Month: June 2018
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Victim shot by back-flipping FBI agent says he initially thought an ‘idiot set off a firecracker’
ABC News(DENVER) — A 24-year-old man accidentally shot by an FBI agent doing a backflip on the dance floor of a Colorado nightclub says he initially couldn’t believe he had been wounded while enjoying a [Read More…]
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Woman accused of killing husband, doppelganger indicted for 1st-degree murder
ABC News(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A woman accused of leading authorities on a multistate crime spree that included two homicides has been indicted on first-degree murder charges. Lois Riess, 56, allegedly shot and killed her [Read More…]
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California man arrested after ramming car several times in road-rage attack
Nikki Guinn (via Facebook)(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California driver was arrested Monday after video showed him ramming his car into another vehicle repeatedly in an apparent road-rage attack, police said. Police in Sacramento, California, arrested Jose [Read More…]
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CrossFit gym closes after Pride Month workout canceled
WRTV(INDIANAPOLIS) — A CrossFit gym in downtown Indianapolis closed less than 24 hours after it canceled a workout in support of Pride Month that was planned by employees and members. CrossFit’s Chief Knowledge Officer Russell [Read More…]
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Federal judge rules lawsuit challenging migrant-family separation can proceed, says policy ‘shocks the conscience’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in California ruled on Wednesday evening that a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s practice of separating immigrant parents from their children can move forward, saying the government’s [Read More…]
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Pork producers discuss their transition to group housing of sows
At World Pork Expo on Wednesday, we stopped by the Nedap Livestock Management booth to visit with a couple of pork producers who own and/or manage facilities that have transitioned from gestation stalls to group [Read More…]
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USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach addresses pork producers
USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach addressed Wednesday’s SIP Luncheon at World Pork Expo in Des Moines. Ibach discussed topics that fall under his area of responsibility, including animal health, biotechnology and gene [Read More…]
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LGBT group putting final touches on Pride Month fete at Antarctica’s McMurdo Station
Obtained by ABC News(NEW YORK) — Pride Month will be celebrated all the way in Antarctica this weekend, thanks to the party-planning efforts of the LGBT community at the American research center there. Although Antarctica [Read More…]
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Crayola released a makeup line and it is everything we’ve been dreaming of
ASOS(NEW YORK) — Now, you can actually color on your face with Crayola crayons! Crayola just released a makeup line in partnership with ASOS and, in true Crayola fashion, it features 98 very colorful shades. [Read More…]
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911 calls from Las Vegas shooting reveals chaos, panic that ensued as gunman opened fire
iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — Las Vegas authorities have released dozens of 911 calls from the Oct. 1 shooting, shedding light on the panic and chaos that ensued at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival as [Read More…]
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NCGA: We need six things that equal the next ethanol
With a huge and growing corn surplus, U.S. corn farmers say they need new uses for their grain – yesterday. NCGA President Kevin Skunes grows corn in North Dakota. At the Corn Utilization and Technology Conference [Read More…]
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Too wet and too dry, all on the same farm
Some fields are too wet, others are too dry. In southeastern South Dakota, Lewis Bainbridge finished corn planting a week ago, later than he would have liked, but “we’re still ok,” he told Brownfield Ag [Read More…]
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Indiana farmer calls this one of the best planting seasons
North Central Indiana farmer Dennis Maple says he’s had a good planting season, “Planting was about the easiest planting season we’ve had, especially compared to last year. We started our corn in late April and [Read More…]
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Hog futures supported by cash business
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were higher on follow through buying as traders prepared for the week’s widespread direct cash cattle business. No appreciable trade has been reported, but the futures market appears to [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 6, 2018
Jul. corn closed at $3.78 and 1/4, down 5 and 1/2 cents Jul. soybeans closed at $9.94 and 1/4, down 7 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $365.00, down $2.30 Jul. soybean oil closed at 30.65, down 14 points Jul. wheat closed at $5.19 and [Read More…]
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192 people missing in aftermath of Guatemala volcano eruption
ABC News(GUATEMALA CITY) — With the death toll from one of the most violent volcano eruptions in Guatemalan history climbing to 75, rescuers said hope was dwindling of finding survivors. As the Volcan de Fuego [Read More…]
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Man delivers pizza to a military base and was turned in to immigration officials
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — Lawmakers in Brooklyn are demanding answers after a pizza delivery man was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when he tried to deliver an order to the Fort Hamilton military base [Read More…]
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Soybeans, corn down, watching U.S. weather
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, with July closing just above last month’s lows. The trade continues to monitor any movement in trade discussions between the U.S. and China. Many forecasts have light [Read More…]
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New Pork Board President shares “We Care” successes
The new president of the National Pork Board says hog farmers will continue adhering to “We Care” principles and showing how they are having an impact. South Dakota pork producer Steven Rommereim has been elected [Read More…]
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CME dairy markets end four-day slide
After four straight days of diving dairy prices, the markets took a slight turn higher at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. Class Three June milk was up $.05 to $15.31. July was up $.16 to [Read More…]