Kim Jong Un – saying Kim is “serious” about getting rid of his [Read More…]
Ag News
West-central Minnesota farmer waiting on warmer soils
A west-central Minnesota farmer expects to wait at least another week to begin planting. Kirby Hettver says there should be a lot of activity by next Monday, if the weather cooperates. “It looks like a [Read More…]
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CME dairy prices mostly up Friday
Dairy prices were mostly up Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class Three April milk was unchanged at $14.51 a hundredweight. May was up $.09 at $15.07. June was up $.11 to 15.55. July was [Read More…]
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Monsanto on Arkansas and Missouri dicamba dates
Farmers in several states are finding out their ability to use new dicamba products is ever changing. The Arkansas Supreme Court has stayed several decisions in county courts that would have allowed access to dicamba [Read More…]
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Stine agronomist urges patience
A Stine Seed agronomist is advising corn growers to let their soils warm up and dry out some before planting. Mike Smith says planting corn into cool, wet soils can result in problems that last all [Read More…]
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Nebraska’s property tax relief drive has ended
Supporters of a billion-dollar property tax relief measure in Nebraska have dropped their efforts to place the issue on the November ballot. Trent Fellers with the coalition called Reform for Nebraska’s Future, says there were [Read More…]
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Suspected ‘Golden State Killer’ attends first court appearance handcuffed in wheelchair
ABC(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The suspected “Golden State Killer” appeared in a Sacramento County, California, court for the first time since he was arrested. Former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, donned an orange jumpsuit and [Read More…]
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Medical helicopter crash kills 3 in Wisconsin
iStock/Thinkstock(MADISON, Wisc.) — Three people have died after the medical helicopter they were on crashed in Wisconsin, according to officials. The medical chopper was returning from dropping a patient off in Madison when it crashed [Read More…]
Ag News
N.C. residents win nuisance case against Murphy-Brown
Neighbors of a North Carolina hog farm have won their nuisance case against pork producer Murphy-Brown. A federal jury awarded each of the ten plaintiffs more than five million dollars each in compensatory and punitive [Read More…]
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Missouri debuts Rural Resources Guide
A resource guide has debuted for rural Missourians. The guide is a collaboration between the state Economic Development Department and the Missouri department of agriculture with local service groups. The guide includes community services, business [Read More…]
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EU nations vote to ban neonicotinoids
European Union nations have voted to ban the use of neonicotinoids, a move they believe will help protect honey bees. The use of neonicotinoids in the EU has been restricted to certain crops since 2013 [Read More…]
Ag News
Stabenow says House farm bill is out of the ordinary
The Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee says a partisan House Ag Committee farm bill makes it difficult for the legislation to be passed. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan tells Brownfield she’s been [Read More…]
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Planting/Crops Tour
On May 18, 2018 Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Southwest Iowa for a Planting/Crops Tour. Continue reading Planting/Crops Tour at Brownfield Ag News.
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President Trump won’t say if he’s talked with Kim Jong Un
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday declined to say whether he has personally spoken with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but set high expectations for an eventual meeting saying, “something very [Read More…]
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Summer travel: Ways to save
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It barely feels like spring in some parts of the country, but make no mistake: The summer travel booking season is upon us. Summer is the most popular time of the year [Read More…]
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How DNA, genealogy websites were used to find suspected ‘Golden State Killer’
Sacramento Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — Authorities used DNA from one double murder and genealogical websites to track down the suspected serial killer known as the “Golden States Killer,” sources told ABC News, describing it as [Read More…]
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Lawmakers, tech industry look to thwart robocalls
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers are looking to work with the tech industry to stop a nuisance for millions of Americans: robocalls. Robocalls, automated calls that use a computerized system to deliver pre-recorded messages or to connect [Read More…]