Month: September 2018
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Homicide charges filed against Nashville police officer who shot, killed 25-year-old as he ran away
Nashville Police/Twitter(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Prosecutors in Tennessee have filed homicide charges against a Nashville Police officer who shot and killed a 25-year-old man as he ran away. Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk charged Metro Nashville [Read More…]
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U.S. hog herd continues to grow
The USDA confirms the continued expansion of the domestic hog industry. As of September 1st, the total U.S. inventory was 75.486 million head, up 3% on both the quarter and the year, close to what [Read More…]
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FDA moves forward on milk labeling
The FDA has opened public comment on labeling rules for imitation dairy products. Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says the agency is concerned the labeling of some plant-based products is misleading to consumers and wants to better [Read More…]
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Valmont AgTech Summit
On October 18 Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will cover the Valmont AgTech Summit in Valley, Nebraska. Continue reading Valmont AgTech Summit at Brownfield Ag News.
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Kavanaugh confirmation hearing captivates the nation, world
Ronnie Polidoro/ABC News(WASHINGTON) — There was only so much space for members of the public to attend Christine Blasey Ford’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee but her words resonated across the country and around [Read More…]
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Body believed to be missing 6-year-old Maddox Ritch found in North Carolina: Officials
WSOC(GASTONIA, N.C.) — A body believed to be missing boy Maddox Ritch was found on Thursday, days after the 6-year-old vanished in broad daylight in a North Carolina park, city officials and the FBI said. [Read More…]
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Woman allegedly kept mother’s dead body for months so she could ‘see the stages of death’: Police
Enfield Police Department NC(ENFIELD, N.C.) — A woman in North Carolina allegedly concealed her mother’s dead body for months in their home so she could “see the stages of death,” police said. The case began [Read More…]
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‘Where in the world could this child be?’: Investigators scour park for 6th day in search for little Maddox Ritch
WSOC(GASTONIA, N.C.) — Thursday marks day six of the desperate search for 6-year-old Maddox Ritch, who mysteriously vanished in broad daylight in a North Carolina park Saturday. As investigators continue to scour the area, former [Read More…]
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Nebraska to test E30 in conventional state vehicles
The state of Nebraska, in a pilot program approved by the federal EPA, will study the use of E30 fuel in conventional, non-flex fuel, state vehicles. Sarah Caswell, administrator of the Nebraska Ethanol Board, says [Read More…]
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Strong week for corn, pork exports
The USDA reports corn, soybean meal, and wheat export sales for the week ending September 20th topped most pre-report expectations, while soybeans and soybean oil were within analysts’ estimates. Physical shipments were bullish for corn, [Read More…]
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Interest rates on the rise
The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the third time this year which USDA’s Chief Economist says could cause more trouble for farmers. Rob Johansson says when interest rates have increased in the past, [Read More…]
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Sweet corn different from field corn
Did you know most corn grown in the U.S. is NOT sweet corn? Most corn grown in the U.S. is field corn used to feed livestock. So, what is sweet corn and what makes it “sweet” [Read More…]
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Survivor speaks on why more women don’t report sexual assaults
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Alison Turkos was 16 when she said she was raped at a friend’s graduation party. A 19-year-old man entered the room where she was sleeping, got on top of her and put [Read More…]
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Violent crime, murder down slightly in 2017, FBI says
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — New crime data released by the FBI show violent crime went down in 2017, bucking a two-year upward trend. Overall, there were nearly 300,000 fewer violent crimes in 2017 than the year before, [Read More…]
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Following the drug fentanyl’s deadly trail back to China
Drug Enforcement Agency(XINGTAI, China) — In February of 2016, the body of a woman named Catherine Brady was found in the bedroom of her home in Kissimmee, Florida. Brady had died of a fentanyl overdose, [Read More…]
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New video shows Connecticut man turning himself in after confessing to jogger’s murder
Simsbury Police Department(SIMSBURY, Conn.) — Authorities released a gut-wrenching video on Wednesday that shows a Connecticut man entering a police department lobby and confessing to a brutal murder. William Leverett was accompanied by three members [Read More…]
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China hits back at Trump’s claim of election meddling, calling ‘Blame China’ a GOP campaign strategy
ABC News(NEW YORK) — After President Donald Trump publicly accused Beijing of interfering with the upcoming midterm elections at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who was at the [Read More…]
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Fall a good time to test for SCN
Fall is arguably the busiest time for crop farmers, with harvest activities in full swing, plus tillage and fertilizer application. But a nematology researcher suggests finding time in the coming weeks to test for soybean [Read More…]
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Firefighters hailed for saving unborn baby after mom gets shot in dispute
WFAA(DALLAS) — When Dallas firefighters arrived on the scene of a dispute in a home near Fairpark on Sunday night, there were residents outside yelling that there had been a shooting involving two victims, according [Read More…]
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UK nerve agent poisoning suspect is decorated Russian intelligence officer: Report
Metropolitan Police(MOSCOW) — A group of investigative reporters claim they have discovered that one of the two suspects involved in the Salisbury nerve agent poisonings earlier this year is a highly decorated colonel from Russian [Read More…]