Month: April 2018
Former Sen. Richard Lugar visit to Purdue forestry farm
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the ground for a visit to the Purdue forestry farm by former Sen. Richard Lugar on Monday, April 30 near West Lafayette, IN. Continue reading Former Sen. Richard [Read More…]
Portraits of some of the ‘Golden State Killer’ victims
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — The suspected “Golden State Killer,” believed to have committed 12 murders, at least 50 rapes and multiple home burglaries in the 1970s and 1980s, is now behind bars. And the [Read More…]
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…]
Small plane catches fire after emergency landing
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — A small Cessna C402 aircraft veered off of the runway, crashed into trees and burst into flames as it was landing at a Massachusetts airport on Thursday. A group of friends said [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued April 27 at 9:33AM MDT until May 05 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota…Minnesota… James River Near Forestburg Redwood River Near Marshall …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota…
Tourists can expect major transit changes in Venice for May Day weekend
Luca Zanon/Awakening/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tourists descending on Venice for the long May Day weekend can expect some major transit changes enacted in order to preserve the city, while also keeping local residents happy. For [Read More…]
‘Golden State Killer’ suspect threatened to kill family dog, yelled and cursed in neighborhood: Neighbors
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A neighbor who grew up steps away from suspected “Golden State Killer” Joseph DeAngelo describes the accused serial rapist and murderer as “paranoid” and “angry,” recounting the time he says [Read More…]
How DNA, genealogy websites were used to find suspected ‘Golden State Killer’
Sacramento Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — Authorities used genealogical websites to track down the suspected serial killer known as the “Golden States Killer,” sources told ABC News, describing it as a long, painstaking process. The “Golden [Read More…]
Thousands in Spain protest men cleared of rape charge, given lighter sentence
Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images(MADRID) — Thousands of women’s rights advocates hit the streets of Spain’s major cities Thursday to protest a verdict that cleared five men of rape, instead handing down a lighter sentence for [Read More…]
Son of US detainee in North Korea stays hopeful amid anticipation of Trump-Kim talk
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Amid anticipation of an unprecedented meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the son of a U.S. citizen detained in North Korea is trying to stay positive. [Read More…]
Setting up for success on your farm
Getting a good handle on fertility early on is key to a successful growing year. Understanding nitrogen, potassium and lime levels greatly impacts other decisions that need to be made on the farm. Every season [Read More…]
Animal welfare challenges get less attention, but still exist
Concerns involving animal welfare and animal rights are no longer generating daily headlines like they did a few years ago. But the director of the Center for Animal Welfare Science at Purdue University, Candace Croney, [Read More…]
Tom Brokaw denies harassing former colleague
Heidi Gutman/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Longtime NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw said he “made no romantic overtures” toward a former colleague who told at least two other media outlets he acted [Read More…]
Record rainfall leads to flooding in New England, summer-like temperatures on the way
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Several days of record rainfall combined with melting snow is causing flooding in some New England towns. On Thursday more than 3 inches of rain fell near Bar Harbor, Maine, while Augusta, [Read More…]
Prince William, Princess Kate announce name of newborn son
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince William and Princess Kate have announced the name of their third child: Louis Arthur Charles. The baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge, Kensington Palace [Read More…]
Hundreds in caravan of Central Americans expected to claim asylum at border on Sunday
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The group responsible for organizing a month-long journey of hundreds of Central Americans away from violence in their homelands and toward the U.S. reiterated on Thursday that the men, women, teens and [Read More…]
North Korea, South Korea agree to end war, denuclearize peninsula
Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — North Korea and South Korea have agreed to denuclearize the peninsula and later this year formally end the war between the two nations that began in 1950. The [Read More…]
Farmers Union VP says House Ag Committee farm bill needs more than a SNAP fix
The Vice President of the National Farmers Union says the SNAP program reforms are not the only problems in the House Ag Committee’s version of the farm bill. Patty Edelburg tells Brownfield mandatory funding for [Read More…]
USDA says most dairy products had more production in 2017
The new USDA report shows butter production rose four-tenths of a percent, and American type cheese up 6.4% Gouda cheese production was up 11.6% and Romano production was up 11.2% over 2016. The biggest drop [Read More…]
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un crosses DMZ line for historic meeting with South Korea
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has crossed the line dividing the demilitarized zone (DMZ) to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in what’s being described as a historic [Read More…]